Blitzgiving (22 Nov. 2010)

When Ted leaves the bar early to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for his friends, the gang winds up partying all night with The Blitz, an old friend from college who has bad luck. As a result, Ted is forced to spend Thanksgiving with Zoey.

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

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

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin
Jennifer Morrison	...	Zoey Pierson
Joe Nieves	...	Carl
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Daughter
David Henrie	...	Son
Jorge Garcia	...	Steve Henry (The Blitz)
Craig Cackowski	...	Cabbie
Audra Griffis	...	Girl
Roger Narayan	...	Babaka
Rachele Brooke Smith	...	Lady in Red

Storyline

For his friends, Ted is planning on cooking his first ever Thanksgiving dinner - featuring his own spin on a turducken - but it quickly promises to turn into a disaster for him primarily because of a visit by his, Marshall and Lily's college friend, Steve Henry aka "The Blitz". The nickname "The Blitz" was handed down through the ages at Wesleyan to the person who always missed seeing amazing occurrences once he left the room. Steve has been saddled with the nickname and the curse ever since their days at Wesleyan. But because Ted left MacLaren's early the initial night of the Blitz's visit, the curse and thus the nickname seems to have passed itself from Steve to Ted. What's even worse for Ted is that that night at MacLaren's, Lily, Marshall, Robin, Barney and Steve couldn't help but befriend an unexpected bar patron, Ted's arch nemesis Zoey, who ends up figuring prominently in the group's Thanksgiving festivities much to both Ted and Zoey's chagrin in more ways than one.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Steve "The Blitz" Henry describes being cursed by being the Blitz, he compares it to "being stuck on an island for ages." Jorge Garcia is most famous for his role on Lost.

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Quotes

Robin Scherbatsky: Ted, you violated a dead turkey with another dead turkey! Don't let that be in vain.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

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

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