Content guide
Mild — okay from about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S3 E15, “The Chain of Screaming”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 12+. After Marshall is verbally emasculated by his boss, he struggles with the fact that taking a job with a "big bad" corporate law firm may have been a major mistake.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (3); Alcohol & drugs (1); Slut-shaming (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E15:
Screaming is a motivational tool, like christmas bonuses or sexual harassment.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E15:
Shotgun for eternity! - You can't call shotgun for eternity.
Oh, God, I just I just Just because you weren't around for this, I called shotgun for all eternity in Ted's car.
Then why are you still in my office? Okay, gun violence might be the answer to everything up in Canada, Robin, but here in America, we solve our problems with words.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E15:
Are you okay? Beer.
Slut-shaming 2 moments
How Slut-shaming shows up in How I Met Your Mother S3 E15:
Your mom's a slut! Yes.
Your mom's a slut, and I'm sorry, Barney, but you and your brother clearly have different fathers, And you know why? It's probably because your mom is a slutty slut! - Keep going.
Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.