How I Met Your Mother S08E04 – Who Wants to Be a Godparent?
When Lily and Marshall can’t decide on godparents for Marvin, they put the gang to the test to see who would make the best one.
After hiring Mickey as Marvin's nanny, Lily and Marshall go to the bar to celebrate their first day together in five months with the gang. They ask the others what's going on in their lives. Robin, Ted, and Barney however find themselves conflicted – Lily and Marshall have implemented an “eight-or-higher” rule, since Marvin's birth: meaning the three childless pals cannot come to them with problems that are not a level eight or higher. For Ted, this means he can’t bring up the fact that Victoria’s father wants Ted to pay for the wedding he helped Victoria leave. For Robin, this means she can’t talk about how unstylish Nick’s moped is. And Barney can’t tell the gang about the chick he banged the night before. (who in Barney's mind, was at best a six, six-and-a-half.) The three decide to keep these issues to themselves
After a short drink, Marshall and Lily leave (much to the dismay of the others) to spend some time alone together on the street. However, a close brush with a taxicab forces them to consider preparing a last will and testament, designating a guardian for Marvin in case either or both of them die (which saddens Lily at the mere mention of the word). The two argue over possibly designating Marshall's mother Judy, or Lily's parents as the guardian. They finally decide that Marshall's brother Marcus would be a suitable choice, since he is a great dad. However, when Marshall calls Marcus to tell him about their decision, they are shocked to learn that Marcus has left his wife and kids to become a bartender at a beach-side bar. Ted, Barney, and Robin then all volunteer to be Marvin's guardian and throughout the rest of the week, keep coming over to the apartment and compete to win over Marshall and Lily’s affection, Ted and Robin by purchasing larger and larger stuffed teddy bears, Barney by singing crude “bro”-versions of children’s tunes in various costumes.
Still struggling to choose who to pick as guardian out of the three, Lily and Marshall hold an impromptu game show called "Who Wants to Be a Godparent?". in order to make their decision. The object of the game is to tell Marshall and Lily how they would handle various hypothetical situations with Marvin. Points are given for the best answer and the one with the most points gets to be Marvin's guardian. Ted, Barney, and Robin continue to make trite answers to various questions until after playing several rounds of the game, a disagreement begins between the three competitors, causing Lily and Marshall to get angry with them for not appreciating how hard it is to be a parent. Offended, Barney responds by saying that neither Lily or Marshall knows what it means to be a friend anymore. Ted and Robin continue by stating that Marshall and Lily rarely spend time with the group and are apathetic to what is going on with their lives unless it's an "Eight or Higher". The couple tell them they don't have time to listen to their dating problems and the only important thing in their life is Marvin. The other three then walk out of the apartment.
After the others leave, Marshall and Lily realize that they don't know what is going on in their friends' lives and haven't been good friends lately. They come to the bar to talk to Robin,Ted and Barney and tell them that they are revoking the "Eight or Higher" rule, as they want to know what is going on in their lives. All of them then spend the night together hanging out and "close down" MacLaren's for the first time in months.
The next morning, Robin and Ted step up to take care of Marvin when he wakes up early in the morning so that Marshall and Lily can go back to sleep. Marshall and Lily then decide to name all three of their friends as Marvin's legal guardians.
After a short drink, Marshall and Lily leave (much to the dismay of the others) to spend some time alone together on the street. However, a close brush with a taxicab forces them to consider preparing a last will and testament, designating a guardian for Marvin in case either or both of them die (which saddens Lily at the mere mention of the word). The two argue over possibly designating Marshall's mother Judy, or Lily's parents as the guardian. They finally decide that Marshall's brother Marcus would be a suitable choice, since he is a great dad. However, when Marshall calls Marcus to tell him about their decision, they are shocked to learn that Marcus has left his wife and kids to become a bartender at a beach-side bar. Ted, Barney, and Robin then all volunteer to be Marvin's guardian and throughout the rest of the week, keep coming over to the apartment and compete to win over Marshall and Lily’s affection, Ted and Robin by purchasing larger and larger stuffed teddy bears, Barney by singing crude “bro”-versions of children’s tunes in various costumes.
Still struggling to choose who to pick as guardian out of the three, Lily and Marshall hold an impromptu game show called "Who Wants to Be a Godparent?". in order to make their decision. The object of the game is to tell Marshall and Lily how they would handle various hypothetical situations with Marvin. Points are given for the best answer and the one with the most points gets to be Marvin's guardian. Ted, Barney, and Robin continue to make trite answers to various questions until after playing several rounds of the game, a disagreement begins between the three competitors, causing Lily and Marshall to get angry with them for not appreciating how hard it is to be a parent. Offended, Barney responds by saying that neither Lily or Marshall knows what it means to be a friend anymore. Ted and Robin continue by stating that Marshall and Lily rarely spend time with the group and are apathetic to what is going on with their lives unless it's an "Eight or Higher". The couple tell them they don't have time to listen to their dating problems and the only important thing in their life is Marvin. The other three then walk out of the apartment.
After the others leave, Marshall and Lily realize that they don't know what is going on in their friends' lives and haven't been good friends lately. They come to the bar to talk to Robin,Ted and Barney and tell them that they are revoking the "Eight or Higher" rule, as they want to know what is going on in their lives. All of them then spend the night together hanging out and "close down" MacLaren's for the first time in months.
The next morning, Robin and Ted step up to take care of Marvin when he wakes up early in the morning so that Marshall and Lily can go back to sleep. Marshall and Lily then decide to name all three of their friends as Marvin's legal guardians.
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