The Limo (19 Dec. 2005)

It's New Year's Eve 2005 and Ted spends a large portion of his Christmas bonus for a limo for he and the gang. In addition, he has outlined a plan how they will ring in the New Year. Unfoirtunatley, things don't always go as planned.

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

Carter Bays (creator), Craig Thomas (creator),

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin
Kathleen Rose Perkins	...	Marybeth
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Daughter
David Henrie	...	Son
Marshall Manesh	...	Ranjit
J.P. Manoux	...	Not Moby
Natalie Denise Sperl	...	Natalya
James Tupper	...	Derek

Storyline

It's New Year's Eve 2005, and Ted wants to pull out all the stops for his friends. He decides to rent a limo (driven by their old cabbie friend Ranjit) which will take them to each of their five chosen parties in three hours, and return to the best one by midnight to ring in the new year. They are on a tight time schedule so there is no room for change or improvisation from the plan. Not included in their night is Robin as she is planning on spending it with her new boyfriend Derek. But in her place is Ted's date, the unusually friendly Marybeth. The night starts off well, but one wrench after another another is thrown into the plan, some which are definite nuisances, while others they gladly accommodate. But even those in the latter category don't always come off as they anticipate, especially when it involves one of the group needing to head off alone. Will they be at their dream party at midnight and will they all be together?

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Plot Keywords:

new york city

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Whilst the gang are driving around in the Limo and MaryBeth (Ted's date) stands up to get some air through the sunroof, they are parked out side 'Nolita', the restaurant that Kitchen Confidential was based in.

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Goofs

During the scene when the gang thinks they see Moby on the street, the backseat of the limo has, from left to right, Robin, Ted, and Marybeth - Ted's co-worker and date for New Year's. Then, all of a sudden, Ted is to the far right at the window talking to "Not Moby," Robin is in the middle and then Marybeth, Ted's date, on the far left - the furthest seat away from Ted.

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Quotes

Marshall Eriksen: Look at us, riding around in a limo, eating hot dogs... It's like we're the president.

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Connections

Featured in How I Met Your Mother: The Wedding (2006)

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Soundtracks

"You Give Love a Bad Name"
(uncredited)
Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child
Performed by Bon Jovi

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