Rabbit or Duck (8 Feb. 2010)

Barney runs into problems when he displays his cell phone number during the Super Bowl, Ted asks Marshall and Lily to arrange a marriage for him, and Robin thinks that her co-anchor has asked her out on a date.

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
Benjamin Koldyke	...	Don Frank (as Ben Koldyke)
Marshall Manesh	...	Ranjit
Bar Paly	...	Natalia
Jim Nantz	...	Himself (voice)
Phil Simms	...	Himself (voice)
Arnold Chun	...	Waiter
Lauren Shiohama	...	Marissa

Storyline

There's a fine line between love and hate, which is evident for the gang in the lead up to Valentine's Day 2010. Ted uses the analogy of the picture that seen one way looks like a duck ("love" in most of their minds, except for Marshall), and seen another way looks like a rabbit ("hate"). To Robin, her co-anchor Don is a rabbit, so she is perturbed when she thinks his invitation to a Valentine's Day party at his place is a date. To Ted, all he can see around him are rabbits. He feels he doesn't have any problem attracting women, but it's choosing the duck with which he has the problem. So he decides for this Valentine's Day, he's going to leave the choosing of his duck to who he sees as the ultimate duck choosers, Marshall and Lily (since they both found each other). And Barney thinks that his self-advertising sign with his phone number shown during the Super Bowl is a certain way that he will have his choice of a duck for Valentine's. His problem may not be finding a duck, but ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Language:

English Persian

Release Date:

8 February 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?

Goofs

Ranjit is a driver who is originally from Bangladesh and so must Bengali, but the actor is an Iranian who speaks Persian in the scene where they are comparing a duck to a rabbit in the bar.

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Quotes

Ted Mosby: [gesturing to Robin's pint glass] That beer looks a little flat.
Robin Scherbatsky: It's Scotch.

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Connections

References Super Bowl XLIV (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Someday"
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Haroula Rose

User Reviews

A Great Episode To Season 5

When Lily and Marshall forget to fix up Ted on a blind date for Valentine's Day, they use one of Barney's many discarded girls to see if they may become Ted's future wife. Meanwhile, Robin's obnoxious colleague invites her to a party at his apartment. This Episode Is A Really Funny Episode. It Feels Like I Haven't Reviewed A HIMYM Episode In A Year. This Episode Has Intelligent & Funny Jokes Like Barney Being Traumatised By His Phone & Ted Being Hooked On His Phone. This However Is Not My Favourite Episode Of Season 5 To Me I Personally Like "Girls V.S Suits" Because It Shows Barney Making One Of The Biggest Sacrifices Of His Life. This Is An Entertaining Episode None The Less. Can't Wait Until Season 6.