How I Met Your Mother S08E18 – Weekend at Barney’s
When Ted and Jeanette break up, Barney tries to help him land a new girl
by using the infamous playbook Robin thought he had destroyed.
Meanwhile, at a gallery opening where Lily hopes to make a good
impression, Marshall ends up unintentionally getting noticed.
The episode starts with Barney dreaming about one of his plays from The Playbook, "Weekend at Barney’s". He wakes up shouting the name of the play which wakes Robin up. He tells her that his plays keep coming to him. Robin tries to put his mind at ease, and tells him that the moment he set his Playbook on fire was the moment she realized that he was someone she could marry. Barney says that he would burn it again, if he could. He says that he could never come up with a play that tops "Weekend at Barney’s" and goes back to sleep. He then dreams about "Weekend at Barney’s 2" and wakes up shouting it's name which wakes up Robin again, who yells at him.
At the bar, Lily tells Robin and Barney that Marshall and her and going to a gallery opening tonight; as The Captain's new art buyer she has to schmooze an artist, Strickland Stevens, so that they can get first dibs on all his paintings. Marshall adds that he will be helping Lily by telling some art-related jokes. Ted then comes and gives Robin his R.S.V.P.. Robin sees that Ted has invited Jeanette to the wedding, and the others are not pleased by this.
Ted goes back to his apartment and sees that it is trashed. He asks Jeanette what happened who tells him that while she was going through his emails, she found one from a woman and trashed his apartment, before she realized that it was a spam email. Ted says that she is insane about him, but Jeanette tells him that she is breaking up with him. He tells this Marshall and Lily, and Marshall asks him if he was sure if Jeanette was the right girl for him. Ted tells him, that although Jeanette was crazy, the sex was great, and tells them he is going to win her back.
While Ted is on the elevator at Jeanette's building, Barney, who is disguised as an old man, stops him. He reminds Ted of his one rule; "New is always better." He says that he will help Ted find a new girl to take to his wedding with the help from The Playbook. Ted asks Barney about him burning the Playbook, and Barney tells him that he didn't burn the real one. Barney says that he will be staked out at Ted's apartment and will tell Ted what to say through an earpiece. They run two plays at MacLaren's but neither of them is successful. During the third play, Robin comes to Ted's apartment and sees The Playbook. Before Barney can explains Robin storms out of the apartment. Barney tells Ted that he has to leave and not to do anything stupid. As Barney goes after Robin, the video feed on the Barney’s monitor shows Jeanette arriving at the bar. She shoves the girl Ted is running the play on and starts making out with Ted.
Barney apologizes to Robin for keeping the Playbook but says that he couldn't just leave it behind. Robin says that he has to leave it behind. Robin says that she is mad because he lied to her and if they are going to be in a marriage, he can never lie to her. He tells is lying is what he does best and lies are the reason they are together. But underneath all those lies is the fact that he loves her, and he is not lying when he says that. He starts pulling out some fake bouquets from his coat and wins Robin over by doing this.
Meanwhile, before the gallery opening, Marshall tells Lily that he bought a bag of Skittles to take to the gallery as he is sure that there won't be food there. Future Ted tells his kids that that was the last bag of Skittles their uncle Marshall would ever buy. At the gallery opening, Lily asks him if he will be okay by himself for a few minutes. He tells her that he will be fine; he was voted most outgoing in high school and can make friends anywhere. He tells jokes to some guests at the gallery, but the don't get them. He decides not to do anything else that might embarrass Lily. However, when Strickland asks the guests to honor his grandmother's memory, who he dedicates the show to, the bag a Skittles Marshall brought to the show breaks resulting in all the skittles dropping to the floor. Now totally embarrassed, he apologizes to Lily and tells her that he won't tell anymore jokes about TMNT. Strickland overhears this and tells them that he is a huge TMNT fan, and he and Marshall starting talking about it. Marshall then introduces Lily to Strickland.
