Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S9 E8, “The Lighthouse”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 12 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (2); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (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 13+Language, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S9 E8, "The Lighthouse", 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. Driven by swearing (moderate, in dialogue), with violence & injury alongside it. Violence includes (whistles, blows raspberry) I don't want your blood on my hands, and I mean that…. Language includes strong swearing — for example, Game on, bitch. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Yes, this has booze in it. 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
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E8:
(whistles, blows raspberry) I don't want your blood on my hands, and I mean that literally, because it would be my job to to hose down the rocks.
Oh, I can hear my blood right now.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E8:
Game on, bitch.
Morning, bitches.
(inhales deeply) (exhales) Son of a bitch!
Like my new blouse? Oh, hell, no! No, Mom.
I guess Daphne gets to pick the music and crap all over my fun road-trip games.
So just do the damn trust falls.
No! (sucks air through teeth) You threw a live grenade into my marriage.
But you know what sucks? When I was at the top of that lighthouse, despite everything else Wow.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E8:
Yes, this has booze in it.
And I wasted it.
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