E-mail Surveillance
🎞️ S2 E9 🤔 Caution

The Office

Is The Office S2 E9 OK for kids?

E-mail Surveillance

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

The Office S2 E9, “E-mail Surveillance”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (4); 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+

Violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Office S2 E9, "E-mail Surveillance", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for workplace cringe, sexual-harassment jokes, occasional crude bits. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes Michael says, "Think about this; what is the most exciting thing that can happen, on TV, or in movies,…". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Jim says, "I've got three cases of imported beer, a karaoke machine, and I didn't invite Michael". 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

Violence & injury 4 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S2 E9:

  • Caution
    Michael Think about this; what is the most exciting thing that can happen, on TV, or in movies, or in real life? Somebody has a gun. [gasps] That's why I always start with a gun, because you can't top it, you just can't.
  • Caution
    Improv Teacher No, it wasn't. No more guns.
  • Caution
    Improv Teacher No. No. Michael, I want you to give me all the guns you have.
  • Caution
    Bill He told me he couldn't show it to me, but he has a gun.

Alcohol & drugs 3 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S2 E9:

  • Mild
    Jim I've got three cases of imported beer, a karaoke machine, and I didn't invite Michael.
  • Mild
    Jim We do have wine in the kitchen, and, uh, there is beer available on the porch and despite what you might think, it's not all for Meredith and Kelly, so please enjoy.
  • Mild
    Angela Jesus drank wine.

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