A Couple Bruised Ribs and a Cereal Box Ghost Detector
🎞️ S3 E18 🤔 Gray area

Young Sheldon

Is Young Sheldon S3 E18 OK for kids?

A Couple Bruised Ribs and a Cereal Box Ghost Detector

When George Sr. accidentally lands the school librarian, Ms. Hutchins, in the hospital, the Cooper family must nurse her back to health. Also, Meemaw gives Georgie relationship advice.

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Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

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Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

Young Sheldon S3 E18, “A Couple Bruised Ribs and a Cereal Box Ghost Detector”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. When George Sr. accidentally lands the school librarian, Ms. Hutchins, in the hospital, the Cooper family must nurse her back to health. Also, Meemaw gives Georgie relationship advice.

Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (1); Swearing (4); Alcohol & drugs (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 Young Sheldon S3 E18:

  • You sleeping with her? - Lord, no.
  • Oh, my gosh. What kind of sicko sleeps with their ex-wife? Where is this coming from? Are you jealous? No.

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Young Sheldon S3 E18:

  • Did he tell you I was naked when he locked me out? What were you doing naked with a golf club in a hail storm? [laughs.] I know, it was the '70s.

Swearing 4 moments

How Swearing shows up in Young Sheldon S3 E18:

  • Son of a bitch! Here Edgar or Allan! Whichever the hell one you are! They ever leave the store together? Can I please just go to bed? Just answer the damn question.
  • Well, I know not to piss him off during a hail storm.
  • I mean, look at this damn thing.
  • See what a special bond we have? Now answer the damn question! - Why were you gone for so long? - I don't want to talk about it.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Young Sheldon S3 E18:

  • [woman.] Next up we have this Who buys this crap? Me after three beers.

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