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* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Barney often comments how hot is Ted's mom just to irritate him.
* SilverVixen: Barney often comments how hot is Ted's mom just to irritate him.
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* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: She still looks good for her age and is a StatuesqueStunner to boot. She's also still hot enough to get [[DirtyOldMan Mickey Aldrin]]'s attention.
* SilverVixen: She still looks good for her age and is a StatuesqueStunner to boot. She's also still hot enough to get [[DirtyOldMan Mickey Aldrin]]'s attention.
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* DirtyOldMan: In season 7, he is seen peeking at a neighbor. In the following season, he noticed that Judy is [[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave a very foxy grandma]] and ''occasionally'' had casual sex with her.
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* DirtyOldMan: In season 7, he is seen peeking at a neighbor. In the following season, he noticed that Judy is [[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave [[SilverVixen a very foxy grandma]] and ''occasionally'' had casual sex with her.
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* AbusiveDad: His way of raising Robin includes leaving her in the woods alone with only a knife on her birthday.
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->'''Played by''': Chris ElliotCreator/ChrisElliott
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Tracey Ullman uses her [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents natural accent]][[/note]]It's very possible that she's British-Canadian since they're one of the largest groups residing in Canada[[/note]].
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Tracey Ullman uses her [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents natural accent]][[/note]]It's accent]][[note]]It's very possible that she's British-Canadian since they're one of the largest groups residing in Canada[[/note]].
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* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler: His death in Season 6 has been {{foreshadow|ing}}ed since the middle of Season 4.]]
->'''Played by''': N/A (Baby), August Maturo (6 Years Old), Jake Elliott (pre-teen/teen), Spencer Ralston (Adult)
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* TheBusCameBack: She returns in season 9 after last appearing 7 seasons ago.
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* TheBusCameBack: She returns in season Season 9 after last appearing 7 seven seasons ago.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Tracey Ullman uses her [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents natural accent]].accent]][[/note]]It's very possible that she's British-Canadian since they're one of the largest groups residing in Canada[[/note]].
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* CoolOldLady: She was a big groupie in the [=60s=].
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* CoolOldLady: She was a big groupie in the [=60s=].TheSixties.
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* DreadfulMusician: He annoys Marshall and Daphne with his guitar songs during a portion of their roadtrip, and makes Marvin cry. Marshall and Daphne start mocking his music as a common point. [[{{Understatement}} Clint wasn't amused by this.]]
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* DreadfulMusician: He annoys Marshall and Daphne with his guitar songs during a portion of their roadtrip, and makes Marvin cry. Marshall and Daphne start mocking his music as a common point. [[{{Understatement}} Clint wasn't amused by this.]]
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* LargeHam: She's not [[{{Understatement}} fond of planes.]]
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* LargeHam: She's not [[{{Understatement}} fond of planes.]]
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* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Played with. [[spoiler:When Marshall and Lily where trying to get pregnant of him, there was a time when they feared they physically couldn't have children. The day they discover there's no problem in that regard, Marvin Sr. dies.]]
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* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Played with. [[spoiler:When
**[[spoiler:When Marshall and Lily where trying to get pregnant of him, there was a time when they feared they physically couldn't have children. The day they discover there's no problem in that regard, Marvin Sr. dies.]]]]
** Lily finds out she’s pregnant with him the same day The Arcadian gets demolished.
**[[spoiler:When Marshall and Lily where trying to get pregnant of him, there was a time when they feared they physically couldn't have children. The day they discover there's no problem in that regard, Marvin Sr. dies.
** Lily finds out she’s pregnant with him the same day The Arcadian gets demolished.
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-->'''Lily:''' You son of a... (remembers she is holding Marvin) ''Itch-Bay''!
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-->'''Lily:''' You son of a... (remembers she is holding Marvin) ''Itch-Bay''!''Itch-Bee''!
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-->'''Katie''': Sounds cheesy. I'm going to barf forever and ever.See ya, losers.
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-->'''Katie''': Sounds cheesy. I'm going to barf forever and ever. See ya, losers.
