The Gyroscopic Collapse
🎞️ S10 E23 ✅ Mild

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S10 E23 OK for kids?

The Gyroscopic Collapse

After Leonard, Sheldon and Wolowitz celebrate the completion of the top secret air force project, they are met with an unpleasant surprise. Also, Amy is offered a summer position as a visiting researcher.

📺 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

Mild — okay from about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S10 E23, “The Gyroscopic Collapse”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. After Leonard, Sheldon and Wolowitz celebrate the completion of the top secret air force project, they are met with an unpleasant surprise. Also, Amy is offered a summer position as a visiting researcher.

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, mild language in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S10 E23, "The Gyroscopic Collapse", 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). Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Penny says, "Champagne, champagne". 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 S10 E23:

  • Mild
    Penny Champagne, champagne.
  • Mild
    Howard No. Then you’ll get all sexed up and I’m not in the mood. I mean, an entire year wasted.

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