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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Ted's plan to raise Marvin is to have Professor Infosaurus, his handpuppet dinosaur, rap about sexual education. Future!Ted also shows in 2030 that he has used Professor Infosaurus also with his own kids.

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When you have a baby, it ''is'' the main thing in your life... but the people you love don't have your baby.



* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When you have a baby, it ''is'' the only thing in your life... but the people you love don't have your baby.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When you have a baby, it ''is'' the only thing in your life... but the people you love don't have your baby.
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* SeriousBusiness: Everyone takes Marshall's game seriously.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Marshall sends the show off to commercial with a classic "right after a word from our sponsors!" [[AudienceWhatAudience The others stare at the camera confused, and Ted asks why he's talking to the wall.]]

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: LeaningOnTheFourthWall:
** When Ted describes describing how Marvin's parents imaginary died, he looks right at the camera and says he was Marshall's and Lily's '' best friend.
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Marshall sends the show off to commercial with a classic "right after a word from our sponsors!" [[AudienceWhatAudience The others stare at the camera confused, and Ted asks why he's talking to the wall.]]

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* CallBack: At the end of Season 7, Lily and Marshall establish the rule of "8 or Higher" because they were very busy taking care of Marvin. In the end, they decide to eliminate it after realizing that it ended up alienating them from the gang.

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* CallBack: CallBack:
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At the end of Season 7, Lily and Marshall establish the rule of "8 or Higher" because they were very busy taking care of Marvin. In the end, they decide to eliminate it after realizing that it ended up alienating them from the gang.gang.
** Marshall's ridiculous cursed pants return, as the shirt of his game show host game. It works.
** Marshall's love of games goes nuts; he makes a game show.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Marshall sends the show off to commercial with a classic "right after a word from our sponsors!" [[AudienceWhatAudience The others stare at the camera confused, and Ted asks why he's talking to the wall]].

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Marshall sends the show off to commercial with a classic "right after a word from our sponsors!" [[AudienceWhatAudience The others stare at the camera confused, and Ted asks why he's talking to the wall]].wall.]]
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Gameshow!Marshall sends the show off to commercial with a classic "right after a word from our sponsors!" The others stare at the camera confused, and Ted asks why he's talking to the wall.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Gameshow!Marshall Marshall sends the show off to commercial with a classic "right after a word from our sponsors!" [[AudienceWhatAudience The others stare at the camera confused, and Ted asks why he's talking to the wall.wall]].
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* CallBack: At the end of Season 7, Lily and Marshall establish the rule of "8 or Higher" because they were very busy taking care of Marvin. In the end, they decide to eliminate it after realizing that it ended alienating them from the gang.

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* CallBack: At the end of Season 7, Lily and Marshall establish the rule of "8 or Higher" because they were very busy taking care of Marvin. In the end, they decide to eliminate it after realizing that it ended up alienating them from the gang.

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* BaitAndSwitch: On the "Dealing with Heartbreaks" segment, Professor Infosaurus was giving advice about moving on from a bad relationship. Zooming out, it was actually Marvin holding the puppet while Ted cries out from a failed "The One" prospect. This left Marvin to go out of the room and telling him that he'll be at Uncle Barney's.

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* BaitAndSwitch: BaitAndSwitch:
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On the "Dealing with Heartbreaks" segment, Professor Infosaurus was giving advice about moving on from a bad relationship. Zooming out, it was actually Marvin holding the puppet while Ted cries out from a failed "The One" prospect. This left Marvin to go out of the room and telling him that he'll be at Uncle Barney's.



* BrokenWindowWarning: Barney's solution to deal with Marvin's first heartbreak.
-->'''Barney''': I know this hurts a little, buddy. But you'll love again someday, because time will heal a broken heart, but not that bitch's window. ''(breaks the window)'' RUN!!



* WindowPain: Barney's solution to deal with Marvin's first heartbreak.
-->'''Barney''': I know this hurts a little, buddy. But you'll love again someday, because time will heal a broken heart, but not that bitch's window. ''(breaks the window)'' RUN!!
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* JerkassRealization: Lily and Marshall realize that it was hypocritical from them to choose for their son's godparent when they themselves have neglected Ted, Robin and Barney to the point they can't recall anything about them.

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* JerkassRealization: Lily and Marshall realize that it was hypocritical from for them to have Ted, Robin, and Barney compete in a game to help them choose for who their son's godparent when they themselves have neglected Ted, Robin and Barney to the point they can't recall anything about them.the three have done over the past three months.
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* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Barney's plan for explaining to Marvin why Lily and Marshall aren't around anymore:
-->'''Barney:''' The president of the world has called your parents away on a super-secret space mission. For the sake of the planet you will never see them again.
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** ''Bro McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-Bro!...''

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** ''Bro McDonald [=McDonald=] had a farm, E-I-E-I-Bro!...''
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Ted's plan to raise Marvin is to have Professor Infosuarus, his handpuppet dinosaur, rap about sexual education. Future!Ted also shows in 2030 that he has used Professor Infosaurus also with his own kids.

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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Ted's plan to raise Marvin is to have Professor Infosuarus, Infosaurus, his handpuppet dinosaur, rap about sexual education. Future!Ted also shows in 2030 that he has used Professor Infosaurus also with his own kids.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Ted's plan to raise Marvin is to have Mr. T-Rex, his handpuppet dinosaur, rap about sexual education. Future!Ted also shows in 2030 that he has used Mr. T-Rex also with his own kids.

