Content guide
Mild — okay from about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S5 E16, “Hooked”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 12+.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Alcohol & drugs (1); Homophobic jokes (1); Sexual insults (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+Homophobic jokes, strip-club and porn references, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S5 E16, "Hooked", 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. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes (BARNEY LAUGHS) Ain't no party like a pharma girl party 'Cause a pharma girl party don't…; I've been a hookee and a hooker. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes homophobic jokes — for example, Homo erectus, indeed. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, You want to see my rap poster? Poster whore! Anyway, Lisa Walker strung me along for…. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E16:
(BARNEY LAUGHS) Ain't no party like a pharma girl party 'Cause a pharma girl party don't stop Dude, I've already hooked up with three of them.
" And so, hot girls rolled into doctors' offices, looking sexy enough to render the very erection pills they peddled ironically redundant.
Ever! - Finish him! We will never be together in any sort of sexual way ever again! Nice.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E16:
I've been a hookee and a hooker.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E16:
Champagne? - Ted! Oh, my gosh.
Homophobic jokes 1 moment
How Homophobic jokes shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E16:
Homo erectus, indeed.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E16:
You want to see my rap poster? Poster whore! Anyway, Lisa Walker strung me along for months until, one night, I went to go tell her how much I loved her, (ALL EX CLAIMING IN ADMIRATION) In song.
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