Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S2 E13, “Columns”, 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 8 flagged moments in 2 themes: Nudity & bodies (5); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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+Nudity, drinking, mild language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S2 E13, "Columns", 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 nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with alcohol & drugs alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Did you see what he was wearing today? It was like his pants were being held up by his…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — This is a cocktail napkin. 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
Nudity & bodies 5 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E13:
Did you see what he was wearing today? It was like his pants were being held up by his nipples.
Now you're ready for naked Marshall.
So the story on the painting is that, back in college, Lily wanted to do a nude study for her art class.
Call me old-fashioned, I just think that I'm the only guy you should see naked.
People don't make fun of you for posing nude for a painting.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E13:
This is a cocktail napkin.
Come on, Ted, listen, why don't we get back and finish drawing the plans for a building which, in my opinion, is never going to get built, so you and I can get out of here and grab a couple of beers.
Margarita Fridays-- great idea, boss.
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