How I Met Your Mother S08E20 – The Time Travelers
Future versions of Ted and Barney try to convince Ted to go see Robots Versus Wrestlers. Meanwhile, Marshall challenges Robin to a dance-off.
The episode begins with Future Ted telling his kids that in April of 2013, he and the mother were very close and yet very far apart: He was living in West 82nd St; she was living at West 115th, she was getting a degree in economics; he was teaching architecture, he was always at MacLaren's; she was always not spending her time in a bar; she was dating a finance guy named Louis.
At the bar, Ted is drinking beer when Barney walks up to their booth and tells Ted that they will be going to Robots vs Wrestlers: Legends. However Ted decides to pass as he has a big lecture tomorrow. Barney tells him that 20 years from now he will be glad he watched Robots vs Wrestlers: Legends but Ted is skeptical. Barney tells him that whenever he was to make a decision he asks himself if it will makes a good memory twenty years from now and he lets twenty-years-from-now Barney decide. He then asks Ted to close him eyes and when Ted opens his eyes he is shocked to see another Barney sitting next to him. Barney introduces the other Barney as twenty-years-from-now Barney. Twenty-years-from-now Barney calls twenty-years-from-now Ted, who convinces present-day Ted to go to Robots vs Wrestlers. As they are about to leave, they are interrupted by another Ted, he introduces himself as twenty-hours-from-now Ted and tells them they aren't going anywhere. He tells them that Ted will go to Robots vs Wrestlers which will be awesome, but he will get drunk, jump to the ring and sprain his wrist and smoke too much. Present-day Ted says that he won't drink then, and they are all about to leave again when they are stopped by another Barney who introduces himself as twenty-minutes-from-now Barney. He says that he has something important to say but is interrupted by present-day Barney who asks him about the stain on his shirt (which is revealed to be from Barney dropping a meatball on his shirt). Twenty-minutes-from-now Barney asks them to watch the door and they see a girl walk in. Present-day Ted doesn't recognize her, but the others tell him that she is the Coat Check Girl from the dance club they went to seven years ago. Present-day Ted says that he always meant to go back and get her number but he didn't. He walks up to her to talk to her but is pulled into a booth by someone. He sees two Coat Check Girls sitting there. He asks them who they are, and one of them tells him that they are 20-months-from-now Coat Check Girls (from two parallel universes), one who is obsessed with Ted and whom Ted is sick of, and the other is sick of Ted twenty months from now. He asks her why that would happened and she points out that he has been dating for a long time and it hasn't really gone any other way. He then looks at the present-day Coat Check Girl, who walks out of the bar.
Meanwhile, Marshall has come up with a drink at MacLaren's, which he has named "The Minnesota Tidal Wave". However, when he orders it, Carl tells him that it has been named after Robin, since she has been ordering it so much lately. This makes Marshall angry and he challenges Robin to a dance off for the name of the drink. However, Lily stops him from dancing because of his "dancer's hip". He then goes to the men's room and writes Robin's number on the wall, thinking that she won't go in there to erase it. However, Robin does go in to cross it out and then goes into the ladies' room to writes something about Marshall. Marshall nervously goes into the ladies room, and finds a long apology written to him by Robin. However, Robin had only written that so that a lady can walk in and cause Marshall to hide in a stall. A few minutes later, thinking that the ladies' room is now empty, Marshall comes out causing the women in the bathroom to run out screaming and thus causing Marshall to embarrass himself. Marshall complains that this wouldn't have happened if Lily had let him dance. Lily then goes to the jukebox and plays a song for Marshall, and he and Robin have a dance off.
Ted then tells Barney that he is going home and Barney tells him that he understands. Ted is surprised as he thought Barney would stop him. Barney asks him how he would do that, and Ted says that he would tell him that life is short and he should seize every moment before it's gone. Barney tells him that this moment is already gone. The "Minnesota Tidal wave" thing happened five years ago and is just a memory, and the rest of it was Ted's imagination. His friends were too busy to come out, and he has just been sitting here with a single ticket to Robots vs Wrestlers. He tells Ted that he is all alone. Saddened, Ted walks outside.
Future Ted tell his kids that it has been twenty years from that night, and if he could relive it he wouldn't go to Robots vs Wrestlers, but visit his old apartment and see his friends. But the first thing he would do is visit the mother at her apartment. He imagines himself rushing to her and telling her that they will meet 45 days from now and will fall in love, get married and have two kids. But he is here now because he wants the extra 45 days with her because he loves her and will love her till his death. Just then the mother's boyfriend comes and punches Ted in the face when he tells him that he loves his girlfriend and they will get married.
