Night Out
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Is The Office S4 E11 OK for kids?

Night Out

Michael and Dwight head to New York to party with Ryan; Jim gets the office to work late to avoid coming in on Saturday and they get locked in the parking lot.

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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+. Michael and Dwight head to New York to party with Ryan; Jim gets the office to work late to avoid coming in on Saturday and they get locked in the parking lot.

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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 4 moments

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

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

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

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

  • 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:

  • 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:

  • 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:

  • Hank [drives up to parking lot to notice all the office cars are gone] Son of a bitch.
  • 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:

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

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