The Naked Man (24 Nov. 2008)

When the gang learns that a bold, desperation date move got Robin into bed, Ted and Barney decide to try it out for themselves.

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
Adam Paul	...	Mitch
Courtney Ford	...	Vicky
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Daughter
David Henrie	...	Son
Candace Moon	...	Cristina
David Tran	...	Busboy
Kevin Michael Walsh	...	Burglar #1
Jim Woods	...	Burglar #2

Storyline

Ted is relaying to his children the story of how he moved on to the next woman after Stella left him right before the wedding. Her name was Vicky, a woman he saw every day in the elevator. After a week of furtive glances, he asked her out to which she accepted. Based on a ploy by Robin's latest date to sleep with her (the ploy called "the naked man"), the gang discuss the effectiveness of the ploy and the role of sex in their respective lives. Specifically between Marshall and Lily, they debate if love is the only reason to sleep with another person. Robin needs to defend her decision to sleep with Mitch, the naked man guy, with whom she may not have ever seen again after that date. And Barney urges Ted to employ the naked man technique on Vicky, despite Ted believing that he may have a future with her.

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Plot Keywords:

date | bar | flashback | architect | marriage | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Doogie Howser, M.D.: Spell It 'M-A-N', While Doogie is on a date in his loft, his date references a time she was on a date and her date attempted (and failed) a 'Naked Man'.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the episode, Ted states that he has walked into very strange stuff in his room over the years. When the goat is shown, the date below says 6 May, while he states in an earlier episode that the thing with the goat happened on his 31st birthday, which is on April the 25th

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Quotes

Ted Mosby: A toast, to Mitch. By the sum of his parts, he's just a man. But with what he does with those parts, he becomes so much more. He may not fit society's definition of a hero, but he is the hero I needed. The hero who helped me recover the disaster of my failed almost marriage and back into the game. He lives in the shadows. Is he a dream? Truth? Fiction? Damnation? Salvation? He is all these things, and none of them. For he is... "The Naked Man."

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Connections

References The Dark Knight (2008)

User Reviews

A good episode but not the best episode

If your looking for a funny episode stand right up here to watch this... BUT if your looking for the best episode I will tell you to look at the series finale "The Leap".

The Naked Man Was Actually The First Episode I Ever Watched Of HIMYM The Whole Way Through, I Was Channel Flicking & I Came Across This & Before This I Only Watched Bits & Pieces Of Any HIMYM Episode & I Outwatched It & I F##king Loved It. The Amount Of Laughs I Got With The First Viewing Made Me A Complete HIMYM Fan & I Even Got The Other 3 Seasons The Next Day(At The Time There Were Only 3 Seasons Available In Stores).

The "Naked Man" Move Is Also Redone In The Series 5 Episode "Rabbit Or Duck". Never Before The First Time I Saw A TV Episode Had I Turned Off The TV Lost For Words I Swear After Two Minutes Of Silence I Burst Into Laughter.

This episode may not be every HIMYM fan's cup of tea for humor but I'm just saying it's mine