Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S8 E9, “9. Lobster Crawl”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. Robin is determined to get Barney back no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, Ted fills in as Marvin's Nanny, leading Marshall and Lily to realize that Ted is using baby Marvin to replace his other baby - the GNB building.
Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (3); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (7); 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E9:
Just remember, you can never hook up with Barney again.
Okay, that's unfortunate, but it doesn't mean you have to hook up with Barney.
Wait, you didn't sleep with her? Nope.
Dressing a dog up like me, hooking up with all those nannies Brobibs? No, those are solid.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E9:
I know! I think I just saw a guy with breasts outside.
If you ever want to see these boobs again, crawl, you son of a me.
What? You're half naked, you're not a parent to any of these children-- don't offer 'em candy.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E9:
I poured my blood, sweat and tears into that building.
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E9:
Oh, you think you're so smart, don't you, bitch? Um, billion-dollar idea alert.
I'm sorry I called you a bitch.
Bitchbibs! You know Barney's gonna sue us, but damn it, let's just go for it.
I'm meeting with a headhunter next week to line up my next project, but until then, what the hell?
(blowing) Oh, my Damn it, guys, we lost him.
(chuckles) Who the hell is that? Hey, guys.
Damn it! What did I do wrong? Nothing.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E9:
You looked like you were gonna chase Barney down with a sixer of watermelon wine coolers.
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