The Poker Game
🎞️ S9 E5 🤔 Caution

How I Met Your Mother

Is How I Met Your Mother S9 E5 OK for kids?

The Poker Game

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 12+

How I Met Your Mother S9 E5, “The Poker Game”, 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 10 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (2); Swearing (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.

Parents need to know

Age 12+

Language, sex talk, nudity in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S9 E5, "The Poker Game", 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 swearing (moderate, in dialogue). Sexual content includes I'm gonna tell you what I told frampton's guitar tech When he couldn't find a condom:…; You two shared bunk beds and baseball mitts, And, when you were hungry, these supple…. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Game on, 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 S9 E5:

  • Caution
    I'm gonna tell you what I told frampton's guitar tech When he couldn't find a condom: Let's gamble.
  • Caution
    And, so help me, you and I will never have sex again If you don't give back their bluff.
  • Mild
    But robin lets me do sex to her.

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E5:

  • Mild
    You two shared bunk beds and baseball mitts, And, when you were hungry, these supple breasts.
  • Mild
    That's a really pretty bra, mom.

Swearing 5 moments

How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E5:

  • Caution
    Game on, bitch.
  • Mild
    We're not stopping! This road trip sucks! Narrator: Barney's bachelor poker game was winding down.
  • Mild
    So we could not give him a wedding gift, And he would know exactly how it feels! Baby, I'm as pissed as you are, but we're getting them a gift.
  • Mild
    Stuff! Damn it.
  • Mild
    Ted's a rat bastard! Never mention his name again! Your coffeemaker? Ted got you that.

Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.