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How I Met Your Mother
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Everything Must Go

  • Episode aired May 12, 2008
  • TV-14
  • 22m
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Neil Patrick Harris and Britney Spears in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
How I Met Your Mother: Everything Must Go
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Barney helps Abby get back at Ted by staging a fake proposal, but Abby doesn't realize that it's fake. Lily decides to sell some of her paintings so that she and Marshall can pay for floor r... Read allBarney helps Abby get back at Ted by staging a fake proposal, but Abby doesn't realize that it's fake. Lily decides to sell some of her paintings so that she and Marshall can pay for floor repairs at their new place.Barney helps Abby get back at Ted by staging a fake proposal, but Abby doesn't realize that it's fake. Lily decides to sell some of her paintings so that she and Marshall can pay for floor repairs at their new place.

  • Director
    • Pamela Fryman
  • Writers
    • Carter Bays
    • Craig Thomas
    • Jonathan Groff
  • Stars
    • Josh Radnor
    • Jason Segel
    • Cobie Smulders
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    7.5/10
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    • Director
      • Pamela Fryman
    • Writers
      • Carter Bays
      • Craig Thomas
      • Jonathan Groff
    • Stars
      • Josh Radnor
      • Jason Segel
      • Cobie Smulders
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Josh Radnor
    Josh Radnor
    • Ted Mosby
    Jason Segel
    Jason Segel
    • Marshall Eriksen
    Cobie Smulders
    Cobie Smulders
    • Robin Scherbatsky
    Neil Patrick Harris
    Neil Patrick Harris
    • Barney Stinson
    Alyson Hannigan
    Alyson Hannigan
    • Lily Aldrin
    Britney Spears
    Britney Spears
    • Abby
    Larry Wilmore
    Larry Wilmore
    • Dr. Greer
    Todd Sherry
    Todd Sherry
    • Lawrence
    Matt Besser
    Matt Besser
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    Justin Alston
    Justin Alston
    • Cool Black Guy
    Petrea Burchard
    Petrea Burchard
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    Steve Hasley
    Steve Hasley
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    Hallie Lambert
    Hallie Lambert
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    Jennifer Lothrop
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    Johnny Palermo
    • Café Guy
    Katie Savoy
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    Kathy Uyen
    • Julia
    Michael Atlas Lane
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      • Pamela Fryman
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      • Carter Bays
      • Craig Thomas
      • Jonathan Groff
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    I like the bit where the dogs like Lilly's paintings but the birds dont
    8slightlymad22

    Britney Spears Returns

    Britney Spears is back as Abbie, Stellas receptionist who has a crush on Ted.

    Plot In A Paragraph: Since Marshall and Lilly cannot afford the cost to level the floors of their new place, Marshall proposes its time to start selling some of Lilly's designer clothes. Lilly instead wants to make the money selling her paintings. Ted tries to prove he can pull off a pair of red cowboy boots. Meanwhile Barney finally meets the girl that has been ruining his chance with women, and it's Abbie (Britney Spears) and sets about using her to show Ted how lame he is.

    Barney and Abbie did make an amusing double act, and despite how good she was in the previous episode, its surprising to see her back.

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    Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)
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    • Trivia
      The website featured called lilyandmarshallselltheirstuff.com became a genuine auction website to raise money for a children's hospital in Los Angeles.
    • Goofs
      The hair style worn by the blonde who warns Lily in 'The Bracket' is different (she has curly hair) from that worn by the blonde warning Lily in this episode (Abby/Britney - with straight hair), though both scenes are supposed to be identical.
    • Quotes

      Marshall Eriksen: Okay, today's category, classic westerns that involve red cowboy boots. Robin.

      Robin Scherbatsky: The good, the bad and the fabulous.

      Lily Aldrin: The magnificent Kevin.

      Marshall Eriksen: No country for straight men.

    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: 20 Unexpected Celebrity Cameos in Sitcoms (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey Beautiful
      Written by The Solids

      Performed by The Solids

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Bays Thomas Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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