Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S6 E20, “The Exploding Meatball Sub”, scores 3/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. Lily and Barney react badly when Marshall finally quits his job at Goliath National Bank to take a volunteer position at an environmental organization. Meanwhile, Ted and Zoey's opposing positions on the future of the Arcadia come between them.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E20:
Coyote wasn't trying to sleep with the Roadrunner.
Every time I'm done having sex with a woman, at first, I never want to see her again.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E20:
No! You can't quit tomorrow! The lady with the big nipples is coming back to give another sexual harassment seminar, and I bribed one of the maintenance guys to keep the room at a brisk 55 degrees!
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E20:
She's obviously a prostitute.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E20:
If I hear myself say "Baby, you have my full support" one more time, I swear I'm gonna murder someone!
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E20:
Why don't you admit that your girlfriend challenging your every move is getting you a little murder-suicidey? Why don't you admit that Marshall quitting his job and taking an unpaid internship is killing you? It's not.
Swearing 1 moment
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E20:
That's love, bitch.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E20:
All that work wasted.
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