The Birthday Synchronicity
🎞️ S10 E11 🤔 Caution

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S10 E11 OK for kids?

The Birthday Synchronicity

Sheldon and Amy attempt to have an intimate moment together to celebrate Amy's birthday; Bernadette and Wolowitz welcome their newborn baby to the world.

📺 Where to watch

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

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S10 E11, “The Birthday Synchronicity”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Sheldon and Amy attempt to have an intimate moment together to celebrate Amy's birthday; Bernadette and Wolowitz welcome their newborn baby to the world.

Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (6); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (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 10+

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

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S10 E11, "The Birthday Synchronicity", 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 nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Raj says, "For God’s sake, just drive in the knife, why don’t you". Sexual content includes Leonard says, "Okay, I can breathe again. Babe, they want to have sex"; Sheldon says, "Yeah. I’m afraid so. Childbirth, looming coitus? This is a banner night for female…". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 6 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S10 E11:

  • Caution
    Leonard Okay, I can breathe again. Babe, they want to have sex.
  • Caution
    Leonard Found the backup inhaler, want to have sex?
  • Caution
    Sheldon What, a Gryffindor sleeping with a Hufflepuff? How scandalous. You naughty girl, you went to the Wizarding World theme park without me.
  • Caution
    Sheldon Amy, I just saw a magic train and reported somebody for cutting the line. If that’s not foreplay, I don’t know what is.
  • Mild
    Penny Oh, you sexy, wheezy little man.
  • Mild
    baby was supposed to ruin their sex life, not mine.

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S10 E11:

  • Too much
    Sheldon Yeah. I’m afraid so. Childbirth, looming coitus? This is a banner night for female genitals.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S10 E11:

  • Caution
    Raj For God’s sake, just drive in the knife, why don’t you.

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