Prince Family Paper
🎞️ S5 E12 🚫 Hard pass

The Office

Is The Office S5 E12 OK for kids?

Prince Family Paper

Michael does research on a local family run company the Dunder Mifflin wants to buy out; The office debates the hotness of Hilary Swank.

📺 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

Skip for under 13

The Office S5 E12, “Prince Family Paper”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Michael does research on a local family run company the Dunder Mifflin wants to buy out; The office debates the hotness of Hilary Swank.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (1). 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 3 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S5 E12:

  • Jim …and says Kevin Malone, I just read your online profile and there is nothing I would rather do then make out with you right now.
  • Michael I... Okay, okay, okay, [in disbelief] alright, thank you. [heads towards Dwight, makes make out lips signal]
  • Stanley Look at this healthy sexy pretty strong young woman.

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Office S5 E12:

  • Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Kevin Ladies and gentlemen, even though the penis was fake, I was expecting a second plot twist where we found out Hilary Swank was a boy.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S5 E12:

  • Dwight [punches Michael on the arm, beckons to Michael for high five, does not get it, high fives himself, smiles contently]

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