Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S6 E22, “The Perfect Cocktail”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 25 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (9); Racism & slurs (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+Nudity, strip-club and porn references, racist language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S6 E22, "The Perfect Cocktail", 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 nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Sexual content includes I'm torn between training an actual coyote to use an ACME dynamite plunger, or hooking…; Zoey's not shutting anything down, standing out there with her stupid megaphone,…. Language includes strong swearing — for example, That bitch is not giving us the walk-by. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, He's just an awful, flatulent racist. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Yes, but the right kind of drunk. 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 E22:
I'm torn between training an actual coyote to use an ACME dynamite plunger, or hooking up a fuse to Eddie Van Halen's guitar that goes off the second he hits the last note to "Hot For Teacher.
Hey, I dare you guys to dare us to make out.
I dare you guys to dare us to make out.
But I guess we'll have to settle for what sounded like two very large men having sex next door with a third very small man.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E22:
Zoey's not shutting anything down, standing out there with her stupid megaphone, screaming in the wind; butt cheeks trembling with fury; her perky breasts heaving; her self-righteous nipples Dude, that's my girlfriend.
I mean, we're, we're cool, right? Not only do you quit the job I stuck my neck out to get you, now you sabotage the project I'm in charge of? Is this because I brushed Lily's boob with my elbow, the other day?
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E22:
Can you get STDs from the ghost of a prostitute? (woman in bathroom screams) (screams) What are What are you doing in our bathroom? WOMAN (with thick accent): This bathroom for entire floor! (toilet flushes) Okay.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E22:
That bitch is not giving us the walk-by.
We need to get these bitches drunk.
(squeaks) (screams) That, that was that! Oh, my God! It's the cock-a-mouse! The what? Cock-a-mouse.
(baby cock-a-mice squeaking) Ew.
What kind of dirtbag doesn't stand by his best friends, but instead sides with some self-righteous bitch with a pointless cause and a megaphone? TED: Dude.
(falsetto): A stink-eye-walk-by?! Aw, hell no! I hope this drink isn't teething, 'cause it's about to get nursed.
Do you know what I had to do to get you that job? Do you know what I had to do to will myself to show up every day? What, wear a wrinkled suit and not give a damn about what your hair looked like?
(sighs) Damn it, I know what happened.
Alcohol & drugs 9 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E22:
Yes, but the right kind of drunk.
Maybe red wine? Oh, I don't know.
Red wine has kind of an odd effect on Barney.
Oh last time Marshall got gin-drunk was at that douchey bar Barney likes to go to.
- NARRATOR
Kids, don't drink tequila.
Well, what drink finally did the trick? ROBIN: Of course, beer.
(laughing drunkenly) Uh, no.
N-not right Carl, a round of champagne.
Ooh! The champagne.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S6 E22:
He's just an awful, flatulent racist.
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