The Hesitation Ramification
🎞️ S7 E12 ✅ All clear

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S7 E12 OK for kids?

The Hesitation Ramification

When Penny's big acting break on NCIS is a bust, Leonard struggles to help her, which results in Penny asking Leonard a bold relationship question. Meanwhile, Sheldon tries to learn how to be funny and Raj tries to work on his "game" before talking to girls.

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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

Usually fine — about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S7 E12, “The Hesitation Ramification”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 1/5 — Usually fine — about 10+. When Penny's big acting break on NCIS is a bust, Leonard struggles to help her, which results in Penny asking Leonard a bold relationship question. Meanwhile, Sheldon tries to learn how to be funny and Raj tries to work on his "game" before talking to girls.

Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Alcohol & drugs (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E12:

  • Howard Please, I’ve made plenty of girls laugh, sometimes just by asking them out. (Bernadette laughs uncontrollably) Yeah? Well, I fake my orgasms.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E12:

  • Leonard Look, you know I love you but, but you’re, you’re drunk and sad and feeling lost.

Fat-shaming 1 moment

How Fat-shaming shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E12:

  • Sheldon For example, uh, Wolowitz’s mother is so fat that she decided to go on a diet, or exercise, or both.

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