Game Night
- Episode aired Feb 27, 2006
- TV-PG
- 23m
Marshall's game night leads to some startling and very embarrassing revelations.Marshall's game night leads to some startling and very embarrassing revelations.Marshall's game night leads to some startling and very embarrassing revelations.
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Did you know
- TriviaWe learn how Barney got his catchphrase "Suit Up" when he's handed a flier advertising suits.
- GoofsIn the flashback when Barney is working in the coffee shop, Greg asks for a Latte but Barney gives him a Black Coffee.
- Quotes
Barney Stinson: [finishing his story about his ex-girlfriend Shannon] And then she told me about her life. Her and Greg dated for awhile, then split up. Here's the real kicker, Shannon's a mom. She has a little kid named Max. That's crazy. That could've been my kid. But, instead what do I have? My whole life's some money in the bank, some suits in my closet, and a string of one-night stands.
[begins to cry]
Lily Aldrin: Hey, come one. I mean, just because her life went one way, and yours went another doesn't make your life any worse.
Barney Stinson: My life rocks! Money, suits and sex. These are tears of joy! I could be cooped up in some tiny apartment, changing some brat's poopy diapers, but instead, I'm out in the world being awesome 24/7, 365!
[looks up]
Barney Stinson: You let me dodge a bullet, Big Guy. Plus here's the mini-cherry on top of the regular cherry, on top of the sundae of awesomeness that is my life. After Shannon and I talked, I nailed her!
- Crazy creditsInstead of the usual opening sequence, only the title is shown in white text on black background with a 3 second version of the theme.
- ConnectionsFeatured in How I Met Your Mother: The Yips (2007)
Plot In A Paragraph: The gang gets to meet Victoria during a game night. But the night takes a funny turn when Barney's former love Shannon gives an old tape to Lily which shows the "real" Barney. While watching the tape an embarrassed Barney storms out. When he returns, Barney tells a story about what made him the person he is today. To tell the full story, he blackmails all others into telling their most embarrassing stories.
Whilst I enjoyed seeing Victoria (Ashely Williams) again, and I'm really rooting for them as a couple, this episode is all about Barney Stinson. Once again Neil Patrick Harris delivers the goods as Barney. We learn how he got his catchphrase "Suit Up" when he's handed a flier advertising suits. A pattern had emerged on this show that the best episodes feature Neil Patrick Harris's Barney Stinson heavily. Oh how the Emmys have robbed that man.
The transformation scene is hilarious.
One part I didn't like was the montage at the end, showing that despite the awesomeness of Victoria, Ted is still obsessed with doing things for Robin (and he keeps it a secret from Victoria)
- slightlymad22
- Nov 17, 2014
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
- 16:9 HD