Content guide
Skip for under 13
The Big Bang Theory S7 E14, “The Convention Conundrum”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. After the guys can't get Comic-Con tickets, Sheldon tries to hold his own convention and winds up spending a wild night with James Earl Jones. Meanwhile, the girls see if they can act like "grown-ups".
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (1); 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 13+Strip-club and porn references, drinking, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S7 E14, "The Convention Conundrum", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Driven by porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with sex & hookups alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Raj says, "Maybe slapped with a fine". Sexual content is explicit — for example, Penny says, "Okay, sex is not what makes you a grown-up"; Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Sheldon says, "I can’t believe we wasted all that time on our Hulk costumes". 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E14:
- Penny
Okay, sex is not what makes you a grown-up.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E14:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
- James
What were you trying to ask me at the strip club?
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E14:
- Raj
Maybe slapped with a fine.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E14:
- Sheldon
I can’t believe we wasted all that time on our Hulk costumes.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.