The Solo Oscillation
🎞️ S11 E13 ✅ Mild

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S11 E13 OK for kids?

The Solo Oscillation

When Sheldon kicks Amy out to work solo, she and Leonard bond during a series of science experiments. Also, Bert the geologist replaces Wolowitz in the band Footprints on the Moon, and Sheldon finds Penny a surprising source of scientific inspiration.

📺 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 S11 E13, “The Solo Oscillation”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. When Sheldon kicks Amy out to work solo, she and Leonard bond during a series of science experiments. Also, Bert the geologist replaces Wolowitz in the band Footprints on the Moon, and Sheldon finds Penny a surprising source of scientific inspiration.

Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (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+

Violence, sex talk, mild violence in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S11 E13, "The Solo Oscillation", 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 violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes …my idol, I'm homicidal Gonna roll over you till your brains come out And your bones…. Sexual content is mild but includes Otherwise, Justin would never have brought sexy back. 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 S11 E13:

  • Mild
    Otherwise, Justin would never have brought sexy back.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S11 E13:

  • Caution
    …my idol, I'm homicidal Gonna roll over you till your brains come out And your bones will crunch and your blood will spout!

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