Content guide
Skip for under 13
The Office S9 E7, “The Whale”, scores 1/5 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 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Affairs / cheating (2); Swearing (3). 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, language, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Office S9 E7, "The Whale", 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 swearing alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Business partner says, "[laughing] Uh, yeah, that sounded kinda spooky-sexy, over here Halpert"; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Jan says, "You son of a bitch. You’re firing me? Where the hell do you get off?". 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S9 E7:
- Business partner
[laughing] Uh, yeah, that sounded kinda spooky-sexy, over here Halpert.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Office S9 E7:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
- Dwight
Thank you. I’m so proud of them. I carried each one of them for nine months inside of my torso and then pushed them out of my vagina.
Affairs / cheating 2 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Office S9 E7:
- Angela
[chuckles] Angela: [whispering] I think the senator is having an affair.
- Pam
Jim and I are pretty sure she had an affair with her ex-assistant Hunter. He was 17. But she looks great. If she asks, will you tell her I said that?
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in The Office S9 E7:
- Jan
You son of a bitch. You’re firing me? Where the hell do you get off?
- Andy
Andy: What else can I show you? Oh, damn it!
- Jan
I don’t recall. And yes, Molly is crap.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.