The First Pitch Insufficiency
🎞️ S8 E3 ✅ All clear

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S8 E3 OK for kids?

The First Pitch Insufficiency

Wolowitz is nervous after NASA asks him to throw out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Angels game. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny try to prove Sheldon wrong after he says that he and Amy are a "superior couple".

📺 Where to watch

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

Mild — okay from about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S8 E3, “The First Pitch Insufficiency”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. Wolowitz is nervous after NASA asks him to throw out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Angels game. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny try to prove Sheldon wrong after he says that he and Amy are a "superior couple".

Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Affairs / cheating (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

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E3:

  • Amy It’s a good thing I’m not wearing flag underwear right now, ’cause there’s about to be a fire.

Affairs / cheating 1 moment

How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E3:

  • Sheldon And it may not be cool to say so, but I think that love affair is still pretty hot today.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.