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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Ted's plan to raise Marvin is to have Mr. T-Rex, Professor Infosuarus, his handpuppet dinosaur, rap about sexual education. Future!Ted also shows in 2030 that he has used Mr. T-Rex Professor Infosaurus also with his own kids.



** ''[=Old McDonald=] had a farm, E-I-E-I-Bro!...''
** ''Row, row, row your broat, gently to the bar...''

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** ''[=Old McDonald=] ''Bro McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-Bro!...''
** ''Row, row, row ''Bro, bro, bro your broat, gently to the bar...''
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* BaitAndSwitch: On the "Dealing with Heartbreaks" segment, Mr. T-Rex was giving advice about moving on from a bad relationship. Zooming out, it was actually Marvin holding the puppet while Ted cries out from a failed "The One" prospect. This left Marvin to go out of the room and telling him that he'll be at Uncle Barney's.

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* BaitAndSwitch: On the "Dealing with Heartbreaks" segment, Mr. T-Rex Professor Infosaurus was giving advice about moving on from a bad relationship. Zooming out, it was actually Marvin holding the puppet while Ted cries out from a failed "The One" prospect. This left Marvin to go out of the room and telling him that he'll be at Uncle Barney's.
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** Earlier, when asked how he would discipline Marvin, we see Barney holding a belt, looking like he would strike Marvin with it. However, he was taking the belt away and giving Marvin an inexpensive belt as punishment.

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** Earlier, when asked how he would discipline Marvin, we see Barney holding a belt, looking like he would strike Marvin with it. However, he was taking the designer belt away and giving Marvin an inexpensive belt as punishment.
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* FanService: Robin in tight leather overalls in a flashback.
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** ''Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-Bro!...''

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** ''Old McDonald ''[=Old McDonald=] had a farm, E-I-E-I-Bro!...''
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** Earlier, when asked how he would discipline Marvin, we see Barney holding a belt, looking like he would strike Marvin with it. However, he was taking the belt away and giving Marvin an inexpensive belt as punishment.

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* BaitAndSwitch: On the "Dealing with Heartbreaks" segment, Mr. T-Rex was giving advice about moving on from a bad relationship. Zooming out, it was actually Marvin holding the puppet while Ted cries out from a failed "The One" prospect. This left Marvin to go out of the room and telling him that he'll be at Uncle Barney's

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* BaitAndSwitch: On the "Dealing with Heartbreaks" segment, Mr. T-Rex was giving advice about moving on from a bad relationship. Zooming out, it was actually Marvin holding the puppet while Ted cries out from a failed "The One" prospect. This left Marvin to go out of the room and telling him that he'll be at Uncle Barney'sBarney's.
* CallBack: At the end of Season 7, Lily and Marshall establish the rule of "8 or Higher" because they were very busy taking care of Marvin. In the end, they decide to eliminate it after realizing that it ended alienating them from the gang.



* JerkassRealization: Lily and Marshall realize that it was hypocritical from them to choose for their son's godparent when they themselves have neglected Ted, Robin and Barney to the point they can't recall anything about them.



* WhatTheHellHero: Tired of jumping through hoops to be worthy of being Marvin's guardians, Robin, Ted and Barney tell Marshall and Lily off.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Tired of jumping through hoops to be worthy of being Marvin's guardians, Robin, Ted and Barney tell Marshall and Lily off.off, pointing out that they have been terrible friends during the last three months.
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* BaitAndSwitch: On the "Dealing with Heartbreaks" segment, Mr. T-Rex was giving advice about moving on from a bad relationship. Zooming out, it was actually Marvin holding the puppet while Ted cries out from a failed "The One" prospect. This left Marvin to go out of the room and telling him that he'll be at Uncle Barney's


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* IronicNurseryTune: A non-horror variant sung by Barney.
** ''Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-Bro!...''
** ''Row, row, row your broat, gently to the bar...''
** ''The boobs on the bus go up and down...''


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* TheTalk: In the "Birds and Bees" segment, Barney's approach for Marvin was to bring him to Amsterdam, which both Marshall and Lily decline, and Ted's was via a rapping dinosaur hand puppet.

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* AbusiveParents: In Robin's ImagineSpot, she opts to discipline Marvin by sending him to a all-boys military school, like her father did. All the rant involved how he made Robin shave her hair and burn all her girly stuff while he laughed across the flames. The others feel so bad at her that they all agree to give her the round.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: After everyone implicitly agree to give Robin the point because she had a flashback about her own traumatic childhood with her dad, Ted immediately asks "It's just this point, right?".
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Ted's plan to raise Marvin is to have Mr. T-Rex, his handpuppet dinosaur, rap about sexual education. Future!Ted also shows in 2030 that he has used Mr. T-Rex also with his own kids.
* ImagineSpot: All of Ted, Barney and Robin's situations in raising Marvin are shown.




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* WindowPain: Barney's solution to deal with Marvin's first heartbreak.
-->'''Barney''': I know this hurts a little, buddy. But you'll love again someday, because time will heal a broken heart, but not that bitch's window. ''(breaks the window)'' RUN!!
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* WhatTheHellHero: Tired of jumping through hoops to be worthy of being Marvin's guardians, Robin, Ted and Barney tell Marshall and Lily off.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Gameshow!Marshall sends the show off to commercial with a classic "right after a word from our sponsors!" The others stare at the camera confused, and Ted asks why he's talking to the wall.
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Marshall and Lily test the ability of each of the gang members to be a godparent to their son via a game show setup.

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