Night Out
🎞️ S4 E11 🤔 Caution

The Office

Is The Office S4 E11 OK for kids?

Night Out

📺 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

Preview first — about 10+

The Office S4 E11, “Night Out”, scores 2/5 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 11 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (2); 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.

Parents need to know

Age 10+

Suicide references, sex talk, language in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Office S4 E11, "Night Out", 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 suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Kelly says, "If I'd have created a website with as many problems, I'd kill myself". Violence is mild but includes Michael says, "One of my friends is getting beaten up by some girls". Sexual content includes Michael says, "Would you have sex with Meredith?"; Michael says, "We crave beauty, like a piece of fine art by any number of renowned artists, or an arty…". Some mild language appears — for example, Hank says, "[drives up to parking lot to notice all the office cars are gone] Son of a bitch". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Stanley says, "If I'm not in my bath with a glass of red wine in an hour, you're both dead". 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 4 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S4 E11:

  • Caution
    Michael Would you have sex with Meredith?
  • Mild
    Ryan Yes, the social networking feature of the Dunder Mifflin Infinity website was infiltrated by sexual predators.
  • Mild
    Dwight [laughs] With sex!
  • Mild
    Michael This place is like sexy pre-school.

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Office S4 E11:

  • Mild
    Michael We crave beauty, like a piece of fine art by any number of renowned artists, or an arty photograph of Cindy Crawford nude...

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S4 E11:

  • Mild
    Michael One of my friends is getting beaten up by some girls.

Suicide & self-harm 1 moment

How Suicide & self-harm shows up in The Office S4 E11:

  • Too much
    Kelly If I'd have created a website with as many problems, I'd kill myself.

Swearing 2 moments

How Swearing shows up in The Office S4 E11:

  • Caution
    Hank [drives up to parking lot to notice all the office cars are gone] Son of a bitch.
  • Mild
    Hank [on phone] Stop calling me so I can put on my damn socks!

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S4 E11:

  • Mild
    Stanley If I'm not in my bath with a glass of red wine in an hour, you're both dead.
  • Mild
    Ryan With vodka, you're the best.

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