Does the dog die?
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How I Met Your Mother
TV Show • 2005 • Comedy
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Terrierterror
Robin tells a story about a childhood dog that died. It is made to be humorous but could be triggering.
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Are there abusive parents?
107 supporters
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Anonymous
Robin's father treats her badly and this is shown in several flashbacks. He leaves her in the wilderness alone at 16 for several days. He sends her to military school and burns her clothes. He treats her as a boy as he wishes he had a son. He calls her a disappointment and says that he tells his friends she is in a coma.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
104 supporters
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Anonymous
S4 E10 centres around a fight between two men who took the group's normal seats in the bar and Barney, Ted and the bartender. Ted and Barney never actually fight them but they spend the episode claiming they did and almost experience legal repercussions but eventually come clean. The bartender does however fight the two men and the aftermath of their injuries are seen (although they are fairly minor) At the end the bartender tries to attack Ted and Barney but Marshall punches him instead. A flashback is also shown of Marshall fighting his brothers although it is suggested to have been playfighting.
In S3E6 someone using Ted's name as his stage name says that he is doing it because once he was being beaten up by bullies behind his school when Ted appeared and saved him. No fight is shown.
In S3E6 someone using Ted's name as his stage name says that he is doing it because once he was being beaten up by bullies behind his school when Ted appeared and saved him. No fight is shown.
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Anonymous
Several members of the group get slapped. Definitely all of the male members and there is a long term storyline about a slap bet but I don't think any women do.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
2 supporters
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Anonymous
S5
E21
*Kind of spoilers*
At the end of S5 E21 Robin threatens to move out of the apartment she shares with Ted after him and Barney try and "win her back" even though she is in a happy relationship with Don. Ted then goes to the bar and tells Barney that she hasn't said anything else about leaving. He gets home finds an empty milk carton in the fridge and is annoyed that Robin left it there so goes to her room to tell her but finds it empty with nothing in it but the blue French horn in the corner.
At the end of S5 E21 Robin threatens to move out of the apartment she shares with Ted after him and Barney try and "win her back" even though she is in a happy relationship with Don. Ted then goes to the bar and tells Barney that she hasn't said anything else about leaving. He gets home finds an empty milk carton in the fridge and is annoyed that Robin left it there so goes to her room to tell her but finds it empty with nothing in it but the blue French horn in the corner.
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Abuse
Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
88 supporters
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Anonymous
S8
E13
S8 E13 is partly about Robin forgiving and building a relationship with her father who is implied to have been abusive when she was a child. It's not really explicitly said but it's kind of obvious if you have a concept of it.
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Is someone gaslighted?
412 supporters
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bananawagon
Ted gaslights everyone. Even himself.
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Is someone stalked?
270 supporters
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30
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zuurtje
lily follows marshalls girlfriend in season two for one episode. a few seasons later barney gets stalked by one of his exes for multiple episodes.
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squahs
Robins farther mistreated her by forcing masculinity onto her and at one point dropping her into the middle of the woods to fend for herself for 3 days
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1
Hamarhemmo
Marshall often injures Lily by accident, and according to Lily he could never actually hit her.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
226 supporters
Yes
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squahs
Barney is shown to have had a gambling addiction that got out of hand and he is shown to have an eating addiction when in an unhealthy relationship with robin
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Anonymous
The gang sometimes "eats sandwiches" which is totally not a way for Ted to talk about doing weed to his kids.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
208 supporters
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40
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Jethro
Some characters can be seen to be alcoholics
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Animal
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Yes
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Birds
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Are animals abused?
1,529 supporters
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4
MagnusHonor
The goat is actually abusing Ted
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1
Hamarhemmo
Not really dogs, but Ted suggests making a duck and a rabbit fight each other in a cage.
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Is there a dead animal?
617 supporters
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0
picture of roadkill in s9e15
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Are rabbits harmed?
41 supporters
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Anonymous
S8
E13
No but in S8 E13 Robin's father tries to convince Barney to shoot a rabbit and Barney refuses. The bunny is not harmed.
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Does a cat die?
1,206 supporters
Yes
45
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ilovemedogs
season 5 episode 4 cat funeral some of you really think it’s not funny (bc it’s not the cat falls to death)
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Are there spiders?
444 supporters
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ilonaatti
At least twice a spider was in the apartment, Ted killed them both times because he wanted to impress/protect Robin and later Becky
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Are there snakes?
117 supporters
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ChoirIsSomewhere
there aren't snakes shown but there is talk of snakes being in the arcadia by GNC
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Are there bugs?
281 supporters
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derin
Lily and Marshall sees a cockamouse (cockroach+mouse) in their apartement.