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* LikeParentLikeSpouse: According to Robin's mother, [[spoiler:he was just like Barney in his youth, being a borderline sociopath using many of the same schemes Barney used to sleep with women, Robin Sr. had a gay black brother like Barney, and his relationship with Robin's mother was a mirror of Barney and Robin's relationship, to the point that both relationships ultimately ended in divorce and eventually becoming AmicableExes.]]
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->'''Played by''': Frances Conroy
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->'''Played by''': Frances ConroyCreator/FrancesConroy
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!! Tom (Jai Rodriguez)
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* ForTheEvulz / ForTheLulz: If he messes with someone, it's probably just for fun.
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* ForTheEvulz / ForTheLulz: ForTheEvulz: If he messes with someone, it's probably just for fun.
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* FakeNationality: Played by German Eric Braeden and American Ray Wise.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Played by Eric Braeden in his initial appearance and Ray Wise in all subsequent appearences.
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* TheCutie: How Robin still sees her. Her mental image of her is that she's just a cute little girl with a HelloKitty backpack, and not the HormoneAddledTeenager.
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* TheCutie: How Robin still sees her. Her mental image of her is that she's just a cute little girl with a HelloKitty Franchise/HelloKitty backpack, and not the HormoneAddledTeenager.
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* WomanScorned: When she was still TheGhost, Robin is seen talking with her on the phone. Robin leaves the phone while she goes doing something else, because she is talking non-stop about how much of a jerk is Robin' dad. Every five minutes or so Robin has to add "It's dad's fault" so her mom will still go on.
** The day of the wedding, Robin's mom [[spoiler:was indirectly comparing her own past marriage to Robin's dad, ''[[NotSoDifferent "hoping Barney is nothing like him"]]'']].
** The day of the wedding, Robin's mom [[spoiler:was indirectly comparing her own past marriage to Robin's dad, ''[[NotSoDifferent "hoping Barney is nothing like him"]]'']].
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* WomanScorned: When she was still TheGhost, Robin is seen talking with her on the phone. Robin leaves the phone while she goes doing something else, because she is talking non-stop about how much of a jerk is Robin' dad. Every five minutes or so Robin has to add "It's dad's fault" so her mom will still go on.
**on. The day of the wedding, Robin's mom [[spoiler:was indirectly comparing her own past marriage to Robin's dad, ''[[NotSoDifferent "hoping Barney is nothing like him"]]'']].
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* TheCastShowoff: He is Wayne Brady after all.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In "The Poker Game" it's revealed that [[spoiler:one of the reasons he gets a divorce from his husband is because he hit the gym twice A DAY, despite being married and with two kids... "just in case he's ever single again"]]. Even Barney calls him out automatically.
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* WhatTheHellHero[=/=]TookALevelInJerkass: In "The Poker Game" it's revealed that [[spoiler:one of the reasons he gets a divorce from his husband is because he hit the gym twice A DAY, despite being married and with two kids... "just in case he's ever single again"]]. Even Barney calls him out automatically.
** [[spoiler:Gary Blauman gives this to him, telling James not to blame him for his own mistakes.]]
** [[spoiler:Gary Blauman gives this to him, telling James not to blame him for his own mistakes.]]
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: AlliterativeFamily: He and his dad's name not only start with '''J''', but actually shares it. On the other hand, his mother and sister's name starts with a '''C'''.
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->'''Played by''': Tracey Ullman
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->'''Played by''': Tracey UllmanCreator/TraceyUllman
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i think this is a misuse — alliteration has to be at the beginning
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: He and his sons '''Mar'''vin, Jr., '''Mar'''shall and '''Mar'''cus as well as grandson '''M'''arvin W.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: He and his sons '''Mar'''vin, Jr., '''Mar'''shall and '''Mar'''cus as well as grandson '''M'''arvin '''Mar'''vin W.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like most of the female members of the Eriksen family, her name ends with a '''Y''' (Lily, Ashley, Daisy).
