Mystery vs. History (17 Oct. 2011)

Ted agrees to go on a date without researching each other on the Internet beforehand, Barney urges Marshall and Lily to find out and reveal the gender of their child, and Kevin tries but fails to avoid passing judgment on the group.

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
Kal Penn	...	Kevin
Amber Stevens	...	Janet McIntyre
Ray Wise	...	Robin Sr.
Drew Droege	...	Waiter
Eleanor Seigler	...	Mia
Rachel Sterling	...	Paula

Storyline

With the Internet and smart phones pervading his and his friends' lives, doing an online search of people just met, especially dates and potential dates, is the norm for Ted. Although it was originally Barney and Robin who did this searching for him, the background searches have saved him a lot of grief in the past in uncovering skeletons which are automatic deal breakers for a relationship. Ted decides to go back to the twentieth century after he agrees to a date with Janet McIntyre, a woman he has just met and with who he has a date. They made a pact not to do an Internet search of the other before their first date to allow that date to be one of true exploration. But Ted making this agreement doesn't stop Robin and Barney from doing the Internet search on Ted's behalf. When they find some juicy information about Janet while Ted is already on his date with her, they decide to text Ted on his smart phone with the information. Ted has to decide if he'll look at what Robin, Barney and ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2011 (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:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The third 'profile' at the beginning belongs to Alicia P. who lists Josh Radnor as one of her favourite actors.

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Quotes

Ted Mosby: What started out as something really creepy turned out really sweet.
Janet: That's kinda my move.

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Connections

References Annie Hall (1977)

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