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Assault
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Bumblefluff
Barney's whole schtick is that he coerces women into sex. It's in most episodes.
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Is someone held under water?
127 supporters
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Anonymous
S9
E18
S9 E18 8:15-8:25 Barney's face is briefly held underwater in an attempt by Lily and Robin to wake him up when severely drunk and unconscious. Robin also mentions that her father did it to her when she was a young child and wouldn't get up for school.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
502 supporters
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Anonymous
Robin shaving her legs by vanilla ice cream in restaurants's restroom
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Yes
1
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
520 supporters
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15
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ChoirIsSomewhere
there are many times leke are kicked on the balls. In a later episode, when Lily and Marshall are having a housewarming party, Lily tells Barney that the girl he's about to sleep with cut off her ex's penis and Barney worries that she will cut off his
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Is someone burned alive?
439 supporters
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knightpure
In season 7 episode 15 someone is burned alive but they are wearing a beekeeper suit and they don't sustain any wounds. (Only the suit is on fire).
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
633 supporters
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Terrierterror
Marshall breaks his toe.
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Is there eye mutilation?
981 supporters
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Liromala
first episode Lily gets a champagne cork in her eye
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Is someone choked?
58 supporters
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M_of_greengables
S5
Ted is depicted to be choked by a goat. It is intended as a joke but it can be triggering
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Is there throat mutilation?
11 supporters
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Anonymous
S4
E24
Not mutilation so much as Ted is choked by a goat in a comical manner.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
328 supporters
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Bumblefluff
When Ted is attacked by the goat it puts its hooves on his throat and he looks like he's having difficulty breathing.
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Does someone become unconscious?
95 supporters
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Anonymous
S9
E18
Barney drinks too much and is unconscious for much of the episode as it focuses on the gang trying to wake him up.
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Does someone break a bone?
261 supporters
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zuurtje
barney breaks his hip in season two. later in the show he breaks almost everything when he got hit by a bus. marshall breaks his toe. ted breaks both arms after a ski trip but its in a flashback and only gets shown for a few seconds.
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Is someone tortured?
760 supporters
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Natascha
No one is tortured, but the word accures on several instances, especially in connection with the slap bet between Barney and Marshall. Marshall also uses some lines, which reference psychological torture (as a parody to other movies)
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Are any hands damaged?
25 supporters
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Anonymous
S8
E14
Marshall has a severe allergic reaction on his hand and it swells a lot and is red. It doesn't look very nice.
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Is there amputation?
310 supporters
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ChoirIsSomewhere
there isn't any but there's discussion of an amputee stripper who "has add ons" and when Barney gets hit by a bus, he discusses the ambulance needing to "cut something off." it ended up being a suit but the joke was made to lead us to believe something may have been getting amputated.
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Are any teeth damaged?
476 supporters
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squahs
Barney's girlfriend Nora falls in a skate rink and her front tooth falls out (cant remember the episode)
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Does someone fall to their death?
194 supporters
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4
5
Nazetel
There's a scene where a man falls off a roof
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Yes
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Is there a hanging?
489 supporters
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ChoirIsSomewhere
No but Barney fake hangs himself sometimes
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Children
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5
Is a minor sexualized?
444 supporters
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5
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M_of_greengables
Barney frequently jokes about sleeping with women as soon as they are of legal age. However he will never blatantly hit on an underage girl
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Death
Does someone die?
105 supporters
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Anonymous
S6
E13
Marshall's father dies at the end of this episode and the subsequent episode covers his funeral.
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Does a non-human character die?
124 supporters
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Anonymous
S3
E20
It is mentioned that Robin does not believe in miracles since the death of her pet dog.
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Does a major character die?
106 supporters
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Anonymous
S9
E24
*MAJOR SPOILER*
The mother dies at the end. This is hinted throughout the final season and it is confirmed in the last episode that she got sick and passed away.
The mother dies at the end. This is hinted throughout the final season and it is confirmed in the last episode that she got sick and passed away.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
326 supporters
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0
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Anonymous
Marshall's dad dies, and so does Tracy (the mother).
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Does someone cheat?
212 supporters
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derin
Ted cheats on Victoria with Robin when she moves to Germany. Nothing ever good happens after 2 a.m.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
239 supporters
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BrianWurtz
It is revealed that Lilly has pulled the head off a stuffed animal riding horse and had placed it under the blanket of a napping kindergarten student. It was his riding horse.
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0
Is someone kidnapped?
171 supporters
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squahs
Barney lightly kidnaps his friend when he is either bored or wants to show them a little fun, main example would be when he tries to take Ted away from his birthday party and take him to Atlantic city while Ted protests and asks to be returned
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
785 supporters
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0
No
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0
jeffstew has seen iw and dp2
No, however there is some imagery meant to be funny that could scare children or sensitive audiences in one episode
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Yes
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1
Are there clowns?
