Content guide
Skip for under 13
Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5 E5, “Bad Beat”, scores 3/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 19 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (4); Swearing (9); 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 13+Violence, drinking, language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5 E5, "Bad Beat", is a live-action sitcom episode. Driven by violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue), with alcohol & drugs alongside it. Violence includes Isn't she a Murder truck? That's the truck from the Tinga Time Taco murders! Yes, two…. Sexual content includes I more meant the living in my mom's basement virgin vibe; Yes, but you have a rather unfortunate tell: your right breast. Language includes strong swearing — for example, Why's that, Terry? - 'Cause he's a dick. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Isn't she a Murder truck? That's the truck from the Tinga Time Taco murders! Yes, two…. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5 E5:
I more meant the living in my mom's basement virgin vibe.
You added the virgin, but I like it.
Title of your sex tape.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5 E5:
Yes, but you have a rather unfortunate tell: your right breast.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5 E5:
Isn't she a Murder truck? That's the truck from the Tinga Time Taco murders! Yes, two brothers were using a taco truck to move heroin and then were killed by the cartel - that supplied them.
Can we talk about the murder truck we just purchased with our very hard-earned money? Oh, Amy, wait till you see her.
The cartel who did the taco truck murders ripped apart the truck, because there was heroin still inside it.
And now, Peralta, say the following I'm coming in under the gun, and I've 15k behind.
Swearing 9 moments
How Swearing shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5 E5:
Why's that, Terry? - 'Cause he's a dick.
Terry: You're a dick! Yeah.
Holy crap, this is gonna take all day.
Oh, well, that sucks.
Hot damn! Peralta, say "hot damn.
" - Hot damn! - Now you say it.
- And - Holt
What the hell? - Got it.
Got a lot of money riding on the NLCS, whatever the hell that is.
I'm about to crap the bed.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S5 E5:
Isn't she a Murder truck? That's the truck from the Tinga Time Taco murders! Yes, two brothers were using a taco truck to move heroin and then were killed by the cartel - that supplied them.
The cartel who did the taco truck murders ripped apart the truck, because there was heroin still inside it.
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