MARSHALL BEQUEATHS A SLAP BET TO TED AND ROBIN, AND LILY’S ESTRANGED FATHER MAKES A SURPRISE VISIT, ON “HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER,” MONDAY, NOV. 23

Chris Elliott (”Everybody Loves Raymond”) Guest Stars as Mickey, Lily’s Dad

“Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap” - Barney freaks out when Marshall bequeaths a “slap bet” slap to Ted and Robin. Meanwhile, Lily’s estranged father shows up for Thanksgiving, on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, Monday, Nov. 23 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Chris Elliott (”Everybody Loves Raymond”) guest stars as Lily’s dad.

SERIES REGULARS:
Ted………………………………………. Josh Radnor
Marshall…………………………………. Jason Segel
Barney………………………….. Neil Patrick Harris
Lily…………………………………. Alyson Hannigan
Robin ………………………………. Cobie Smulders

RECURRING CAST
Narrator…………………………………… Bob Saget

GUEST CAST:
Mickey……………………………………. Chris Elliot
Rita…………………………………. Christina Pickles
Marvin Sr………………………….. Bill Fagerbakke
Judy……………………………………. Suzie Plakson
Marvin Jr…………………… Robert Michael Ryan
Marcus………………………………….. Ned Rolsma
Morris……………………………………. Jack Walsh
Eleven Year Old Lily………………… Piper Mackenzie Harris
Mr. Ossias………………………………. Greg Lewis
Bridesmaid……………………….. Krystal Marshall
Whitney…………………………. Marion Ruth Kerr
Leopold…………………………….. Dennis W. Hall
Mr. Park……………………….. Charles Rahi Chun
Korean Woman…………………………. Doris Usui
Boy #1…………………….. Jonathan Morgan Heit

WRITTEN BY: Jamie Rhonheimer
DIRECTED BY: Pamela Fryman

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Air Date: Monday November 2, 2009

WHEN MARSHALL RECEIVES RELATIONSHIP ADVICE FROM BARNEY, HE AND LILY HAVE A HUGE FIGHT, ON “HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER,” MONDAY, NOV. 2

“Bagpipes” - To prove that he and Robin are the perfect couple, Barney arrogantly gives relationship advice to Marshall, which results in a huge fight between Marshall and Lily, on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, Monday, Nov. 2 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Ted………………………………………. Josh Radnor
Marshall…………………………………. Jason Segel
Barney………………………….. Neil Patrick Harris
Lily…………………………………. Alyson Hannigan
Robin ………………………………. Cobie Smulders

RECURRING CAST

Narrator…………………………………… Bob Saget

GUEST CAST:

Phil………………………………….. Sam Stephanski

WRITTEN BY: Robia Rashid

DIRECTED BY: Pamela Fryman

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JoAnna Garcia is coming to How I Met Your Mother as an old friend, and potential conquest, for Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother later this season, reports say. The Privileged alum will play Ted’s college buddy, Maggie, in “The Window.”

Maggie is described as the perfect “girl next door” type, the one every guy wants to marry as soon as he meets her. Only no one has. Ted senses an opportunity.

When he learns that Maggie is not a relationship for once in her life, ecstatic Ted rushes to make a move before his narrow “window of opportunity” closes for good.

Will he succeed? That’s doubtful, as Garcia is only signed on for a single episode. But some funny How I Met Your Mother quotes should come out of it at least.

Josh Radnor’s Ted Mosby has always had a thing for old friend Maggie (Joanna Garcia).

Garcia, who has also appeared on Gossip Girl this season, joins Rachel Bilson, Tim Gunn, Chris Elliott and Kenny Rogers as How I Met Your Mother guest stars this season.

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JoAnna Garcia has landed a guest spot on How I Met Your Mother as yet another potential conquest of Ted’s, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

The Privileged alum will play Ted’s college buddy, Maggie, in an upcoming episode called “The Window.” She’s described as the perfect girl next door who every guy wants to marry as soon as he meets her. So sought-after is Maggie that she’s always in a relationship, leaving Ted waiting and waiting for his shot at her. When he hears that she’s finally single, he rushes to her door in hopes that his “window of opportunity” has not elapsed.

