Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S5 E8, “The Playbook”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (3); Swearing (7). 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+Nudity, language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S5 E8, "The Playbook", 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 nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with swearing alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, "Mothers I'd Like to Sleep With and Never Call Again; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, What the heck? It's Lorenzo Von Matterhorn! You son of a bitch! So he hooked up with…. 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E8:
"Mothers I'd Like to Sleep With and Never Call Again.
What the heck? It's Lorenzo Von Matterhorn! You son of a bitch! So he hooked up with Shelly? You must have been pissed.
Let me think, do I wanna go out with a girl Barney hooked up with? - Guys, help me out with the harmonies.
You know, make out with her a little.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E8:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
"The fake medical journal featuring the heartbreaking story "of doctors telling him penis reduction surgery isn't an option.
Have you guys seen "The My Penis Grants Wishes"? - Really? A genie comes out of it? - Only if you rub it hard enough.
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E8:
What the heck? It's Lorenzo Von Matterhorn! You son of a bitch! So he hooked up with Shelly? You must have been pissed.
You son of a bitch! Wow, you stole The Playbook? - So the girl on the Empire State Building? - A friend of mine, an actress.
Damn straight! Barney, I've had Shelly set aside for Ted for three years.
(SINGING) Hell, no - (SINGING) Hell, no - (SINGING) Hell, no - (SINGING) Hell, no Well, you must be a little bothered by this? Well, it's his life.
Look, if these girls are dumb enough to fall for this crap, they have it coming.
No more flimflams! - Damn it! Oh, my God.
I guess I've been so wrapped up in my own stuff that I Oh, crap, she's looking over here.
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