Frame Toby
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Is The Office S5 E8 OK for kids?

Frame Toby

Michael attempts to frame Toby when he returns to the office; Jim surprises Pam by purchasing his parents house.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

The Office S5 E8, “Frame Toby”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Michael attempts to frame Toby when he returns to the office; Jim surprises Pam by purchasing his parents house.

Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (5); Swearing (1); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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 2 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S5 E8:

  • Ryan Let's be adults about this. Let's have sex one more time. And if you have any extra cash, that would be amazing.
  • Dwight Okay, fireable offenses include: workplace violence and sexual harassment.

Affairs / cheating 1 moment

How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Office S5 E8:

  • Michael Oh, oooh his mistress. No. I'm kidding. No one would ever cheat on you; you are the complete package, Pam.

Violence & injury 5 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S5 E8:

  • Michael She thinks she can go off to college and be happy and then, the murderer comes back and starts killing off all of her friends.
  • Michael Those are real cops, real guns. I wonder what's going on. [follows them]
  • Michael Do you want to do that? You want to hit me, you want to punch me?
  • Kelly Punch him, Toby!
  • Dwight Gahh, dammit! [punches file cabinet] Come on!

Swearing 1 moment

How Swearing shows up in The Office S5 E8:

  • Michael Son of a bitch.

Alcohol & drugs 3 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S5 E8:

  • Michael No. Uh, I wanted--- I wanted to buy some weed? Some...
  • Michael Grass, weed?
  • Dwight [on a cell phone in the hallway] Yes, I repeat a drug dealer is on the premisis of Dunder Mifflin.

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