Content guide
Usually fine — about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S8 E16, “The Intimacy Acceleration”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 1/5 — Usually fine — about 10+. As a joke, Sheldon and Penny try an experiment designed to make participants fall in love. Also, Leonard, Amy, Raj and Emily spend the evening trying to escape a room with a "zombie." And, after returning from Mrs. Wolowitz' funeral, Bernadette and Howard run into trouble at the airport.
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 1 themes: 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 in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S8 E16, "The Intimacy Acceleration", 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 (joke or passing mention, in dialogue). Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Penny says, "Yup. Be right there. I assume you don’t want wine". 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
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E16:
- Penny
Yup. Be right there. I assume you don’t want wine.
- Penny
Well, not to steal from the Bible, but turning water into wine sounds pretty good.
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