Hooked

Season 5, Episode 16, Aired
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The rest of the gang hopes to make Ted realize he's being strung along by a girl named Tiffany, remembering their own similar situations in the process. Meanwhile, Barney's thrilled when he learns she's a pharmaceutical sales rep, the current 'hot girl' occupation.
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  • Ted is in denial when the gang tells him he's on Tiffany's hook.

    9.0
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    By Jon_MW_14, Aug 30, 2011 Report Abuse
    "Hooked" is an awesome How I Met Your Mother episode. I love the fishing metaphor in this episode that when you like someone they give you false hope that their may be a relationship. I love how Ted is on Tiffany's hook as she said that she's really in to him,but she can't be with him "right now". I love how everyone told their stories about being on someone's hook. Marshall's story of doing some girl's homework and he'd be her secret boyfriend was so sad. I love Robin's story of allowing the camera man to get her coffee and doing her laundry. And currently Lily's boyfriend Scooter still thinks he has a chance with Lily. It was so sad when Henrietta was on Ted's hook and she thought he proposed and she told her parents. It was so cute when Lily went to release Scooter from her hook, but then Marshall looks at him and he tells him that he and Lily can be together after he dies. I give this episode a 9/10.moreless

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  • Hooked

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    "Mediocre"
    By thefanof, Mar 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    Here comes the shock of the year: this episode was not THAT bad. And Carrie Underwood actually was not THAT bad. She looked good and had some comedic abilities, as opposed to Britney Spears who looked overweight and was not funny.

    The problem with the show lies in Lily and Marshall right now. Ted actually received a passing grade from me, Robin was alright and Barney was funny, but the married couple is just so awful. Jason Segel has to be one of the most annoying people on the planet right now. I guess that is what happens once these people become movie stars. Ed Helms started to go downhill on The Office once The Hangover came out.moreless

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  • Carrie Underwood guest stars.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Mar 20, 2011 Report Abuse
    When I first started watching this episode, I was getting horrid Britney Spears flashbacks. But Carrie Underwood wasn't that bad in this episode, I think it was because she didn't get that much exposure but her performance was pretty good. This episode revolves around with everyone's backup; someone strings someone along for years and never truly lets them down, but never really dates them either. It's a chain reaction, and that's what we find out in this episode. Lilly's high school boyfriend: Scooter is working where she works and won't take "no" for an answer. Lilly tries to turn him down but she continues to string him along. She tries to reject him with the help of Marshall. That plot wasn't that entertaining but it was cool that we saw Scooter again. Ted starts to be on someone's hook (Carrie Underwood's character). He just doesn't realize it; he also doesn't realize he has someone on his hook: Henrietta. Her scenes were probably the funniest with her trying to impress Ted, and trying to get Ted to be with her. Ted accidentally proposes to her by the end right after rejecting Carrie Underwood's character. Then he had to let her off the hook, Robin learns to do the same with her guy that she has on the hook. Right after he did her laundry. Barney hits on pharmaceutical girls. Eh. One good plot, the rest of the plots didn't really stand out. Okay episode.moreless

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  • Ted is being strung along by a girl Tiffany when his friends make him realize that he is being used (hooked) by her and doesn't have a chance. It turns out they all have either been hooked or are doing it to someone else. Barney goes pharmaceutical!moreless

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    By jyarter, Jul 10, 2010 Report Abuse
    Another amusing episode of How I Met Your Mother. This episode reveals the truth that we've all been in relationships where we were either being led around by someone else with no intention of hooking up or we were doing the leading. Ted is so thick sometimes, but he is not alone. Lily and the guy at the lunch counter was sort of weird and Marshall's final reaction was even stranger!?! I must admit though the pig was cute! Robin is a hoot with her friend from work. Sometimes she is the funniest character by far. Barney this week is in his own little world. We get to see his "Hot Babe Jobs of the last half century" bit and then he gets jacked when he finds out that the girl that has Ted hooked is a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. You do realize that all the people that have those jobs are hot chicks! It's actually sort of creepy!

    In the end Ted puts everything right and convinces everyone else to do the same. An amusing tale this week, but we've seemed to get off the trail of his wife and the kids mother again. Will they actually reveal anything more this season? My bet is they won't. Thanks for reading...moreless

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  • Another good HIMYM ep, but so far into season 6, it would be nice to focus a little less on the one liners and more on the story lines.

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    By jackieh88, Jul 10, 2010 Report Abuse
    A solid HIMYM episode, with a balance between all the different characters, relating back to Ted's issue of the day. This week's ep explored the torches people carry for others, or 'hookees' and 'hookers' (not my term) as Ted is on the hook of a ridiculously good looking girl, until the rest of the group convince him its never ever going to happen. Good laughs, although not as many from Barney which was slightly disappointing, as Lily and Marshall took the lead with the jokes. Lily had to let down her 'hookee', with Marshall using a tea-cup pig for her to practice on. *side note, I don't know where the got the tea-cup pig idea, but hilariously accurate - I caught myself 'aww-ing' more than once. The episode did little to progress the season, and that sneak peak of Ted dating the 'mother's room mate a few eps ago seems to have been a once off rather than a signal as to the direction of the season. Robin was surprisingly absent in this ep - she was there, but did little to contribute, other than acting in her usual unemotional way. Looking forward to more eps, but wish the writers would get a little closer to the point - 6 seasons in and Ted's still single. At least give him a girlfriend already.moreless

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    • The Italian episode title is "Come un pesce all'amo", meaning "Like a Fish on a Hook". Edit
    • International Airdates: Australia: July 8, 2010 on Channel 7; United Kingdom: September 9, 2010 on E4; India: October 25, 2010 on Star World; Czech Republic: December 29, 2010 on Prima COOL; Germany: February 9, 2011 on ProSieben; Slovakia: November 25, 2011 on JOJ Plus Edit

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    • Barney: Yeah, bait is tricky, it has to be something interesting enough to get the girl upstairs, but not so interesting that it overpowers the night. I found that a slot machine was too fun, and a trampoline turned out to be too dangerous. But, then I found the perfect bait, a teacup pig.
      Ted: A teacup pig, who's that working on? (Robin, Lily, and Marshall get excited and ask to see the teacup pig) Can I borrow your tea—
      Barney: (cuts him off) Yes, you can borrow my teacup pig.

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    • Barney: You're really going to sit there and watch the door all night because Tiffany said she'd try to stop by? Ted: Barney, I'm not going to just give up on her. Old Ted: I should've given up on her. Ted: This girl is special. Old Ted: She was the devil! Ted: Things are going to work out. Old Ted: No they're not, dumbass! Edit
    • Robin: [Tiffany]'s stringing you along, but she's not committing to you, but she's keeping you around just in case, like an old can of chili in the pantry. Lily: Um, who's buying chili and not eating it right away? Marshall: Amen to that, sista! (they high five) Edit

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    • Barney's singing "Ain't no party like a pharmagirl party / 'cause a pharmagirl party don't stop" is a play on the line "Ain't no party like a west coast party / 'Cause a west coast party don't stop" from Coolio's 1995 song, "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)". Edit

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