Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Office S5 E11, “The Duel”, scores 3/5 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 8 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Affairs / cheating (2); Violence & injury (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.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Violence, sex talk, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Office S5 E11, "The Duel", 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 violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Meredith says, "Yeah, my neighbor got murdered". Sexual content includes Andy says, "That you're sleeping with Dwight"; Jim says, "Andy still doesn't know that Angela's having an affair with Dwight". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S5 E11:
- Andy
That you're sleeping with Dwight.
- Andy
Just answer the question. Are you sleeping with Dwight?
- Andy
I am a man! I'm a bigger man than you'll ever be! I would never sleep with another man's fiance!
Affairs / cheating 2 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Office S5 E11:
- Jim
Andy still doesn't know that Angela's having an affair with Dwight.
- Michael
[through the car window] Okay. I will... Dwight and Angela are having an affair, so...
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S5 E11:
- Meredith
Yeah, my neighbor got murdered.
- Pam
Angela made several 911 calls about cars going too fast in front of the building, so the police put up a radar gun. It's actually caused a bit of a traffic hazard.
- Dwight
[yelling as he runs past the radar gun] Aah!
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