Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1 E21, “Unsolvable”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 11+.
Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (7); Swearing (6). 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 11+Violence, language, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1 E21, "Unsolvable", is a live-action sitcom episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes This guy Nate Dexter was murdered in a boat explosion. Sexual content is mild but includes We're not allowed to wear anything that protects our breasts; Yes! Sophia and Dexter were having an affair, husband found out, Nate killed him. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, No! You sick 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1 E21:
We're not allowed to wear anything that protects our breasts.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1 E21:
Yes! Sophia and Dexter were having an affair, husband found out, Nate killed him.
Violence & injury 7 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1 E21:
This guy Nate Dexter was murdered in a boat explosion.
What do you know about the murder of Nate Dexter? Look, I'll tell you the same thing I told you eight years ago.
You know anything about the murder of Nate Dexter? Maybe.
Speech, speech, speech! Look, the real hero here is the murderer.
So here's to Nate Dexter, the murderer.
Blood pact! Ahh! All right, Frank, let's recap, shall we? You slipped and fell onto a shiv.
He was beat up pretty good, a lot of internal bleeding.
Swearing 6 moments
How Swearing shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1 E21:
No! You sick son of a bitch.
It's always to tell Vivian, "bitch, get your life right!" I tried it.
Wait to go, Jakey! Whoa! Are those thumbtacks? What the hell, Scully? I thought they'd make good confetti.
Nate Dexter was a small-time crook who pissed someone off.
Charles! What the hell is wrong with you? You told Hitchcock and Scully? No! What? Yep, this is happening.
And his life is crap right now.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.