Something Borrowed
🎞️ S2 E21 ✅ Mild

How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S2 E21 OK for kids?

Something Borrowed

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 12+

How I Met Your Mother S2 E21, “Something Borrowed”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 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 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (4); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (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 12+

Nudity, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S2 E21, "Something Borrowed", 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 nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes …no flowers to the music of half a harp played by a woman who's crowning, as my high…. Sexual content is mild but includes I have hairy nipples. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Oh, I need a glass of wine. 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 4 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E21:

  • Too much
    I have hairy nipples.
  • Mild
    Lily, I think I forgot your bridal panties.
  • Mild
    My veil got thrashed, the harp player is in labor, and I'm not wearing my wedding underwear.
  • Mild
    Hey, I found your panties! I'm good.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E21:

  • Caution
    …no flowers to the music of half a harp played by a woman who's crowning, as my high school boyfriend reads Guns N' Roses lyrics.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S2 E21:

  • Mild
    Oh, I need a glass of wine.
  • Mild
    I want I want Scooter! I need a glass of wine.

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