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Bachelor Party
HIMYM episode 2x19 (41)
Bachelor party - car ride
First aired:
April 9, 2007
Director:
Pamela Fryman
Writer:
Carter Bays
Craig Thomas
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Ted plans Marshall's bachelor party but Barney can't help intervening. Meanwhile, things get awkward when Robin brings a provocative gift to Lily's bachelorette party.


Recap[]

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Ted has planned out a bachelor party for Marshall, since he is his best man. Barney wants to offer some input, but Marshall has said that he does not want a stripper at his bachelor party. Barney keeps trying to convince Ted, but Ted doesn't want to hear any of it from Barney. Ted's planned bachelor party involved watching a boxing match and eating large steaks from a cow he bought online. Barney foils this by amazingly getting a stripper called Treasure into the hotel room (even though Barney thought that they were going to Atlantic City rather than Foxwoods). To make matters worse, Treasure breaks her ankle, causing everyone to miss the boxing match as she must go to the hospital, and then Barney demands that she continue on with the rest of her show, as she wants to do it. The rest of her show causes everyone but Barney to lose their appetite, and to top it all off, they are kicked out of the hotel. Marshall and Ted return to MacLaren's Bar, mad that Barney ruined the bachelor party.

Meanwhile, Robin is in an awkward position at Lily's bridal shower, since (under Barney's advice) Robin has gotten her a "battery-powered adult recreational fake penis" (instead of a see-through nightie), and most of Lily's guests are much older family members. Robin tries to stop Lily from opening the gift and finally switches cards with another present to disguise her gift. When Lily opens Robin's gift (which Lily believes to be from her grandmother), Lily is shocked, but then Robin reveals that it was actually her gift, and Lily, as well as the other women, react much more mildly than Robin expected.

Lily and Robin go down to the bar afterwards and are surprised to see Ted and Marshall there. They explain that Barney ruined the bachelor party, and Marshall is even considering not inviting Barney to the wedding. Lily reveals a story: During the summer when the engagement was broken off (between Seasons 1 and 2 in the show), Barney flew out to San Francisco and told Lily to come back, as he thought they belonged together, and that she would lose Marshall forever. Barney tells Lily that he cannot keep stealing girls from Marshall forever, implying that he has been trying to provide an opportunity for Lily to return. At this point, Barney is made co-best man with Ted, and Marshall is happy that Barney cared about their relationship.

Continuity[]

Future References (Contains Spoilers)[]

  • Stuart's admission that things aren't going well at home could be a precursor to his future alcoholism, first addressed in Intervention. Stuart and Claudia's marital discord is also referenced again in Baby Talk and The Poker Game.
  • Barney's habit of winking to indicate he is lying is first introduced. Ted does this to him in Ring Up when promising not to sleep with his half-sister again.

Gallery[]

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Memorable Quotes[]

Barney: There's a store on 8th Avenue that specializes in—how to put this delicately—battery... powered... adult... recreational... fake penises.
Barney tells Robin what to get Lily for her wedding shower

Ted: We love naked girls. They're one of the best things in the world. It goes: naked girls, democracy, the scene in Every Which Way But Loose where the monkey gives the guy the finger. We just don't like your naked girls.
Barney: What!? My girls aren't hot enough? I mean, yeah alright fine, the stripper at Stuart's bachelor party was a 15.
Ted: She was 15?!
Barney: No. A 15. Like in blackjack.
Ted: pauses to think) ...As in, not sure whether you'd hit it?
Barney: Exactly!
Ted: Nice.

Robin: Check out what I got Lily for her shower. It's kind of racy, think you can handle it?
Barney: I've been in a ten-way, so yeah.

Marshall: It's my bachelor party - no strippers.
Barney: Awww, he thinks he has a choice. So, strippers it is!

