Content guide
Mild — okay from about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S6 E16, “Desperation Day”, scores 2/5 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 3 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (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+Sex talk, drinking, violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S6 E16, "Desperation Day", 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 sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes You want to see Anna beat him in an arm wrestle? My elbow slipped! Marshall, I'm going…. Sexual content is mild but includes We said you were going to have sex. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — with a drunkenly slurred, "What ya doing?" But when a lady booty-calls a guy, she…. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E16:
We said you were going to have sex.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E16:
You want to see Anna beat him in an arm wrestle? My elbow slipped! Marshall, I'm going home.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E16:
with a drunkenly slurred, "What ya doing?" But when a lady booty-calls a guy, she invents a respectable excuse to mask the fact that she wants to get stuck real good.
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