Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Young Sheldon S1 E20, “A Dog, a Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. A battle erupts between the Coopers and Sparks when the Sparks' new dog terrorizes Sheldon.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (4); Swearing (6); Alcohol & drugs (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 10+Language, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Young Sheldon S1 E20, "A Dog, a Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish", 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. Sits in the gray area mainly on swearing (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes A tranquilizer gun? A pet fish. Sexual content is mild but includes Now I'm looking at you in your underwear. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Don't you think I realize that Mary can be a bit Of a self-righteous bitch? I was gonna…. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Brenda, this is, by far, the best bowling alley margarita in town. 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Young Sheldon S1 E20:
Now I'm looking at you in your underwear.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Young Sheldon S1 E20:
A tranquilizer gun? A pet fish.
His fish blood is mixing with my human blood.
Meemaw got punched in the face because of me.
No, that wasn't because of you, and for the record, your meemaw gets punched in the face all the time.
Swearing 6 moments
How Swearing shows up in Young Sheldon S1 E20:
Don't you think I realize that Mary can be a bit Of a self-righteous bitch? I was gonna say "challenging," but sure, let's go with yours.
Son of a bitch! Dad killed my fish! George! He'll be fine.
How the hell did he do that? He pushed in a screen window.
- BRENDA
Damn it, Herschel, what is going on? - Oh, hey, George.
But everybody else can go to hell.
I'm proud of him for trying to overcome that damn dog phobia.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Young Sheldon S1 E20:
Brenda, this is, by far, the best bowling alley margarita in town.
" Okay, see now, Brenda, you don't want to go calling my grandson weird when I've just treated you to a margarita grande.
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