Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S5 E8, “The Isolation Permutation”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Amy is crushed when Bernadette and Penny go shopping for wedding dresses without her.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (3); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (2). 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E8:
- Amy
What? Wait, is this some kind of practical joke? Like in Norway, when my friends trapped me in a sauna with a horny otter?
- Bernadette
Oh, Amy! Looking sexy!
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E8:
- Bernadette
She keeps on telling us stories about bridesmaid traditions in other cultures, and they’re all about getting naked and washing each other.
- Amy
What should we do for the bachelorette party? Oh, I know, we’ll go to a Native American sweat lodge, we’ll take peyote, roll around in the mud, and paint fertility symbols on Bernadette’s naked body.
- Amy
What is taking you so long? (Opens door. Penny is in her underwear)
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E8:
- Amy
I know how you feel. I got a knife slicing through my frontal lobe, too.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E8:
- Sheldon
It would seem Amy is drunk in a liquor store parking lot.
- Amy
Well, I came here to get a bottle of wine like Penny taught me to do when you’re sad.
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