Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S10 E13, “The Romance Recalibration”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. Leonard and Penny ask for Sheldon's and Amy's help on putting the romance back in their marriage. Howard and Raj go to extreme lengths to stop the floor in Halley's bedroom from making noise.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (1); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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, nudity, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S10 E13, "The Romance Recalibration", 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). Sexual content is mild but includes Howard says, "Mm. I hope she has the same amount of sex in it I did. None. Next square"; Amy says, "I don’t know the protocol, are you gonna be naked for your massage?". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Leonard says, "Hey, do you remember when we went wine tasting in Santa Barbara and you said that was…". 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 S10 E13:
- Howard
Mm. I hope she has the same amount of sex in it I did. None. Next square.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S10 E13:
- Amy
I don’t know the protocol, are you gonna be naked for your massage?
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S10 E13:
- Leonard
Hey, do you remember when we went wine tasting in Santa Barbara and you said that was you’d ever had?
- Leonard
and this wine is why.
- Sheldon
Leonard, she might be drunk. All she had was chips.
- Sheldon
Very well. Hey, later we’ll check out the minibar, I’ll show you how Godzilla gets drunk.
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