Tony, Stella's fiancé, makes an attempt to ease the burden he feels for "ruining Ted's life," by helping him find a job, but instead proves that no good deed goes unpunished. Meanwhile, Barney wants to prove that he can get out of a speeding ticket.
This is Alyson Hannigan's (Lily's) first appearance since the beginning of episode 4x20 "Mosbius Designs". She was absent due to her real-life pregnancy.
Episode Quotes
(About Ted telling Stella and Tony it was 'a nice surprise' to see them again) Robin: What a nice surprise?? No, a nice surprise would be the safe fell from 40 stories and smushed them both.
Episode Goofs
Tony tells Ted that he and Stella hadn't seen each other for five years before the wedding, however, they had shared custudy of their daughter and Ted had met him.
Episode References
Ted mentions that Stella left him at the altar. This happened in episode 4x05 "Shelter Island".
At the end of Ted's hallway fight with Stella, Ted gets a call from Barney in jail to bail him out. His ringtone is Robin's hit song "Let's Go To The Mall", first introduced in episode 2x09 "Slap Bet".