Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S8 E13, “Band or DJ?”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. When Robin learns that Barney never asked her father's permission before proposing, she insists that he seek his approval before announcing their engagement. Meanwhile, Ted keeps his feelings concealed by throwing himself into planning their wedding.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 4 themes: Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (4); 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
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E13:
He always looks like he just came from slapping some guy tied to a chair in a back room.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E13:
Possibly suicidal.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E13:
I will cut you, bitch.
Are you familiar with memes? There's a cat who says, "I can has cheeseburger"" Okay, what the hell happened to you? Robin, I know in the past, I have been emotionally distant.
"Meatballs" has to be men's, right? I don't know what the hell "Calamaris" is.
Move! Let's cut the crap.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E13:
You're gonna stick me with that baby so that you guys can spend five minutes sorting out his love life, followed by an hour of you getting drunk and pretending to be in The Departed.
Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.