Counseling
🎞️ S7 E2 🚫 Too much

The Office

Is The Office S7 E2 OK for kids?

Counseling

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

The Office S7 E2, “Counseling”, 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.

Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 5 themes: Nudity & bodies (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (3); Alcohol & drugs (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.

Parents need to know

Age 13+

Nudity, strip-club and porn references, language in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Office S7 E2, "Counseling", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for workplace cringe, sexual-harassment jokes, occasional crude bits. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Dwight says, "Jim! To you and me, maybe, but, come on! To a child's imagination that's Mr. Fork and…". Sexual content is explicit — for example, Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue; Dwight says, "Apparently, it's one of the best revenge stories of all times, in which this sex worker,…". Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Michael says, "Well, lets not get too... This isn't a counseling session... Ok. Son of a gun. Son of a…". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Andy says, "If someone offers you a cocktail, accept, but keep your wits about you". 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

Nudity & bodies 3 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Office S7 E2:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Too much
    Michael Michael: Well, the other night, I was sitting at the table, eating my penis...
  • Mild
    Michael "Did your mom ever see you naked?" Toby: We can do this with more privacy.

Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Office S7 E2:

  • Too much
    Dwight Apparently, it's one of the best revenge stories of all times, in which this sex worker, who is the antagonist... That can't be right. Andy? How does it...?
  • Too much
    Dwight Ok, Um... The sex worker is denied service at a fancy store because she does not look wealthy. She later returns dressed in all the "trappings" of extravagant wealth, but instead of going...

Violence & injury 3 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S7 E2:

  • Caution
    Dwight Jim! To you and me, maybe, but, come on! To a child's imagination that's Mr. Fork and Lieutenant Knife and... Ms. Fork.
  • Caution
    Michael Well, lets not get too... This isn't a counseling session... Ok. Son of a gun. Son of a bitch. Wow! Ok.
  • Caution
    Salesman But the blood stained hands...

Swearing 3 moments

How Swearing shows up in The Office S7 E2:

  • Caution
    Michael Well, lets not get too... This isn't a counseling session... Ok. Son of a gun. Son of a bitch. Wow! Ok.
  • Caution
    Michael You. Bitch. God! You're very helpful aren't you? You try to help everybody. Do you want to play another game?
  • Mild
    Michael Ok, you know what? I made a mistake. I committed corporate punishment. My bad. It's over. It's done. But my punishment is ... um ... worse than hell.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S7 E2:

  • Mild
    Andy If someone offers you a cocktail, accept, but keep your wits about you.

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