The Clean Room Infiltration
🎞️ S8 E11 ✅ Mild

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S8 E11 OK for kids?

The Clean Room Infiltration

On Christmas Eve, Amy plans a traditional Victorian dinner, while Raj, Leonard and Howard scramble to remove a pigeon that flew into the clean room at the university. To prove a point to Amy, a Scrooge-like Sheldon buys her the worst possible gift.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S8 E11, “The Clean Room Infiltration”, 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+. On Christmas Eve, Amy plans a traditional Victorian dinner, while Raj, Leonard and Howard scramble to remove a pigeon that flew into the clean room at the university. To prove a point to Amy, a Scrooge-like Sheldon buys her the worst possible gift.

Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (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+

Drinking, sex talk, violence in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S8 E11, "The Clean Room Infiltration", 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 alcohol & drugs (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Howard says, "Again, it looked like my car, and the baby didn’t even cry until his mother punched me…". Sexual content is mild but includes Sheldon says, "Like we were the stars of a Tijuana sex show". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Leonard says, "Sure. If the pigeon’s stoned or a trucker". 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 S8 E11:

  • Mild
    Sheldon Like we were the stars of a Tijuana sex show.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E11:

  • Mild
    Howard Again, it looked like my car, and the baby didn’t even cry until his mother punched me with her keys.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E11:

  • Caution
    Leonard Sure. If the pigeon’s stoned or a trucker.
  • Mild
    Sheldon Because in the last ten minutes, Santa came to town, kissed Mommy and ran Grandma over with a reindeer. I had a drunk uncle who did all those things. Nobody sings songs about him.

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