How I Met Your Mother

Pilot - S1-E1

Revealing mistake: When Ted gets out the cab to grab the blue French horn, Ranjeet turns the wheel to pull over, however the projection out the back window still shows the cab as in the middle of the road. (00:13:10)

Ssiscool

Intervention - S4-E4

Revealing mistake: When the encyclopaedia bookshelf falls off the wall in the flashback, you can see the wall being pushed out, showing that it was being manipulated from the other side by crew.

Girls Vs. Suits - S5-E12

Revealing mistake: In the big song and dance number, during the line "Girls will go and girls will come, but there's only one absolute", one of the dancers in the second line that runs in from the right is wearing trainers, not dress shoes.

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Suggested correction: Depending on the location settings on his laptop, they could be giving a false reading. My laptop shows I'm in Cardiff Wales while in fact I'm nowhere near.

Ssiscool

The show was actually filmed on a film set in Los Angeles which is probably why the laptop says Los Angeles as the current location. This most probably slipped past the editing crew.

The Naked Truth - S7-E2

Revealing mistake: While showing the clip of Marshall streaking the first time, you can see thumbnails for videos of him streaking in New York. Those videos were created later that day and could not already be posted. One also shows a woman in yellow and appears to be a retake of the scene. (00:06:15)

Symphony of Illumination - S7-E12

Revealing mistake: While Marshall is on the roof putting up Christmas lights he accidentally drops his cell phone, which supposedly then falls to the ground where Scott picks it up and holds him hostage on the roof. But the cell phone can be seen to fall harmlessly into the gutter and can be seen behind the ladder, despite the added sound of it hitting the ground. (00:10:45)

Something Old - S8-E23

Revealing mistake: When Lily brings out the "leaking" beanbag, you can see that she has the little white pellets in her clenched fist and is dropping them periodically, making it seem as if they're coming from the bag.

Knever

The Broken Code - S9-E4

Revealing mistake: When Barney and Ted are holding hands on the beach and it starts raining, you can see that the sand is only wet in the place where they are sitting, but dry behind them, and on the left and right side too. (00:16:35)

The Naked Truth - S7-E2

Revealing mistake: While showing the clip of Marshall streaking the first time, you can see thumbnails for videos of him streaking in New York. Those videos were created later that day and could not already be posted. One also shows a woman in yellow and appears to be a retake of the scene. (00:06:15)

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Marshall: You should definitely go. Look, it's a chance to show her you are still friends and that you support her.
Barney: Or it's a chance to mess with her head by showing up with someone hotter, or even better, triple threat, hotter and bigger boobs!
Ted: That's only two.
Barney: Count again.

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Bad News - S6-E13

Trivia: Throughout the entire episode Bad News (Season 6, Episode 13), there's a number in every scene. These numbers are a countdown for the news that Marshall will get at the very end of the episode.

Douglasac

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Answer: After running the marathon for Marshall with no training, he's allowed to ride the subway for free. While sat on the train, the muscles in his legs start to seize up after the marathon to the point it is painful to move his legs. This is why he can't move them. It's the same reason your body aches after a good session at the gym the day before.

Ssiscool

Answer: Barney ran a marathon without any training and over exerted his muscles. While he was able to walk after, later his leg muscles gave out and he couldn't move (or more likely stand). It is not uncommon when one works out too much to be sore the next day, even if they feel okay afterwards. Thus the saying "I'll feel that in the morning."

Bishop73

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