Content guide
Mild — okay from about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S2 E3, “Brunch”, 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 5 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Affairs / cheating (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 12+Drinking, affairs and cheating, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S2 E3, "Brunch", 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 alcohol & drugs (explicit, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes I hooked up with a waitress; Well, why did you have to throw your beautiful boobs at me? You know you have boobs. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — You mean the spa the judge ordered him to go to to quit cocaine? Coffee? Now, Grandma…. 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 S2 E3:
I hooked up with a waitress.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E3:
Well, why did you have to throw your beautiful boobs at me? You know you have boobs.
Are you wearing a push-up bra? Did you Mystic Tan your calves? I withdraw the question.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E3:
Can you believe your dad rack-jacked me like that? My dad made out with Wendy the waitress? He cheated on my mom? No, that's impossible.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E3:
You mean the spa the judge ordered him to go to to quit cocaine? Coffee? Now, Grandma and Grandpa didn't like to talk about things that were uncomfortable, emotional, or in any way real.
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