Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
How I Met Your Mother S6 E9, “9. Glitter”, 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 Barney finds a copy of the Canadian kids show "Space Teens" starring Robin's alter-ego "Robin Sparkles," the gang learns more about Robin's past as a performer than they expected.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 4 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (6); Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E9:
It's like we're on a desert island, and this video is a really hot, naked chick, and she's got, like, seaweed on her and a seashell bra.
Porn / strippers / sex work 6 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E9:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
- Porn / adult-channel plot is part of this episode.
(upbeat music plays on TV) Space Teens?! Is this a porno? No, no.
This does have all the earmarks of porn.
Stripper pole, bad lighting, delusional girl who thinks it's a stepping stone to mainstream success.
Two dudes on the couch together watching porn? That's kind of weird.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E9:
You see him once a year, at which point, he punches you really hard in the arm and tells everyone how you dookied your pants.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E9:
I even thought she might try to kill herself.
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