The Lover
🎞️ S6 E6 🤔 Gray area

The Office

Is The Office S6 E6 OK for kids?

The Lover

Pam finds out that Michael is dating her mother.

📺 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

Preview first — about 10+

The Office S6 E6, “The Lover”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Pam finds out that Michael is dating her mother.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Violence & injury (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 4 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S6 E6:

  • Jim You did not have sex with Pam's mom.
  • Michael I'm sleeping with Pam's mom. Sometimes, dinner.
  • Pam Your mother is sleeping with Michael Scott.
  • Pam Whatever, you know, sleep with my mom, sleep with everybody's mom...

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S6 E6:

  • Dwight There's a knife in your back and the blood is gushing down...
  • Dwight ...the blood is gushing down, the blood is gushing down... You know, I really would have appreciated a heads-up that you were into dating mothers. I would have introduced you to mine.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.