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How I Met Your Mother/Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.

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Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
Season 1, Episode 18
Airdate April 10, 2006
Production Number 1ALH17
Written by Carter Bays &
Craig Thomas
Directed by Pamela Fryman
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Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. is the eighteenth episode of the first season of How I Met Your Mother.

Starring: Josh Radnor (Ted Mosby), Jason Segel (Marshall Eriksen), Cobie Smulders (Robin Scherbatsky)

with Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson)

and Alyson Hannigan (Lily Aldrin)

Guest Starring: Ashley Williams (Victoria), Alexis Denisof (Sandy Rivers), George Kee Cheung (Korean Elvis)

Co-Starring: Lawrence Mandley (Cab Driver #1), Cailey Blair Jones (Little Girl #1), Alyssa Shafer (Little Girl #2), Shaheed Rasheed (Little Boy)

Uncredited: Bob Saget (Ted of 2030 (voice)), Wajid (Cab Driver #2)

Contents

Plot Overview

With Victoria on his mind, Ted has conflicted feelings when Robin invites him over for a late-night rendezvous.

Notes

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

  • Ted: Not only does Ted screw up his relationship with Victoria and winds up getting dumped, he also ruins his chances with Robin.

Referbacks

  • 1x03 - Sweet Taste of Liberty: Barney refers to the time when he and Ted went to Philadelphia and wound up on a mission to lick the Liberty Bell.
Barney: When I look back at the best stories of my life: The Liberty Bell incident...

Trivia

The Show

  • Music: The song that plays throughout the episode is "Alright" by Supergrass.

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

  • Ted argues with the subconscious projection of Victoria on his way to Robin's apartment.
  • After Korean Elvis says something profoundly disgusting to Lily (which we can't hear), Lily kicks Korean Elvis "in the nards."

Quotes

  • Marshall: Ted! I just saw the news, a truck filled with sulfuric acid overturned outside of Robin's house and it's melting through everything. You can see straight into hell. It's bad! You should go home!
  • Ted: (Answers cell phone) Hello?
Korean Elvis: Ted, this is your main man K.E. I want you to shake a tail feather down here A.S.A.P. You dig?
Marshall: (Marshall takes the phone away) Sorry about that.
Ted: Was that Korean Elvis?
  • Future Ted: And so, Barney was right. The night was legendary. It would come to be known as the time that Lily kicked Korean Elvis in the nards.