Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S2 E12, “First Time in New York”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (8); Affairs / cheating (1); Alcohol & drugs (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 13+Sex talk, sexual insults, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S2 E12, "First Time in New York", 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 sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue), with sexual insults alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, You meet, you talk, you have sex, you exit when she's in the shower; He could've cheated on me with my lab partner Gretchen Gwynn, but he didn't. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, No, it shows that you're an I-love-you slut. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — He's 23, kind of a wad, but he buys me beer, so That's cool. 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 8 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E12:
You meet, you talk, you have sex, you exit when she's in the shower.
So every girl you have sex with feels the immediate need to shower? Actually, yeah, I get that.
Oh I can't believe my baby sister is planning to lose her virginity to a douche with a faux hawk.
Come on, you were only 16 when you had sex.
What?! Oh, my God! You only get one shot at losing your virginity.
And even though I just barely had sex, it counts.
Speech to talk a girl out of having sex.
Discouraging premarital sex is against my religion.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E12:
He could've cheated on me with my lab partner Gretchen Gwynn, but he didn't.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E12:
He's 23, kind of a wad, but he buys me beer, so That's cool.
Sexual insults 2 moments
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E12:
No, it shows that you're an I-love-you slut.
But, you know, I'm such a slut, I'm just gonna give it away.
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