Girls Vs. Suits (11 Jan. 2010)

Barney chooses between wearing suits and sleeping with a sexy bartender. Meanwhile, Ted gets ever closer to meeting "the mother".

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

Carter Bays (creator), Craig Thomas (creator),

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin
Rachel Bilson	...	Cindy
Stacy Keibler	...	Karina
Tim Gunn	...	Himself
Joe Nieves	...	Carl
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Daughter
David Henrie	...	Son
Ryan Bailey	...	Herb (as Ryan Kyler Bailey)
James Pumphrey	...	Frat Dude #1
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Scott	...	Dancer

Storyline

When Barney debates giving up wearing suits in order to land a hot bartender, his conflicted feelings lead to an amazingly awesome musical number. Meanwhile, Ted gets one step closer to meeting the future mother of his kids, on the 100th episode.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bays Thomas Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lily mentions that Karina is younger than Marshall. When in actuality, Stacy Keibler (Karina) is three months older than Jason Segel (Marshall).

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Goofs

During the musical sequence "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" when Barney climbs on top of the Taxicab, a crew trailer and small buildings that would not be located in Manhattan can be seen in the background

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Quotes

Tim Gunn: Your suits death is another suits life.
Barney Stinson: Do it.
Barney Stinson: You're doing the right thing.
[Barney sobs]
Barney Stinson: Please don't cry on this - it's silk.

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Connections

Features How I Met Your Mother: Definitions (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit"
(uncredited)
Written by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas
Performed by Neil Patrick Harris with Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, and Alyson Hannigan

User Reviews

Nothing Suits Him Like A Suit

I think this is my favorite episode so far in the fifth season. On one hand we have Barney's newest exploration/fascination of the fairer sex and on the other we have Ted getting closer to "the Mother" and a much bigger reminder of what the show is all about... Because lets face it, sometimes we forget.

The first half of the episode we have Barney chasing a hot bartender and strangely finding himself in a situation of choosing between girls and suits. The scene where Barney is suiting up in the bathroom being similar to that scene in Pulp Fiction where John Travolta is doing drugs is hilarious. Though it is nothing compared to Barney singing "Nothing Suits me Like a Suit". The entire sing-along was very clever and so in character. The other part of the episode is Ted going on a date with Cindy the "Mother's" roommate. This is a reminder to the audience that Ted still has yet to meet the "Mother". It was really great how Ted was in Cindy's bedroom and picked out the three things that had been borrowed from the "Mother", given to Cindy by the "Mother" or was the "Mother's". All in all this was a great episode 100th filled with sweet moments (when Ted sees the "Mother's" foot), great laughs (Barney mourning the "death" of his suit), and wicked singing (Barney's mini musical) Episode Highlights: The Girls vs Suits sing-along, Ted receiving the first description of his future wife ("She's a whore," given by Rachel Bilson who was a wonderful guest star), and the scene where Barney is going into withdrawal from not wearing a suit... he starts rubbing up against Marshal's suited arm and actually doling out a kiss. (Marshal lightly slaps his cheek to wake him up.)