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Robin thinks Barney is cheating on her, but learns he's actually getting "Robin 101" classes from Ted. Marshall tries to give away his barrel, Mabel, by leaving it on the sidewalk, but is miffed that no one seems interested.
  • Ted teaches Barney how to be the perfect boyfriend.

    9.0
    "Superb"
    "Robin 101" is a pretty entertaining How I Met Your Mother episode. I love how Barney is not used to being a couple with Robin. I love how he sneaks out of bed as if it was a one-night stand. I love how Barney starts changing into the perfect boyfriend so Robin suspects he's cheating. I love how it's revealed that all this time Ted is teaching Barney everything he needs to know about Robin. I give this episode a 9/10.moreless
  • We see how the dating with Robin and Barney has been going. Then Robin discovers the Robin 101 class Ted has been giving Barney once a week and Barneys notes folder. We get to see the many sides of Robin from Ted's practiced eye.moreless

    9.0
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    This episode started out with a very funny shot of Barney climbing out the window at 3 am like he would with any other girl he might sleep with. Classic Barney and classic Robin. She takes it all in stride and reminds him they're dating and to get back into bed. He does, falling back into bed face first asleep. Funny bit.

    The episode slows a little at this point as we have the Lilly and Robin bonding part of the episode where Robin confides she thinks Barney's cheating. When Marshall comes in he inadvertently spills the beans. Forgetting the barrel bit, Marshall tells about Ted teaching Barney about Robin.

    So we get a peak into the life of Robin 101 as taught by Ted. Barney has such a short attention span he confides in Ted he has that AD whatever the other letter is syndrome. He couldn't pay attention long enough to get the last letter. He seems to pick up on Ted's interesting thoughts and I think they will serve him well.

    Of course Robin finds out and in the end she doesn't seem that mad. I mean he wasn't cheating and it was to better his relationship so she couldn't get too mad.

    Another entertaining episode with the gang. I think in a lot of ways this show has become more of a modern day version of friends in a weird way. I guess not too modern as Friends just ending in 2004. Thanks for reading...moreless
  • Above average...

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    HIMYM has finally managed to produce a decent episode after a really really long time. This wasn't drop dead funny, but at least it kept the stupid and dumb story lines(ex: Marshall's barrel story) to a minimum.

    The show still need to work on figuring out stuff that actually reflects the attributes of characters. For instance, Ted repeating 'bowl' a hundred times to see if it sounds weird is ridiculous. It simply makes him look like an idiot and is not funny at all. On the contrary consider a scene like- Barney involuntarily climbing out of the window at in the middle of his sleep. This is definitely funny, and it does look like something Barney would do.

    The Robin101 class was a good shot at doing something reasonable, and it did work fine. Fine improvement, but not awesome to give a 9 or a 10.moreless
  • It was OK, but nothing special.

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    This was a decent episode in my opinion, but it wasn't overly exceptional or anything like that. I liked the plot and storyline, with Ted teaching Barney about Robin, but I felt it dragged on and got a little boring at some points.

    There were a good amount of funny moments in the episode, but something wasn't right, in my opinion, and I didn't think that this was as good as some episodes we have had in the past.

    I wouldn't recommend this episode highly, but it is still a worthwhile watch, in my opinion, but I still will recommend this show, because it is great.

    Hopefully it only gets better from here!moreless
  • Getting better & better.

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    It's all uphill so far, I'm just crossing my fingers that it doesn't go downhill & crash & burn, stay down for a while, get fixed & go up again, only to find out it was still broken and it crashed again. That was season 4, except there were a lot more ups and downs afterward. I've been really impressed with the first 3 episodes of this season. It took me by surprise how good this season has been. It's been really funny. In this episode, Robin suspects Barney is cheating on her when he's being super nice to her, only to find out that Barney has been taking a class about her taught by Ted. This episode definitely had a lot of character & relationship development. We definitely get to learn a lot more about Robin which is always awesome. The pictures and displays, and all the lessons were absolutely hilarious! They were all so true too. Robin freaking out about it was also funny. The best part is when Robin comes to confront Ted & Barney while they're in class. Then after a few jokes, it becomes serious, and it gives development to Barney & Robin's relationship. At first, I didn't think they're relationship was that serious. Until Robin said "I love you" for the first time in Robin speak, when she says, "You're an idiot" to Barney. While all of this is happening, Marshall wants to give away a beloved barrel he's had for years. But no one takes it. That plot was okay, I'm glad they didn't overuse it or drag it on for long periods of time. An enjoyable episode.moreless
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    • Ted's Top 4 List of things never to do around Robin: 1. Mention Hockey's lack of popularity in the U.S. 2. Cry 3. The "Guess Who" Game 4. Musically Talented Animals

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    • Barney: Marshall, did you sell us out? Marshall: I was vulnerable! I said goodbye to a dear friend today. Robin: Dude, it's a barrel! Ted: Aw, you're giving Mabel away?

