How I Met Your Mother – Recap & Review – “The Naked Man”

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The Naked Man

Original Air Date: 24 Nov 2008

Rachel – TwoCents Associate Editor
rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

So there is a naked man sitting on Ted’s couch. I’m getting ahead of myself…

Ted meets a girl in the elevator at work. I use the term “meets” quite loosely, as it take them a whole week’s worth of elevator rides to do the actual meeting. Yet Ted, still broken after his failed almost-marriage, finally gets up the nerve to ask her out. Yay! Now, back to the naked man…

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How I Met Your Mother – Recap & Review – “Woooo!”

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Woooo!

Original Air Date: 17 Nov 2008

Rachel – TwoCents Associate Editor
rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

Lily has a problem. She has a friend from work, see, whom she wants to hang out with outside of the elementary school walls. The problem? Said friend, Jillian (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), is a Woo Girl. What is a Woo Girl, you might ask? They are girls that say “Woo!” after everything and wear tiny cowboy hats. Lily and Robin, who was tagging along, are mortified, and Barney, who shows up as if he has a Woo! Radar, is ecstatic. For without Woo! Girls, there would be no Girls Gone Wild. And that’s so bad?

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How I Met Your Mother – Recap & Review – "Not a Father's Day"

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Not a Father's Day

Original Air Date: 10 Nov 2008

Rachel – TwoCents Associate Editor

rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

With Alyson Hannigan preggers in real life, I was wondering if the baby issue would be broached between Lily and Marshall. This episode answered my wonderings, but also, to my great surprise (although anyone could have seen it coming from a mile away), applied the very same subject matter to another member of the group. Need a hint? Visit the amazing www.NotAFathersDay.com to find out, and while you’re there, buy some merchandise! On to the show!

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How I Met Your Mother – Recap & Review – “Happily Ever After”

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Happily Ever After

Original Air Date: 3 November 2008

Rachel – TwoCents Senior Staff Writer

rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

After a bad break-up (we’re talking leave-you-at-the-alter bad), Ted is fine. Seriously, guys. He’s fine. And it is this “fineness” that is unnerving to the gang. Why won’t he cry on their shoulders? Or binge eat? Of even show one shred of sadness? I mean, really, the wedding was just yesterday. Yesterday!

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How I Met Your Baby

Alyson Hannigan has just announced she is pregnant! Yay for her and her husband Alexis! She is due sometime this spring, which could mean there is a baby on the way for Lily and Marshall. Remember, she didn't drink the scotch at the end of Intervention. Hmmm... To read the breaking news on E! click here...

Thank you for calling this to our attention, Slice of Paradise!

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How I Met Your Mother – Recap & Review – Shelter Island

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Shelter Island

Original Air Date: Oct 20, 2008

Rachel – TwoCents Senior Staff Writer

rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

Stella’s sister is in a quandary and out thousands of dollars: Her granola-vegan-dread-lock infused wedding is off because her fiancé ran off with the vitamin girl. Ted and Stella (through no fault of Ted) decide to take over her wedding on Shelter Island and pay her back. So there you have it… Ted and Stella are getting married in a few days. Yikes.

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How I Met Your Mother – Recap & Review - Intervention

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Intervention

Original Air Date: Oct 13, 2008

Rachel – TwoCents Senior Staff Writer

rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

Everything is changing: Ted is moving in with Stella in New Jersey, Marshall and Lilly are moving to the expensive money-pit of an apartment in Dowisetrepla, Robin is taking a job in Japan, and Barney… well, he’s pretty much the same. Except for the whole continually-dressing-up-in-old-man-make-up thing.

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How I Met Your Mother - Recap & Review - I Heart NJ

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I Heart NJ

Original Air Date: Oct 5, 2008

Rachel – TwoCents Senior Staff Writer

rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

Is there a place you hate? I have an entire town that I hate (it’s a place where dreams go to die). But my hatred for that city-that-must-not-be-named cannot compare to the ill will that Ted wishes upon the state of New Jersey. I mean, he has made t-shirts about it, uses it as a euphemism for poo, and even… well, why don’t you just Continue Reading…

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How I Met Your Mother - Recap & Review - The Best Burger in New York

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The Best Burger in New York

Original Air Date: Sept 29, 2008

Rachel – HaveYouMetTed Staff Writer
rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

Marshall has a problem. In his time spent as an unemployed lawyer, he has spiraled into a funk that can only be rivaled by his underwear (which he now wears out of the house). What is the one thing that can pull him out of this depression? A symbol of his first carefree, happy, innocent days in The Big Apple: the best burger in New York.

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Review - "Do I Know You?"

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“Do I Know You?”