202 supporters
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Tcktstcrckts
Way more eps than that do. There’s also the weather clown, clown wigs, clown noses, even more real clowns, etc.
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Are there ghosts?
107 supporters
Yes
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No
5
4
Anonymous
Marshall talks to his father who appears as a ghost
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Gross
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0
Is there farting?
90 supporters
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2
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1
0
Anonymous
Not heard but Marshall mentions that he has had a farting contest with lily
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
133 supporters
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11
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1
1
ChoirIsSomewhere
there's many references to this, though i'ts never shown on camera.
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0
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3
Does someone vomit?
1,194 supporters
Yes
49
No
1
5
Toxichummus
I’m very scared of vomit and I have watched this show over and over and over again they do vomit quite a bit but nothing is ever shown and it doesn’t sound like it it just sounds like a gag but there is one that was a little bit triggering for me it’s on episode season: 1 episode: 20 and its at 15:20
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Is there on-screen pooping?
32 supporters
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1
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2
0
Anonymous
S8
E13
Not seen but it is suggested that a baby poops on his father in S8 E13. It is shown as a boast of confetti to the face. There is a lot of conversation about it in that episode but confetti is used as a euphemism.
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Large-scale Violence
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0
No
6
Law Enforcement
Is there incarceration?
3 supporters
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2
No
1
1
naokiie
never anything serious (examples: speeding or "i tackled russel brand bc i thought he was bigfoot)
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
166 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
0
cha0ticnewtsys
The t slur
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No
2
Yes
0
No
4
Medical
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0
No
26
Does someone have cancer?
231 supporters
Yes
11
No
16
4
AudreyBabb
The mother dies, potentially from cancer
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Yes
0
No
21
Are needles/syringes used?
497 supporters
Yes
10
No
17
3
Anonymous
Ted got drunk then got a butterfly tattoo on his behind
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Is there a hospital scene?
197 supporters
Yes
42
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0
6
derin
When Barney gets hit by a bus, Ted gets hit by a car and Lily gives birth to Marvin.
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
250 supporters
Yes
1
No
11
1
Anonymous
S2E3 has a joke that implies Robin's schizophrenic uncle is violent.
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No
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Yes
4
No
3
Are there anxiety attacks?
433 supporters
Yes
18
No
5
4
squahs
Barney gets scared and breaks down when threatened with slaps from the slap bet (this is taken as humour and it isn't shown if he is actually scared or just trying to guilt his friends into not hitting him but either way it might be uncomfortable)
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
164 supporters
Yes
2
No
1
0
Anonymous
S2
E2
A person on a bus is shown to have multiple personalities and this is used as a joke.
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0
No
3
Yes
0
No
3
Is there body dysmorphia?
344 supporters
Yes
7
No
13
1
squahs
a few splattered throughout the series but nothing graphic and mostly played for laughs
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
384 supporters
Add comment
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6
No
0
Yes
39
No
6
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Anonymous
In an episode Barney and Nora are shown sitting outside on the balcony before a man falls past them shouting Goodbye cruel world!" In another episode Barney adopts a dog and when he finds out he must return the dog to it's owner his immediate reaction is to attempt to jump off his balcony before his friends stop him/ Both of these instances are intended to be humorous be could be triggering
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
573 supporters
Yes
26
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8
4
knightpure
Barney's weight gain in season 5 episode 7 could be interpreted as binge eating disorder.
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Yes
0
No
5
Is there a claustrophobic scene?
238 supporters
Yes
6
No
18
2
ChoirIsSomewhere
there is an episode in season (8?) where Ted, Lily, Marshall, and Robin are all in closets (3 are in Barney's closets)
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0
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26
Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
273 supporters
Add comment
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10
No
0
Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
272 supporters
Yes
4
No
15
0
Liromala
Kind of in Ted's fight against the goat
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Are there flashing lights or images?
353 supporters
Yes
17
No
9
2
squahs
maybe during laser tag fights
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Yes
3
No
0
Does a baby cry?
120 supporters
Yes
15
No
0
0
Anonymous
S9
E18
12:20-13:00 a baby cries
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
111 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
0
Anonymous
S8
E12
It is suggested throughout the series that barney has secret cameras in the homes of all his friends. In a montage at the end of the episode final page part 2 various footage is shown from these cameras proving their existence.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
141 supporters
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7
No
1
1
cory
in a scene where they talk about annie hall they mention how people have been ripping off how someone in annie hall broke the fourth wall and robin said "can you believe this guy" and turned to face the camera
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
281 supporters
Yes
1
No
29
7
zuurtje
it was NOT a miscarriage, but lilys pregnancy test is positive but when they visit the doctor it turns out that she wasnt pregnant, i dont know if that might be triggering
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7
Yes
8
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0
Yes
0
No
21
Is there childbirth?
