Robots vs. Wrestlers 

Barney is worried that the old gang is falling apart when Ted blows off a "Wrestlers vs. Robots" competition so that he can stay at a snobby party.

Director:

Rob Greenberg

Writers:

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

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
Michael York	...	Jefferson Van Smoot
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Peter Bogdanovich
Arianna Huffington	...	Arianna Huffington
Will Shortz	...	Will Shortz
Darby Stanchfield	...	Marissa
Michele Boyd	...	Jolene
Ed Brigadier	...	Waiter
Brea Angelo	...	Hannah (as Brea Cola)
Rebecca Klingler	...	Marla

Storyline

Barney feels like the gang is slowly falling apart. Despite not knowing exactly what it is but knowing that they would all have a good time at it, he got five ringside tickets to go see "Robots vs. Wrestlers" for himself, Ted, Marshall, Lily and Robin, knowing full well that Robin would now decline in her want to establish a relationship with Don away from specifically her two ex-boyfriends. Marissa Heller may be the cause of Ted also drifting away from the group, he who feels unappreciated whenever he tries to bring a little culture into the proceedings. So when the four crash an upscale party, Ted feels like he's met a crowd who he not only likes (including film director Peter Bogdanovich, political columnist Arianna Huffington and New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz), but who allow him to be cultured. But can Ted be cultured all the time? A recent doppelgänger sighting may provide him the answer. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily wait for a specific sign to let them know ...

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Plot Keywords:

ticket | canadian abroad | singing harmony | a cappella | bare chested male | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

10 May 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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The robot which fought the doppelgänger of Ted is the same robot as is seen in the Season 14 episode of ChickleVision, titled Run Robot Run (Episode 11).

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Goofs

The gang sits in Mclaren's after Robot vs. Wrestlers and Lily's glass is empty/full/empty between shots.

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Quotes

Marshall Eriksen: Aww... Lilllly... babieeeeees!
Barney Stinson: I hope Ted is miserable right now

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Connections

Featured in How I Met Your Mother: Doppelgangers (2010)

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Soundtracks

Constance Fry
(uncredited)
To the tune of "Aura Lee"
Music by George R. Poulton
Performed by Josh Radnor, Michael York, Peter Bogdanovich & Will Shortz

User Reviews

Another So So Episode

This episode features Ted Mosby at his pretentious worst it is a side of him I really enjoy seeing, and almost this full episode is devoted to it.

Plot In A Paragraph: Barney worried that the gang is drifting apart, when he gets five tickets to "Robots Versus Wrestlers" (something he considers will be a new tradition for the gang to attend every year) and Robin (who is still upset from the events of the previous episode) refuses to go, and Ted decides to to stay at a snobbish party.

Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel try hard, but sadly it is not enough to raise the quality of this substandard episode that follows hot on the heels from the last substandard episode.

With only two episodes left of season five, "How I Met Your Mother" needs to seriously get back to the excellent episodes like "girls versus suits" and "the playbook" from earlier in the season.