The Target
🎞️ S9 E8 🚫 Hard pass

The Office

Is The Office S9 E8 OK for kids?

The Target

Angela wants to put a hit out on Oscar; Jim has to wine and dine Phyllis and Stanley for a favor.

📺 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

Skip for under 13

The Office S9 E8, “The Target”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Angela wants to put a hit out on Oscar; Jim has to wine and dine Phyllis and Stanley for a favor.

Across the episode we counted 17 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (6); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (5); Alcohol & drugs (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 2 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Office S9 E8:

  • Angela They’re sleeping with my husband.
  • Pete All right, this next one goes to Darryl for pocket dialing a customer while having sex.

Nudity & bodies 6 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Office S9 E8:

  • Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Dwight When two gay men have sex, how do they know whose penis will open up to accept the other person’s penis?
  • Angela [upon seeing Dwight naked] Ugh!
  • Dwight I know. That’s not why I’m naked. I always work out without my clothes. [does jumping jacks]
  • Dwight Oh, I’m sorry, your vigilante privileges ended when you broke up with me. If I’m not in your panties, I don’t go vigilantes. Why don’t you ask your husband?
  • Angela My pastor said it can come from breast feeding.

Affairs / cheating 1 moment

How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Office S9 E8:

  • Oscar Yesterday, Angela may or may not have figured out that I’m having an affair with her husband.

Violence & injury 5 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Office S9 E8:

  • Angela: Murder.
  • Dwight You can’t have someone murdered.
  • Angela Do you have a gun?
  • Dwight [snickers] Does he own a gun? Show her.
  • Dwight Do you have any idea how many guns Trevor’s had stolen from him?

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Office S9 E8:

  • Jim Phyllis: How much wine do you have?
  • Jim [wine bottle clangs on plate]

Fat-shaming 1 moment

How Fat-shaming shows up in The Office S9 E8:

  • Pam your mama is so fat, when she wears red, people yell, “Hey, kool-aid.” Yeah, your mama’s fat.

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