Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
How I Met Your Mother S3 E10, “The Yips”, scores 2/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16.
Across the episode we counted 25 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (11); Nudity & bodies (4); Violence & injury (2); Swearing (7); 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.
Parents need to know
Age 16+Nudity, sex talk, language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S3 E10, "The Yips", 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 So I can get super strong and punch you really hard in the face. Sexual content is explicit — for example, I lost my virginity to her; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language includes strong swearing — for example, It smells like there's a little bitch in my gym. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Or we could just stop drinking beer. 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 11 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E10:
I lost my virginity to her.
Barney Barney, you need to find a girl and have sex with her ASAP.
But, James what woman's going to have sex with me? It's not like I'm a Backstreet Boy.
You know that Chinese food delivery boy? I had sex with him.
I guess your brother's going to stay a virgin.
Maybe you have to open up to some He just found out that the woman he lost his virginity to only did it because his brother bribed her.
Sleeping with me again isn't gonna solve anything.
That was the best sex I ever had.
So, hey, uh, maybe how about sex? Let's sex.
My entire sexual history was built on a rotting foundation of lies.
Thank me for what? Well, you know how it's hard for exes to be friends because there's this lingering sexual tension between them? Gone.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E10:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, hers is the only vagina for me.
Did you change your mind about having love, making sex, penis vagina? What is the matter with me? - Oh, honey - I just, I don't get it.
Do you guys work for the company? Yeah, it's called "I'm Gonna Get In Your Panties, Incorporated.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E10:
So I can get super strong and punch you really hard in the face.
Yeah, let's all punch Barney in the face.
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E10:
It smells like there's a little bitch in my gym.
Are you being a little bitch in my gym? No.
I don't know who the hell you think you are, but from now on, you don't tell Marshall what to do.
She's pretty pissed.
You know, for all the crap you've given me, I haven't seen you work up a sweat there once.
Do it! Come on! Do it, you worthless piece of crap! Please! Please, I just want to go home.
Yeah, kinda sucks, doesn't it? Oh, my God, Barney, you really did just rock my world.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E10:
Or we could just stop drinking beer.
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