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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. When Marshall and Barney argue over the destruction of the Arcadian Hotel, Robin and Lily try to mix the right combination of cocktails that will force them to make up. Meanwhile, Ted plans a romantic weekend away with Zoey.
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.
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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