Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S7 E3, “3. 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+. After Ted runs into an old girlfriend, he tries to make amends with her since he cheated during their relationship. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily make a bet with Barney that could force him to wear Marshall's ducky tie.
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.
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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