Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Brooklyn Nine-Nine S4 E4, “The Night Shift”, scores 3/5 for violence, 3/5 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 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (3); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (6); Alcohol & drugs (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.
Parents need to know
Age 11+Strip-club and porn references, violence, language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Brooklyn Nine-Nine S4 E4, "The Night Shift", is a live-action sitcom episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes You know who else is up right now? Murderers? Armed robbers? [Australian accent.]. Sexual content includes Just like a couple of sexy "Twilight" vampires; Kind of sounds like a male escort service. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Oh, no! Son of a bitch. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Listen to the cases I've had: Drunk and disorderly, drunk and disorderly, cyber crime…. 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
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S4 E4:
Just like a couple of sexy "Twilight" vampires.
Porn / strippers / sex work 3 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S4 E4:
Kind of sounds like a male escort service.
What are you doing? Oh, Jacques rolls his own cigarettes, a habit he picked up from a prostitute in Marseille, but that is not all he picked up.
May I? Great, let me just get over oh, good lord, that is porn.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S4 E4:
You know who else is up right now? Murderers? Armed robbers? [Australian accent.]
Man, this Dave Smith's bad news: Armed robbery, aggravated assault, attempted murder Well, he's about to get a visit from the Night Boys.
I'm in the middle of a feud with the "that's not a knife" guy from "Crocodile Dundee.
Swearing 6 moments
How Swearing shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S4 E4:
Oh, no! Son of a bitch.
" He's being a real bitch.
Sounds like a real piece of crap.
Rosa? What the hell? She said she was in the bathroom again.
Los Angeles? Damn it, all the songs there are so good.
Damn it! He got away.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S4 E4:
Listen to the cases I've had: Drunk and disorderly, drunk and disorderly, cyber crime Ooh, cyber crime.
Caught a drunk guy humping a laptop.
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