Trilogy Time
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How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S7 E20 OK for kids?

Trilogy Time

Ted, Marshall and Barney embark on another "trilogy time," where they get together every three years to watch the "Star Wars" trilogy and envision what their lives will be like in another three years. Meanwhile Barney and Quinn move in together.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 12+

How I Met Your Mother S7 E20, “Trilogy Time”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. Ted, Marshall and Barney embark on another "trilogy time," where they get together every three years to watch the "Star Wars" trilogy and envision what their lives will be like in another three years. Meanwhile Barney and Quinn move in together.

Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (4); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (2). 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 3 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E20:

  • Oh, baby, how do you feel after spending all day working on your art, since I make enough to support us both financially? Horny.
  • Guys, you remember my awesome girlfriend who was a virgin until we met? Mm-hmm.
  • Anyway, while it's just us guys, let me ask you something: we've all had that same fantasy about having sex with a girl in a stormtrooper costume, right? - Mmm, no.

Nudity & bodies 4 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E20:

  • Back boobs-- the visual stimulation of missionary meets the emotional detachment of doggy-style.
  • There's a, uh naked lady, uh jumping up and down on a mini-trampoline in the apartment across the, uh street.
  • Whassup, bra? It turns out it was just you I didn't want to commit to.
  • (laughter) Oh, and I got back boobs.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E20:

  • You're saying that Barney Stinson is at a decoupage class? That means we can watch Star Wars on his giant TV! Punch it, Chewy! (panting, moaning) Oh.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S7 E20:

  • Whassaaaa! Okay, seriously, at least tell me you're gonna change the what will by then be nine-year-old beer commercial reference.
  • Do you think instead of making a beer fly out of the fridge, I made that lamp break? Either that or the stormtrooper did.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.