Content guide
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.
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