Wait, what? Thanksgiving is supposed to be all about football and Twilight Zone marathons. But this week we're lucky enough to fill our Coolest Moments (aka Top Moments) with a strong slate of scripted scenes — and one off-the-cuff disclosure that could have stayed, you know, on the cuff. Also: Animals got some payback for all their buddies who got eaten this week. (You go, Miss Piggy.) Welcome to Coolest Moments, Thanksgiving edition.
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We've got so much going on in this week's episode! First, Marshall bequeaths the fourth slap (!) to Ted and Robin. They're psyched about it...until it's time to decide who actually gets to do the slapping. Meanwhile, Lily has daddy issues and Marshall acts completely inappropriately, which leads to Lily's estranged father (Chris Elliott) to show up at their door on Thanksgiving Day. There's a lot to talk about here, so let's get to it!
First of all, my apologies for the lack of a recap last week. I was in sunny Florida all week and didn't get a chance to watch the episode until Saturday. (Which also meant that I missed all of the Internet craziness sparked by "Lorenzo von Matterhorn." Wikipedia, you're no fun anymore.) It was a great episode, though, and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.
Moving on to this week...
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Richard Heene is not exactly the first name that comes to mind when thinking of model dads, but the father of Balloon Boy was exactly who Chris Elliott looked to when he joined How I Met Your Mother as Lily's estranged father.
"When I was shooting it, the whole Bubble Boy thing was going on, so I was ...
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Amanda Peet is set to guest-star on How I Met Your Mother, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
No details have been released on who Peet will play. Her episode will air sometime in...
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This week, Barney and Robin's relationship hits a snag. He gains weight, she stops caring about her looks and they basically lose their awesomeness — both as individuals and as a couple. Concerned for their friends, Marshall, Ted and Lily devise a foolproof plan to break up the unhappy couple. But will it work?
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