Content guide
Mild — okay from about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S1 E12, “The Wedding”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 12+.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Alcohol & drugs (5); Sexual insults (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 12+Strip-club and porn references, sex talk, sexual insults in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S1 E12, "The Wedding", 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. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes Claudia and Stuart? I mean, I've hooked up with the odd lass who was beneath my level of…; I miss owning porn! - (SCOFFS) Dude, who doesn't? And, you know, I'll see some super hot…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, This morning at the rehearsal, Claudia called our 7-year-old flower girl a whore. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — But, you know, I was drunk. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E12:
Claudia and Stuart? I mean, I've hooked up with the odd lass who was beneath my level of attractiveness.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E12:
I miss owning porn! - (SCOFFS) Dude, who doesn't? And, you know, I'll see some super hot model chick and I'll think, 'Why am I with Claudia? I could be with her.
Alcohol & drugs 5 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E12:
But, you know, I was drunk.
There's no way Claudia has been drunk for three years.
And come Saturday, little music, little dancing, a lot of champagne.
That's just That's Two vodka cranberries, please.
You remembered I drink vodka cranberries.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E12:
This morning at the rehearsal, Claudia called our 7-year-old flower girl a whore.
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