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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"You're all sweaty!"]]
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4	Ted throws a party in hopes of seeing Robin again, but when she doesn't show up, he throws another party... and another.
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7	!!This episode provides examples of:
8	* ActingUnnatural: Since Robin wanted to be casual, Ted does so.
9	-->'''Barney''': This is so lame.
10	-->'''Ted''': Lame . . . or casual?
11	-->'''Barney''': ''Lame.''
12	-->'''Ted''': . . . or casual?
13	* TheAce: Marshall finishes a 25-page paper in ''one night'' and gets a B-.
14	* ArcWords: "Carlos" and "The roof".
15	* BehindTheBlack: 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.
16	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Interior: Barney talks directly to Ted and the pretty girl that Ted was talking to during his plan to "casually" get Robin on another "date."
17	* CasanovaWannabe: Ted thinks himself as TheCasanova in an ImagineSpot.
18	* DoorStopper:
19	-->'''Marshall''': OK. Introduction to Contract Tort and Restitution Statutes from 1865 to 1923, ''IS NOT A COASTER''!
20	* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: This episode introduces the main characters with each other, giving birth to the friendship that will become the show's backbone. The episode's plot also sums up both of Ted and Robin's character arcs and relationship that will dominate the show towards the end.
21	* LadyInRed: {{Invoked\|Trope}}. Robin is wearing a flattering red dress in Ted's ImagineSpot, suggesting some erotic undertones.
22	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Lily starts seducing Marshall and the two of them started talking dirty ''whilst Ted is just sitting around the corner''. Ted is naturally pissed as a result.
23	-->'''Ted:''' Guys. Boundaries!
24	* PairTheSpares: Carlos and the blonde girl whom Barney had a one night stand with.
25	* RageBreakingPoint: Marshall reaches his when he sees one of his textbooks being used as a coaster.
26	* RuleOfThree: Robin was finally able to attend the party the third time Ted organizes it.
27	* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: PlayedWith. Robin was introduced in the {{Pilot}} but this is where she's finally introduced to the rest of the main cast.
28	* ShoutOut: Marshall compared Ted to ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' for organizing a party for Robin.
29	* StalkerWithACrush: Ted tries ''really hard'' to have a chance date with Robin, in order to appear "casual". Lily even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this:
30	-->'''Lily:''' That's great, Ted. You'll be the most casual stalker ever.

Context Recap / HowIMetYourMotherS1E02PurpleGiraffe