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Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.

Episode Number: 18    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Monday April 10, 2006    Prod Code: 1ALH17
Robin, who is very lonely, asks Ted to come over to her apartment after 2 A.M., but he isn't sure if he wants to go as he has a phone call on the way over with his friends, and with Victoria on his mind

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas
Director: Pamela Fryman
Star: Alyson Hannigan (Lily Aldrin),  Bob Saget (Voice of Ted, 2030),  Cobie Smulders (Robin Scherbatsky),  Jason Segel (Marshall Eriksen),  Josh Radnor (Ted Mosby),  Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson)
Recurring Role: Lyndsy Fonseca (Daughter),  David Henrie (Son)
Guest Star: Alexis Denisof (Sandy Rivers),  Shaheed Rasheed (Little Girl #3),  Alyssa Shafer (Little Girl #2),  Cailey Blair Jones (Little Girl #1),  Lawrence Mandley (Cab Driver #1),  Wajid (Cab Driver #2),  Ashley Williams (Victoria),  George Kee Cheung (Korean elvis)

Notes

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In the DVD commentary, Craig Thomas and Carter Bays say that they had to convince Alexis Denisof that they were fans of his work and weren't offering him the guest role because of his relationship to Alyson Hannigan. (edit)
Music Featured In This Episode:
"Alright" by Supergrass
"Hard Left" by Robin Hackett
"Quiet" by Rachael Yamagata (edit)

Quotes

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Marshall: Well, I'm better friends with Ted than you are.
Barney: That is a lie!
Marshall: It is not a lie.
Barney: Okay, that's it! You and me! I'm not afraid of you!
Marshall: I'll show you things you never seen before!
Barney: I used to box in the Army! (edit)
Lily: Go home Ted!
Ted: Okay.
Lily: (looking relieved) He’s going home.
Barney: He’s so not going home.
Marshall: (to Lily) I can't believe you just told him that!
Barney: Lily, here is what you just said – Ted, whatever you do, don’t go up there, there is a beautiful girl who wants to have sex with you!
Marshall: And then she’s going to make you some delicious juice! (edit)
Barney: So Robin, do you ever, uhh, report on train wrecks? Because (long pause), I just saw one! Whaaatt uppp! (To kid in class) Tiny five! (edit)
Robin: Have you ever had one of those days where nothing all that monumental happens, but by the end of it you have no idea who you are or what the hell you are doing with your life? Do you ever have one of those days?
Ted: (smiles) Uhh, about once a week.
Robin: I don’t know, it was just a rough day, and the only person I wanted to see at the end of it was you! (edit)
Ted: I’m going over to this girl’s house to make juice.
Taxicab driver: Nice!
Ted: Oh no, it's not like that, we’re juicing as friends. (edit)

Trivia

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Potential goof: It is mentioned that at 2 A.M., the call that Ted receives from Victoria is 4 hours late (meaning that she was supposed to call him at 10PM Eastern time). However, if she had called him at the correct time, it would have been 4 A.M. in Germany where she was. (edit)
Career Day Blackboard:
A Doctor
A Fireman
A Reporter
Barney (not the purple dinosaur) (edit)
Alexis Denisof (Sandy Rivers) is, in reality, married to Alyson Hannigan (Lily). The two also worked together on both "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel". (edit)

Allusions

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At the career day in Lily's class, the blackboard list of presenters includes the disclaimer, "(not the purple one)," after Barney's name. This refers to the purple dinosaur host of Barney and Friends. (edit)
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9.5
Superb
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Brilliant.
Continue » Posted Jan 5, 2008 1:07 pm PST
9.0
Superb
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
"Fine example"
Great episode. A lot of progress is made.
Continue » Posted Mar 7, 2007 7:56 pm PST

marklinenfan
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9.2
Superb
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
"Painful to watch"
Victoria deserved much better.
Continue » Posted Aug 1, 2006 12:38 pm PST

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4.2
Poor
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
"Painful to watch"
Could be leading up to a very disappointing season finale
Continue » Posted Apr 19, 2006 4:30 pm PST

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10.0
Perfect
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
"Fine example"
Its true nothin good happens after 2 am
Continue » Posted Apr 13, 2006 6:43 pm PST
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