Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Office S3 E1, “Gay Witch Hunt”, 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+. Michael finds out that Oscar is gay after Oscar files a complaint when Michael uses a homosexual slur.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Affairs / cheating (1); Alcohol & drugs (3); Homophobic jokes (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S3 E1:
- Jan
You know, it's amazing to me that in this day and age, you could be so obtuse about sexual orientation.
- Michael
So they could go out there and have some torrid unabashed monkey sex as much as they could.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Office S3 E1:
- Pam
Michael, Dwight's looking at gay pornography on his computer. Dwight: Uh, Michael knows Pam. He asked me to do this just for him. He has his own reasons.
- Michael
[looking at gay porn] Nothing wrong with this stuff.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Office S3 E1:
- Michael
I think Angela might be gay. Could Oscar and Angela be having a gay affair? Maybe! Is that what this is about?
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S3 E1:
- Jim
...I think we're just drunk.
- Michael
Maybe we could go out for a beer sometime.
- Andy
I was drunk the whole time, and I sang in the acappella group, "Here Comes Treble."
Homophobic jokes 1 moment
How Homophobic jokes shows up in The Office S3 E1:
- Michael
We're all homos!
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