Content guide
Skip for under 13
Brooklyn Nine-Nine S7 E6, “Trying”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (7); Affairs / cheating (2); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (2); Sexual insults (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 13+Sexual insults, violence, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Brooklyn Nine-Nine S7 E6, "Trying", is a live-action sitcom episode. Driven by violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue), with sexual insults alongside it. Violence is mild but includes You're not going to murder them? Hell no. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Hey, did you get my sexy calendar invite? You mean the one titled "8:00 pm coitus"? Yes,…; I mean, she did have an affair with her hairdresser, and you filmed it and threatened to…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, They're just very sexual creatures, and we didn't want to slut-shame them. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — I might as well fill it with booze. 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 7 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S7 E6:
Hey, did you get my sexy calendar invite? You mean the one titled "8:00 pm coitus"? Yes, and the one titled 7:55 foreplay.
I can start foreplay later.
To be clear, by "take down The Syndicate," you mean we're gonna have - We're gonna have sex, yeah.
You're wearing those pants to keep your testicles away from your body's warm core so your sperm don't overheat.
How did they do it? They got drunk and had sex in a public park next to a skunk.
Does that mean we're going back to - the overly scheduled sex thing? - No.
Oh, they're having sex again.
Affairs / cheating 2 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S7 E6:
I mean, she did have an affair with her hairdresser, and you filmed it and threatened to release the tape, and then she said she didn't…
He's cheating on her sister.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S7 E6:
You're not going to murder them? Hell no.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S7 E6:
I might as well fill it with booze.
" Yeah, pretty hungover.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S7 E6:
They're just very sexual creatures, and we didn't want to slut-shame them.
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