Arrivederci, Fiero

Season 2, Episode 17, Aired
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Marshall is all set to celebrate his beloved Fiero hitting the 200,000 mile mark, but it stops. While the gang sits in the mechanic's garage and waits to hear what will happen to the vehicle they think about times gone by that they have spent together in the car, including the story of how Ted met Marshall.moreless
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  • The gang tells stories of Marshall's car.

    9.0
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    By Jon_MW_14, Aug 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Arrivederci, Fiero" is a great How I Met Your Mother episode. It's kind of sad how Marshall is exited about hitting 200 00 miles on the odometer and he hits a pothole, just before the 200 000 miles, and he has to bring the car to the shop. I love how everyone shares stories about the Fiero. I love Marshall tells the story of him trying to prove himself worthy to his brothers, so he had to order 12 cups of coffee naked, and he even spilled it on him. I love how after that incident there was the rule of no food or drinks the Fiero. I love when Ted told of the story of Marshall taking Ted's parents house, but then a storm hit them, and they were stuck in the Fiero, and they had to cuddle to stay warm. I love how Lily and Robin reveal that they spilled food in the car. And I love how Barney didn't like the car because Barney was scared to drive it. I give this episode a 9/10.moreless

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  • An episode dedicated to a car.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, May 14, 2010 Report Abuse
    The only thing i disliked about this episode is how slow paced it was, they spend all their time in the auto shop, and jsut reminisce about their moments in the car, and in they end, they end up destroying it anyway. I thought this episode was just a tad above average due to the jokes, but the plot itself wasn't so entertaining. We learn that Ted had a girlfriend in college named Karen, who he apparently cared a lot about. The funniest story line was Robin & Lilly sneaking food in to the car, and ending up making a ridiculous story once they spill all of it. Anyways as I said before, they have all these memories, and they end up destroying the car. So that's it, wasn't eventful, had some funny scenes but slow paced.moreless

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  • What a great episode! Exactly why i watch the show.

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    By Jordan1366, Sep 12, 2008 Report Abuse
    Although i like it more when they do normal episodes compared to flashback episodes like this, i think that this was one of the funniest episodes that have been made. Every story that was told was extremely funny and Marshall was funny as always. The best part was when Marshall told the story of how he first got the Fiero and when after the whole episode of hearing the same song stuck in the cassete player, at the end where it comes straight out was the funniest thing i think ive ever seen. It was such a good episode i could watch it over and over againmoreless

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  • Marshall is all set to celebrate his beloved Fiero hitting the 200,000 mile mark but it stops.

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    By ParkPlace2623, May 04, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode was so amazing. Every episode is better than the one before. This show is so funny. It was very well written. The writers are very talented and creative. They help make the show perfect. I loved when the guy said that Ted and Marshall were lovers. I really loved the part where Robin and Lily messed up Marshall's Fiero. This episode was so cleverly plotted. I also loved when they tried to push the car and the man said the the back wheels were on blocks and that it wasn't going anywhere. Another great episode to add to the many others.moreless

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  • I could not stop laughing!!!! Now '500 miles' will be forever in my memory..

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    By elizm, May 30, 2007 Report Abuse
    So it's bye-bye to Marshall's car. But not without several hila-wait for it-rious flashbacks of everyone's experiences in the car. Like the time Ted and Marshall became best friends. Or the time that Lily and Robin became best friends. Or the time Barney learned how to drive. This episode was just freakantastic! At every scene I was cracking up so bad! This episode's flashbacks were just a perfect example of why the show is funny, witty and just LEGEN-wait for it-DARY. And all of the stories in the flashbacks are amazing. So goodbye, Marshall's car, arrivederci, Fiero!moreless

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    • When Ted was teaching Barney how to drive the car they were in some parking lot and we could see some grass and bush far away from them, but when Barney was trying to avoid the dog he drove right into some bush and we clearly saw that before he turned the wheel just a little bit so he couldn't reach the bush so quickly. Edit
    • Before finding out about Lily and Robin's accident during the Thai food take out excursion, Marshall mentions that a "homeless guy threw up in the back seat." The Fiero was a 2-seat sports car and did not have a back seat. Edit
    • Even though the Fiero is featured prominently in first-season episodes "Sweet Taste of Liberty" and "Milk", the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" cannot be heard in these episodes. Edit

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    • The German episode title is "Arrivederci, Fiero". The French title is "Passer le cap", meaning "Pass the Milestone". The Italian title is "La prima auto non si scorda mai", meaning "You Never Forget Your First Car". Edit
    • International Airdates: Czech Republic: February 2, 2010 on Prima COOL Edit
    • The cassette that is stuck in the tape deck of the Fiero continuously plays "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers. Edit

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    • Marshall: Bro, have you heard this new song? I just got the cassingle! Edit

    • Lily: Barney, that's like the third one in a row you've screwed up!
      Barney      : Well, I'm trying! But it's-
      Lily      : Look, you fold twice in the middle, fold back and forth, pull the ends out, flip over, open the flaps, fold the edges, crease the front, fold in half, fold the wings down, push in the bottom corners and fold the wings back out, or would you like one of my kindergarteners to show you?
      Barney: Wait, I think I got it!
      Lily      : Forget it, the paper's too expensive. You're out.
      Barney: Aww, nerts!

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    • Ted: You do know how to drive, right? Barney: 'Course. I love driving. Except for lady drivers. Don't get me started on lady drivers, right? Ted: Which pedal's the gas? Barney: That's a trick question. Ted: No, it's not. Barney: Left. Middle. Right? Edit

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    • Robin: Don't go all prisoners' dilemma on me! The prisoners' dilemma concerns the choices two criminals have when captured. If one rats out the other, the rat goes free and the other gets the full sentence. But if they both are silent, then they get short prison terms. Finally, if they both rat out the other, they both get half sentences. In effect, it pays to stay silent only if you can be sure the other prisoner will be silent as well, but it is also a gamble to rat out the other person. Edit
    • In the scene after Lily spilled Thai food in Marshall's Fiero, Robin asks Lily to be calm and instructs her how to clean the car, similar to in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, where Winston Wolfe directs Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield how to clean up the interior of the car after Vincent had shot someone inside the car. Edit
    • When stuck in the snow, Ted tells Marshall that if he dies, he's free to "slice me open like a tauntaun," referring to when Han Solo lightsabered open his dead tauntaun on the ice planet Hoth to prevent Luke Skywalker from freezing to death in The Empire Strikes Back. Edit

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