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Sep 26, 2005 · Purple Giraffe: Directed by Pamela Fryman. With Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris. Ted throws a party in hopes of seeing Robin again, but when she doesn't show up, he throws another... and another.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Pamela Fryman
- 2005-09-26
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The episode begins in 2030 where Future Ted recounts the events of the Pilot to his kids. A week after accidentally telling Robin he loves her far too soon, Ted changes his stance and decides to not contact Robin on the pretext of wanting to give everyone the false impression that he is not in love with her anymore. However, after he finds out that...
Robin tells Ted, "I don't want to get married right now, maybe ever." Robin not wanting to get married is a common theme brought up throughout the series.Barney first begins making up statistics in this episode.Marshall is referred to as "the kid" for the first time.As in the Pilot Robin displays her disdain for the fluff pieces she reports for Metro News 1, calling Ted sweet for referring to her story as "news".Last Forever - Part One sets the episode in September 2005 and continues from the last scene, establishing that Ted does not get that girl Robin tries to hook him up with, and that Lily formally de...Robin confirms in Milk the implication that, in addition to not wanting to marry, she does not want children. Although Ted expects that he will change Robin's mind (Trilogy Time), their varying goa...Robin's frustration that she is not doing serious journalism is referenced again in Return of the Shirt and Life Among the Gorillas. She quits Metro News 1 in I Heart NJ.Lily displays her inability to keep secrets when she tells Ted what Robin said about him. Later examples include Little Minnesota, The Leap, and The Rehearsal Dinner.Goofs and Errors
1. The couch that the Ted's kids are sitting on has changed. In the Pilotit was a modern black leather couch. In this and later episodes, it is a Chesterfield style couch. Their clothes and the background is also different from the previous episode. 2. The closed captions call Robin "Trubotsky" when she signs off her story. 3. Robin tells Ted that she moved to New York in April 2005, but in Last Forever - Part One—set in September 2005—she says she moved to the city two months ago, which woul...
Allusions and Outside References
1. Marshall calls Ted "Gatsby" at one point in reference to the novel The Great Gatsby, in which Gatsby throws successive parties in the hopes that the woman he loves, Daisy Buchanan, might attend. At one point in the party, the lamp next to the couch glows green, which is one of the most popular metaphors in The Great Gatsby. 2. In describing the party, Marshall says, "Everybody Wang-ed. Everybody Chung-ed," in reference to Everybody Have Fun Tonight by the band Wang Chung. 3. The song The R...
Music
1. Haven't We Met instrumental version - Stephen Lang (in broadcast only DVD replaces with a jazz piece by John Swihart)
Beth Riesgraf - Works With Carlos GirlJon Bernthal - CarlosLindsay Schoneweis - Fantasy GirlThe St. Petersburg Comic Reviewgave this episode 7 out of 10 stars: "Three parties to try to get a girl? Only Ted could pull it off!"
Purple Giraffe at the Internet Movie DatabasePurple Giraffe at TV.comJul 24, 2021 · The How I Met your mother series follows the adventures of Ted Mosby (played by Josh Radnor), who narrates the story of how he met the mother of his children...
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Sep 26, 2005 · That’s where your Uncle Barney came in. Barney: I suggest we play a little game I like to call, “Have you Met Ted?” Ted: No, no, no—we’re not playing “Have you Met Ted!” Barney ...
The Ace: Marshall finishes a 25-page paper in one night and gets a B-. Arc Words: "Carlos" and "The roof". Behind the Black: Sick of the parties when he needs to study, Marshall lashes out at Ted, outlining how the plan to get Robin to come to a party has failed... and then turns around and sees Robin who was just off camera during his rant.
Nov 3, 2022 · S01E02 How I Met Your Mother "Purple Giraffe" 13In an attempt to repair his situation with Robin, Ted instead pursues a "casual" relationship with her by inv...
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Sep 25, 2005 · Available on Disney+, Hulu. S1 E2: Ted throws a party in hopes of seeing Robin again, but when she doesn’t show up, he throws another party…and another. Meanwhile, Lily’s heightened libido prevents Marshall from getting his work done. Comedy Sep 25, 2005 20 min. TV-PG.
