Jiu-Jitsu, Bubble Wrap, and Yoo-hoo
🎞️ S1 E17 ✅ All clear

Young Sheldon

Is Young Sheldon S1 E17 OK for kids?

Jiu-Jitsu, Bubble Wrap, and Yoo-hoo

Sheldon is bullied by an unlikely character, and Mary and George disagree on how to handle the situation.

📺 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

Mild — okay from about 8+

Young Sheldon S1 E17, “Jiu-Jitsu, Bubble Wrap, and Yoo-hoo”, 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 is bullied by an unlikely character, and Mary and George disagree on how to handle the situation.

Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (1); Swearing (3); Homophobic jokes (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in Young Sheldon S1 E17:

  • What's not okay is Sheldon gettin' beat up by a little girl.

Swearing 3 moments

How Swearing shows up in Young Sheldon S1 E17:

  • Now, I'm warnin' you, Brenda is one mean I know you don't like bad language, but we are in a bowling alley One mean bitch.
  • Sucks for you.
  • BRENDA Herschel! Where the hell are you?! Shh.

Homophobic jokes 2 moments

How Homophobic jokes shows up in Young Sheldon S1 E17:

  • Now, examples of prey include Oryctolagus cuniculus, Gallus gallus domesticus, and weighing in at 58 pounds soaking wet, Diminutive homo novus Curiously, a close relative of Gallus gallus domesticus.
  • Homo novus needs a Yoo-hoo.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.