Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S7 E3, “Ducky Tie”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+.
Across the episode we counted 19 flagged moments in 6 themes: Nudity & bodies (5); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Affairs / cheating (3); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (5); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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+Strip-club and porn references, language, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S7 E3, "Ducky Tie", 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. Sits in the gray area mainly on porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes You had the knife skills you had the trigger All you needed then was to want something…. Sexual content is mild but includes …true love God, Lily! What on Earth is going on with your cans? Oh, these old things? I…; I let you come wash my dishes! I said my "oven" needed "cleaning"! I invited you into a…. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, …all this Shinjitsu stuff, just so he could get you out here whipping out your…. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — He got me 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
Nudity & bodies 5 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E3:
…true love God, Lily! What on Earth is going on with your cans? Oh, these old things? I got my pregnancy boobs!
Okay, can we stop talking about my wife's breasts, please? Ted ran into Victoria! I know, I'm still a little shaken by it.
I mean, come on, who's in? (Ted, Lily & Robin murmur approval) No! Forget it! Okay, how about this: if you can go ten seconds without looking at Lily's boobs, we'll go wherever you want to go.
- Terms
If you can do all that stuff that Marshall just listed off, I will let you touch one boob.
Thirty seconds, one boob.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E3:
I let you come wash my dishes! I said my "oven" needed "cleaning"! I invited you into a porno! No.
Affairs / cheating 3 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E3:
We decided to try long distance, but it didn't work because I cheated on her with someone at this very table.
You didn't cheat on me with Klaus, did you? - No.
Just let yourself off the hook on a technicality! Forget the fact that you did cheat on me! Forget it? I will never forget it.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E3:
You had the knife skills you had the trigger All you needed then was to want something from me.
Swearing 5 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E3:
…all this Shinjitsu stuff, just so he could get you out here whipping out your milk-makers! You son of a bitch!
Damn it! Oh, well.
This stinks to holy hell! He's gonna win the bet! Baby, come on.
How could Barney have You brilliant bastard.
But damn it.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E3:
He got me drunk.
This one has no booze.
Yeah, I don't know why people think that Mai Tais need booze.
You're not drunk? Huh.
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