The Naked Truth (19 Sep. 2011)

Ted tries to choose a date for the Architect's Ball, an embarrassing Internet video could cost Marshall a new job, and Barney makes a bold move to prove to Nora that he's a changed man.

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
Martin Short	...	Garrison Cootes
Jimmi Simpson	...	Pete Durkenson
Nazanin Boniadi	...	Nora
Ashley Williams	...	Victoria
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Daughter
David Henrie	...	Son
Kallee Brookes	...	Sara
Nicole Hayden	...	Jessica
Kristen Celeste	...	Carol

Storyline

Immediately after his drunken spree at Punchy's wedding, Marshall learns that he is one step away from landing his dream job working in environmental lawyer Garrison Cootes' law firm. That last step is for them to do a background check to make sure that there are no unseemly skeletons in his closet. Feeling that that drunken spree may have cost him the job and thus vowing never to get drunk again, Marshall does his own Internet search to find any of those skeletons. He finds one video, posted by a college colleague named Pete Durkenson, of Marshall doing a supposed fraternity prank called Beercules. Believing that video could cost him his dream job, Marshall tries to track down Pete to get him to remove the video. Finding a seemingly still immature Pete may get Marshall into even more trouble. Meanwhile, Nora finally agrees to meet with Barney, who tries to do whatever he can to make her believe he's a changed man, even if it takes a marathon in an all-night diner. And Ted decides to ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When zooming in on the top of New York Magazine to the heading; Honeywell & Cootes, the next title down is Mystery vs. History: is it better not to know?, a reference to a later episode.

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Goofs

Marshall watches the first beercules video on the internet. Visible on the upper right hand corner is the second video, however this does not get created until after he views the first one.

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Quotes

Marshall Eriksen: [Drunk] Whoa, did someone say generous endowment? I'm Marshall Eriksen, but you can call me, Beercules!

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Connections

References Soul Man (1986)

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Soundtracks

"Victoria"
(uncredited)
Performed by The Kinks

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