The Yips (26 Nov. 2007)

Barney has trouble hitting on women at the Victoria's Secret after party and so has to return to the woman who took his virginity.

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

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

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin
Wayne Brady	...	James Stinson
Stephanie Faracy	...	Rhonda
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Daughter
David Henrie	...	Son
Meredith Roberts Quill	...	Trish (as Meredith Roberts)
Heidi Klum	...	Herself
Mark Derwin	...	Greg
Katie Walder	...	Shannon
Alessandra Ambrosio	...	Herself
Selita Ebanks	...	Herself

Storyline

Ted talks his four friends into joining a gym with him. There, Robin loses all signs of her femininity, Marshall gets the trainer from hell, while Lily gets the trainer who wants to nurture other things in her. Through it all, Ted seems never to be around, until... Meanwhile, Barney runs into Rhonda at the gym, she the older woman friend of his mother's to who he lost his virginity. He is offended that she doesn't remember him, especially since she at the time told him that he was best sex that she had ever had, and being what many in the neighborhood called "the man maker", she had had many men. Barney is devastated that when she finally does remember who he is, she confesses that Barney's brother James paid her to tell him those things to boost his confidence. As those words were what made Barney the man he is today, he loses all his ability to talk to women effectively. He hopes that attending a Victoria's Secret fashion show post party will provide him the atmosphere to get his ...

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Plot Keywords:

reference to giorgio armani

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 November 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the episode "First Time in New York", Barney remembers his first time and claims that his comforter stank of menthol cigarettes for weeks. However, in this episode, the younger Barney is shown having his first time in Rhonda's bed, not his.

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Quotes

Trish: So, ready to make a commitment to your body?
Marshall Eriksen: I am all about commiting myself to my body. I want to drive out to Vermont and perform a commitment ceremony with my body. That was a weird thing to say.

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Connections

References Wheel of Fortune (1983)

User Reviews

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