Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S11 E18, “The Gates Excitation”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. Penny gets the opportunity to host Bill Gates at work when his company wants to partner with her pharmaceutical company. Also, Leonard, Koothrappali and Wolowitz do everything in their power to meet him, while Sheldon thinks he is the victim of an April Fools prank.
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Porn / strippers / sex work (1); 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.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Strip-club and porn references, drinking, mild sexual content in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S11 E18, "The Gates Excitation", 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 porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes Plenty of people do that: businessmen, high-end prostitutes. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — And a whole bottle of wine. 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
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Big Bang Theory S11 E18:
Plenty of people do that: businessmen, high-end prostitutes.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S11 E18:
And a whole bottle of wine.
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