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Lily’s estranged father MICKEY shows up for Thanksgiving, prompting memories of all the people Lily has declared dead to her in the past. Meanwhile, Robin accuses Barney of buying his famous, supposedly homemade cobbler at a store, and she challenges him to cook another one from scratch…
RITA – In her late 70s, slow-moving, she is Lily’s (Alyson Hannigan) sweet, patient, long-suffering grandmother who hosts a Thanksgiving meal for Lily and her friends. Rita has allowed her thoughtless, selfish grown son Mickey to move back into her house. She’s even broken her hip carrying Mickey’s trunk, and given up her retirement money to fund Mickey’s gambling and board game creations…GUEST STAR (10)
MORRIS – In his late 70s, slow-moving, he is Lily’s (Alyson Hannigan) grandfather who is delighted to host her and her friends for Thanksgiving. Unlike his wife Rita, he sees through Mickey, and his affection for Mickey is forced…GUEST STAR (10)
11-YEAR-OLD LILY – Seen in flashbacks, she is Lily (Alyson Hannigan) as an 11-year-old girl. She suffers through her dad’s antics, and, as taught, she tells the IRS over the phone that her father is dead…2 lines, 3 scenes (4)
MR. PARK – This Korean man, 40-50s, works at a street bodega and gives Lily regular coffee even though she asked for decaf. When pressed, he insists she got decaf, but he’s lying to her…3 lines, 2 scenes (24)
SANDY – Seen in flashback, 18-20 years old, she is Lily’s freshman roommate in college who makes out with Lily’s dad…1 line, 2 scenes (5)
MR. OSSIAS – An elderly neighbor of Lily’s, he steals her newspaper and is thus declared dead to her…1 line, 1 scene (22)
BRIDESMAID #1 AND BRIDESMAID #2 – Seen in flashback to Lily’s wedding, these bridesmaids compliment Lily’s dress…1 line, 1 scene each (23)
TRUDY – Seen in flashback, another bridesmaid at Lily’s wedding, she tells Lily she’s not a fan of her wedding dress…1 line, 1 scene (23)
LEOPOLD – A customer at Mr. Park’s bodega, he requests a regular coffee…1 line, 1 scene (24)
Neil Patrick Harris: Plenty of Skin to Come on How I Met Your Mother!
On May’s season finale of How I Met Your Mother, Barney and Robin professed their feelings for one another.
When new episodes kick off later this month, this pair will be trying to figure out their relationship, a development that Neil Patrick Harris promises will be “dirty” and fun. He tells the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly:
“It seemed a dirty, dirty inevitability, a lusty endgame,” Harris said of his character’s pictured bedroom scene with Robin. “We’re gonna show a lot more skin on HIMYM.”
Don’t worry, though, viewers: Barney will remain classic Barney.
“He just has so many bad habits as far as strip clubs and shameless flirting goes, I don’t think he’s even contemplated that he would have to curtail any of that,” said the actor. “So that’s an interesting wrinkle. In episode 2, he’s just business as usual – but with a girlfriend. But Barney can’t really exist in business as usual, with a girlfriend. I think the writers have got some good stuff to mine.”
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How I Met Your Mother Spoilers: The Future of Barney and Robin
Fans of the funniest sitcom on TV know they can look forward to hilarious How I Met Your Mother quotes this fall.
But there’s one show storyline viewers are unsure about: the future of Barney and Robin. Can they really make it as a couple?
Let’s find out, courtesy of producer Carter Bays.
“It’s been fun discovering what they’re like in a couple. We’ve seen Robin in a relationship with Ted; we know she can do it. But for Barney, this is undiscovered country. As an adult, he’s never had a relationship. He had a girlfriend in college who totally broke his heart and sent him on this journey towards becoming Barney, and he’s been [the same] since,” he said to Entertainment Weekly.
Bays also said the pair’s relationship will “have repercussions for everyone,” especially Ted. He said:
“We’re exploring how Ted deals with the fact that his ex-girlfriend and best friend are now dating. And we’ll see how Marshall and Lily deal with the fact that there’s another couple in the group. It’s giving us a lot of juice for the first half of the season.”
New episodes of How I Met Your Mother return on September 21.
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How I Met Your Mother TV Show Summary
Created by former Late Show with David Letterman writers Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, the 30-minute CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother was, per its title, related entirely in flashback, from the vantage point of 2030. The hero, Ted (his “old” voice provided by Bob Saget) was endeavoring to regale his children with the stories of how he wooed and won his wife and their mother. The main action took place in “the present,” after the twentysomething Ted (played in flashback by Josh Radnor) decided to take upon himself a bride after the unexpected engagement of his friend Marshall (Jason Segel) to the lovely Lily (Alyson Hannigan).
Ted had his sights set on a girl named Robin (Cobie Smulders), but there was no guarantee that she would ultimately be the “mother” of the title, not as long as Mike allowed himself to be immersed in the what-the-hell lifestyle of the early 21st century. Providing snide sidelines comments (and most of the laughs) was Ted’s know-it-all best pal, Barney (Neil Patrick Harris). How I Met Your Mother premiered on September 19, 2005.