Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S8 E19, “The Skywalker Incursion”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. When Leonard and Sheldon are invited to speak at UC Berkeley, they take a detour to try to meet an idol. Also, when Bernadette and Howard battle over the fate of his Dr. Who TARDIS, Raj and Amy offer to settle the dispute with a game of ping pong.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (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+Violence, language, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S8 E19, "The Skywalker Incursion", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Sheldon says, "All right, my plan is predicated on the assumption that they have a nurse’s office and…". Sexual content is mild but includes Howard says, "That’s not fair. It’s like me challenging you to a sexy pants contest"; Howard says, "Yes, but I mostly used it as a battlefield in an ongoing war between the Transformers…". Some mild language appears — for example, Raj says, "Okay, uh, I’m gonna own you, bitch". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Leonard says, "If it’s half as much fun as One Times Ten to the Fourth Bottles of Beer on the Wall, I’m…". 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 E19:
- Howard
That’s not fair. It’s like me challenging you to a sexy pants contest.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E19:
- Howard
Yes, but I mostly used it as a battlefield in an ongoing war between the Transformers and the ThunderCats for control of a bra I had found in the woods.
- Amy
If you still have that bra, I’ll give you a nickel for it.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E19:
- Sheldon
All right, my plan is predicated on the assumption that they have a nurse’s office and your willingness to be lightly stabbed.
Swearing 1 moment
How Swearing shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E19:
- Raj
Okay, uh, I’m gonna own you, bitch.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S8 E19:
- Leonard
If it’s half as much fun as One Times Ten to the Fourth Bottles of Beer on the Wall, I’m in.
- Penny
Oh, I meant beer pong.
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