Baby Talk (25 Oct. 2010)

Marshall takes steps to make sure that he and Lily have a baby boy, but Lily has other ideas. Meanwhile, when Ted begins dating Robin's co-anchor, Barney is inspired to use baby talk to pick up women, and Robin feels betrayed.

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

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

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin
Laura Bell Bundy	...	Becky
Matt Boren	...	Stuart
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Marvin Eriksen Sr.
Suzie Plakson	...	Judy Eriksen
Virginia Williams	...	Claudia
Ashwyn Bagga	...	Johnny
Mikaela Hoover	...	Stacey
Payson Lewis	...	Morris
Bruce Merkle	...	Michael
Ron Nicolosi	...	Mike

Storyline

When Claudia and Stuart have a baby, Marshall and Lily come to the realization that they have yet even to talk about a name for their future first offspring. Marshall and Lily's individual lists outline one fundamental difference between their wants, which dawns upon Marshall: he wants a boy and she wants a girl. As the Eriksens seem to have a long history of producing boys, Marshall has to decide if he will heed the unusual advice of his father to get what he wants. Unknown to Marshall, Lily's actions may thwart his own plans. Meanwhile, Robin hates her new co-anchor, Becky, a helpless woman who acts more like a little girl than a woman. Robin learns that the little girl act turns men on, much to her chagrin. But what bothers Robin even more is that Becky is turning on one guy in particular. And as Robin and Lily believe that the little girl act turning on guys is creepy, Barney appoints his new challenge to be to pick up a woman using only a little boy act. Completing the challenge ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 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

Alyson Hannigan's character comes up with a list of baby names, one of which is Tara, the same name as her character Willow's girlfriend on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Goofs

Marshall grew up in Minnesota. However, in the flashback to Marshall's high school, the provincial flag of Quebec is flying.

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Quotes

Robin Scherbatsky: Hey. Um, when we were dating, did - did I make you feel needed?
Barney Stinson: No, I didn't feel like you needed me at all.
Robin Scherbatsky: [sighs] That's what I thought. Uh, I'm sorry.
[turns to leave]
Barney Stinson: Wait, where are you g- that's a compliment! You're the least needy woman I've ever met. That's awesome! No guy's gonna say "Who's your daddy?" to Robin Scherbatsky; you're your own daddy. And mommy. And weird survivalist uncle who lives in a cabin with a shotgun blaming stuff on the government. And that is what makes you the ...

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Connections

References Child's Play (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Hey Beautiful"
Written by The Solids
Performed by The Solids

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