Cleaning House (27 Sep. 2010)

The gang accompanies Barney and his brother James after they find the man who may be Barney's father, but it turns out to be James' father instead.

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
Frances Conroy	...	Loretta Stinson
Wayne Brady	...	James Stinson
Ben Vereen	...	Sam Gibbs
David Haley	...	Coach
Michael Earl Reid	...	Post Master General
Riley Thomas Stewart	...	Young Barney

Storyline

Barney is devastated to learn that his mother is selling the Staten Island house in which he grew up, which means packing up and putting away all his happy childhood memories. He convinces his friends to help him, his mother Loretta and his brother James pack up the house. When the gang are packing things up, what they see and learn is that Loretta told Barney and James what to them are obvious lies about their growing up period. While James quickly learned that they were lies when he was younger, Barney always believed and still believes everything Loretta told him. What Barney and James also find is an unmailed letter, the contents of which could affect one of their past and one of their future. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall argue about what things they will tell their children about such issues as Santa Claus. And Robin tries to find a good balance of how to "sell" Ted to one of her girlfriends.

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Plot Keywords:

paternity revealed

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 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

When James is showing his and Barney's photo to Sam he is holding it at a bottom but next second he's holding it at a middle right after the camera angle switched.

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Quotes

Barney Stinson: Oh, my God, this explains why I'm so good at basketball. Guys, I'm black! Sorry, African-American. No, I'm allowed to say either.

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Connections

References Deadliest Catch (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Stand By Me"
(uncredited)
Written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Performed by Ben Vereen, Wayne Brady & Neil Patrick Harris

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