The Novelization Correlation
🎞️ S11 E15 🤔 Gray area

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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 4 moments

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

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

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

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