Ted: Barney, I want you to promise me. No strippers.
Barney: Okay, I promise.
(Winks)
Ted: I'm serious. No strippers.
Barney: So am I. No strippers.
(Winks)
Ted: Now say it without winking.
Barney: No strippers.
(Winks)
Ted: You just winked.
Barney: No, I didn't.
(Winks)
Ted and Barney discuss Marshall's bachelor party

Marshall: Whoa, Morgan Freeman? He's really in everything?
Barney: Oh, damn. I grabbed the wrong "Deep Impact".
The guys watching videos that Barney brought for the bachelor party

Marshall: Now we'll have to spend my bachelor party in the hospital.
Barney: Then we'll see her X-rays. The ultimate stripping. X-rays? More like triple-X-rays.
Barney and Marshall talking after the stripper breaks her ankle

Robin: Hey, Barney, check out what I got Lily for her shower. It's kind of racy. Think you can handle it?
Barney: Uh, I've been in a ten-way. So, yeah.
Robin: (simulate having wear it over the clothes with a little shame) It's kind of see-through.
Barney: Whoa, ho ho! You weren't kidding! You know when you should give that to her? 1850, Robin, it's her bridal shower! All her friends are gonna be there, they're going to be drinking. You need to get her something daring, something outrageous.
Robin: Well, what do you think I should get her?
Barney: There's a store on Eighth Avenue that specializes in how to put this delicately? uh, battery-powered, adult- recreational fake penises.
Future Ted: And so Aunt Robin went to a store on Eighth Avenue, and a battery-powered, adult-recreational Well, it was something inappropriate.
Future Ted telling his kids the story of how Robin give the Dildo to Lily as a gift.

Lily: I can't believe you got me this.
Robin: Oh, I only did it as a joke. I can return it for you you want.
Lily: Oh, no, it's okay. You don't have to go all the way back down there. I'll, I'll just throw it away.
Robin: Well, I mean, if you were going to throw it away, maybe I'll take it in case I get invited to another wedding shower. It's a great gag gift.
Lily: Yeah, it's really funny. You know who would get a kick out of it? Marshall. So, so maybe I'll just hold on to it.
Robin: I would be embarrassed if Marshall found out that I bought it for you, so I'd better just take it.
Lily: Robin, leave it.
Robin and Lily arguing about keeping the Dildo for her.

Notes and Trivia[]

Goofs and Errors[]

  • When Barney learned that they are not going to Atlantic City, the TV monitor was open but when Barney unbuckles his seat belt, the TV monitor was closed.
  • When Barney visits Lily in San Francisco, it is very strongly implied that Marshall is still having a hard time dealing with the break-up. So the flashback would be happening during the events of Where Were We?, which means it would be before Barney started stealing girls from Marshall. However, he tells Lily that he won't be able to keep doing this forever, which creates a continuity error.
  • In the restaurant after the strip show there are two caricatures of Luciano Pavarotti the opera singer, one seen behind Barney and the other higher up on the wall behind Ted.

Allusions and Outside References[]

Music[]

Other Notes[]

  • An extended version of the scene with Treasure the stripper[1] posted on the How I Met Your Mother MySpace page reveals that her show involves an extensive number of props, including: handcuffs; a ping pong paddle; a whip; a baton; an umbrella; a feather cat toy; a pylon; a lantern; foam fingers; a hippity hop ball; a large water jug; a blow-up giraffe; a fire extinguisher; a typewriter (Barney mentions one in a subsequent scene, the prop is unseen); cupcakes (snacks—it's a long show). The bag she uses seems to reference Mary Poppins.
  • The German episode title is "Pikante Partys", meaning "Spicy Parties". The French episode title is "L'enterrement de vie de garçon", meaning "Burial of a Boy's Life".
  • International Airdates: Czech Republic: February 4, 2010 on Prima COOL

Guests[]

Reception[]

  • Staci Krause at IGN gave the episode an 8.5 out of 10.[2]
  • The St. Petersburg Comic Review gave the episode 9.5 stars out of 10. "Robin's gift was definitely not a sewing machine!"

References[]

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