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* HeroesWantRedheads: Maggie is a very, ''very'' pretty redhead.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Marshall and Lily, Maggie's neighbor and Ted's class fully supports Ted going for Maggie.

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* ShipperOnDeck: Marshall and Lily, Maggie's neighbor neighbor, and Ted's class fully supports support Ted going for Maggie.
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* FreudianExcuse: Barney once again tells us his mom was a major slut. ([salute] Major Slut!)
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* IgnoredEpiphany: After Robin sends Maggie home, Ted concedes that she deserves the chance to be single without having a bunch of guys fighting over her. This immediately goes out the window as he races to get a headstart running back to Maggie's apartment. Future Ted admits that he's not proud.

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* IgnoredEpiphany: After Robin sends Maggie home, Ted concedes that she deserves the chance to be single without having a bunch of guys fighting over her. This immediately goes out the window as he races to get a headstart head start running back to Maggie's apartment. Future Ted admits that he's not proud.
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In "Shipper on Deck," the subject, Ted, was just an ambiguous "him."


* FirstGuyWins: Maggie and her eventual husband are each others' VictoriousChildhoodFriend.

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* FirstGuyWins: Maggie and her eventual husband are each others' other's VictoriousChildhoodFriend.



* ShipperOnDeck: Marshall and Lily, Maggie's neighbor and his his class fully supports him going for Maggie.

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* ShipperOnDeck: Marshall and Lily, Maggie's neighbor and his his Ted's class fully supports him Ted going for Maggie.
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* IgnoredEpiphany: After Robin sends Maggie home, Ted concedes that she deserves the chance to be single without having a bunch of guys fighting over her. This immediately goes out the window as he races to get a headstart running back to Maggie's apartment. Future Ted admits that he's not proud.
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* FreudianSlip: While teaching a class, Ted accidentally writes "MAGGIE" on the board. He makes the excuse that it's an acronym.
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** Barney mentions the bar Giddy Ups, which the gang visited in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E08Woooo Wooo!]]".

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* CoolTeacher: Ted's students seem to think he is, as they all raise their hands when he asks them, "Who wants to sit here and listen to me go on and on about bridges?"



* DudeMagnet: Maggie, who has apparently been single for less than two months in a span of ''seven years''. Ted even calls her a "super-powered man magnet."



* StalkerWithACrush: Ted towards Maggie. It's also implied that Maggie's co-worker friend is this.

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* StalkerWithACrush: Ted towards Maggie.Maggie, even getting her neighbor to spy on her for him. It's also implied that Maggie's co-worker friend is this.
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* ImmediateSelfContradiction: Barney makes fun of Marshall's overalls saying that nobody can get laid wearing them. He then decides to do exactly that.
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* ArcWords: "The window is open/close".

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* ArcWords: "The window is open/close".open/closed."
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* GirlNextDoor: Maggie Wilks is described as such.

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* GirlNextDoor: Maggie Wilks is described as such.such, in fact she is the "''Ultimate Girl Next Door''".
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-->'''Barney:'''Ted, the window is closing in 10 minutes.

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-->'''Barney:'''Ted, -->'''Barney:''' Ted, the window is closing in 10 minutes.
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Ted has a small window of time to hit it off with Maggie, a girl with the GirlNextDoor appeal, who he's been waiting for years to get together with.

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!!This episode provides examples of:

* ArcWords: "The window is open/close".
* BrickJoke: Maggie liking overalls as well as Ted's class using the FunWithAcronyms below.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Maggie ultimately ended up with her childhood friend.
* ContinuityNod:
** Maggie mentions "Vanilla Thunder" to Marshall, his self-proclaimed "RedBaron" first mentioned in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS4E14ThePossimpibile The Possimpibile]]".
** Robin briefly mentioned her past relationship with Barney.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Maggie [[DoomedByCanon is not the Mother]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: PlayedForLaughs when Barney intends to bed Maggie.
-->'''Barney:'''Ted, the window is closing in 10 minutes.
-->'''Ted:''' What?! Why?
-->'''Barney:''' Because we're bros.
* FirstGuyWins: Maggie and her eventual husband are each others' VictoriousChildhoodFriend.
* FunWithAcronyms: Ted uses this as an excuse to his class when he accidentally wrote Maggie's name at the blackboard.
-->'''Ted:''' It means '''M'''ake '''A'''djustments, '''G'''o '''G'''et '''I'''t '''E'''nergized.
* GirlNextDoor: Maggie Wilks is described as such.
* GracefulLoser: Once Maggie got together with her eventual VictoriousChildhoodFriend, Ted took the loss with class.
* HeroesWantRedheads: Maggie is a very, ''very'' pretty redhead.
* MeaningfulEcho:
-->'''Future!Ted:''' Maggie's [[ArcWords window]] [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend never opened again]].
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Robin repeatedly tries to sway Maggie's co-worker friend from her by seducing him, but no avail.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Maggie seems to be close to both Marshall and Lily, but this is the first time she's mentioned.
* ShipperOnDeck: Marshall and Lily, Maggie's neighbor and his his class fully supports him going for Maggie.
* ShoutOut: Robin intended for a ([[RunningGag failed]]) ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' joke at the beginning ("What's in the box?!").
* SingleTargetSexuality: Maggie's co-worker friend is only interested at her despite [[NotDistractedByTheSexy Robin blatantly seducing him]].
* StalkerWithACrush: Ted towards Maggie. It's also implied that Maggie's co-worker friend is this.

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