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Skip for under 13
The Office S5 E18, “New Boss”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (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.
Parents need to know
Age 13+Strip-club and porn references, sex talk, mild language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Office S5 E18, "New Boss", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for workplace cringe, sexual-harassment jokes, occasional crude bits. Driven by porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with sex & hookups alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Michael says, "But Jan would mostly come by when she was super horny, and Ryan would come by to visit…"; Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot. 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 E18:
- Michael
But Jan would mostly come by when she was super horny, and Ryan would come by to visit his parents and do laundry, so...
- Charles
You know, Michael, I don't need to know everyone's sexual history.
- Michael
Well, perfect, because we have now arrived at Kevin and he has no sexual history.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Office S5 E18:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
- Pam
And then, out of that cake, pops another stripper holding a smaller cake.
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