Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S3 E11, “The Platinum Rule”, scores 3/5 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 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (3); Sexual insults (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 13+Strip-club and porn references, sexual insults, violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S3 E11, "The Platinum Rule", 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 porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with sexual insults alongside it. Violence includes That was an interesting use of the beverage gun. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, That, dear boy, is a tramp stamp. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — And say we want to have a dinner party exploring the wine and cuisine of France's Loire…. 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
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E11:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
Oh, but Ted, if you get rid of the butterfly, how's everyone gonna know you're a stripper from Reno with Daddy issues?
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E11:
That was an interesting use of the beverage gun.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E11:
And say we want to have a dinner party exploring the wine and cuisine of France's Loire Valley? We just go across the hall.
Hey, Wendy, uh, do me a favor and send a glass of champagne to that pretty young thing over there.
Champagne? Would you? On me.
Sexual insults 2 moments
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E11:
That, dear boy, is a tramp stamp.
A tramp stamp.
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