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How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 7

Canning Randy

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AIRED: Nov 01, 2010

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Marshall doesn't want to fire Randy, despite his continued incompetence. Zoey signs up for Ted's class and gets his students on her side of the fight to save the hotel being torn down for the new GNB headquarters. The gang tries to learn why Robin was amidst other women doing the post-Halloween 'walk of shame'.moreless

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Marshall has to fire Randy.

8.0

By Jon_MW_14, Sep 03, 2011

"Canning Randy" is a good How I Met Your Mother episode. I enjoyed how Ted's class actually loves him. But I love how Zoey starts egging Ted's apartment and she turns Ted's students against him. I love how Zoey is so crazy and I love how she gets all Ted's students to skip class to protest tearing down the Arcadian. I love how Robin is so annoyed by Becky that she goes out films an embarrassing commercial. The only thing I didn't like was Marshall's plot. I didn't care that he didn't want to fire Randy. I give this episode a 8/10.moreless
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By thefanof, Jun 06, 2011

After three long years of asking for it, SNL veteran Will Forte finally returned to How I Met Your Mother. He had a memorable appearance the first time around and while he was easily the best thing about the show tonight, I do not know if I am clamoring for a third guest spot (although I am glad Bob Odenkirk returned as well.)

Tonight's How I Met Your Mother was amusing to an extent, but the storylines right now, both the one-offs, and the arc with Jennifer Morrison, are just not entertaining me that much. The show really has nothing left to accomplish, but don't expect CBS to cancel it for that reason.

Okay episode, but don't even get me started on the return of "where's the poop, Robin?"moreless
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By Canogaparkcindy, Feb 25, 2011

Things are picking up for How I Met Your Mother after the last unsettling episode. Zoey was actually likable and I commend Jennifer Morrison here. I think I've might have been to harsh on her on my last review, "Architect of Destruction" She was actually pretty great here, and we got to see some heart here, something I haven't seen on this show in a while.

Even though I do think this show has lost it's sense of realism, this was still an entertaining watch even if this show isn't the funniest show on television, it was entertaining. We did get some funny one liners here though, from Lilly being "crazy" by putting the dismembered horse in the kid's bed to the tie in with Randy, we did get some funny lines here.

What I mean about losing it's sense of realism, I meant that ridiculous commercial, and Robin's unrealistic talk show. Marshall was actually not awful here, he didn't bring Lilly down which was great, and Marshall didn't act like a complete idiot.

Overall a good episode of How I Met Your Mother, I'm actually intrigued with this Zoey/Ted arc.moreless
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Missing something definitely, but I am enjoying the development of the new Zoey storyline.

9.5

By amazing_race, Feb 25, 2011

This was a decent instalment o f How I Met Your Mother, but there have been much bette episodes, and much funnier ones too.

The comedy aspect of this episode was completly absent, apart from the scene where Randy trashes Mashall's room. That was a great scene, but the rest of the episode didn't match this standard.

The good thing about this episode was the development of the new Zoey storyline, which I am really enjoying. Hopefully they will continue to build on it, because it was very enjoyable and quite entertaining.

All up, nothing special. Wouldn't really recommend it, but if you're a fan of this show, you will still probably enjoy it. I'm expecting to ahave episodes of a higher standard next week.moreless
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Josh Radnor	Ted Mosby
Neil Patrick Harris	Barney Stinson
Jason Segel	Marshall Eriksen
Alyson Hannigan	Lily Aldrin
Cobie Smulders	Robin Scherbatsky

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Marieve Herington	Betty	Guest Star
Andrew Caldwell	Scotty	Guest Star
Ashwyn Bagga	Johnny	Guest Star
Bob Saget	Voice of Ted, 2030	Recurring Role
Jennifer Morrison	Zoey Pierson	Recurring Role
Ron Nicolosi	Mike	Recurring Role

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- When Barney pours champagne in the bar, the flutes go from being overflowing in one shot to half full the next.
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- During the scene when Randy announces his plans to brew beer and then Marshall comes into MacLaren's and tells him he's not fired, the blood stream from Randy's nose switches nostrils from right to left to right.
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- Ted: Please tell me you're not hooking up with one of your co-anchors again.
  Robin: My co-anchor is a woman.
  Barney: Please tell me you are hooking up with one of your co-anchors.
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- International Airdates: United Kingdom: February 3, 2011 on E4; Germany: September 28, 2011 on ProSieben; Czech Republic: January 24, 2012 on Prima COOL
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- This episode was originally scheduled to air October 25, but was later pre-empted by "Baby Talk". It was also originally announced as having the title, "A 'Like Me' Story", but this was changed before broadcast, as well.
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- When the little boy in Lily's class wakes up to find the head of his horse toy by his side while Lily is enjoying her meal is a play on Jack Woltz waking up to find his prized horse's head in his bed in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film adaptation of Mario Puzo's 1969 novel, The Godfather.
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