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How Lily Stole Christmas ranks 96,169 out of all 115,267 episodes (of all shows) on TV.com.

How I Met Your Mother fans have written a total of 14 reviews of How Lily Stole Christmas.

Air Date

Monday December 11, 2006

Production Code

2ALH11

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Ted almost ruins Christmas for everyone when, still carrying around anger toward Lily, he calls her a horribly disgusting name. Robin tends to Barney while he has a cold.

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  10 Perfect

  Oh ted, Oh Teddy boy.... hide « show »

  Another How I met your mother classic, Never seen Lily this mad before, and first realized how super religious Ted's relatives were.
  
  I mostly love the part where Barney was sick, he acts like a total kid, Robyn would make a great mom.
  
  Marshall would also make a great Santa, He's by far the only person in this episode, who feels the Christmas spirit.
  
  I kinda love how they censored that word... to Grinch, I also thanked that those kids didn't say the real word.
  
  It turns that Ted and Lily had weed, where Lily, reveals her favorite thing, an Easy-bake-oven, So cute, but for a woman, no.

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  candycane_24 Added Jul 31, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Christmas is almost ruined when a message from long ago has Ted ans Lly fighting. hide « show »

  This episode is probally one of the all time best ever. Barney being sick gives bim a sense of emotion since we now know for sure that he is human. Ted and Lily a fan might notice never have conflic so this story made thier relationship much staronger now that they have more interaction. The moments were hey say things like:
  
  Ted: Oh, fudge.
  Old Ted: Only I didn't say fudge.
  
  kept the audidiance laughing constaly when they now hear the word fudge (at least I do). Thsi episode also delived one of my favourite scenes ever:
  
  Marshall: (over the phone) Oh, wait! Ted, Ted, Ted, Ted, one more thing: how 'bout the cookies? Are they delicious?
  (pause, as Ted recalls:)
  Robin: (screaming, as smoke bellows out of the oven and she unloads a fire extinguisher at the inferno) Ahhhhhh! Holy Mother of God!
  (back to the present)
  Ted: You know, honestly, they taste a little store-bought.
  
  That made me laugh so hard...it was legendary!

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  damitch18 Added Nov 26, 2007 All my reviews
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  9.4 Superb

  how could you say such an awful word?? hide « show »

  ted calls lily a "grinch" but not really a grinch, and lily gets really mad. he's like fudge, but he doesnt really say fudge. lily takes teds word advice and steals all the christmas decorations and sets them up in her house. the guy upstairs turned out all ofg lily lights. that was funny. when marshall gives lily a present that she loves he gives the credit to ted, and lily kinda feels bad. by then, he is at his very strict families house, which is all funny in itself. lily apoligizes and its all good. elsewhere, barney gets sick, making more entertainment. also, i was happy to see the mayor of sunnydale in this great show. how cool.

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  HaveSumFaith Added Jul 11, 2007 All my reviews
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  9.3 Superb

  It's Christmas in Manhattan and Ted has said the wrong word to Lily. hide « show »

  Christmas specials are always good and this one is one of the best Christmas episodes for TV shows. In this episode, Marshall isn't at home because he is writing a paper for law and Lily finds her and Marshall's old answering machine. When she finds a message from Ted calling her a Grinch, she gets mad at Ted and forgets about doing the whole Winter Wonderland thing for Marshall. But, when Ted goes and apologizes to Lily, Marshall comes back home to a surprise and when Lily gets a present from Marshall and heard Ted told him to get it, she learns to forgive him. And, Robin has to stay back home and stay with Barney when he becomes sick. Overall, this goes in as one of the greatest Christmas episodes ever.

