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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. While out looking for an inebriated Barney on the day of the wedding, Robin and Ted reminisce about past relationships. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily finally resolve their issues and Barney befriends two young guys eager to meet women.
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.
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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