Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S4 E19, “Murtaugh”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (1); Alcohol & drugs (6); Fat-shaming (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 12+Suicide references, fat-shaming, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S4 E19, "Murtaugh", 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. Sits in the gray area mainly on suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Aldrin, and worst of all, you're embarrassing me! That's it! Suicides! Baseline! Now! Run. Violence includes That's it! You're out of here, Stinson! Hand in your gun and your ID badge! With pleasure. Sexual content is mild but includes Remove "colonoscopy" and "Have sex with an old lady," and this is a cakewalk. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, You've had your fat ass stuck behind that desk for too long. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — It all started with your Uncle Marshall's beer bong. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E19:
Remove "colonoscopy" and "Have sex with an old lady," and this is a cakewalk.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E19:
That's it! You're out of here, Stinson! Hand in your gun and your ID badge! With pleasure.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E19:
Aldrin, and worst of all, you're embarrassing me! That's it! Suicides! Baseline! Now! Run.
Alcohol & drugs 6 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E19:
It all started with your Uncle Marshall's beer bong.
every time we had a party,that beer bong came out.
Then one day, in the throes of the worst hangover of my life, I realized there was only one person in the world that I could relate to: Detective Roger…
Closer to my booze.
Oh, I, uh, found these weird Russian beers in the basement.
Russian beers? I'll take a brewski.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E19:
You've had your fat ass stuck behind that desk for too long.
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