The Champagne Reflection
🎞️ S8 E10 ✅ All clear

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S8 E10 OK for kids?

The Champagne Reflection

Sheldon says a tearful goodbye to "Fun with Flags." Also, Leonard, Howard and Raj look for something significant in a dead professor's research, and Bernadette is shocked to learn her co-workers' true feelings from Penny.

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Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

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Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S8 E10, “The Champagne Reflection”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. Sheldon says a tearful goodbye to "Fun with Flags." Also, Leonard, Howard and Raj look for something significant in a dead professor's research, and Bernadette is shocked to learn her co-workers' true feelings from Penny.

Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Alcohol & drugs (2); Racism & slurs (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E10:

  • Leonard Mm. I know how you feel. I spent the day throwing out a man’s entire career, and all that’s left is an old bottle of champagne and a naked lady pen that Raj took when he thought no one was looking.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E10:

  • Leonard Well, but what if this was a potential breakthrough for him? What if, what if this is the thing that would’ve finally let him open that bottle of champagne?
  • Raj Maybe he didn’t know what to pair champagne with. Strawberries, caviar, oysters. All good choices. Yeah, that look right there is why people eat before they come to your parties.

Racism & slurs 2 moments

How Racism & slurs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E10:

  • Sheldon In honour of Black History Month, I portrayed George Washington Carver in a loving tribute that my roommate called wildly racist.
  • Sheldon You heard him, Leonard. No, it’s not racist.

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