The Shiny Trinket Maneouvre
🎞️ S5 E12 ✅ All clear

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S5 E12 OK for kids?

The Shiny Trinket Maneouvre

Sheldon gets in trouble with Amy when he isn't impressed by her recent accomplishment, and Howard must come to grips with Bernadette's dislike of children.

📺 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

Mild — okay from about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S5 E12, “The Shiny Trinket Maneouvre”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. Sheldon gets in trouble with Amy when he isn't impressed by her recent accomplishment, and Howard must come to grips with Bernadette's dislike of children.

Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Alcohol & drugs (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 2 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E12:

  • Howard I would love that. But what is that behind your ear? Oh, look, it’s a condom.
  • Bernadette You know, I don’t know if this counted as a fight, but how about some make-up sex?

Alcohol & drugs 3 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E12:

  • Leonard Mm-hmm. Yep. I see nothing in this box but a wasted childhood.
  • Sheldon It’s after nine o’clock, at this hour the streets of Pasadena are teeming with drunken sailors and alley cats.
  • Sheldon Amy had a fight. I was being perfectly reasonable. I’m gonna have a whiskey. Do you want anything?

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.