Content guide
Mild — okay from about 12+
How I Met Your Mother S9 E21, “Gary Blauman”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 12+.
Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Affairs / cheating (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+Affairs and cheating, sex talk, nudity in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S9 E21, "Gary Blauman", 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. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes When he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy Will you just pick one of us already so I…; It was a stroke of luck on par with the 50-page manuscript in Roosevelt's breast pocket…. 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 E21:
When he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy Will you just pick one of us already so I can either have sex or go to sleep! Smooth, bro.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E21:
It was a stroke of luck on par with the 50-page manuscript in Roosevelt's breast pocket that helped slow that would-be assassin's bullet.
Go sign the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, Taft! (gasps)How dare you? Skinny-dipping in the Potomac River.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in How I Met Your Mother S9 E21:
Gary's the guy that I had an affair with.
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