How I Met Your Mother (2005)

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Starring: Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan, Josh Radnor

Trivia: Chris Elliott plays Mickey Aldrin, father of Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan). In real life, Elliott is only 14 years older than Hannigan.

Trivia: Ted is from Ohio, as is Josh Radnor who plays him. Similarly, Robin is from Vancouver, as is actress Cobie Smulders who plays her.

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Trivia: Two of the cast's real-life spouses have recurring roles on the show. Alyson Hannigan is married to Alexis Denisof, who plays Sandy Rivers (the news reporter who works with Robin). Neil Patrick Harris is married to David Burtka, who plays Scooter (the guy who is obsessed with Lily).

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Mistakes

The Perfect Week - S5-E14

Continuity mistake: Lily and Marshall mention that they've been using the same toothbrush ever since they've been together, but in the 14th episode of the 1st season, "Zip, Zip, Zip", Marshall and Lily are simultaneously brushing their teeth with a tooth brush each (before Ted and Victoria get home). (00:05:05)

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Suggested correction: Many people buy another toothbrush to take on trips and since they were supposed to be going away, they probably decided to use them at home, as if this was their trip.

The whole point of the mistake is they say they have always shared a toothbrush. So why would they use separate on a trip?

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Quotes

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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Questions

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Question: Out of Ted's kids in 2030, who is meant to be the older?

Chosen answer: In a flash forward scene in Season 8, it shows him with his first born: a daughter.

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Answer: Ted's daughter is older as revealed in a flash forward in 'Trilogy Time', when Ted is with his then-only child: a daughter.

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