Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S7 E13, “Tailgate”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+.
Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Swearing (3); Alcohol & drugs (5). 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, sex talk, language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S7 E13, "Tailgate", 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). Sexual content includes You know, since we'll here, and we're all horny I don't know what went wrong; (blows note on horn) You must be from the escort service. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, I think the most appropriate way to honor your memory today is to get blasted and watch…. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — MacLaren's is a rip-off! (scoffs) You'd all be better off coming upstairs to my place…. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E13:
You know, since we'll here, and we're all horny I don't know what went wrong.
Mine was going to be "make a sex tape," so two birds.
Uh, yeah, dude, I don't know where you got a velvet rope, but you can't use my room for anonymous sex.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E13:
(blows note on horn) You must be from the escort service.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E13:
I think the most appropriate way to honor your memory today is to get blasted and watch the Vikings make the Bears their furry little bitches.
(crowd cheering) So, as the countdown to 212 continues, a quick warning, America: Tina Henderson is a soulless bitch who will stomp on your heart.
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Boo! Poodles sucks! MARSHALL: And that's when the night turned to absolute crap.
Alcohol & drugs 5 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E13:
MacLaren's is a rip-off! (scoffs) You'd all be better off coming upstairs to my place for a beer.
A bar where we get chicks drunk and bang them.
You listen to people's problems, pretend to care, but you can drink openly, instead of having to hide your booze in a coffee mug.
Puzzles is a place where people go To feel like they belong Gonna take advantage of dumb drunk girls No, we're not.
That's why today was so important because I just I needed to Did you just open a beer on my father's headstone? Actually, it's a hard cider.
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