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Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S5 E20, “Home Wreckers”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. When Ted attends his mother's wedding, he is extremely disturbed by her overly affectionate relationship with her fiancé, which forces him to think about his own life and make an impulsive decision.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (3); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E20:
As a painter /songwriter / volunteer fear fighter, I find her incredibly sexual.
But you have your own sexual memories with your mom, don't you? Please don't.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E20:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
(SIGHING) I made a mistake letting you go, didn't I? Your penis is enormous.
MOSBY SHUSHING) Working on our night moves Trying to make some front page drive-in news Working on our night moves Your penis is enormous.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E20:
The blood pumps to my loins When I penetrate her OLDER TED: Kids, I swear to God, I blacked out for the next 12 minutes.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S5 E20:
You must've been drunk off your ass.
"Drunk or Kid?" Which one was I? Lock in your guesses.
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