Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S9 E17, “Sunrise”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (4); Violence & injury (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+Strip-club and porn references, nudity, violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S9 E17, "Sunrise", 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 porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with nudity & bodies alongside it. Violence is mild but includes If I have to hold the shotgun myself, it's happening. Sexual content is explicit — for example, And my condom expired; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E17:
And my condom expired.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E17:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
The penis-building guy? They're not all penis buildings.
That one, it doesn't look like a penis, anyway.
Porn / strippers / sex work 4 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E17:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
We're going to a strip club.
(laughs) Strip club? We're in the middle of nowhere.
Then, one day, you'll date a stripper and almost marry her, and after that, you'll realize you're done with strip clubs.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E17:
If I have to hold the shotgun myself, it's happening.
I thought you don't like guns.
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