Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
The Office S9 E4, “Work Bus”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (2); Fat-shaming (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 10+Violence, fat-shaming, nudity in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Office S9 E4, "Work Bus", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for workplace cringe, sexual-harassment jokes, occasional crude bits. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Andy says, "I was just asking a question, Toby. How are you not murdered every hour?". Sexual content is mild but includes Jim says, "”..breast pain...”". This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, Erin says, "[bumps into Meredith] Sorry. Meredith: Lose weight. Erin: I'm trying. Sorry". 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 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Office S9 E4:
- Jim
”..breast pain...”
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S9 E4:
- Andy
I was just asking a question, Toby. How are you not murdered every hour?
- Jim
Like if we were in some biker bar and she mouthed off to some bikers and they came lumbering over and I was like wham! [mimes punch] Gotta go through me first.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in The Office S9 E4:
- Erin
[bumps into Meredith] Sorry. Meredith: Lose weight. Erin: I'm trying. Sorry.
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