Life Among the Gorillas
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How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S1 E17 OK for kids?

Life Among the Gorillas

When Marshall takes an internship at Barney's company, he changes his entire personality in order to fit in.

📺 Where to watch

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

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 12+

How I Met Your Mother S1 E17, “Life Among the Gorillas”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. When Marshall takes an internship at Barney's company, he changes his entire personality in order to fit in.

Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Swearing (3); 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

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E17:

  • But will you be happy, knowing you could have made her a lot happier? And all four are totally naked.

Swearing 3 moments

How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E17:

  • I'm usually so good at being a boyfriend, but this never-seeing-each-other thing, it's a bitch.
  • Damn it! I don't deserve these delicious cupcakes.
  • 'This long-distance thing sucks, huh? 'Listen, I've been thinking and I really need to taIk to you tonight.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E17:

  • But if those guys try to pressure you to smoke, what do you say? - Only when I'm drunk.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.