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Legendaddy
"Legendaddy" is the 19th episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' and the 131st episode overall. It aired on CBS on March 21, 2011, to an audience of 8.03 million viewers. The episode was directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The episode stars Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson as he reconnects with his long lost father portrayed by guest star John Lithgow. The episode received positive reviews by critics who praised the performances of Harris and Lithgow. Plot The gang attempts to watch TV in Barney's apartment and they learn that Barney does not know how to use tools, so he has called a repairman to fix the TV. However, instead of the repairman, Barney is greeted at the door by Jerome "Jerry" Whittaker, Barney's father who has received his letter. Later, Barney relates to the gang his meeting with Jerry, claiming he is a tour manager who loves Scotch, suits, and loose women as much as he does. However, Jerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How I Met Your Mother Season 6
The sixth season of the American television comedy series ''How I Met Your Mother'' premiered on September 20, 2010, and concluded on May 16, 2011, on CBS. Cast Main cast * Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby * Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen * Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky * Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson * Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin * Bob Saget (uncredited) as Future Ted Mosby (voice only) Recurring cast * Lyndsy Fonseca as Penny, Ted's Daughter * David Henrie as Luke, Ted's Son * Marshall Manesh as Ranjit * Bob Odenkirk as Arthur Hobbs * Jennifer Morrison as Zoey Pierson * Laura Bell Bundy as Becky * Kyle MacLachlan as The Captain * Bill Fagerbakke as Marvin Eriksen Sr. * Ned Rolsma as Marcus Eriksen * Suzie Plakson as Judy Eriksen * Chris Romano as Punchy * Nazanin Boniadi as Nora Guest cast * Maury Povich as himself * Rachel Bilson as Cindy * Frances Conroy as Loretta Stinson * Wayne Brady as James Stinson * Ben Vereen as Sam Gibbs * Will Forte as Randy Wharmpess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Stinson
Barney Stinson is a fictional character portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris and created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series ''How I Met Your Mother'' (2005–2014). One of the show's main characters, Barney is known for his brash, manipulative and opinionated personality. He is a womanizer known for his love of expensive suits, laser tag, and Scotch whisky. The character uses many 'plays' in his 'playbook' to help him have sex with women. In later seasons, he has a few serious relationships, then marries, divorces, and has a child with an unnamed woman from a one-night stand, and then marries the same woman again (as implied in the alternate ending). Barney's catchphrases included "Suit up!", “Go for Barney”, "What up?!", "Stinson out", "Legendary", "Wait for it" (often combining the two as "legen—wait for it—dary!"), "Daddy's home", "Haaaaave you met Ted", “True story”, “That’s the dream!”, "Challenge accepted", "Just.. just... oka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Whittaker
The US sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. Created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, the show is presented from the perspective of Ted Mosby in 2030 ("Future Ted") as he tells his children how he met the titular mother. The show lasted for nine seasons and 208 episodes; the finale first aired on March 31, 2014. A stand-alone sequel series, ''How I Met Your Father'', premiered on Hulu on January 18, 2022. Created by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the show is presented from the perspective of Sophie in 2050 as she recounts to her unseen son the events that followed meeting his father in January 2022. The main characters of ''How I Met Your Mother'' are: Ted Mosby, a romantic searching for "The One"; Barney Stinson, a womanizer; Robin Scherbatsky, a journalist who moved to New York in 2005; and Marshall Eriksen and Lily Aldrin, a long-term couple. Although the show is based around The Mother, her first appearance is not until the season ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marieve Herington
Marieve Herington (born February 22, 1988) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in recurring roles on ''How I Met Your Mother'', '' Good Luck Charlie, and Ever After High''. She provides the voice of Tilly Green on the Disney Channel show '' Big City Greens'' as well as voicing animated lead characters in '' Delilah & Julius'' and ''Pearlie''. In addition to that, she voiced Celestia Ludenburg in the popular anime video game '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'', Otter in '' Franklin'', and Fifi La Fume in '' Tiny Toons Looniversity''. At the age of 12, she began singing in major public performances. Since the age of 16, she has been fronting her own jazz ensembles. Currently, she performs with the Marieve Herington Band. Early life and career Herington was born in Oakville, Ontario to Claudette and Gordon Herington, who died in 2003 when she was 15. She attended St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School and studied drama at the University of Toronto. Appearing in a series of Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Travis