Ted snaps back to reality, still standing in front of MacLaren's. He pockets the Robots vs. Wrestlers ticket and silently heads for home.
At the bar, Ted is drinking beer when Barney walks up to their booth and tells Ted that they will be going to Robots vs Wrestlers: Legends. However Ted decides to pass as he has a big lecture tomorrow. Barney tells him that 20 years from now he will be glad he watched Robots vs Wrestlers: Legends but Ted is skeptical. Barney tells him that whenever he was to make a decision he asks himself if it will makes a good memory twenty years from now and he lets twenty-years-from-now Barney decide. He then asks Ted to close him eyes and when Ted opens his eyes he is shocked to see another Barney sitting next to him. Barney introduces the other Barney as twenty-years-from-now Barney. Twenty-years-from-now Barney calls twenty-years-from-now Ted, who convinces present-day Ted to go to Robots vs Wrestlers. As they are about to leave, they are interrupted by another Ted, he introduces himself as twenty-hours-from-now Ted and tells them they aren't going anywhere. He tells them that Ted will go to Robots vs Wrestlers which will be awesome, but he will get drunk, jump to the ring and sprain his wrist and smoke too much. Present-day Ted says that he won't drink then, and they are all about to leave again when they are stopped by another Barney who introduces himself as twenty-minutes-from-now Barney. He says that he has something important to say but is interrupted by present-day Barney who asks him about the stain on his shirt (which is revealed to be from Barney dropping a meatball on his shirt). Twenty-minutes-from-now Barney asks them to watch the door and they see a girl walk in. Present-day Ted doesn't recognize her, but the others tell him that she is the Coat Check Girl from the dance club they went to seven years ago. Present-day Ted says that he always meant to go back and get her number but he didn't. He walks up to her to talk to her but is pulled into a booth by someone. He sees two Coat Check Girls sitting there. He asks them who they are, and one of them tells him that they are 20-months-from-now Coat Check Girls (from two parallel universes), one who is obsessed with Ted and whom Ted is sick of, and the other is sick of Ted twenty months from now. He asks her why that would happened and she points out that he has been dating for a long time and it hasn't really gone any other way. He then looks at the present-day Coat Check Girl, who walks out of the bar.
Meanwhile, Marshall has come up with a drink at MacLaren's, which he has named "The Minnesota Tidal Wave". However, when he orders it, Carl tells him that it has been named after Robin, since she has been ordering it so much lately. This makes Marshall angry and he challenges Robin to a dance off for the name of the drink. However, Lily stops him from dancing because of his "dancer's hip". He then goes to the men's room and writes Robin's number on the wall, thinking that she won't go in there to erase it. However, Robin does go in to cross it out and then goes into the ladies' room to writes something about Marshall. Marshall nervously goes into the ladies room, and finds a long apology written to him by Robin. However, Robin had only written that so that a lady can walk in and cause Marshall to hide in a stall. A few minutes later, thinking that the ladies' room is now empty, Marshall comes out causing the women in the bathroom to run out screaming and thus causing Marshall to embarrass himself. Marshall complains that this wouldn't have happened if Lily had let him dance. Lily then goes to the jukebox and plays a song for Marshall, and he and Robin have a dance off.
Ted then tells Barney that he is going home and Barney tells him that he understands. Ted is surprised as he thought Barney would stop him. Barney asks him how he would do that, and Ted says that he would tell him that life is short and he should seize every moment before it's gone. Barney tells him that this moment is already gone. The "Minnesota Tidal wave" thing happened five years ago and is just a memory, and the rest of it was Ted's imagination. His friends were too busy to come out, and he has just been sitting here with a single ticket to Robots vs Wrestlers. He tells Ted that he is all alone. Saddened, Ted walks outside.
Future Ted tell his kids that it has been twenty years from that night, and if he could relive it he wouldn't go to Robots vs Wrestlers, but visit his old apartment and see his friends. But the first thing he would do is visit the mother at her apartment. He imagines himself rushing to her and telling her that they will meet 45 days from now and will fall in love, get married and have two kids. But he is here now because he wants the extra 45 days with her because he loves her and will love her till his death. Just then the mother's boyfriend comes and punches Ted in the face when he tells him that he loves his girlfriend and they will get married.
Ted snaps back to reality, still standing in front of MacLaren's. He pockets the Robots vs. Wrestlers ticket and silently heads for home.
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