Dinner Party
🎞️ S4 E9 ✅ All clear

The Office

Is The Office S4 E9 OK for kids?

Dinner Party

Michael traps Pam and Jim, Angela and Andy into a dinner party with him and Jan.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 10+

The Office S4 E9, “Dinner Party”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. Michael traps Pam and Jim, Angela and Andy into a dinner party with him and Jan.

Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S4 E9:

  • Dwight You people. [to Michael] Come on. You're sleeping with me.

Alcohol & drugs 4 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S4 E9:

  • Dwight Michael, what time should I be arriving? Michael: Dwight, it's couples only. And besides, I only have six wine glasses, so it will be me and Jan, and Pam and Jim, and Angela and Andy. Andy: Hey-o!
  • Pam We got you this. [gives a bottle of wine]
  • Jan It was between the neon beer sign and the Dundies so I said "Honey keep the trophies."
  • Michael Ok... alright... here we go. [takes down huge painting behind his seat and puts up a neon beer sign] There. [plugs it in] Oooookay.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.