The Pre-Nup
🎞️ S8 E2 🚫 Too much

How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S8 E2 OK for kids?

The Pre-Nup

📺 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

Skip for under 13

How I Met Your Mother S8 E2, “The Pre-Nup”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.

Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (4); Sexual insults (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 13+

Nudity, strip-club and porn references, language in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S8 E2, "The Pre-Nup", 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 nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Violence is mild but includes How about a provision barring any nudist German ex-fiancés from slapping his strudel up…. Sexual content is explicit — for example, "Miss Garvey must invent 12 new sexual positions per year, "at least ten of which…; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, What are you bitches doing here? Lily. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, If I could just take a quick whore's bath in your kitchen sink, then I will skedaddle. 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 4 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E2:

  • Mild
    "Miss Garvey must invent 12 new sexual positions per year, "at least ten of which involve her doing all or most of the work.
  • Mild
    ROBIN I get turned on watching myself do the news during sex.
  • Mild
    Look, seeing myself on TV makes me feel confident and sexy.
  • Mild
    I find you so sexy, it just hurt that you don't feel the same about me.

Nudity & bodies 4 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E2:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Too much
    I seriously think one was coming from my vagina.
  • Mild
    "Miss Garvey's breasts must be enhanced every five years or 50,000 honka-honkas, whichever comes first.
  • Mild
    And, sidebar: why do men think women like to be honka-honka'd? What woman wants her breasts squeezed like a seal horn? Um totally.

Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E2:

  • Too much
    Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
  • Too much
    Ready for your wake-up lap dance, Master? Aren't you forgetting something? (gasps) Oh, my God, it's 9:00 a.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E2:

  • Mild
    How about a provision barring any nudist German ex-fiancés from slapping his strudel up and down your sofa?

Swearing 4 moments

How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E2:

  • Caution
    What are you bitches doing here? Lily.
  • Mild
    My God! What the hell does Barney think marriage is going to be like, anyway? Just a healthy, modern-day marriage, based on mutual respect between two equals.
  • Mild
    Hey, hey Hey, guys, what's up? Oh, Quinn's pissed because Barney wants her to sign a crazy prenup.
  • Mild
    Hell, I don't care if it's crazy, I-I'm doing it.

Sexual insults 1 moment

How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E2:

  • Caution
    If I could just take a quick whore's bath in your kitchen sink, then I will skedaddle.

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