As Fast as She Can (11 May 2009)

Stella's boyfriend Tony breaks up with her after having a conversation with Ted, prompting Stella to come back to Ted with a surprising request.

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
Sarah Chalke	...	Stella Zinman
Jason Jones	...	Tony Grafanello
Renée Taylor	...	Mrs. Matsen
Amir Talai	...	Richard Greenleaf
Peter Breitmayer	...	Minnesota State Trooper Jorgensen
Nicolai Dorian	...	Skateboarder
Azita Ghanizada	...	Sexy Female Cop
Ezra Buzzington	...	Highway Cop #1
Ron Roggé	...	Highway Cop #2 (as Ron Rogge)
Joe Thornton Jr.	...	Highway Cop #3

Storyline

Ted runs into his ex-fiancée Stella and her husband Tony seven months after she left him at the altar. Instead of acting angry toward them, Ted is cordial, trying to prove that he is over Stella, which he truly does believe. Despite Ted's more than pleasant demeanor toward them, Tony has it in his mind that he has to make amends to Ted for stealing his fiancée since Ted, in his mind, looked so sad. After wealthy Tony makes some grand gestures to atone all which end up falling flat, Ted finally tells Tony how he really feels. Ted's comments lead to an unexpected outcome, which brings Stella running back to Ted. Ted, who really wants to be in love, has to decide what to do about Tony and Stella. Meanwhile, Barney has just received a speeding ticket. When he learns that all his friends have talked their way out of speeding tickets before, Barney bets them that he can as well. So Barney goes on a speeding mission, which too has an unexpected consequence.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ted has Robin's song "Let's go to the mall" as a ring tone.

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Goofs

In Season 4, Stella tells Ted that she got pregnant when she was 19 and has spent all her time since then (5 or 6 years) devoted to being a single mother. However, if Stella had given birth when she was 19 or 20, she would not have been able to complete medical school, become a dermatologist, and have her own reputable practice by the age of 24 or 25. It takes 8 years to complete medical school and 4 years to get a bachelor's degree. Stella would have been a freshman or sophomore in college when she got pregnant.

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Quotes

Marshall Eriksen: Of course Robin never got a speeding ticket. Pretty women never get speeding tickets.
Robin Scherbatsky: That is outrageous!... and factual.

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