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Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S6 E21, “Hopeless”, 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.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Alcohol & drugs (4); Sexual insults (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 13+Strip-club and porn references, sex talk, sexual insults in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S6 E21, "Hopeless", 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. Driven by porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with sex & hookups alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, If I can score five numbers before you can, then we have sex in the bathroom; Little thing instead of being a naked super ninja, can I be Meryl Streep in The Devil…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, My goodness! I sleep around, too. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — What's a magician's best friend? A drunk audience. 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E21:
If I can score five numbers before you can, then we have sex in the bathroom.
But if you can score five numbers before me, then we have sex in the bathroom.
I specifically remember, because we had great sex that night.
My prize sex in the bathroom.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E21:
Little thing instead of being a naked super ninja, can I be Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada? - How good was that movie? - Oh, my God.
Well, after a long day of style meetings and photo shoots and being way too mean to my assistant, I sometimes bang an underwear model.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E21:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
I never thought tonight would be so awesome! So next stop, strip club.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E21:
What's a magician's best friend? A drunk audience.
- ROBIN
Two, three, four! Ba, ba, ba, ba Ba, ba, ba Ba, ba, ba, da, da, da, da, da, da! Ow! Yeah! So, Saturday night time to cut loose, right? Who wants to split a beer? BARNEY: Oh, we're not drinking here.
Oh Oh (others talking at once) Hey, sugar! Five beers for the table, a Seven-and-Seven for me, and your ten digits for this guy here!
The Lusty Leopard has a special Oh, for corn's sake, Barney, I'm not drunk! - What? - I told you, I don't party anymore, and you wouldn't take no for an answer.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E21:
My goodness! I sleep around, too.
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