276 supporters
Yes
33
No
1
7
derin
Lily gives birth to Marvin.
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0
No
29
Prejudice
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
337 supporters
Yes
32
No
0
5
Jethro
Ted shows up wearing a dress in one episode, it's not a joke as in "it's funny because he's wearing a dress" but rather an inside joke between the characters, could potentially be upsetting though
4 comments | Add comment
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No
29
Yes
4
No
0
Yes
3
No
10
Is there hate speech?
417 supporters
Yes
33
No
9
12
lucychristopher
i believe tr*nny is used
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Yes
13
No
9
Are there fat jokes?
449 supporters
Yes
44
No
0
7
knightpure
In season five episode seven there are fat jokes about Barney.
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Yes
0
No
19
Are there homophobic slurs?
590 supporters
Yes
23
No
6
6
stephhrehe
tr***y is used a few times
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Yes
24
No
12
14
knightpure
While no one is outright misgendered, there are a few transphobic jokes throughout the series.
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Does the black guy die first?
273 supporters
Yes
1
No
26
0
SpeakYourMind
S9
They joke about it but it does not happen. Though it happens metaphorically.
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Yes
0
No
3
Race
Yes
0
No
3
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
222 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
1
cory
ted (34) dates barneys half sister (20) in an episode
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Sex
Does someone lose their virginity?
109 supporters
Yes
3
No
0
0
Anonymous
S2
E12
This episode deals with how each character lost their virginity and the group try to convince Robin's sister that she shouldn't lose hers yet.
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Is there sexual content?
718 supporters
Yes
42
No
1
0
Hamarhemmo
Nothing explicit is shown on screen but there's a lot of talk about sex and many jokes surrounding it.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
13
No
15
4
ohgodohfuck
Barney grinds with his cousin at a nightclub during season 1 episode 5 if that's considered an incestuous relationship
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0
No
3
Yes
1
No
5
Yes
8
No
0
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
172 supporters
Yes
10
No
0
0
Anonymous
A lot of characters poke fun at characters' masculinity. Specifically in S2E9, Barney slaps Marshall as part of a bet and then mocks him "Are you gonna cry?" and in "The Chain of Screaming" Marshall gets made fun of for crying at work.
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
111 supporters
Yes
2
No
4
0
Anonymous
S6
E13
Marshall dad dies of a heart attack in s6ep13
Hammond druthers falls to the ground and an ambulance is called in s2ep13
Hammond druthers falls to the ground and an ambulance is called in s2ep13
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Yes
1
No
2
Is someone terminally ill?
99 supporters
Yes
5
No
0
0
Anonymous
S9
*MAJOR SPOILER*
The mother is suggested to have died of a terminal illness this is suggested in s9ep19 and s9ep24
The mother is suggested to have died of a terminal illness this is suggested in s9ep19 and s9ep24
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4
No
1
Social
Are there fat suits?
118 supporters
Yes
4
No
0
0
Anonymous
S5
E7
Neil Patrick Harris wears a fat suit throughout the episode. It gets bigger as the episode progresses and it is used as a joke.
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Is someone homeless?
99 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
1
Liromala
Some are at some point but it doesn't get explicitly shown or said. You know they don't have a flat at the moment tho
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Yes
0
No
3
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
71 supporters
Yes
33
No
6
5
BrownieLovesWoofls
In one episode, Lily and Marshall are discussing lying to their hypothetical children. Lily flat-out states that Santa is a lie.
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Does it have a sad ending?
536 supporters
Yes
30
No
11
4
derin
The gang fell apart, Robin and Barney had a divorce, Barney became a single parent, Tracy (the mother) died. But also Lily and Marshall had 3 children, Ted finally got back together with Robin soo i don't know.
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Vehicular
Yes
0
No
28
Is someone hit by a car?
180 supporters
Yes
41
No
0
6
laineymuknarf
Barney is hit by a bus. He survives.
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Yes
8
No
0
Does a car crash?
189 supporters
Yes
33
No
0
3
knightpure
In season 3 episode 20 there are two car crashes, but everyone lives.
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Violence
Yes
0
No
28
Yes
1
No
24
Is there gun violence?
232 supporters
Yes
16
No
8
5
squahs
robin and a few others are sometimes shown at a fireing range as stress relief but no guns are used against each other
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
110 supporters
Yes
0
No
24
0
Liromala
but Barney has like a screen or something at his balcony and shows such a scene
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