Content guide
Preview first — about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S9 E14, “Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 12+.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 2 themes: Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (6). 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, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S9 E14, "Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra", 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 You're saying that you committed a murder? I was trying to save him! Shh, baby, it's…. Sexual content is mild but includes Oh, my God, you had a tree-way? And, Lily, you were okay with Marshall having an affair?…. 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
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E14:
Oh, my God, you had a tree-way? And, Lily, you were okay with Marshall having an affair? What happens in the magical Gongqing Forest stays in the magical Gongqing Forest.
Violence & injury 6 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E14:
You're saying that you committed a murder? I was trying to save him! Shh, baby, it's okay, you didn't mean to.
…is this feeling That's put you in your place? A hot red burning On the side of your face Ah You feel the blood rush To your cheek Tears start to fill your eyes Your lips are trembling, but you can't speak You're…
But is there a special class where I just learn slapping? We teach kung fu here.
Um, what I really need to learn is slapping.
(sighs) The point is, you need to go get slapped in the face by a bunch of gullible chicks Barney banged.
Why Cleveland? It's the city equivalent of being slapped in the face.
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