Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Friends S6 E5, “The One With Joey’s Porsche”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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, violence, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Friends S6 E5, "The One With Joey’s Porsche", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for dating and hookup talk is constant; the violence is slapstick. Sits in the gray area mainly on alcohol & drugs (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Chandler says, "I swallowed the sonic blaster gun". Sexual content includes Judge says, "Now it also says here that you lied about your sexual preference before marriage?"; Ross says, "What about the time I said we were on a break?". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Rachel says, "Uh yes, heroin and crack". 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 Friends S6 E5:
- Judge
Now it also says here that you lied about your sexual preference before marriage?
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Friends S6 E5:
- Ross
What about the time I said we were on a break?
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Friends S6 E5:
- Chandler
I swallowed the sonic blaster gun.
- Phoebe
Yeah, but only a genius would swallow a sonic blaster gun.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Friends S6 E5:
- Rachel
Uh yes, heroin and crack.
- Judge
And finally that you were unable to consummate the marriage. Well, that makes sense since you’re gay and addicted to heroin.
- Rachel
Well, remember how we were too drunk to remember anything the night we were married?
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