Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S6 E14, “The Cooper/Kripke Inversion”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Sheldon is forced to work with Barry Kripke and faces a crisis of confidence. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj spend $1,000 on action figures of themselves.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (2); Alcohol & drugs (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 10+Nudity, sex talk, language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S6 E14, "The Cooper/Kripke Inversion", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Sits in the gray area mainly on nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Sheldon says, "I feel like I’m being strangled by a boa constrictor. Why’d you stop?". Sexual content includes Bernadette says, "No, here’s how love works. You’re gonna return the machine, or you can print out a…"; Sheldon says, "What can I say, you know? She enjoys my genitals. I am giving them to her on a nightly…". Some mild language appears — for example, Raj says, "Not to mention Malibu Koothrappali and his totally bitchin’ dream house". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Howard says, "I can’t believe I wasted all that money". 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E14:
- Bernadette
No, here’s how love works. You’re gonna return the machine, or you can print out a working set of lady parts and sleep with those. Oh, my God! Are you actually thinking about it?
- Raj
Of course you have. They’re an engineer’s dream. Anything you can design, a 3-D printer can make out of plastic.
- Sheldon
Well, word around the university is I’m giving her sex organs a proper jostling.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E14:
- Sheldon
What can I say, you know? She enjoys my genitals. I am giving them to her on a nightly basis.
- Kripke
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Was she naked, or was she weawing wingewie?
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E14:
- Sheldon
I feel like I’m being strangled by a boa constrictor. Why’d you stop?
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E14:
- Raj
Not to mention Malibu Koothrappali and his totally bitchin’ dream house.
- Kripke
You wucky bastard.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S6 E14:
- Howard
I can’t believe I wasted all that money.
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