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How I Met Your Mother

Shelter Island

Season 4, Episode 5, Aired Oct 20, 2008

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- When Barney is hatching his plan to get back Robin, one of the posters on his office wall changes. When he is seated at his desk, the poster to the right of the "TEAMWORK" poster shows multiple fighter jets and is entitled "PERFECTION". But when Barney is at the drawing board, the same poster changes to a single fighter jet and is now entitled "AWESOMENESS".
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- Ted: Robin and I already had our backslide. It was last Thanksgiving, not even that long ago.
  Stella: Did you make a large bet against yourself in this argument?
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- Lily: There's no meat.
  Barney: There's no alcohol!
  Marshall: It gets worse. I'm 90% sure that guy you were talking to used to be lead singer of Spin Doctors.
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- Nora: I can't believe this. We're together for three years, and he runs off with a vitamin consultant from Whole Foods? I gave up makeup for him. I gave up showering for him. I gave up shaving my armpits for him. Ted: Wow, hard to see where it all went wrong.
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- Barney: Berry Blaster Brain revitalizer—My God, some of these drinks can actually make a girl smarter. What sort of hell has Ted brought us to?
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- Lily: (to Barney on Ted's wedding) The first drunk bridesmaid you see, you'll have your head under her dress like an old-time photographer.
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- Ted: The lamb here is supposed to be great. Nora: I am a vegan. I wish I could tune out that moral voice inside me that says eating animals is murder. But, I guess I'm just not as strong as you are. Ted: That's 'cause you need protein.
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- Robin: (to Stella in daydream wedding) Your husband used to nail me three times a day!
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- The German episode title is "Unerwünschte Gäste", meaning "Unwelcome Guests". The French and Italian title is "Shelter Island".
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- International Airdates: Australia: February 16, 2009 on Network 7; Germany: December 12, 2009 on ProSieben; United Kingdom: January 14, 2010 on E4; Czech Republic: October 28, 2010 on Prima COOL
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- Music: "Waiting For An Invitation" by Benji Hughes.
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- Barney's meticuluous code-cracking montage is very similar to Robert Langdon's code-breaking scenes from Ron Howard's 2006 movie version of Dan Brown's 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code.
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