Atlantic City (13 Nov. 2006)

Marshall and Lily elope to Atlantic City, but they discover that getting married in Atlantic City isn't as easy as getting married in Las Vegas

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
Todd Stashwick	...	Captain Steve
Patricia Belcher	...	Receptionist
Richard Gant	...	Judge
Boyuen	...	Big Chinese Gambler
Michael David Cheng	...	Paul
Monique Edwards	...	Producer
Mary Gillis	...	Old Woman
Jim Lau	...	Chinese Man
Kate Micucci	...	Registrar
Ron Nicolosi	...	Mike

Storyline

Now that Marshall and Lily are back together, they have to decide if that means that an imminent wedding is also part of their future. After some convincing by Marshall for Lily to woo him the right way, they do decide to get married. A perceived problem is that most of Marshall's family now hate Lily for walking out on him in the first place. To avoid the wrath of the Eriksen's at a wedding ceremony, Marshall and Lily decide to go to Atlantic City to elope, with only their three closest friends by their side. Although some do have some work issues to get around, all three of Ted, Robin and Barney head off to Atlantic City for the event. But once there, Marshall and Lily run into an obstacle that it takes three days to get a marriage license in New Jersey. Lily in particular does whatever she has to to make sure they get married on this day. Meanwhile, the guys seem more preoccupied with being tourists in Atlantic City than they are with the wedding. Ted is preoccupied with Robin's ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

13 November 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) actually spoke reasonably accurate Mandarin Chinese during this episode. The game they played can be loosely translated as "Can or Cannot?"

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Quotes

Marshall Eriksen: Hi, we need a marriage license but we need to skip the waiting period because we're in love.
Receptionist: Aaww... I'm gonna waive this waiting period right now!
Lily Aldrin: Really?
Receptionist: Is what I would say if I could waive the waiting period but unfortunately only a judge can do that.
Lily Aldrin: Oh, so can we see a judge?
Receptionist: Absolutely!
Lily Aldrin: Really?
Receptionist: Is what I would say if there was any chance of you seeing a judge today, which there isn't.
Marshall Eriksen: [Clenched teeth] Why are you doing this to us?
Receptionist: Because you're on CANDID CAMERA!
[...]

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Soundtracks

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

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