2. Cleaning House
🎞️ S6 E2 ✅ All clear

How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S6 E2 OK for kids?

2. Cleaning House

When Barney convinces the gang to help his mom move out of her home, they quickly learn that she has been very protective of Barney and lied to him about events throughout his life. Meanwhile, Ted gets upset when Robin oversells him to a blind date.

📺 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

Mild — okay from about 12+

How I Met Your Mother S6 E2, “2. Cleaning House”, 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+. When Barney convinces the gang to help his mom move out of her home, they quickly learn that she has been very protective of Barney and lied to him about events throughout his life. Meanwhile, Ted gets upset when Robin oversells him to a blind date.

Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Slut-shaming (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 2 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E2:

  • "Orgasms so intense that you just black out.
  • The comfort of home is a little ruined when someone turns your old room into what I'm pretty sure is a Tantric sex temple.

Slut-shaming 1 moment

How Slut-shaming shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E2:

  • Also, Janey Masterson's mother is a whore, and with gin on her breath at 10:00 in the morning, she's got some nerve kicking us out of the carpool.

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