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How I Met Your Mother

Slap Bet

  • Episode aired Nov 20, 2006
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 23m
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9.4/10
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Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
The gang discovers that Robin's been hiding a huge secret, but they have no idea what it is. Marshall thinks she is married, and Barney thinks she was a porn star.The gang discovers that Robin's been hiding a huge secret, but they have no idea what it is. Marshall thinks she is married, and Barney thinks she was a porn star.The gang discovers that Robin's been hiding a huge secret, but they have no idea what it is. Marshall thinks she is married, and Barney thinks she was a porn star.
IMDb RATING
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7.1K
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  • Director
    • Pamela Fryman
  • Writers
    • Carter Bays
    • Craig Thomas
    • Kourtney Kang
  • Stars
    • Josh Radnor
    • Jason Segel
    • Cobie Smulders
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  • Director
    • Pamela Fryman
  • Writers
    • Carter Bays
    • Craig Thomas
    • Kourtney Kang
  • Stars
    • Josh Radnor
    • Jason Segel
    • Cobie Smulders
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    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Josh Radnor and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    Chris Moss, Cobie Smulders, Marcy McCusker, Tara Brook, and Jé Marie Rilveria in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, and Josh Radnor in How I Met Your Mother (2005)

    Top cast

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    Josh Radnor
    Josh Radnor
    • Ted Mosbyas Ted Mosby
    Jason Segel
    Jason Segel
    • Marshall Eriksenas Marshall Eriksen
    Cobie Smulders
    Cobie Smulders
    • Robin Scherbatskyas Robin Scherbatsky
    Neil Patrick Harris
    Neil Patrick Harris
    • Barney Stinsonas Barney Stinson
    Alyson Hannigan
    Alyson Hannigan
    • Lily Aldrinas Lily Aldrin
    Courtney Abbiati
    • Girl #3as Girl #3
    Candace Kroslak
    Candace Kroslak
    • Girl #1as Girl #1
    Wayne Nickel
    • Reverend Robas Reverend Rob
    Rachel Specter
    Rachel Specter
    • Girl #2as Girl #2
    Tara Brook
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Chris Moss
    Chris Moss
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Timothy Prindle
    Timothy Prindle
    • Mr. Johnsonas Mr. Johnson
    • (uncredited)
    Jé Marie Rilveria
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Saget
    Bob Saget
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Chadd Smith
    Chadd Smith
    • Male Lead Danceras Male Lead Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Pamela Fryman
    • Writers
      • Carter Bays
      • Craig Thomas
      • Kourtney Kang
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    Storyline

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    Ted is learning a few secrets about Robin: she's scared of the seven dwarfs, and she refuses to go to the mall. Although she is up front about why she fears the dwarfs, she refuses to tell Ted and the others about why she won't go to the mall. Marshall believes it's because she got married in a mall and is still married. Barney believes it has something to do with Robin having performed in a porn video. The two of them make a slap bet with each other: whoever is right gets to slap the other across the face as hard as he can. They even ask Lily to be the slap bet officiator, as long as she promises to be unbiased. Ted tries to find out Robin's secret, but she asks him to respect her privacy on this issue. When Ted does eventually pry it out of her, he wishes he didn't know as he doesn't know what to do with the information. But as time goes on, Barney actually finds out that it has to do with a video starring someone named Robin Sparkles. It is only then that Robin makes full disclosure. Meanwhile, the slap bet takes a few turns, but ends incomplete... for the time being. —Huggo
    • neil patrick harris character
    • canadian abroad
    • music video
    • one hit wonder
    • teenage pop star
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This episode is tied as the most highly rated episode of the series on IMDb.
    • Goofs
      As the gang is watching the Robin Sparkles video, each time it jumps to the video on the laptop, there is a two liter bottle of 'JT Cola' present next to the computer that is not in the group shot of them watching it.
    • Quotes

      Marshall: [Looking at Computer] This is the 90s, why does it look like 1986?

      Robin Scherbatsky: The 80s didn't come to Canada til like '93.

    • Connections
      Featured in TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes of All Time (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Go to the Mall
      Written by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas

      Performed by Cobie Smulders

    User reviews5

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    Top review
    9/10
    One Of The Best Episodes
    Plot In A Paragraph: Robins secret hatred of the mall is revealed and when she won't say why it gets everyone interested. Ted is drove mad by his girlfriends secret and Marshall and Barney have a slap bet (With Lily being slap bet commissioner) over who is right. Marshall thinks she is hiding a secret marriage where she got married at a mall, whilst Barney naturally thinks a little darker and smuttier and thinks she is a porn star.

    This is one of my favourite episodes Once again Neil Patrick Harris is central to the story and brings most of the laughs and Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel also excellent again too!! They are quickly becoming my favourites behind NPH.

    Special mention may go to Cobie Smulders in this episode too.
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    • slightlymad22
    • Nov 27, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bays Thomas Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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