The Neonatal Nomenclature
🎞️ S11 E16 🤔 Gray area

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S11 E16 OK for kids?

The Neonatal Nomenclature

When Bernadette won't go into labor, all her friends try different tactics to get things started. Also, Wolowitz confronts Bernadette after Amy accidentally reveals she's already chosen their son's name.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S11 E16, “The Neonatal Nomenclature”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. When Bernadette won't go into labor, all her friends try different tactics to get things started. Also, Wolowitz confronts Bernadette after Amy accidentally reveals she's already chosen their son's name.

Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Swearing (3); Alcohol & drugs (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 4 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S11 E16:

  • Why are you smiling? I had sex twice last night.
  • You only have sex once a year.
  • I'll probably have sex tonight.
  • Ta-da! (snaps fingers) You know, I hear that sex can induce labor.

Swearing 3 moments

How Swearing shows up in The Big Bang Theory S11 E16:

  • Go put on some more clothes, you bitch.
  • Today's my due date, and this crap needs to end now.
  • Ooh! Who said war was hell? Yeah, that's a rhetorical question.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S11 E16:

  • It's not a champagne cork.

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