The Desperation Emanation
🎞️ S4 E5 🚫 Too much

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S4 E5 OK for kids?

The Desperation Emanation

Leonard realizes he's the only one without a girlfriend, while Sheldon wants to get rid of his.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

The Big Bang Theory S4 E5, “The Desperation Emanation”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Leonard realizes he's the only one without a girlfriend, while Sheldon wants to get rid of his.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Swearing (3). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Parents need to know

Age 13+

Nudity, language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S4 E5, "The Desperation Emanation", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with swearing alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Stuart says, "Not really. She’s horrible. When she wants to have sex, she puts on her plus-size Wonder…"; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Sheldon says, "Oh, no worries, I explained my predicament to our letter carrier. He was sympathetic.…". Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S4 E5:

  • Caution
    Stuart Not really. She’s horrible. When she wants to have sex, she puts on her plus-size Wonder Woman costume and shouts who wants to take a ride in my invisible plane?

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S4 E5:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Too much
    Sheldon Oh, yes, it’s time for me to make love to your daughter’s vagina.

Swearing 3 moments

How Swearing shows up in The Big Bang Theory S4 E5:

  • Caution
    Sheldon Oh, no worries, I explained my predicament to our letter carrier. He was sympathetic. His exact words were, Got your back, Jack. Bitches be crazy.
  • Mild
    Leonard What the hell? How long has she been here?
  • Mild
    Howard Why the hell would you cross Ebola with the common cold?

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