Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
How I Met Your Mother S7 E14, “46 Minutes”, scores 2/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16.
Across the episode we counted 17 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (8); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (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 16+Strip-club and porn references, nudity, violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S7 E14, "46 Minutes", 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 porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with nudity & bodies alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Is that the lunatic that stabbed all those prison guards? We gotta hit that party!…. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Mickey, since you got here, you've been nothing but judgmental and pushy and strangely…; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Look, I know I've been a little drunk and naive tonight, but here's what's gonna happen. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E14:
Mickey, since you got here, you've been nothing but judgmental and pushy and strangely obsessed with your adolescent sex life.
…and you find out Marshall's dead, and you're there for Lily emotionally at first, but then it becomes sexual, and you feel guilty, but maybe that guilt just makes it dirtier and better No, I won't let that happen.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E14:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
She's just like old, less-good Lily, but instead of bossing us around, she shows us her boobs.
You want to touch my girlfriend's boobs? Wait-- Better Lily is dating this behemoth? Sound like anyone you know? That's New Marshall.
Hey! Got a little boob glitter on your eyebrow, Mac Daddy.
Porn / strippers / sex work 8 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E14:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
Remember that amazing idea I had that one time? Let's go to a strip club.
Let's go to a strip club! TED: Well I'm going to miss them anywhere.
Hell, yeah! Yeah! I'm buying my man a lap dance, 'cause that's just how I do! Party like a rock star! (trailing off): Party like a rock star TED: Uh, hey, guys.
Now, put this fiver in your mouth so that stripper with the lazy eye can vacuum it up with Barney! Wh-what? I'm allowed to miss them, okay? They're my two best friends.
- ANNOUNCER
Gentlemen, say hello to J-J-J-Jasmine! (Barney guffawing) Remember her? NARRATOR: So, a while back, we discovered the most amazing thing: Lily had a doppelganger who was a Russian stripper.
Barney, I don't need a lap dance.
- NARRATOR
…get impaled Lites Out! MICKEY: Brought to you by Aldrin Games! Well, judging from how many clients that hooker has serviced, I'd say we've been here almost an hour.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E14:
Is that the lunatic that stabbed all those prison guards? We gotta hit that party! (quietly): I'll never find love.
We built Chip City Uh, uh! We built Chip City on all your dough Built Chip City Hit it! (high-pitched whine) You know Butterfly-knife.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E14:
Look, I know I've been a little drunk and naive tonight, but here's what's gonna happen.
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