Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
How I Met Your Mother S1 E19, “Mary the Paralegal”, scores 1/5 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 15 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (6); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (1); Racism & slurs (1); Sexual insults (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 16+Strip-club and porn references, racist language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S1 E19, "Mary the Paralegal", 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 porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with racism & slurs alongside it. Violence is mild but includes She slapped me and stormed off. Sexual content is explicit — for example, To bring to the banquet and hang out with ironically - or to actually have sex with? - Yes; Even better, triple threat, hotter and bigger boobs. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, You wanna judge a fellow human being based solely on one external characteristic? That's…. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, Moron in my face? Oh, and Paralegally Blonde isn't here in her low-cut dress to make me…. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E19:
To bring to the banquet and hang out with ironically - or to actually have sex with? - Yes.
B, you get to have sex with her.
' - Who had sex for money? - Nobody.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E19:
Even better, triple threat, hotter and bigger boobs.
Porn / strippers / sex work 6 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E19:
By escort, you mean prostitute? - Why not? - Because gross? Oh, what, gross? What, you have some puritanical hang-up about prostitution? Dude, it's the world's oldest profession.
Let's get you a hooker.
You do realize that one out of every eight adult women in America is a prostitute.
You got me a hooker.
Oh, which Sandy do we want today? Uh - French Sandy, porn-star Sandy - Yosemite Sandy, definitely.
Barney, is that true? We were having a conversation about prostitution.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E19:
She slapped me and stormed off.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E19:
Look, a beer.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E19:
You wanna judge a fellow human being based solely on one external characteristic? That's racism.
Sexual insults 2 moments
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S1 E19:
Moron in my face? Oh, and Paralegally Blonde isn't here in her low-cut dress to make me jealous? Oh, so now she's a whore? - What? - You know something? Mary the paralegal is awesome.
So the message is, I should treat every woman like a whore? Come on, dude.
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