Content guide
Mild — okay from about 8+
Young Sheldon S1 E5, “A Solar Calculator, a Game Ball and a Cheerleader's Bosom”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 8+. Sheldon struggles with newfound popularity after utilizing statistics to help the football team.
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 1 themes: 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.
Parents need to know
Age 8+Violence, mild language, mild violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Young Sheldon S1 E5, "A Solar Calculator, a Game Ball and a Cheerleader's Bosom", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for the mildest of the rewatch shelf. Occasional wine/beer mentions in adult scenes, rare mild profanity, and infrequent body-image jokes (fat-shaming). Most episodes are gentle family sitcom fare. Preview episodes rated 3+ if your family is navigating weight or self-image conversations. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Has everyone lost their mind? He's a little boy, Tam! - Good night! - But Good Lord,…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Young Sheldon S1 E5:
Has everyone lost their mind? He's a little boy, Tam! - Good night! - But Good Lord, that mouth of yours is a machine gun tonight.
Mom? ("I FOUGHT THE LAW" BY THE CLASH PLAYING) Robbin' people with a six-gun I fought the law and the law won Sheldon got a B-plus! That's terrible for him! I'm very disappointed in all three of you.
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