Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S8 E4, “Who Wants to Be a Godparent?”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (4); Swearing (3); 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, language, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S8 E4, "Who Wants to Be a Godparent?", 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 swearing alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, …themselves in the ladies' ova! Break it down! (beatboxing) I'm sorry, don't you need to…; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears — for example, But not that bitch's window. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, …With a hot chick here and a dumb chick there Huh? Huh? Bro, bro, bro your broat Gently…. 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 S8 E4:
…themselves in the ladies' ova! Break it down! (beatboxing) I'm sorry, don't you need to actually have had sex in order to explain it?
Oh, come on, if Ted raises him, the poor kid's still gonna be a virgin when he's 13.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E4:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
How may I direct my penis? TED: Oh, geez.
If you want him to be raised by his underwear on a flagpole, Ted's your guy.
If you want him pulling the chord on some other nerd's panties, (clicks tongue) I'm your guy.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E4:
But not that bitch's window.
I packed up all my crap; I said, "See ya" to Sarah and the kids; and I finally got my dream job as a mixologist down here at Carnalism 2.
Hey, look, as the only one of us packing a vag, I got a natural instinct for nurturing and crap like that.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E4:
…With a hot chick here and a dumb chick there Huh? Huh? Bro, bro, bro your broat Gently to the bar Hit on sluts, then do ten shots and Huh?
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