Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2 E19, “Sabotage”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 11+.
Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 5 themes: Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (4); Suicide & self-harm (2); Swearing (4); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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+Drinking, strip-club and porn references, suicide references in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2 E19, "Sabotage", is a live-action sitcom episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on alcohol & drugs (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, I am a horrible person who has done horrible things to a truly decent man, which is why…. Violence includes I'm gonna need you to hand in your badge and gun. Sexual content is mild but includes They ate their lettuce, I'm stuck with two bunnies, and lying works! Pretty good gag,…. Some mild language appears — for example, Pair of red hot dicks. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — There were traces of cocaine and methamphetamines - found in your urine. 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 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2 E19:
They ate their lettuce, I'm stuck with two bunnies, and lying works! Pretty good gag, huh? A prostitute taught me how to make it.
" And while he slept, I logged in to Hoytsman's computer and flooded it with Thai pornography.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2 E19:
I'm gonna need you to hand in your badge and gun.
All right, fine, you can have my badge and gun, but we're doing it in your office so I can slam them down on your desk and yell out, "The system stinks!"…
At Brooklyn Urine and Blood? Oh, yeah, the internet says this is the number-one urinalysis lab in all of New York.
He likes me because I got him off on a strangle-and-mangle.
Suicide & self-harm 2 moments
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2 E19:
I am a horrible person who has done horrible things to a truly decent man, which is why I've decided to take my own life.
Spoiler alert! Decided to take my own life.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2 E19:
Pair of red hot dicks.
Wow, you've pissed off a lot of people.
What the hell are you doing? I thought I was hitching a ride to Rikers so we could interview some convicts I put away, but apparently you're still wasting time investigating me.
You're damn right.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S2 E19:
There were traces of cocaine and methamphetamines - found in your urine.
I mean, sure, a couple of my teeth are loose, but that's from dental neglect, not meth.
But I basically got your cocaine charges dropped.
Just go home, have a beer, and smash something.
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