1. Definitions
🎞️ S5 E1 🚫 Hard pass

How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S5 E1 OK for kids?

1. Definitions

When the gang finds out that Barney and Robin are hesitant to define their relationship, Lily forces them to confront their biggest fear...becoming boyfriend/girlfriend. Meanwhile, Ted is anxious about teaching his first lecture at Columbia.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

How I Met Your Mother S5 E1, “1. 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. When the gang finds out that Barney and Robin are hesitant to define their relationship, Lily forces them to confront their biggest fear...becoming boyfriend/girlfriend. Meanwhile, Ted is anxious about teaching his first lecture at Columbia.

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.

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.

What to watch in How I Met Your Mother · Season 5 guide

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.