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  familyguy12 Added Dec 31, 2006 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  The dreaded word. hide « show »

  This I'll admit isn't the best episode but it's a decent Christmas episode and it's fun as ususal. Ted is facing that same classic dilema like Ralphie on "A Christmas Story" you know the one where he said the F... word. We Lily declares war on Ted for saying Grinch, but in reality it was the dreded B or C word. Not to mention after the discover to make things worse he said the F... word. It's funny seeing how much grief she is giving Ted, and Ted tries to make peace but fails miserably. There is a deeper emotional center as we hear the reason why Ted said it. Lily didn't just hurt and abandon Marchall but she also abandoned Ted and their friendship. But of course we see it all have a good conclusion when we see the idea of Marchall's present came from Ted years ago in collage when Lily, Ted, and Marchall were all stoned, I thought was hilarious.
  
  However other than that plotline, Barney in brief points in the story was able to steel the show once again by revealing a weakness. It appears the common cold disables his powers, we see him accidently sneeze on a current girl he is trying to hit on but of course when he gets real weak he is reduced to a winning kid, it was funny seeing him say "This soup is too hot" and of course Robin is forced to play the mom figure to him, and we see her roll her eyes. Funny.

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  sh811a Added Dec 18, 2006 All my reviews

• Guest Cast

  • Moon Unit Zappa Stacy
  • Michael Gross Mr. Mosby
  • Harry Groener Clint
  • Marcus Folmar WPD Driver
  • Carlease Burke WPD Worker

• Stars

  • Jason Segel Marshall Eriksen
  • Alyson Hannigan Lily Aldrin
  • Neil Patrick Harris Barney Stinson
  • Josh Radnor Ted Mosby
  • Cobie Smulders Robin Scherbatsky

• Recurring Roles

  • Bob Saget Voice of Ted, 2030

• Writers

  • Brenda Hsueh Writer

• Directors

  • Pamela Fryman Director
Episode Cast and Crew Details »

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• There is much speculation from fans as to what Ted actually called Lily, as the traditional guess would be b****. However, shortly after this episode Barney's Blog added a 'Motherspeak' section pointing it out as a four-letter-word, thus narrowing down the possible expletives, most likely making the word c**t. edit »
• Christmas Songs:
  Clarence Carter - "Backdoor Santa"
  "Silent Night" edit »
• Joss Whedon Connection:
  Clint, Ted's Mother's new boyfriend, was played by Harry Groener. He played Mayor Willkins on Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Groener is the fifth actor from a Joss Whedon-helmed series to guest star on the show. edit »

• (Barney sneezes)
  Ted: Are you sick?
  Barney: Is it sick to find maturity and experience sexy?
  edit »
• Barney: Too weak, to hold bowl.
  Robin: Find I'll feed you.
  (Robin feeds Barney some soup)
  Barney: Ouchie in my mouth.
  Robin blows on soup to feed barney again
  Barney: I don't want it, I want ice cream.
  Robin: No you're not having ice cream for dinner just cause your sick.
  Barney: But my throat hurts.
  Robin: No!
  Barney: I hate you!
  Robin: Oh.
  (Robin prepares to leave)
  Barney: Don't leave me. edit »
• Ted: I promise I will never call you a... you know, ever again.
  Lily: It's okay. I was kind of a Grinch!
  Boy: What's a Grinch?
  Lily: Umm... it's a word you shouldn't say!
  Boy: Mom, what's a Grinch?
  [Stacy spits out her drink in horror]
  Kids: (Chanting) Grinch! Grinch! Grinch!
  Ted: Uhh, Merry Christmas!
  (Running out with his friends)
  Ted: Let's get out of here! edit »

• When Barney is sick in bed and Robin is taking care of him he turns away and says, "Look away, I'm hideous." Much like Kramer says to Jerry when he has been smoking for three straight days because he decides to turn his apartment into a smoking lounge in episode The Abstinence. edit »
• Episode Title: "How Lily Stole Christmas"
  
  Refers to the classic cartoon and newer movie (starring Jim Carrey), "How The Grinch Stole Christmas". Both are based on the Dr. Seuss book. edit »
• "Oh Fudge"
  Only I didn't say Fudge.
  
  This is a take off of A Christmas Story, where Little Ralph says "Oh fudge" when he loses the nuts from the tire.
  In the movie, Ralph also says he "didn't say Fudge" edit »