Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S7 E17, “The Friendship Turbulence”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. After the insults fly, Bernadette tries to broker the peace between Wolowitz and Sheldon. Meanwhile, Penny is offered an embarrassing movie role and Raj asks Amy to write to a woman on his behalf.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (3); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (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.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Violence, language, nudity in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S7 E17, "The Friendship Turbulence", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Penny says, "Okay, well, there are no shower scenes in this one. They just try to clone me from my…". Sexual content is mild but includes Raj says, "Thank you. That was the closest I’ve come to sex in, like, two years"; Sheldon says, "Nine years, 11 months and three weeks ago, he followed that up by replacing the slides…". Some mild language appears — for example, Penny says, "Yeah. Why wouldn’t I want to get my old job back? It’ll be fun to see everyone. I…". 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 S7 E17:
- Raj
Thank you. That was the closest I’ve come to sex in, like, two years.
- Howard
Hey, that’s my wife. If anyone’s gonna make her feel gross about sex, it’s me.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E17:
- Sheldon
Nine years, 11 months and three weeks ago, he followed that up by replacing the slides for my lecture with photographs of nude fat women bending over.
- Howard
Seriously, I was talking to Bernadette last night and she made some great points. You and I have known each other a long time, and I didn’t hear the rest ’cause she took her bra off.
- Howard
How do I know what you said? Damn you and your noise-cancelling breasts.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E17:
- Penny
Okay, well, there are no shower scenes in this one. They just try to clone me from my corpse, but my DNA gets mixed with the ape’s DNA and I end up running around with giant gorilla hands and feet.
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in The Big Bang Theory S7 E17:
- Penny
Yeah. Why wouldn’t I want to get my old job back? It’ll be fun to see everyone. I haven’t talked to them since I said I quit, see you at the Oscars, bitches. Come on, let’s just get this over with.
- Penny
Because it was crap. It’s a sequel to that awful killer gorilla movie I was in.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.