Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
How I Met Your Mother S1 E4, “Return of the Shirt”, scores 2/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (1); 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.
Parents need to know
Age 16+Nudity, strip-club and porn references, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S1 E4, "Return of the Shirt", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for built around casual sex and bar life more than any show on this shelf. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Violence is mild but includes So you got beat up by a girl? Is that all you're taking away from this story? You got…. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Did you sleep with her sister? - No; 'Cause now you're saying 'nipple' and it's $100. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Oh, so much more wine. 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
Sex & hookups 5 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E4:
Did you sleep with her sister? - No.
Did you sleep with her mom? - No.
We're not gonna have sex for at least a month, but you're awesome.
Desperate, please-don't-leave-me sex is amazing.
You know what else? 'My younger sister just got married and I'm about to turn 30' sex.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E4:
'Cause now you're saying 'nipple' and it's $100.
50, but back when the stand first opened in 1955, you could get one for only a nipple.
Breast implants.
Wanna taIk mature? I just wrapped up a live newscast by honking my own boobs.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E4:
How many did you make? Say what you will about the porn industry, they're hard workers.
What do you guys think? You dumped a porn star? Friendship over.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E4:
So you got beat up by a girl? Is that all you're taking away from this story? You got beat up by a girl.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E4:
Oh, so much more wine.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.