Goodbye Toby
🎞️ S4 E14 ✅ All clear

The Office

Is The Office S4 E14 OK for kids?

Goodbye Toby

Michael becomes infatuated with the woman replacing Toby; Jim plan to propose to Pam is upstaged by Andy; Michael gets a surprise from Jan.

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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

Mild — okay from about 10+

The Office S4 E14, “Goodbye Toby”, 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 becomes infatuated with the woman replacing Toby; Jim plan to propose to Pam is upstaged by Andy; Michael gets a surprise from Jan.

Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (6); Affairs / cheating (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 6 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S4 E14:

  • Jan I went to a sperm bank.
  • Michael W-I don't understand. You always used to be very cautious... I'd wear two condoms.
  • Michael You'd rather have somebody else's sperm than my sperm?
  • Pam Oh my goodness, you sound sexy.
  • Michael Oh, okay. Yeah. Well, actu-too soon. It's uh, it's uh, very sexual. [cell phone rings] Sorry. Kevin. [answers] Kevin, where are you? You missed my song, buddy.
  • Michael My whole life, I have known two things: I love sex, and I want to have kids. And I always thought that those two things would go hand in hand, but now, I think it might be one or the other.

Affairs / cheating 2 moments

How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Office S4 E14:

  • Michael You cheated on me... when I specifically asked you not to?
  • Jan ...Not to. No, I did not. I did not cheat on you. I did not.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S4 E14:

  • Michael I have done things like um, "Beers in Heaven."
  • Holly Someday I would love to hear "Beers in Heaven."

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