Old King Clancy (23 Mar. 2009)

Barney and Marshall don't tell Ted that the plans for the building he has been working on have been scrapped, and the guys try to figure out which Canadian celebrity Robin slept with.

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
Bryan Callen	...	Bilson
Aaron Hill	...	The Frozen Snowshoe
Darlene Tejeiro	...	Louisa (as Darlena Tejeiro)
Aynsley Bubbico	...	Maya
Stephen Kearin	...	Arthur
William Walton	...	Roy

Storyline

Ted enjoys the process of designing GNB's new headquarters, except for the negative comments Bilson is always hurling toward him. So Ted is relieved when a new executive committee without Bilson is overseeing the project for GNB. That relief turns to incredulity when Ted learns that in reality, the project in its entirety had been scrapped a month earlier. Ted eventually finds out that Marshall and Barney set up the charade of the new committee (with its fake GNB employees) to keep Ted happy for the couple of months that he was getting paid for work on the project anyway as per the contract. As this project was the only one he was working on for his architectural firm, Ted is afraid that he will be fired if they find out. Barney and Marshall think they've come up with a short term solution to Ted's problem, unless Bilson has his say. Meanwhile, Robin let's it slip that she once had the opportunity to have sex with a Canadian born celebrity with an unusual collection of memorabilia. ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 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

This episode introduces the running gag of Marshall telling fish jokes.

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Quotes

Marshall Eriksen: If I could nail any celebrity, it would be Lily, because she's the star of my heart.
Lily Aldrin: Aw! Mine would be Hugh Jackman.

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Connections

Featured in How I Met Your Mother: The Leap (2009)

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Soundtracks

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

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