Of Course
🎞️ S5 E17 🚫 Hard pass

How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S5 E17 OK for kids?

Of Course

When Robin confesses that she is still angry with Barney for the way he handled their break-up, she enlists the help of Anita, a self-help author who plans to beat Barney at his own game.

📺 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

Heavy — skip for under 16

How I Met Your Mother S5 E17, “Of Course”, scores 2/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. When Robin confesses that she is still angry with Barney for the way he handled their break-up, she enlists the help of Anita, a self-help author who plans to beat Barney at his own game.

Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (6); Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (3); Violence & injury (1); Slut-shaming (2). 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 E17:

  • I get her back to my place, and she just bolts? I mean, at least, when I run out on a girl, I have the common courtesy to sleep with her first.
  • Did she make excuses to establish physical contact with you? - Is this cashmere? - Cashmere? (SCOFFS) This is handspun virgin Merino.
  • That's why the book says, "Never sleep with a guy on the first date.
  • Is that right? Well - LILY: Really? - Men Are From Mars - Okay! Okay! Okay! Fine! Barney, when you were with this girl, did she suddenly slip the word "sex" into the conversation?
  • And it totally sex.
  • I mean, that guy has been active sexually.

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E17:

  • And bigger boobs.

Porn / strippers / sex work 3 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E17:

  • Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
  • Strip club? - Strip club.
  • Robin Scherbatsky, you look like the classiest, most expensive prostitute ever.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E17:

  • It just warms my freaking heart! (EX CLAIMS) (GUN CLICKING) (GRUNTS) (EXHALING) - So, are you sure you're not upset?

Slut-shaming 2 moments

How Slut-shaming shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E17:

  • Take a Look at Yourself, You Dumb Slut.
  • Take a Look at Yourself, You Dumb Slut crap on me! It's not crap! Of Course You're Still Single.

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

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