Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S4 E10, “The Fight”, scores 3/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. Ted tries to prove he's not pathetic for getting left at the altar, and Barney tries to impress Robin, who thinks fighting is sexy, by fighting with patrons who are sitting in their favorite booth.
Across the episode we counted 17 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Violence & injury (6); Swearing (6); 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E10:
And everyone is going to think it's great and everyone is going to sleep with me again.
There's only three things you'll ever see me fight the stubborn clasp of a bra, Sexual harassment charges-- nine for nine-- And the urge to vomit when I see someone wearing brown shoes with a black suit.
she thinks fighting's sexy.
I was doing Your best not to cry when Big came back for Carrie at the end of the Sex and the City movie? No.
Violence & injury 6 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E10:
They what?! Look, Doug we can explain Explain what? Explain how you stabbed me in the back right to my face? Robin,i'm scared.
I was 30 and in those 30 years I'd been punched once.
I just beat up three guys by myself.
And now we are going to go in there and tell everyone the legendary tale of how we beat up some guys.
God! You just punched me in the nose! Are you crying? Yes I'm crying! You just punched me in the nose! Oh that's going to swell up real good.
So what can I share about the experience? Well,for starters,when you punch someone in the face, it hurts your hand a lot.
Swearing 6 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E10:
Has he lost weight? Bitch,don't even.
That sucks! Good times.
What the hell is this?! I've told you kids about Doug,right? I haven't? Oh,well Doug Martin was a bartender at MacLaren's.
What the hell is this?! Oh,um,well,some guys are sitting in our booth.
But he was really pissed at us.
Holy crap! Yeah,turns out Uncle Marshall and his brothers did a little more than just roughhouse.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E10:
Vodka cranberry.
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