At Ted's apartment, Jeanette finds the Playbook and is enraged. Ted texts Lily and Marshall, who come over. They see him sitting on the sidewalk while Jeanette is throwing all his stuff out the window. She shows Ted the Playbook taped to the fireworks she found in Barney's trunk of supplies for his plays, and tells him that she is going to blow it up. Ted begs her not to do so, as that is Barney’s life’s work. However, Barney comes there with Robin and tells Jeanette to blow it up. Robin then gives Ted his R.S.V.P. for the wedding and he crosses out Jeanette as his plus-one. He then tells the gang that he is done with dating and is ready to settle down. Future Ted says that for the first time in his life, he really meant in. At that point, Jeanette burns Ted's Red Cowboy Boots and throws them out the window as well. Then the gang start laughing.
At the bar, Lily tells Robin and Barney that Marshall and her and going to a gallery opening tonight; as The Captain's new art buyer she has to schmooze an artist, Strickland Stevens, so that they can get first dibs on all his paintings. Marshall adds that he will be helping Lily by telling some art-related jokes. Ted then comes and gives Robin his R.S.V.P.. Robin sees that Ted has invited Jeanette to the wedding, and the others are not pleased by this.
Ted goes back to his apartment and sees that it is trashed. He asks Jeanette what happened who tells him that while she was going through his emails, she found one from a woman and trashed his apartment, before she realized that it was a spam email. Ted says that she is insane about him, but Jeanette tells him that she is breaking up with him. He tells this Marshall and Lily, and Marshall asks him if he was sure if Jeanette was the right girl for him. Ted tells him, that although Jeanette was crazy, the sex was great, and tells them he is going to win her back.
While Ted is on the elevator at Jeanette's building, Barney, who is disguised as an old man, stops him. He reminds Ted of his one rule; "New is always better." He says that he will help Ted find a new girl to take to his wedding with the help from The Playbook. Ted asks Barney about him burning the Playbook, and Barney tells him that he didn't burn the real one. Barney says that he will be staked out at Ted's apartment and will tell Ted what to say through an earpiece. They run two plays at MacLaren's but neither of them is successful. During the third play, Robin comes to Ted's apartment and sees The Playbook. Before Barney can explains Robin storms out of the apartment. Barney tells Ted that he has to leave and not to do anything stupid. As Barney goes after Robin, the video feed on the Barney’s monitor shows Jeanette arriving at the bar. She shoves the girl Ted is running the play on and starts making out with Ted.
Barney apologizes to Robin for keeping the Playbook but says that he couldn't just leave it behind. Robin says that he has to leave it behind. Robin says that she is mad because he lied to her and if they are going to be in a marriage, he can never lie to her. He tells is lying is what he does best and lies are the reason they are together. But underneath all those lies is the fact that he loves her, and he is not lying when he says that. He starts pulling out some fake bouquets from his coat and wins Robin over by doing this.
Meanwhile, before the gallery opening, Marshall tells Lily that he bought a bag of Skittles to take to the gallery as he is sure that there won't be food there. Future Ted tells his kids that that was the last bag of Skittles their uncle Marshall would ever buy. At the gallery opening, Lily asks him if he will be okay by himself for a few minutes. He tells her that he will be fine; he was voted most outgoing in high school and can make friends anywhere. He tells jokes to some guests at the gallery, but the don't get them. He decides not to do anything else that might embarrass Lily. However, when Strickland asks the guests to honor his grandmother's memory, who he dedicates the show to, the bag a Skittles Marshall brought to the show breaks resulting in all the skittles dropping to the floor. Now totally embarrassed, he apologizes to Lily and tells her that he won't tell anymore jokes about TMNT. Strickland overhears this and tells them that he is a huge TMNT fan, and he and Marshall starting talking about it. Marshall then introduces Lily to Strickland.
At Ted's apartment, Jeanette finds the Playbook and is enraged. Ted texts Lily and Marshall, who come over. They see him sitting on the sidewalk while Jeanette is throwing all his stuff out the window. She shows Ted the Playbook taped to the fireworks she found in Barney's trunk of supplies for his plays, and tells him that she is going to blow it up. Ted begs her not to do so, as that is Barney’s life’s work. However, Barney comes there with Robin and tells Jeanette to blow it up. Robin then gives Ted his R.S.V.P. for the wedding and he crosses out Jeanette as his plus-one. He then tells the gang that he is done with dating and is ready to settle down. Future Ted says that for the first time in his life, he really meant in. At that point, Jeanette burns Ted's Red Cowboy Boots and throws them out the window as well. Then the gang start laughing.
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