The Parking Spot Escalation
🎞️ S6 E9 🚫 Too much

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S6 E9 OK for kids?

The Parking Spot Escalation

When the University reassigns Sheldon's parking spot to Wolowitz, their fight affects the whole gang.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

The Big Bang Theory S6 E9, “The Parking Spot Escalation”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. When the University reassigns Sheldon's parking spot to Wolowitz, their fight affects the whole gang.

Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (6); Violence & injury (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.

Parents need to know

Age 13+

Nudity, sex talk, fat-shaming in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S6 E9, "The Parking Spot Escalation", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with sex & hookups alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Sheldon says, "According to information I gleaned from Yelp, you had great success when a…". Sexual content is explicit — for example, Bernadette says, "I don’t have to take this. I’m gonna go home and have sex with my husband right now.…"; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, Sheldon says, "A naked man sat on it. Now, here’s my concern, his diet is rich in fatty deli meats.…". Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 2 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E9:

  • Caution
    Bernadette I don’t have to take this. I’m gonna go home and have sex with my husband right now. Maybe I’ll let him do it to me in the parking spot. Which sounds dirty, but I didn’t mean it that way,
  • Mild
    Bernadette Gosh, Amy. I’m sensing a little hostility. Is it maybe because, like Sheldon’s work, your sex life is also theoretical?

Nudity & bodies 6 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E9:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Too much
    Sheldon Well, I’m not using my nipples, either. Maybe they should reassign those.
  • Too much
    Sheldon It’s only two years old, 16 gigabytes of RAM, Intel core i7 processor, and I can personally guarantee it has spent less than 20 minutes resting on an astronaut’s penis.
  • Mild
    Sheldon Well, I’m not giving it away. (Enters apartment. Howard is sitting naked in his spot with a laptop on his lap)
  • Mild
    Sheldon He’s in my spot. Leonard, make him stop being naked in my spot.
  • Mild
    Sheldon You know what they say? Revenge is a dish best served nude.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E9:

  • Caution
    Sheldon According to information I gleaned from Yelp, you had great success when a santeriasuzy37 brought you a pair of leather slacks stained with chicken blood.

Fat-shaming 1 moment

How Fat-shaming shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E9:

  • Caution
    Sheldon A naked man sat on it. Now, here’s my concern, his diet is rich in fatty deli meats. What test do you have to detect lipid residue?

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