How I Met Your Mother“Little Boys”
Original Air Date: October 15, 2007
KP – TwoCents Head Writer
The gang is gathered around the apartment as Lilly tells Robin she has someone to set her up with. They all start discussing the topic of “buts”. No, not butts, buts. Such as: “Hey, she’s pretty and cool and smart….. but…. her last boyfriend had to take out a restraining order.” The guy’s but that Lilly has for Robin? Yeah, he has a kid, a student in Lilly’s class – and as Ted points out, Robin hates kids. Marshall has the line of the night “If we were friends with Garfield, we wouldn’t set him up with Mondays.”
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Original Air Date: October 15, 2007
KP – TwoCents Head Writer
The gang is gathered around the apartment as Lilly tells Robin she has someone to set her up with. They all start discussing the topic of “buts”. No, not butts, buts. Such as: “Hey, she’s pretty and cool and smart….. but…. her last boyfriend had to take out a restraining order.” The guy’s but that Lilly has for Robin? Yeah, he has a kid, a student in Lilly’s class – and as Ted points out, Robin hates kids. Marshall has the line of the night “If we were friends with Garfield, we wouldn’t set him up with Mondays.”
Down to the bar, after a bad eye-patch dating idea, Barney and Ted get into a debate as to who has more game. The one-liners bandied back and forth with puns on the word game were priceless. Is it just me, or do the actors on the show actually look amused by each other when these lines go back and forth? Marshall joins them at the table, after feeling awkward about the highly inappropriate comments he just made in the bathroom stall was to someone ELSE with Ted’s shoes in the stall next to him. The debate centers around Ted’s quality of women compared to Barney’s quantity. Where do you stand? The boys pick a girl in the bar, first to ‘seal the deal’ wins. Barney goes right up to her and within in 10 seconds he was – wait for it – slapped across the face. Turns out Barney has always slept with her. Open door for Ted to become the champion. Oh, and turns out Marshall has game – he got digits…..of the guy from the stall.
Robin went out on the date with Daddy and pretended she loves kids. Date #2 she admits she lied and they should take it slow – which apparently means wake up in his apartment the next morning and becoming face to face with – THE 6 YEAR OLD KID. Robin pours the kid some cereal, they debate some pressing issues in the news and everyone survives.
Stacey, the girl from the bar, and Ted started dating. Ted’s on the cell phone with her about yoga classes, her reggae band and silly lines the say together. Problem with the contest? Ted is really starting to like her. Barney asks Ted if he can really ‘seal the deal’ knowing that Barney has already been there, done that. Ted states it will not be a problem. Flash forward to Ted making his move, and seeing many tiny little Barneys climbing all over Stacey. A very funny image. Ted can’t do it.
Robin decides she needs to break up with the Daddy and thus with the kid. She wants to do it before the kid gets too attached --- ooohh – too late. Lilly shows Robin a picture the kid drew in class, a picture of Robin with the title “My New Mommy”. Uh oh. Robin shows up to breakup with the Dad, but decided to break up with the kid. Since he’s never been broken up with, she feels free to use every line – “It’s not you, it’s me.” “You deserve someone better.” All the hits. Knock on the door – enter another brunette – the OTHER girl dating the dad. The one the kid REALLY considers his new mommy and then the kid ends up dumping Robin.
Back in the bar Barney reveals the plan he’s been working. He never was with the girl, asked her to slap him so Ted would have a shot. Meeting her at yoga and using the info obtained from Ted to woo her. The deal shall be sealed by Barney! So, we think. Turns out Stacey was really burned by Ted and wants to take it REALLY slow.
Another fun episode – I think any episode with bets/contests between the boy – genius! How about you?