Duel Citizenship

Season 5, Episode 5, Aired
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Facing deportation, Robin decides to become a U.S. citizen, but she can't seem to let go of her Canadian heritage. Ted and Marshall take a road trip to Chicago, but Lily's decision to join up spoils the fun.
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  • one of my favorite episode

    9.5
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    By JohnnyDeFina, Jan 06, 2012 Report Abuse
    i do think Robin and Barneys scenes were weak but had their moments but Ted, Marshal, and Lilys scenes made the episode, especially with the flashbacks and when they ditch Lily, great episode

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  • Offensive episode.

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    By Jon_MW_14, Aug 28, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Duel Citizenship" was the most offensive How I Met Your Mother episode that I've watched. I'm Canadian and I usually find all the Canadian jokes pretty funny, but in this episode it's just offensive. You think this show would be different when it comes to Canadian jokes, and it past episodes they were, but in this episode they were just like every other show that makes fun of Canada. I hated Barney in this episode. He should of being praising Canada instead of calling it lame. I love when he got beat up. He deserved it. I don't want Robin to have duel citizenship. I think her character should be completely Canadian. The reason I give this episode a 4/10 was because of the subplot. I love the subplot because Marshall and Ted bond in this episode, and they get closer than they were before.moreless

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  • This show used to be funny and fresh, now it sucks! And become lame

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    By cloudav23, Jun 02, 2011 Report Abuse
    This show used to be funny and fresh, now it sucks! And become lame... They must stick to the past season story about how Ted met his wife. Because the story focus now on Robin and the Dogie Howser guy (about Barney by the way, i like him as single guy because its more funny and we can not think of him as gay because he is in real life). And please less story about Lily and Marshall because they are the most lame. But it is funny when Marshall act like gay because he is a big guy its so awkwardly funny.moreless

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  • I don't know what happened to this show..

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    By koyettsu, Feb 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    I really have no clue what is happening to this show. It went from a very funny entertaining show that at times made my side hurt to a very mediocre show that will make me laugh maybe a few times an episode. There really isn't much to say about this episode. It continues the tread of this show going downhill. I say the end of this show began when they decided to make Barney fall in love with Robin and I stand by the belief that they need to kill this storyline. Barney NEEDS to go back to how he was or this show is dead.moreless

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  • Not that great, but Tantrum was cool!

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    By amazing_race, Feb 14, 2011 Report Abuse
    I thought this was quite a boring episode, and I thought the storyline was very weak in some places. The episode was a little funny, with the Robin and BVarney storyline, but overall, it was not that great with Ted and Marshall (and Lily).

    I thought the episode bordered on boring with that story, but if it weren't for barney and Robin, I would've given it a much worse score.

    I wouldn't recommend this one too highly, but it did have its strengths. There have been a couple of somewhat uninteresting episodes for me recently, and I hope that changes soon, before it gets any worse.moreless

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    • When talking about the FDA tests that were run on "Tantrum" sodapop, a group of mice appear onscreen separated in glass partitions, and one of the mice explodes. However, the mouse that explodes is in a container marked "FDA Tantrum Test Control #AWF4501". The control group is used to gauge the reaction of the other groups, and they wouldn't have been given anything. The other mice should have exploded. Edit
    • In the bar fight at Hoser Hut, one guy in a Vancouver jersey has "Bays" on the back, referring Carter Bays, one of the creators of the show. Edit

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    • The Italian episode title is "La doppia cittadinanza", meaning "Dual Citizenship". Edit
    • Music: "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers Edit
    • International Airdates: Australia: March 11, 2010 on Channel 7; United Kingdom: June 24, 2010 on E4; India: October 5, 2010 on Star World; Czech Republic: December 9, 2010 on Prima COOL; Germany: January 19, 2011 on ProSieben; Slovakia: November 18, 2011 on JOJ Plus Edit

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    • Marshall: We were having a perfectly nice time, and then you kidnapped me! You didn't even let me put on underwear! Ted: We never used to put on underwear! (pizza guy stares at them) Edit
    • Robin: What happened? Barney: You went Canadian. Robin: How Canadian? Barney: THIS Canadian! (opens the curtains but a building blocks the view) Oh. That was supposed to be a dramatic view of the Toronto skyline. We're in Toronto! Edit

    • Barney: To prove you are as American as apple pie and the childhood obesity it leads to, answer this last question. Who is this? (holds up a picture of Ernest P. Worrell)
      Robin: That is the fine actor best known for the "Hey, Vern" series of films. And his name is Jeff Foxworthy.
      Barney: Wrong. It's Jim Varney.
      Robin: That's Jeff Foxworthy, dumbass! End of story, now shut your stupid face!
      Barney: Robin, not only were you wrong, but you belligerently stuck to your guns and insulted me in the process. (salutes) Congratulations, you are an American.

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