Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S9 E13, “Bass Player Wanted”, scores 3/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (4); Fat-shaming (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.
Parents need to know
Age 12+Violence, sex talk, fat-shaming in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S9 E13, "Bass Player Wanted", 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 violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Italy? (gasps) Total shot in the dark, but Rome? Maybe I'll just, like I'll get out…. Sexual content includes I have not! You have been sleeping with a doll made of cushions that you named after him; You, me and this guy, naked, going at it. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, And you don't need to lose weight, Louise, no matter what he told me. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E13:
I have not! You have been sleeping with a doll made of cushions that you named after him.
Aw (chuckles) What's poppin', mi amigas? ROBIN: Oh, boy, who's this idiot? LILY: And which one of us is he gonna try to make the sex on? You both look beautiful tonight.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E13:
You, me and this guy, naked, going at it.
" Name one other time I've said that! A suit made of prosciutto so you can eat your way naked, "That's the dream.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E13:
Italy? (gasps) Total shot in the dark, but Rome? Maybe I'll just, like I'll get out right here.
I'm going back to the new Guns N' Roses.
I guess you have to accept that sometimes in life you just don't get that knockout punch.
(loud punch) (loud grunt) (all laughing) Hey, can I get some ice? The best man just punched me in the face for no reason.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E13:
And you don't need to lose weight, Louise, no matter what he told me.
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