The Ornithophobia Diffusion
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The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S5 E9 OK for kids?

The Ornithophobia Diffusion

Leonard and Penny try hanging out alone, and Sheldon must overcome his fear of birds.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S5 E9, “The Ornithophobia Diffusion”, 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+. Leonard and Penny try hanging out alone, and Sheldon must overcome his fear of birds.

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (1); Fat-shaming (1). 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 4 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E9:

  • Leonard Yes, I do. The only reason I went is because you wanted to see them, and I wanted to have sex. To this day, I can’t see a Sandra Bullock movie poster without getting both bored and aroused.
  • Penny Okay, so while we were going out, how often would you pretend to like things just to have sex with me?
  • Penny Oh, it’s not a date, Leonard. It’s just a man and a woman hanging out, and not having sex at the end of the night.
  • Penny Okay, we were going out. You were going to get sex anyway.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E9:

  • Sheldon Age seven, a blood-thirsty chicken chases me up a tree. Age twelve, a magpie tries to steal the retainer out of my mouth. Age sixteen, a parrot in a pet store called me fat ass. Need I go on?

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E9:

  • Sheldon For an evening of passing a bottle of fortified wine around a flaming trash can, you look great.

Fat-shaming 1 moment

How Fat-shaming shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E9:

  • Sheldon Age seven, a blood-thirsty chicken chases me up a tree. Age twelve, a magpie tries to steal the retainer out of my mouth. Age sixteen, a parrot in a pet store called me fat ass. Need I go on?

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