The One With the Two Bullies
🎞️ S2 E21 ✅ Mild

Friends

Is Friends S2 E21 OK for kids?

The One With the Two Bullies

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 10+

Friends S2 E21, “The One With the Two Bullies”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (2); 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 10+

Drinking, nudity, violence in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that Friends S2 E21, "The One With the Two Bullies", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for dating and hookup talk is constant; the violence is slapstick. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is nudity & bodies (joke or passing mention, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes JOEY says, "Yeah really, Ross, have you ever been beaten up before?". Sexual content is mild but includes MONICA says, "But I need it. Otherwords I'm gonna have to take that horrible diner job. You know, with…". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — JOEY says, "Monica, relax, go get a beer". 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 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Friends S2 E21:

  • Mild
    MONICA But I need it. Otherwords I'm gonna have to take that horrible diner job. You know, with the dancing and the costumes. I don't wanna have to wear flame retardant boobs.
  • Mild
    PHOEBE Hey nice boobs.

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Friends S2 E21:

  • Mild
    JOEY Yeah really, Ross, have you ever been beaten up before?
  • Mild
    ROSS No. So what. So what if we get beaten up, maybe that's just something every man has to go through once in his life. Ya know, like a, like a right of passage or somethin'.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Friends S2 E21:

  • Mild
    JOEY Monica, relax, go get a beer.
  • Mild
    MONICA I don't want a beer.

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