Original Air Date: 22 September 2008

Rachel – TwoCents Senior Staff Writer
rachel@thetwocentscorp.com

How I Met Your Mother returned this week! How did Stella answer Ted's cliff-hanging proposal from last season? The first episode back is filled with secrets, boredom, painting, unrequited love and... Wookies. Interested? Yeah, I thought so. Let's jump right into the recap shall we?

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"Miracles" Recap & Review

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“Miracles”

Original Air Date: May 19, 2008

Victoria – Legen....dary Reviewer
victoria@thetwocentscorp.com

The season finale starts with Ted and Stella having a lovely little breakfast – until Stella invites Ted to her sister’s wedding next November. Ted might not be talking to Barney but he still lives by Barney’s Dating Etiquette. The rule this time - never make plans with a women if it’s farther in the future than the time you’ve been dating. The wedding is in 6 months but they’ve only been dating 3. So Ted panics and dumps her.

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CBS Renews HIMYM!!

This just in!!

"The network also has picked up the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," the action drama "The Unit" and the relationship comedy "Rules of Engagement."

WOOHOO!!

Click HERE to read more.

Bid on a piece of HIMYM History for a good cause

On the May 12 episode of HIMYM (“Everything Must Go”), Marshall creates a website to sell Lily’s fancy-schmancy clothes. Well, the site is real.

Visit www.LilyandMarshallselltheirstuff.com for a chance to bid on items from the show.

All proceeds will benefit a children’s hospital in Los Angeles.

-Rachel, TwoCents Staff Writer

"Everything Must Go" Review

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“Everything Must Go”

Original Air Date: 12 May 2008

Rachel – Legendary Staff Writer

Remember back in the episode “The Bracket” when Barney tried to figure out what spurned lover was sabotaging his game? Well, it was Abby (Britney Spears) who is, by the way, completely crazy. They do have something in common, though: the hatred of Ted (or, really, the complete undying devotion of Ted which has been spurned). The two hatch a plan to make Ted see the error of his ways. They want Ted to know how lame he is for the bro breakup (which I call the bro-kup) and for dating Stella, Abby’s boss. So they go to the bar posing as a happy couple… dressed in similar outfits and everything.

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Do You Want To Be Barney's Wingman?

Barney recently posted one of his oh-so-famous blogs on TV Guide's website. Take a look:

Behind every great man is a great wingman: Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen, George Bush the First had Dan Quayle, and Han Solo had Chewbacca. But sadly you can't just snap your fingers and find a Dan Quayle, so I have been forced to scrape by with Ted as my wingman for the last few years. But no more. I am in the market for a new wingman.

HERE is my "Application to be Barney Stinson's Wingman." If you think you're up to the job — and let's face it, you're probably not — please complete the form and email it to BarneyStinson@yahoo.com.

- The Barnacle

Neil Patrick Harris in Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter did a fun video with some Emmy worthy guys and Neil Patrick Harris was among the guest list.

"Does David Spade watch "Rules of Engagement?" And what two sci-fi juggernauts can't Rainn Wilson do without?

Check out our exclusive interviews with Spade, Wilson and all these buzzworthy Emmy actors -- Mark Harmon, Ted Danson, Bryan Cranston, Neil Patrick Harris and Blair Underwood -- as they reveal which shows keep them glued to their TV's."

Click HERE for the video.

"Rebound Bro" Recap & Review

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“Rebound Bro”

Original Air Date: May 5, 2008

Rachel – Legendary Staff Writer

When we left the gang last week, something drastic had just occurred: Ted broke up with Barney. Ted said he had outgrown Barney as a friend and didn’t really miss him. Besides, things have been going well with Stella, Ted’s new girlfriend, so even if the rest of the gang misses Barney, Ted is cool with it. He is happy… well, sort of: he still hasn’t met Stella’s daughter AND they haven’t had sex yet. Oh, the humanity!

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She's BAAAAACK

Britney Spears is back on May 12th's episode of "How I Met Your Mother" and here is photo proof from CBS!

"I had such a great experience the last time I was on the show that I couldn't wait to come back," said Spears regarding her return to How I Met Your Mother. "I was really looking forward to working with this cast and crew again. Everyone was so nice. Abby [Spears' character on the show] is going to have a lot of fun!"

Alyson Hannigan on Conan's Late Night

NBC just announced this lineup for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Tuesday, May 13 – Show 2577 – Actor Steve Carell (NBC's "The Office"), actress Alyson Hannigan, musical guest Duffy.

Set those DVRs!

"The Goat" Review

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“The Goat”

Original Air Date: 28 April 2008

Rachel – Legendary Staff Writer

Do you remember where we left off? Barney and Robin were making out. Yeah, I know! Crazy, huh? Well, hold on to your hats and glasses, folks: it’s going to get ugly. Barney and Robin slept together. I said it.

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