    • Robin: I have so many questions. Why would you do this? What were you thinking? Who the hell is that guy? Ted: Oh, that's Shin-Ya. He's sort of been auditing the class. Robin: Auditing? Ted: Yeah, I tried to explain to him it wasn't a real class, but I don't think he speaks English very well. Barney: On the bright side he came in handy standing in for you during the role-playing exercises. Robin: Wait, you did role playing exercises where I was played by Shin-Ya? Shin-Ya: (subtitle) They made me wear a wig. It was very demeaning.

    • Ted: What is Robin's dream job? Barney: To become the most successful woman TV journalist of all time. Ted: Correct. And if she achieves that, will she truly be happy? Barney: No. Robin's deep-seated need for attention can be traced back to her father's emotional distance. And no amount of success will make up for what she truly needs, which is six simple words from her dad: "Robin, I'm proud of you, eh?" Ted: YES!

    • Ted: Now we all know Robin's not what you'd call touchy-feely. She doesn't say I love you like a normal person. Instead, she'll laugh, shake her head, give you a little smile and say, "You're an idiot." Barney: "You're an idiot?" Ted: Yup. If she tells you you're an idiot, you are a lucky man. If she does say I love you, she's already broken up with you in her mind.

    • Marshall: (watching a man and dog walk by his barrel) Oh, come on, dude, you know you want to. A guy like you beard, no mustache, you're exactly the kind of guy who could use a sweet barrel. Do it. (The dog pees on the barrel) That is not a fire hydrant! For shame, sir! FOR SHAME! I bet you couldn't grow a mustache if you wanted to! Lily: Neither can you, sweetie. Marshall: Well, he doesn't know that baby, god!

    • Ted: (on how to distract Robin) One, the Vancouver Canucks 2004 Division Title. Robin: What? That's not distracting. That's just talking about the story of a scrappy little underdog team who prevailed despite very shaky goaltending and quite frankly, the declining skills of Trevor Linden. Ted: Two, proper gun cleaning and maintenance. Robin: You have to clean your gun! My uncle had a filthy old shotgun, blew both his thumbs off trying to shoot a beaver. You want to distract someone, make them watch my uncle try and eat corn-on-the-cob. Ted: Three, emperor penguins. Robin: Did you know that before intercourse, the male and female emperor penguins bow to each other? "Mr. Penguin." "Mrs. Penguin." Silly penguins acting all fancy! (starts laughing) What were we talking about?

    • Barney: Could we draw boobs on the chalkboard? Ted: We did that already. Barney: No, like really big boobs. Ted: No. Look, I need this, too. I've only been a professor a few weeks. Being up here, it's good practice for me. Barney: Can we have class outside? Ted: No. What Robin really wants deep down is (Sees Barney has his phone out) Barney. Barney: What? I'm tweeting about you, you should be flattered. How do you spell "blah, blah blah"? H's or no? Ted: Wow. You were just like the worst student in the world, weren't you? Barney: They said I had AD... something. Can we have class outside?

    • Marshall: What are you guys doing with Barney's secret Robin notebook? (Lily and Robin stare at him) Let me rephrase that. Did you two ladies lose some weight?

    • Robin: Here's Barney's briefcase. He forgot it here this morning. Lily: And what are you planning to do with it? Robin: We, we, you and I, are gonna open it up and look for evidence. Ted probably has a sledgehammer around here somewhere. Lily: No, stop, stop! Eye contact. Listen to me. Robin Scherbatsky is many things: friend, confidant, occasional guest star in some confusing dreams that remind me a woman's sexuality is a moving target. But she is not crazy jealous stalker bitch!

    • Ted: Be more attentive to where she is emotionally. Be present. Barney: Yes, totally. One thing, and this is just me, I like my testicles attached to my body rather than rolling around next to some eyeliner in Robin's purse. Stinson, out!

    • Ted: But the most important expression of all... (shows picture of a very angry Robin) Barney: Whoa... Ted: Flared nostril ridges, wide unblinking eyes. If you ever, EVER, see this face, Barney, run. And don't take a picture of it, she will punch you... and you will cry... for the third time... that night.

    • Robin: Well, since you know me pretty well... am I fooling myself with this whole Barney thing? Ted: I don't know. I will say this, though. I've seen Barney work very hard to get women. I've seen him work very hard to get rid of women. I've never seen him work this hard to keep one around.

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    • The Italian episode title is "Il corso serale", meaning "Night School".

    • International Airdates: Australia: February 25, 2010 on Channel 7; United Kingdom: June 10, 2010 on E4; India: September 30, 2010 on Star World; Czech Republic: December 7, 2010 on Prima COOL; Germany: January 19, 2011 on ProSieben; Slovakia: November 17, 2011 on JOJ Plus

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