The Recombination Hypothesis
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Is The Big Bang Theory S5 E13 OK for kids?

The Recombination Hypothesis

Everything might change when Leonard offers Penny a spur of the moment invitation to a romantic dinner for two.

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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 E13, “The Recombination Hypothesis”, 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+. Everything might change when Leonard offers Penny a spur of the moment invitation to a romantic dinner for two.

Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (7); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (4). 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 7 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E13:

  • Bernadette Do you think you’ll sleep with him tonight?
  • Amy If he were dying, would you sleep with him?
  • Amy You just can’t handle her raw sexuality, can you?
  • Amy Assuming he were dying of something that couldn’t be sexually transmitted. You know, like a spear wound to the head.
  • Bernadette You can make-believe, though. Sometimes Howard and I pretend that his arrhythmia is acting up and I’m a sexy cardiologist. And the naughty part is I’m not in his HMO network.
  • Leonard Well, I want to go get my asthma inhaler, but it might ruin the moment. Just, just help me out here. How does a miserable date end in sex?
  • Leonard Isn’t sex after fighting kind of what we do now?

Affairs / cheating 1 moment

How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E13:

  • Penny You know what? I just realized I’m on a break. I’ll get someone else.

Violence & injury 4 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S5 E13:

  • Sheldon Again, not enough evidence. For all we know, he’s being murdered. Now, back to our game.
  • Sheldon As you know, lizards, cold-blooded animals, lack the ability to sense temperature.
  • Leonard Well, I’m a pretty smart guy, and right now my brain has dibs on the blood supply, so give it a go.
  • Leonard We are next to a Suburu with a Gore/Lieberman bumper sticker.

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