Content guide
Mild — okay from about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S2 E11, “How Lily Stole Christmas”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 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 6 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (3); 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+Drinking, sexual insults, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S2 E11, "How Lily Stole Christmas", 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 (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes When you walk through the door, does it feel like you've been slapped in the face by…. Sexual content is mild but includes Are you sick? Is it sick to find maturity and experience sexy? No, I meant do you have a…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Yeah, and after all that weed. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, I'm telling you, she's a laugh slut. 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 E11:
Are you sick? Is it sick to find maturity and experience sexy? No, I meant do you have a cold? I'm fine.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E11:
When you walk through the door, does it feel like you've been slapped in the face by Christmas? Sure does.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E11:
Yeah, and after all that weed.
In college, whenever I wanted to make up with her, I'd buy her a beer.
Actually the beer helped a little.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E11:
I'm telling you, she's a laugh slut.
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