The Novelization Correlation
🎞️ S11 E15 🤔 Caution

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S11 E15 OK for kids?

The Novelization Correlation

When Sheldon petitions Wil Wheaton to appear on the new Professor Proton show, Wil offers a role to Amy instead. Also, Penny gets angry when she thinks the female protagonist in Leonard's novel is based on her.

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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 S11 E15, “The Novelization Correlation”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. When Sheldon petitions Wil Wheaton to appear on the new Professor Proton show, Wil offers a role to Amy instead. Also, Penny gets angry when she thinks the female protagonist in Leonard's novel is based on her.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (4); Swearing (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+

Violence, language, mild language in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S11 E15, "The Novelization Correlation", 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 violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Oh! I just thought of the murder weapon! Swiss army knife? (laughs) No. Some mild language appears — for example, Son of a bitch. 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

Violence & injury 4 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S11 E15:

  • Too much
    Oh! I just thought of the murder weapon! Swiss army knife? (laughs) No.
  • Too much
    Logan Dean makes two important discoveries: a gluino (gruffly): and murder.
  • Caution
    I don't mean to interrupt, but somebody's tracking blood everywhere, so-- never mind, it's me.
  • Caution
    What makes you think you can solve a crime? He's losing a lot of blood.

Swearing 2 moments

How Swearing shows up in The Big Bang Theory S11 E15:

  • Caution
    Son of a bitch.
  • Mild
    Damn it, Logan.

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