4. Ted Mosby: Architect
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How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S2 E4 OK for kids?

4. Ted Mosby: Architect

When Barney tries to prove to Ted that his job as an architect is anything but boring by showing him that it is a great way to pick up women, a jealous Robin tracks down her man after hearing of his antics.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 12+

How I Met Your Mother S2 E4, “4. Ted Mosby: Architect”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. When Barney tries to prove to Ted that his job as an architect is anything but boring by showing him that it is a great way to pick up women, a jealous Robin tracks down her man after hearing of his antics.

Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 8 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Affairs / cheating (2); Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (5); Alcohol & drugs (2); Slut-shaming (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

Sex & hookups 3 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E4:

  • And thus ended this chapter of, "Let's pour our hearts out in the bedroom of Barney's one-night stand.
  • Carl, do you really want to be with a woman who would trade sex for beer? Only if you're into it.
  • Dancing leads to sex.

Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E4:

  • Okay, where are the guys and the hooker? Yo, what's up, ladies? Welcome to the party.

Affairs / cheating 2 moments

How Affairs / cheating shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E4:

  • Ted's cheating on me.
  • I can't believe he's cheating on me.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E4:

  • No room for my gun.

Suicide & self-harm 1 moment

How Suicide & self-harm shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E4:

  • You should work at a suicide hotline.

Swearing 5 moments

How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E4:

  • Bitch is lucky I brought my small purse.
  • Well, maybe they should have moved that part up a little bit earlier, 'cause You know what, um What I'm trying to say is I love being the person you bitch to.
  • I should probably go tell him I'm sorry, shouldn't I? You're trying to do it right now, aren't you? What the hell comes before "Q"?
  • And the other's a cheating bastard.
  • That is one hell of a non sequitur.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E4:

  • By night, however Damn, these are some drunk almost-lawyers.
  • Then freakin' rage! Yeah! Hey, drunk legal dude, um have you seen Marshall Ericksen? He was with a guy named Ted.

Slut-shaming 1 moment

How Slut-shaming shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E4:

  • Now where does the rodeo slut live? The building with the green light, apartment 3-C.

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