Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S5 E1, “Definitions”, 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 11 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (6); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (4). 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+Sex talk, violence, nudity in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S5 E1, "Definitions", 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 sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue), with violence & injury alongside it. Violence includes I know you're a hockey fan, so I was thinking (STAMMERING) What do I have to do? Put a…. Sexual content is explicit — for example, I hooked up with this Chinese girl last night, and I don't know, it's weird; BARNEY says, "Oh, you're still seeing that guy? Even better, seeing him naked". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 6 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E1:
I hooked up with this Chinese girl last night, and I don't know, it's weird.
Guys, you can't just keep hooking up and not at least try and figure out what you mean to each other.
Where do you keep your condoms? I am freaking out.
We're not gonna have the talk! Would you just have the talk, okay? It's a five-minute conversation, and then you get to have sex afterwards.
So, has the boat sailed on sex tonight or OLDER TED: After that, the summer went by way too fast.
You're gonna lock us in here? Well, guess what? Maybe we'll spend the whole day having sex! Well, guess what? I brought Marshall with me, so maybe we'll do the same.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E1:
- BARNEY
Oh, you're still seeing that guy? Even better, seeing him naked.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E1:
I know you're a hockey fan, so I was thinking (STAMMERING) What do I have to do? Put a gun to your head? - Buy you a six-pack? - Come on, Brad, that's Wow, there's really six of them.
I'm always punching guys, girls.
I'll punch a baby.
No, I meant punching Brad.
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