How I Met Everyone Else

Season 3, Episode 5, Aired
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Amid sharing stories with her about how members of the gang met each other, Ted's hot new girlfriend has a reaction to the meeting that gets her a high ranking on Barney's crazy scale.
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  • I should have "eaten a sandwich" before I watched this one!!

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    By trintv, Dec 06, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was the best episode of the whole season!
    The hot/crazy scale (Mendoza Line) was SO FUNNY and the "eating a sandwich" thing killed me-not to mention the use of animation with the World of Warcraft thing-then the ending with the aging them to their olden days?? Brilliant! Just one killer element after the next.
    This was the penultimate HIMYM

    1 How I Met Everyone Else
    2 Swarley
    3 Slap Bet

    Best EVER.

    That's pretty much all I have to say but apparently I have to hit 100 words, so I will keep typing until I hit it! I'm so close!!! Bingo, I think I hit it!moreless

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  • This is the story of how the everyone met everyone else.

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    By Jon_MW_14, Aug 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    "How I Met Everyone Else" is one of my favourite How I Met Your Mother episodes. I love the beginning of this episode in which Ted introduces his new girlfriend to the group and he can't even remember her name. I love how Ted's embarrassed that they met online. I love how Ted gets her to make up a story about seeing Ted at a cooking class. I love all the flashbacks of how all the characters met each other. How Marshall met Lily was funny. I love how Lily needed help with her stereo, and she says she had this strange feeling about room 110, and Marshall opens the door, and they instantly fall in love. I love how Ted and Marshall meet because their roommates and they become friends while "eating a sandwich". I love how Ted and Barney meet in the men's room at the bar. I love how Barney pretends Ted is deaf so Barney can get a girl's number. I love how Ted knows sign language and tells the girl the give Barney a fake number. I love How Ted meeting Robin story was so short, that they met across the room of the bar. I love how Barney meets Marshall at the bar. Barney thinks that he's helping Marshall score with the hottest woman in the bar, but in reality Lily and Marshall were already dating. It was so funny how Ted and Lily met a freshman party and they think they made out at the party. I give this episode a 10/10.moreless

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  • song question

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    By xmasgoblin, Nov 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    What is the song playing for a short time when in college marshall gets into the room and sees Ted eating a sandwich and says: "You're not the dean" ?
    It starts playing at 05:50

    a a asd asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf as fasf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf asf as fasf asf asf asfasfasfasfas faf sasf asf asf asf asfmoreless

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  • This brings new viewers right up to date as to what this series is all about in perfect fashion. Flashbacks, pretty girls, the 'sandwich' allusion, Barney holding court, differences resolved. If you're new to this series, this episode has it all.moreless

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    By vendbien, Jul 23, 2010 Report Abuse
    'Exactly why I watch this series' is exactly the perfect classification for this episode. Many shows do 'recaps' to get new viewers up to date and therefore get them in the loop for future references (and maybe save a little shooting time). This is about the best-done 'recap' I've seen in a long time... and right in time for viewers to get up to speed before (hopefully) new episodes air next month. The 'new' girlfriend would qualify on most guys' 'Hot/Crazy' Mendoza Line and she presents the perfect reason for the regular cast members to review how, indeed, they met and 'How', eventually - I'm guessing, 'I Married Your Mother'.moreless

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  • Finally an awesome season 3 episode.

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    Well I have to agree with toher people on this site when I say that the beginning of this season was definitely lacking. I thought HIMYM lost it's spark, until this episode. I laughed in every scene. Ted meets a girl who he can't remember so he calls her "Blah Blah" while he tells the story. They met online, Barney assumes she is crazy and it turns out he is most definitely right. Some hinting of a Barney & Robin relationship, although Robin did say no 16 times. An eventful episode, since we take a gander at the past, (understatement of this show) and we see how everyone met each other. We already knew how Ted met Robin & Barney. We find out that Ted made out with Lilly when he first met her. We also find out that the whole gang smoked weed in college. I love how funny Blah Blah was, how she was assuming Robin was undermining her when she was doing nothing at all. I also loved how they replaced the word weed with sandwiches. I also liked the crazy scale. Every part of this episode was funny, not to mention eventful. In the end, it turns out Ted was wrong about making out with Lilly. And Blah Blah broke up with Ted. A great funny episode. Robin seems out of place this season, it's really strange. Great epsiode.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • The location where Ted and his lady-friend met is Wild Shore near Booty Bay, located in the south of the Eastern Kingdoms.
      They both play Alliance because Ted is a female Human (unknown) and Blabla is a Draenei Paladin. Skills from left to right are: Devotion Aura, Retribution Aura, Concentration Aura, unknown, unknown, Resistance Aura and Crusader Aura. Edit
    • The Ted/Barney flashback fleshes out the brief flashback seen in the pilot episode. The costumes worn in this version are similar, but not quite the same as in the original flashback. Edit

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    • The German episode title is "Irre heiß", meaning "Crazy Hot". The French title is "Souvenirs, souvenirs". The Italian title is "Conoscenze vecchie e nuove", meaning "Old and New Knowledge". Edit
    • International Airdates: Australia: April 10, 2008 on Network 7; Czech Republic: September 23, 2010 on Prima COOL Edit
    • Featured Music:
      "Save It For A Rainy Day" by The Jayhawks Edit

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    • Future Ted: Kids, in the fall of 2007 I went out with this girl. Her name was... God, I forget. It was twenty-five years ago, I can't be expected to remember everything. Anyway, it's not important, so for the purpose of this story we'll call her... Ted: Everyone, this is Blah Blah. Blah Blah: Please, just call me Blah. Edit
    • Barney: (About Ted believing his dead brother story he was telling in the bathroom) Wow, you bought that? Ted: What? Barney: I just made that up mid-pee. If it worked on you, it's definitely gonna work on the blonde chick at the end of the bar, unless you're a total idiot. What's your name? Ted: Ted. Barney: You a total idiot, Ted? Ted: Well, I'm still having this conversation. Edit
    • Marshall: I'm not gonna cheat on my girlfriend. Barney: Yes, you are, with the hottie that just walked in. Look at her. (about Lily) How much hotter is she than your girlfriend? Marshall: There's no comparison. What do you think, Ted, should I go for it? Ted: Don't do it, man, think about Lily. Marshall: You know what, I don't care, I've been with the same woman for too long. I need me some strange. Barney: Yes, yes! Okay, pep talk! You can do this, but to be more accurate, you probably can't. You're way out of practice and she's way too hot for you. So, remember, it's not about scoring. It's about believing you can do it, even though you probably can't. Go get 'em, tiger! Poor guy's going to crash and burn. (Marshall and Lily kiss) That man is a GOD! Edit

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    • Barney: You want the girl to be above this line. Also known as the Vicky Mendoza Diagonal. The Mendoza Line is an informal term named after either Mario or Minnie Mendoza, used in baseball for when a position player's batting average falls below .200 (some say .215). It is supposedly the boundary between extremely poor and merely below-average offensive production. Some consider it to be the offensive threshold below which a player's presence in the Major Leagues cannot be justified despite his defensive abilities. Edit
    • Barney mentions he thought doing Marshall's laundry once was a "Mr. Miyagi kind of thing," comparing the task to those Daniel had to perform in John G. Avildsen's 1984 film The Karate Kid. Edit
    • Barney's line, "Think of me as Yoda," is a reference to the character of the same name from the Star Wars franchise. Edit

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