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How I Met Your Mother :: The Scorpion and the Toad (02x02)

Episode Information

Title:

The Scorpion and the Toad

Episode #:

02x02

Production Number:

2ALH02

Original Airdate:

Monday September 25th, 2006

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Episode Crew
Director:	Rob Greenberg (2)
Writer:	Chris Harris

Episode Summary

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Barney teaches Marshall how to pick up women. When things start to go sour for an awkward Marshall, Barney steps in and wins the women over... for himself. Meanwhile, Lily is back from her art experience. While helping her look for a new apartment, Robin gets sick of hearing about Lily's amazing summer in San Francisco.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Natalie Garza	played	Jesse
•Nicole Garza	played	Jenny
Co-Guest Stars
•Josh Wingate	played	Mike	Recurring (first appearance)
•Barry Finkel	played	Crazy Man
•Diane Mizota	played	Woman
•Kelly Mullis	played	Paula
•Ken Cosby	played	Cab Driver
•Lara Boyd Rhodes (1)	played	Amy
•Lee Warren Jones (1)	played	Waiter
•Richard Wharton	played	Art Professor
•Sundeep Ahuja	played	Dan

Main Cast

•Josh Radnor	played	Ted Mosby
•Cobie Smulders	played	Robin Scherbatsky
•Alyson Hannigan	played	Lily Aldrin
•Neil Patrick Harris	played	Barney Stinson
•Jason Segel	played	Marshall Eriksen
•Bob Saget	voiced	Narrator / Ted, 2030

Episode Notes

9.53 million viewers watched the original airing of this episode.

Episode Quotes

Ted: She's miserable. She's realized that she's made a huge mistake. Her and Marshall will be back in a week. I love it!
Robin: Um, no. You just want Lily to be miserable. The truth is she's happy.
Ted: Trust me. I've known Lily for 9 years.
Robin: Trust me! I'm a girl!
Ted: Yeah, but you're Canadian.

Lily: (to Barney in a bar, to help Marshall by ruining Barney's night with twins) You jerk! You gave my twin sister chlamydia!

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