Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S3 E9, “9. Slapsgiving”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. As Lily and Marshall host their first Thanksgiving as a married couple, Barney is tortured by the tick-tock of the slap bet countdown clock and the uncertainty of the exact moment the slap is going to be delivered.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Violence & injury (4); Swearing (5). 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E9:
Hey, did you know that the first pies in recorded history came from ancient Egypt? Remember last year's Thanksgiving, when we had sex seven times? - Ooh.
Well, how come we're all allowed to bust on Barney when he dates some skanktron, but when you sleep with the Crypt Keeper's dad, I'm not allowed to say a word? First of all, Bob and I are not sleeping together.
And if you have sex again, neither of you gets dessert! Oh, what the hell kind of Thanksgiving is this anyway? Um, most Thanksgivings.
How does it feel, Marshall, to sit there, impotently your large, flaccid hand, just dangling in the wind? The slap will occur in ten Ooh, classy touch, dude.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E9:
The only reason I'm jealous of Bob is because I heard Noah gave him shotgun in the ark.
…is this feelin' That's put you in your place? A hot, red burnin' on the side of your face You feel the blood rush to your cheek Tears start to fill your eyes And your lips are tremblin' but you can't speak, you're…
The worst part about getting slapped is not knowing when it's going to happen.
But now I know exactly when I'm gonna get slapped.
Swearing 5 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E9:
We's gonna get silly, bitches.
Damn it! Wait, you're gonna slap me on Thanksgiving? Slapsgiving.
Lily, you're the Slap Bet Commissioner, is that allowed? The hostess in me who's using her wedding china for the first time wants to say hell, no, but yeah, I'm going to allow it.
So we're in the kitchen, starting on the pies, and we realize, we don't have a damn thing to say to each other.
Relapse five! That's where we high-five, then it's awkward for a little bit and then we high-five again! What the hell were you doing?
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