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Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S3 E8, “8. Spoiler Alert”, 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. When Ted thinks he has met a wonderful girl, the gang can't help but point out a deal-breaking flaw, eventually leading to a heated exchange of barbs among the group.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (2); Alcohol & drugs (1). 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E8:
One time, in the tenth grade, as a joke, I told everyone that my English teacher had sex with me.
If it's so obvious and you guys all see it, how come I don't? 'Cause we're not trying to have sex with her.
Brother, you're driving the "I want to have sex with her" truck, and it's got a huge blind spot.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E8:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
I remember when I had a penis.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E8:
I'm a lawyer now 'cause I passed the bar I'm imposing Marshall law on this champagne.
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