How I Met Your Mother ☂️ — every episode scored so you can decide before you press play.
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We rated all 208 episodes of How I Met Your Mother for violence, sex and language on a 1–5 scale: 28 all clear (overall 1–2/5), 83 in the gray area (3/5) and 97 a hard pass for little kids (4–5/5).
Each episode page lists every watch-for theme — Sex & hookups, Nudity & bodies, Porn / strippers, Swearing, Violence & death, Affairs / cheating, Suicide / self-harm, Alcohol / Drugs, Gay / Lesbian, Fat-shaming, Slut-shaming and Racism — with a count of how many times it comes up and the exact quote or scene description behind each mention. Start with the safest How I Met Your Mother episodes if you want something tonight.
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We rated 208 episodes of How I Met Your Mother: 28 all clear (overall 1–2/5), 83 gray area (3/5) and 97 a hard pass (4–5/5). Every episode page lists the exact moments behind the score.
Each episode is scored 1–5 for violence, sex and language. The overall score is the highest of the three. Themes such as Sex & hookups, Swearing, Alcohol / Drugs or Racism are listed with a count and the quotes or scene descriptions behind them.
See the What to watch in How I Met Your Mother list — safest episodes first, then the hard-pass list so you can skip them.
Try streaming How I Met Your Mother on Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country. To buy a season or box set, use Amazon, Apple TV or Google Play.
