Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S8 E8, “Twelve Horny Women”, 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 8 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (3); Swearing (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.
Parents need to know
Age 12+Nudity, sex talk, language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S8 E8, "Twelve Horny Women", 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 sex & hookups (explicit, in dialogue). Sexual content includes That guy wasn't masturbating; I'm gonna get us two drinks, come back and comment on the likely size and color of the…. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Scooter, do you smell bacon? (laughs sinisterly) Laugh, bitch. 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 S8 E8:
That guy wasn't masturbating.
I mean, I've heard of Twelve Angry Men, but this was more like Twelve Horny Women.
And for the older birds, who maybe don't perform as well in the bedroom as they used to, could actually be having healthier sex lives? In my expert opinion yes? Yes.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E8:
I'm gonna get us two drinks, come back and comment on the likely size and color of the nipples on that redhead at the bar, with the big, dark nipples.
You want to talk about teenage badasses? I was like John Gotti in a training bra.
How aboot, uh, I lower the TV, too, yeah? (grunts) (screeches) (cheering) Three hours later, I was arrested drunk, naked, and driving a Zamboni.
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E8:
Scooter, do you smell bacon? (laughs sinisterly) Laugh, bitch.
…be grossed out, but you're gonna laugh a little anyway, and then you'll tell a funny story about "that bitch Patrice" at work, but neither one of us are gonna say, "Hey, how's it going?" or "Good to see you!"…
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