Garcia, who has also appeared on Gossip Girl this season, joins Rachel Bilson, Tim Gunn, Chris Elliott and Kenny Rogers as Mother guest stars this season. Garcia is only signed on for one episode.

“The Window” airs Dec. 7 at 8/7c on CBS.

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So how are Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders) faring as a couple on How I Met Your Mother? Well, if the upcoming Nov. 9 episode of the CBS comedy is any indication, maybe not so great. Barney, it seems, has packed on some pounds. “It’s a phenomenon that a lot of people can relate to, certainly more than a few people on our writing staff. It’s relationship gut,” says HIMYM exec producer and co-creator Carter Bays. Bays says Harris was more than game to don a fat suit for the episode. “He was loving it. He was like, ‘Give me the biggest fat suit you’ve got.’”

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To be a Canadian or an American is a predicament Robin contends with in “Duel Citizenship” the fifth episode of How I Met Your Mother’s fifth season. Robin has always been loyal to her Canadian heritage since the beginning of the show and it has given the writers a lot of material for Barney, Ted, Marshall and Lily to poke fun at. This time, however, Robin is forced to leave her roots once and for all. 

After hitting a guy at Hoser Hut, her favorite Canadian hangout, Robin is now being sued and could even get deported unless she becomes an American citizen. This isn’t the first time How I Met Your Mother tapped on the idea of Robin getting deported. If you recall, she almost got deported back to Canada because of a work permit notice from Immigration but was able to stay in the U.S. thanks to Barney’s help and his outrageous video resume.

Once again, Barney tries to save the love of his life by prepping Robin in time for her citizenship test. It’s so nice to see how supportive Barney has become as Robin’s boyfriend but still manages to mock Canada all episode long with several witty lines such as “This five-dollar bill they gave you is blue … and then there’s kids playing hockey on the back! It’s like you want us to make fun of you.”

Robin, on the other hand, seems to have mastered everything there is to know about being an American but eventually realizes that she can’t completely let go of her Canadian heritage. In the end, she makes the best decision so far by opting for a dual citizenship. In that way, she’ll stay in the U.S. and be with Barney, while we can continue making fun of her Canadian heritage.

It turns out Robin, still a Canadian citizen, may be getting deported back to Canada when the guy from a bar fight she got into is pressing charges.  Turns out there’s a citizens test offered tomorrow and Barney is not willing to let his girlfriend get shipped back to Canada without a fight.  While Robin is already prepped on the actual facts for the exam (Presidents, Bill of Rights, etc), Barney decides to focus on taking the Canadian out of her and making her act American by teaching her such important things as forgetting about the Queen and learning Jim Varney, the comic genius responsible for the Ernest series.

After completing her training, Robin stops for one last beer at her Canadian bar, Hoser’s, and ends up on a Canadian bender that ends up with her going to a Brian Adams concert and passing out in a hotel in Toronto.  Barney “flies across the Atlantic” to rescue her and she initially doesn’t want to come back.  He takes her for some coffee at a Tim Horton’s where the cashier calls her American.  To put Robin in a better mood, Barney gives a negative speech about Canadian and gets his butt whooped.  After some free hospital care, Robin takes Barney back to America and decides she’s a little Canadian and a little American…dual citizenship time!

Meanwhile, Ted and Marshall get word that their favorite, disgusting pizza place, Gazola’s in Chicago is shutting down.  They apparently used to road trip there all the time in college and decide to do it one last time.  Ted is really looking forward to some alone time with Marshall, but is shocked to see he invited Lily.  No problem, they hey load up on cans of Tantrum, their classic road tripping energy drink and start.. until they have to stop in the first five minutes for Lily to pee.  

It gets worse when Marshall pulls over to stay in a bed and breakfast for the night.  While there, and maybe it’s just the Tantrum messing with his head, Ted sees Marshall and Lily morph into a singlular blob.  Ted tricks Marshall into thinking they’re going out for beers and kidnaps him in his robe and all and they head to Chicago, leaving Lily behind.  They get there, have the awful pizza, but Marshall feels so guilty, still unable to reach Lily by phone, he wants to head back mid-slice.  They get back to find out Lily was so comotose from all her spa treatments she didn’t even realize the boys left her.

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