Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S8 E20, “The Time Travelers”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+. Future versions of Ted and Barney try to convince Ted to go see Robots Versus Wrestlers. Meanwhile, Marshall challenges Robin to a dance-off.
Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (4); Alcohol & drugs (5). 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E20:
Lily, I know that I have the sexual charisma of a bad boy, but I certainly don't have the manners of one.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E20:
Ted, get ready to be surrounded by half-naked, grease-covered bodies.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E20:
Look, and if I can't have them, I'll take the 45 seconds before your boyfriend shows up and punches me in the face, because I love you.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E20:
God, you're still clinging to that? Marshall, it doesn't matter, 'cause you'd lose anyway, and you know why? 'Cause I'm Sparkles, bitch.
And you bastards aren't going anywhere.
Break a leg (everyone talking at once) (clears throat) What the hell? Do not talk to her.
- NARRATOR
Kids, it's been almost 20 years since that cold April night in 2013, and I can safely tell you, if I could go back in time and relive that night, there's no way in hell I'd go to Robots vs.
Alcohol & drugs 5 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S8 E20:
Only the best cocktail ever.
Five tablespoons of sugar, a whisper of vanilla vodka and you're done.
If Ted doesn't get wasted, there's no way he'll end up making out with that surprisingly realistic-looking female robot.
But in this case, yeah, you kind of have to be wasted.
(all agreeing, overlapping chatter) You drink beers in cans still.
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