Episode 17 – “Of Course”
Date Aired March 8th, 2010Barney is driven mad by a woman who seems to be following all the rules in a new guide book for single women. In fact, she’s the one who wrote it…
Barney is driven mad by a woman who seems to be following all the rules in a new guide book for single women. In fact, she’s the one who wrote it…
When a beautiful young woman “hooks” Ted (keeping Ted in reserve as backup while she pursues her own dream boyfriend), the gang discusses their own experiences both as the one who “hooks” and the one on the hook.
When Barney is about to complete the perfect week – landing seven different girls in seven days – the gang roots him on in order to forget about their own miserable week.
When Marshall’s co-worker kisses him, he can’t get Lily to believe it happened. Robin discovers she’s the subject of a drinking game.
Barney chooses between wearing suits and sleeping with a sexy bartender. Meanwhile, Ted gets ever closer to meeting “the mother”.
When Marshall picks up smoking again, it prompts Lily, Ted and Barney, ex-smokers all, to succumb as well. Meanwhile, Robin gets a new co-anchor at her show…
When a perfect girl finally shows up, the gang tries everything to help Ted, while Marshall takes action when he discovers a letter written by younger himself.
Barney’s unhappy after a slap bet is bequeathed to Ted and Robin by Marshall. Lily’s long-absent father arrives for Thanksgiving.
Barney dusts off his “playbook” to help him back into the dating scene following his breakup with Robin.
After Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin hit a rough patch in their relationship, Lily devises the perfect plan to break them up, calling in help from Robin’s famous friend, Alan Thicke.
Despite their best efforts to be the perfect couple, Barney’s know-it-all attitude gets him in trouble with Robin and they are forced to ask Marshall and Lily for relationship advice
Barney wants Robin to become an American citizen; Lily joins Marshall and Ted on their road trip.
Their hopeless desire to please makes it hard for Marshall and Lily to double date. Meanwhile, a string of girls fall asleep at Ted’s apartment.
Robin thinks Barney is cheating on her, but learns he’s actually getting “Robin 101″ classes from Ted.
Ted realizes his blind date is the same girl he had a blind date with seven years prior, and they use the opportunity to try to learn what they do wrong on first dates. Meanwhile, Barney and Marshall discover a Lily look-alike at a strip club—the “third...