The Chain of Screaming (14 Apr. 2008)

Marshall cries in front of his boss after he chews him out, and everybody gives Marshall their own unique advice on how to confront his boss about the situation.

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
Bob Odenkirk	...	Arthur Hobbs
Bryan Callen	...	Bilson
Taran Killam	...	Blauman
Jordan Black	...	Ferguson
Avner Garbi	...	Waiter
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Daughter
David Henrie	...	Son
Evelyn Dubuc	...	Megan
Charles Poynter	...	Dylan
Kira Saks	...	Erica

Storyline

Marshall's immediate superior, nicknamed Artillery Arthur, is so named because he often, out of nowhere, will launch into a screaming tirade on an unsuspecting person. He's only one of the reasons that Marshall hates his job. Having never been screamed at like Arthur has just done to him (in this case for not finishing a report by the deadline), Marshall reacts surprisingly. He asks for advice from his friends on how to handle his feelings associated with being screamed at. Barney thinks the only way for the universe to work is for Marshall to complete the chain of screaming: scream at someone else, they who in turn will scream at another person, and so on until someone eventually screams at the original screamer. Marshall instead decides to take Lily's advice and reason with Arthur. Marshall's reasoning doesn't come out quite the way he planned. Meanwhile, Ted buys a new car that he doesn't want anyone to get dirty or to move from its prime parking spot.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many "How I Met Your Mother" cast members real life partners also appear on the show. Alyson Hannigan's (Lily) husband Alexis Denisof as Sandy Rivers (Robin's Metro News One Co-Host), Neil Patrick Harris' (Barney) boyfriend David Burtka as Scooter (Lily's High School boyfriend) and Cobie Smulders (Robin) boyfriend Taran Killam as Blauman (Barney's Co-worker).

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Goofs

Robin is eating an ice-cream cone in Ted's new car, the ice-cream is dripping down the cone. In the next shot of her the ice-cream isn't dripping at all.

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Quotes

Barney Stinson: Shotgun for eternity!
Robin Scherbatsky: You can't call shotgun for eternity.
Barney Stinson: I just called it.
Robin Scherbatsky: You can't just call things!
Barney Stinson: I call that I can call things!

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Connections

References How I Met Your Mother: Showdown (2007)

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Soundtracks

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

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