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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. Marshall is tormented by his pals after they discover a nude painting of him by Lily, but then in a twist of fate she and Marshall figure out a way to capitalize on her painting expertise.
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.
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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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