Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Office S3 E20, “Product Recall”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. The office staff deal with a breach in quality control when an obscene water mark ends up their paper.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Swearing (1); 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S3 E20:
- Michael
Cartoon characters having sex?
- Dwight
I grew up on a farm. I have seen animals having sex in every position imaginable. Goat on chicken. Chicken on goat. Couple of chickens doin' a goat, couple of pigs watching. Whoever drew this got it exactly right.
- Dwight
Yeah, that's cause I'm... you're boyfriend, Jim Halpert. Hey, Karen, wanna get t-together later and have sexual intercourse cause you're my girlfriend?
Swearing 1 moment
How Swearing shows up in The Office S3 E20:
- Andy
[scoffs] Pfft. You don't teach it well enough. One of your students is a bitch.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S3 E20:
- Andy
Hand me that water. I always say "Beer me." Gets a laugh like a quarter of the time. So how's what's-her-name?
- Andy
Your call, dude. My girlfriend made an awesome mix. Beer me that disc.
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