Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S3 E4, “Little Boys”, scores 2/5 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 16 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Nudity & bodies (4); Violence & injury (4); Swearing (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, sex talk, violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S3 E4, "Little Boys", 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 sex & hookups alongside it. Violence is mild but includes But she's a gun nut. Sexual content is explicit — for example, But I can't sleep with her again; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears — for example, Translation says, ""'Cause I got game, bitches". 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 5 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E4:
But I can't sleep with her again.
If Lily and I have sex twice a week, which let's be honest, we all know is being conservative, and we've been together for ten…
But that's more times than Barney has ever had sex, and to your point, Ted, Lily is a quality girl.
You've had sex once.
A beautiful, sexy girl and all I could think about was you being there first.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E4:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
I like sports cars, but it doesn't mean I want to push a Ferrari through my vagina.
Rule #1: no eye patches or props of any One time, I was with this girl, and I tried that model line, and I totally got some over-the-shirt boob action in the "Just Say No" assembly.
Hey, now that you're a mom, are you going to start wearing those totally awesome jeans that go right up to your boobs? Do you guys really think this is me? Honey, it's you.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E4:
But she's a gun nut.
You grab the kid, I strangle six cobras with my bare hands.
Your idea of good game is slapping on a Dr.
You tried and you got slapped.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E4:
- Translation
"'Cause I got game, bitches.
Suddenly, we see these snake bastards sneaking towards a little baby.
What the hell was that? That was my new mom.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.