Nancy Ann Travis (born September 21, 1961) is an American actress. She began her career on Off-Broadway theater, before her first leading screen role in the ABC television miniseries ''Harem'' opposite Omar Sharif. Her breakthrough came in 1987, playing Sylvia Bennington in the comedy film ''Three Men and a Baby''. She later starred in its sequel, ''Three Men and a Little Lady'' (1990). Travis has starred in many films, including '' Internal Affairs'' (1990), '' Air America'' (1990), '' Passed Away'' (1992), ''Chaplin'' (1992), '' So I Married an Axe Murderer'' (1993), '' Greedy'' (1994), and '' Fluke'' (1995). On television, Travis went on to star in the CBS sitcom '' Almost Perfect'' in 1995, which ran two seasons, and in the short-lived '' Work with Me'' (1999). In 2002, she played a leading role in the ABC miniseries '' Rose Red'', and later joined the cast of the CBS sitcom '' Becker'' for its final two seasons. From 2011 to 2021, Travis starred as Vanessa Baxter in the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Change Of Heart (How I Met Your Mother)
"A Change of Heart" is the 18th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' and the 130th episode overall. It originally aired on February 28, 2011. After Nora announces her intention to marry and settle down, Barney is worried; meanwhile, Robin's new boyfriend displays idiosyncrasies that remind her friends of a dog. The episode received a fairly positive reception, with 9.24 million watching the episode when it first aired. Some critics found elements of the plot cheesy, although the plot twist and character interactions were complimented. Plot Chastened by Marshall's father's fatal heart attack, the gang all go to get their hearts checked, except Barney, who is too scared to go alone. Lily agrees to accompany him so long as Barney promises her to never lie to his new girlfriend, Nora. When Barney visits the cardiologist, she requests that he wear a heart monitor for 24 hours, citing a possible arrhythmia. The next day, Barney and Lily return to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exploding Meatball Sub
"The Exploding Meatball Sub" is the 20th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' and the 132nd episode overall. It aired on April 11, 2011. Plot Ted and the others realize how much he and Zoey argue, a polar opposite of Lily and Marshall’s relationship, where the two always seem to be in support of each other. Ted and Lily argue throughout the episode about whose relationship is better. However, Ted begins to feel Lily is right and is growing tired of his constant feuding with Zoey; he is also especially annoyed that Zoey had requested the Arcadian be listed as a landmark, which could scrap his entire project if accepted. When Ted argues again with Zoey about his dream to build a skyscraper in New York, he begins thinking he needs to break up with her. However, Ted realizes he has grown fond of their arguing ("graduation goggles"), and instead kisses her. Future Ted muses on which type of relationship is better, but promptly decides a supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mom And Dad (How I Met Your Mother)
"Mom and Dad" is the tenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', and the 194th episode overall. Plot On Saturday at 3pm, 27 hours before the wedding, Barney and Robin try to find someone to officiate their wedding in the wake of the previous minister's sudden death. James saves the day when he arrives with his father, Sam, who is a minister and has agreed to perform the ceremony. Barney's father, Jerry, arrives with his wife. Barney, after seeing that Jerry and Loretta still get along well after all these years, gets excited at the possibility of the two getting back together. To that end he has Ranjit drive his stepmother away and arranges for Jerry and Loretta to be trapped in an elevator together upon which he provides them with a champagne dinner and drenches them with water in an effort to get them to disrobe. They realize what Barney is doing and refuse to go any further. James quickly rescues the two before revealing to Barney that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Thomas (screenwriter)
Craig David Thomas is an American television writer who, along with writing partner Carter Bays, has written episodes of ''American Dad!'', ''Oliver Beene'', ''Quintuplets'' and the hit CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'', which they created in 2005. In 2012, ''How I Met Your Mother'' won a People's Choice Awards. Along with Carter Bays he is a member of The Solids, who perform the theme song to ''How I Met Your Mother''. He has been nominated for seven primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Original Song for " Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit". After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1997, Thomas wrote for the Late Show with David Letterman for 5 years. In 2014, he shot a pilot for the show '' How I Met Your Dad'' with his partner Carter Bays, Emily Spivey and Greta Gerwig, but CBS asked them to do a second pilot, and they refused. On April 15, 2019, Thomas joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United States, the paper's readership has declined since 2010. It has also been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How I Met Your Mother Season 9
The ninth and final season of ''How I Met Your Mother'', an American sitcom created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, premiered on CBS on September 23, 2013, with two episodes, and concluded on March 31, 2014. The show was renewed for the final season on December 21, 2012, after cast member Jason Segel changed his decision to leave the show after the eighth season. Cristin Milioti, who was revealed as " The Mother" in the season 8 finale, was promoted to a series regular, the only time ''How I Met Your Mother'' added a new regular cast member. Season 9 consists of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. Taking place immediately after where the previous season left off, season 9 covers the events of a single weekend that leads up to Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin's (Cobie Smulders) wedding. During the course of the weekend, "The Mother" (Milioti) is separately introduced to Robin, Barney, Lily (Alyson Hannigan), and Marshall (Jason Segel), before fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
