Swarley (6 Nov. 2006)

The guys tell Marshall to stay away from his new date because she has "crazy eyes," but she couldn't be any crazier than Lily after she learns that Marshall's going out on his first new date.

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
Morena Baccarin	...	Chloe
Joe Nieves	...	Carl
Tom Lenk	...	Scott
Charlene Amoia	...	Wendy
Shawn Carter Peterson	...	Man
Dana Power	...	Lauren
Vanessa Vander Pluym	...	Janine

Storyline

One day when Ted, Barney and Marshall are hanging out at the coffee house instead of the bar, they notice that the beautiful female barista seems to be into Marshall. With Marshall now being single, Ted and Barney encourage him to go after her. Chloe, as she is named, is indeed interested in him. But later when Marshall and Chloe run into Ted and Barney, Ted and Barney encourage Marshall to not date her. The reason?: she has "crazy eyes", which is indicative of a crazy personality. But Marshall doesn't heed their warning and goes out on a date with her. On their date, it's not Chloe that ends up coming off as crazy. Meanwhile, the gang are now calling Barney by a new name, a name that was written on his cup at the coffee house: Swarley. The more he says he hates the name, the more they all call him that and variations of it.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the flashback when Ted tells Barney and Marshall about the girl with crazy eyes he dated, Janine, she smashes a car windscreen with a pipe but when the camera changes the windscreen is not smashed.

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Quotes

Carl: Hey, there's a call for Swarls Barkley. Swarls Barkley?
Robin Scherbatsky: [Taking the phone] Hey, Ted. No he's not here. Nice one though. Remember that one

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Crazy Credits

End credits are in the same style as those of 'Cheers'.

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Connections

Spoofs Friends (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Hey Beautiful"
Written by The Solids
Performed by The Solids

User Reviews

"Swarley!!!!!"

The guys try hanging out at a coffee shop. Marshall likes a girl that works there, even though Ted and Barney notice something about her. Lily tries to hide that it bothers her that Marshall wants to date someone else. Barney accidentally gets a new nickname. Swarley Is Quite Easily One Of The Funniest Episodes. The Whole Series Is Excellent. Barney Is One Of The Best Sitcom Characters Of All Time & This Nickname Is Just One Of The Little Aspects That Make His Character Great. Now Thats All I Have To Say...Except Morena Baccarin & Tom Lenk Are In This Episode So Thats One Of The Many Joss Whedon TV Show Connections With This(Morena Baccarin Was Inarra In Firefly & Tom Lenk Was Andrew Wells In Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Angel). A Great Episode Of Series 2. "A Phone Call For Swarls Barkley"...No Good..."A Phone Call For Swarley".