The Stinsons (2 Mar. 2009)

The guys find out that Barney is pretending to have a wife and son to make his mother happy, but the charade is blown when Ted makes a move on Barney's "wife."

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
Frances Conroy	...	Loretta Stinson
Brooke D'Orsay	...	Margaret
Zachary Gordon	...	Grant
Angelo Diona	...	Ricky
Kimberly Pfeffer	...	Stage Mom

Storyline

Barney's recent behavior makes the gang believe he is hiding a girlfriend from them. When they follow him to what they think is a rendezvous with her, they end up at the home of Loretta Stinson, Barney's mother, where they meet Barney's wife and son, Betty and Tyler. In reality, "Betty" and "Tyler" are both actors who Barney hired. Margaret has been playing the role of Betty for seven years. To grant Loretta her dying wish of her sons being with someone they loved - Loretta who was on her deathbed at the time (and who obviously survived that ordeal) - Barney hired Margaret to play his fiancée to fulfill that wish. When Margaret, going off script, stated that she was pregnant, Barney eventually had to produce a son Tyler, who in his current incarnation is played by Grant. The already convoluted plot is made even more so when everyone catches Ted making out with "Betty". Ted has to use some of the improvisation skills he learned from actress Margaret to get them all out of this mess. ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

2 March 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Barney uses the line "Call me crazy, but child actors were way better back in the 80s". Neil Patrick Harris was a child actor in the 80s.

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Goofs

In this episode Barney's mother's name is said to be Loretta but in episode #3.10 - The Yips, his mother's name is Patty.

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Quotes

Lily Aldrin: Where are you going, Barney?
Barney Stinson: The beach. It's summer. Home. Shut up. You're going somewhere!

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Connections

References The Price Is Right (1972)

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