The Matrimonial Momentum
🎞️ S9 E1 🚫 Too much

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S9 E1 OK for kids?

The Matrimonial Momentum

After driving to Vegas to get married, Penny struggles with Leonard's confession that he kissed another girl. Also, Sheldon doesn't know how to act after Amy pushes pause on their relationship.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

The Big Bang Theory S9 E1, “The Matrimonial Momentum”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. After driving to Vegas to get married, Penny struggles with Leonard's confession that he kissed another girl. Also, Sheldon doesn't know how to act after Amy pushes pause on their relationship.

Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (3); Alcohol & drugs (2); Sexual insults (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.

Parents need to know

Age 13+

Nudity, strip-club and porn references, sexual insults in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S9 E1, "The Matrimonial Momentum", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue; Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, Mrs Cooper says, "Well, honey, don’t send it back yet. Your sister’s married, and I’m not letting your…". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Leonard says, "Yeah. Okay, listen. If you’re imagining that it was sexy, it wasn’t. We, we were both…". 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

Nudity & bodies 3 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S9 E1:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Too much
    Sheldon You know what? She was kind of an honorary man. She had a penis made of science.
  • Mild
    Leonard No, of course not. Okay, look, instead of fighting, why don’t we dim the lights, um, get naked and make a baby? I was trying to lighten the mood. It’s not easy. You try it.

Porn / strippers / sex work 3 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Big Bang Theory S9 E1:

  • Too much
    Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
  • Too much
    Leonard Hey, if you’re hungry, there’s a breakfast buffet at the strip club next door.
  • Too much
    Leonard I don’t think the strippers prepare the meal, but okay. Look, it’s not how I pictured it either, but I’m still glad we’re doing it.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S9 E1:

  • Mild
    Leonard Yeah. Okay, listen. If you’re imagining that it was sexy, it wasn’t. We, we were both drunk, and she smelled like an ashtray. The boat was moving a lot, so I chipped her tooth.
  • Mild
    Sheldon And you know why? ‘Cause you’re a man. The champagne of genders.

Sexual insults 1 moment

How Sexual insults shows up in The Big Bang Theory S9 E1:

  • Caution
    Mrs Cooper Well, honey, don’t send it back yet. Your sister’s married, and I’m not letting your brother give my grandmother’s ring to that whore he’s dating.

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