The Holographic Excitation
🎞️ S6 E5 🚫 Hard pass

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S6 E5 OK for kids?

The Holographic Excitation

The gang celebrates Halloween at Stuart's comic book store. Meanwhile, Leonard seduces Penny with science.

📺 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

Heavy — skip for under 16

The Big Bang Theory S6 E5, “The Holographic Excitation”, scores 1/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. The gang celebrates Halloween at Stuart's comic book store. Meanwhile, Leonard seduces Penny with science.

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (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 3 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E5:

  • Amy No. There are certain things that say to the world, I have a boyfriend, and he’s not made up. Matching costumes, hickeys and sex tapes. Pick one.
  • Penny No, sexy cop. Slutty cop only came with a skirt and two badges.
  • Penny (emerging from Tardis): Nothing to see here. Just sexy police business.

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E5:

  • Leonard A grad student forgot to take out one of his piercings. Now he’s on a transplant list waiting for a nipple his size. Now watch this.
  • Leonard But what I really am is a very smart scientist who understands the mechanics of the universe and is wearing the sexy black underwear you bought him.

Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E5:

  • Porn / adult-channel plot is part of this episode.
  • Howard But you know what wasn’t a party? That hotel in Kazakhstan they put you up in before the launch. I mean, it’s your last night on Earth. You’d think you’d get one porn channel.

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