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Skip for under 13
The Office S5 E21, “Michael Scott Paper Company”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Michael decides to start his own paper company after giving his two week's notice.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (4). 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S5 E21:
- Dwight
Not long ago we were sexual competitors.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Office S5 E21:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
- Dwight
Listen, when I saw you talking to Erin earlier, I noticed that your pupils dilated, and your skin flushed, and I'm assuming, a little bit of blood rushed into your penis.
- Pam
Seriously? This is what's so important, putting naked pictures on the desktop?
- Pam
I don't want to look at your friend Jasmine's boobs all day.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Office S5 E21:
- Dwight
A woman was murdered on this very floor in 1816. Haddie McGonagle. She was a prostitute.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S5 E21:
- Dwight
A woman was murdered on this very floor in 1816. Haddie McGonagle. She was a prostitute.
- Dwight
Listen, when I saw you talking to Erin earlier, I noticed that your pupils dilated, and your skin flushed, and I'm assuming, a little bit of blood rushed into your penis.
- Dwight
Well, a little bit of blood rushed into mine as well, so where does that leave us?
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in The Office S5 E21:
- Michael
It's Britney bitch. And I am back, in the form of a new company. The Michael Scott Paper Company. [tries to parallel park, hits car.] Okay. Not gonna make this one. [drives away revealing plenty of space for the Cruiser]
- Jim
What the hell's a rundown?
- Ryan
What the hell? [Michael closed his laptop]
- Toby
[sound of pissing] Hey does blue go with tan?
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