Zoo or False 

Marshall comes up with a number of different outrageous and embarrassing stories to explain how he was mugged in Central Park, but which of his stories is the truth?

Director:

Pamela Fryman

Writers:

Carter Bays (created by), Craig Thomas (created by)

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
Collette Wolfe	...	Sarah
Jon Dore	...	Mugger / Zookeeper
Matt Jones	...	Arthur (as Matt L. Jones)
E.E. Bell	...	Walter
Collin Christopher	...	Simon
Ron Nicolosi	...	Mike
Celeste Thorson	...	Lisa

Storyline

Marshall no longer has his wallet because he was mugged while walking through Central Park. He changes his story slightly because Lily, now afraid of life in the city, wants to get a gun to protect herself. Robin feels that Marshall's new story is newsworthy and wants to interview him on the morning show. He is reluctant to do so if only because telling the story to the public would make him a laughing stock... or does he have another reason for not wanting to go public? Ted is somewhat perturbed because he feels he being responsible for building the Empire State Building for the largest scale model version of the New York skyline is more newsworthy and doesn't understand why Robin won't ask him to appear on her show. Based on circumstances, Ted thinks he has a plan to get on the show, but the outcome, straight out of a Hollywood movie, may not be what he was envisioning (at least not the Hollywood movie he had in mind). And Barney wants to use Marshall's story to pick up women for ...

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Plot Keywords:

neil patrick harris character | interview | canadian abroad | paper airplane | caged animal | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the girls Barney meets in the bar calls him Neil (thinking he was Neil Armstrong) followed by the other one saying "That's not his real name". Barney Stinson is played by Neil Patrick Harris.

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Goofs

In the 16th minute "Robin" pulls out a gun, the gun's safety slide is on the right side of the gun which means it's a left-handed version exclusive to people who are left handed , but "Robin" is right handed. (the safety slide is designed to be switched by the dominant hands thumb) In fact, the type of gun Robin keeps in her purse is equipped with an ambidextrous thumb safety, so the shooter can operate the safety regardless of being left or right handed.

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Quotes

Robin Scherbatsky: Hey, guys. What's up?
Barney Stinson: Oh, some new information has come to light on Marshall's mugging.
Robin Scherbatsky: [seriously] Oh, really? Did they catch the guy?
Ted Mosby: Well, he's behind bars.
Robin Scherbatsky: Where did they find him?
Lily Aldrin: I'm guessing naked in the trees, throwing his own feces.
Robin Scherbatsky: Oh, I've seen that guy. See, that's why I take cabs.
Ted Mosby: You know how they caught him, right?
Marshall Eriksen: [reluctantly] There was a tail on him...
Ted Mosby: There was a tail on him!
[...]

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Connections

References Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

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Soundtracks

Monkey Man
(uncredited)
Written by Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones

User Reviews

Dolls

I like the bit where Marshall got mugged by a monkey

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 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 Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1