Content guide
Skip for under 13
Friends S5 E9, “The One With Ross's Sandwich”, scores 1/5 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 9 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (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, strip-club and porn references, nudity in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Friends S5 E9, "The One With Ross's Sandwich", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for dating and hookup talk is constant; the violence is slapstick. Driven by violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Phoebe says, "Someday I'll, tell you about the time I stabbed the cop". Sexual content is explicit — for example, Joey says, "Oh-oh, yeah-yeah, I bet all the sex makes it easier!"; Joey says, "I don't know uhh… (Pause as he thinks about it.) Well, I'm Joey. Yeah, I'm disgusting, I…". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Friends S5 E9:
- Joey
Oh-oh, yeah-yeah, I bet all the sex makes it easier!
- Cynthia
I can't believe you thought that you were going to video tape us having sex on the first date! (She storms away and Rachel enters to confront Joey.)
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Friends S5 E9:
- Joey
I don't know uhh… (Pause as he thinks about it.) Well, I'm Joey. Yeah, I'm disgusting, I take my underwear off in other people's homes.
- Rachel
(waving them in his face) Take 'em! (Joey makes a noise and jumps out of the way.) Joey, you can touch them! They're your underwear.
- Chandler
(gasps) You're naked in this picture!
- Rachel
Yes! He has a naked picture of Monica! He takes naked pictures of us! And then he eats chicken and looks at them!
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Friends S5 E9:
- Chandler
No-no, wait! There's got to be a better explanation. You can tell them you had to make an adult film for your (Thinks) adult film class.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Friends S5 E9:
- Phoebe
Someday I'll, tell you about the time I stabbed the cop.
- Phoebe
Well, he stabbed me first!!
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.