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: With Lily. They were in friendly terms in Season 1 during the Thanksgiving episode. But in the later seasons, they become antagonistic. It probably has something to do with Lily leaving Marshall a couple of months before their wedding (as there was never any contention between them mentioned or shown prior to this). Though Marshall and Lily eventually made up, it would appear Judy never forgot. She also didn't like that Lily refused to be a "Mrs. Eriksen" by keeping her own last name. To dissuade Lily from moving to Italy with Marshall and Marvin, she constantly uploaded pictures of Marvin with "Anti-Italy propaganda" to guilt-trip her.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: With Lily. They were in on friendly terms in Season 1 during the Thanksgiving episode. But in the later seasons, they become antagonistic. It probably has something to do with Lily leaving Marshall a couple of months before their wedding (as there was never any contention between them mentioned or shown prior to this). Though Marshall and Lily eventually made up, it would appear Judy never forgot. She also didn't like that Lily refused to be a "Mrs. Eriksen" by keeping her own last name. To dissuade Lily from moving to Italy with Marshall and Marvin, she constantly uploaded pictures of Marvin with "Anti-Italy propaganda" to guilt-trip her.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She's only appeared in a handful of episodes related to Lily and Marshall's wedding.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She's only appeared in a handful of episodes related to Lily and Marshall's wedding. Particularly jarring because she actually lives in NYC so she has plenty of reason to be around.
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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Not that Marshall and Lily had any big problems in their marriage, but when Marvin was born, Marshall [[spoiler:finally gets over his own dad's death]].
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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Not that Marshall and Lily had any big problems in their marriage, but twice over:
** When Marshall learns Lily is pregnant, he's at a very low point in life. His father died recently, he's out of work, he's spent years in a soul-sucking job, and he just completely bombed an interview. But everything turns around when Lily announces she's pregnant.
** When Marvin was finally born, Marshall [[spoiler:finally gets over his own dad's death]].
** When Marshall learns Lily is pregnant, he's at a very low point in life. His father died recently, he's out of work, he's spent years in a soul-sucking job, and he just completely bombed an interview. But everything turns around when Lily announces she's pregnant.
** When Marvin was finally born, Marshall [[spoiler:finally gets over his own dad's death]].
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-->'''Lily:''' You son of a... (remembers she is holding Marvin) ''Itch-B''!
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-->'''Lily:''' You son of a... (remembers she is holding Marvin) ''Itch-B''!''Itch-Bay''!
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* WhyDiditHaveToBeSnakes: Or rather, why did it have to be planes? She's terrified of them, and in fact didn't come to Robin's wedding because she was too afraid to fly. [[spoiler: She manages to overcome this fear and does make it]].
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* WhyDiditHaveToBeSnakes: WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Or rather, why did it have to be planes? She's terrified of them, and in fact didn't come to Robin's wedding because she was too afraid to fly. [[spoiler: She manages to overcome this fear and does make it]].
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* NeverMyFault: James blames [[spoiler:his separation from Tom on Gary Blauman, instead of thinking in what he did wrong to begin with (cheating on him and hitting the gym having two children).]]
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* NeverMyFault: James blames [[spoiler:his separation from Tom on Gary Blauman, instead of thinking in what he did wrong to begin with (cheating on him and hitting the gym having two children).]]James with Gary.)]]
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* LongLostRelative: To Barney, whom he didn't see for 3 decades.
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* LongLostRelative: To Barney, whom For the little time in Barney's childhood that they knew each other, he didn't see for 3 decades.thought Jerry was his HonoraryUncle.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: He isn't really, but Barney treats him as though he was.
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* FakeNationality: Played by German Eric Braeden and American Ray Wise.
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* MeaningfulName[=/=]TitleDrop: Named after the flower in the Captain's powder room, where Ted found a pregnancy test; also, the episode's title.
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* MeaningfulName[=/=]TitleDrop: MeaningfulName: Named after the flower in the Captain's powder room, where Ted found a pregnancy test; also, the episode's title.
* TheCutie: How Robin still sees her. Her mental image of her is that she's just a cute little girl with a HelloKitty backpack, and not the HormoneAddledTeenager.
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* TheCutie: How Robin still sees her. Her mental image of her is that she's just a cute little girl with a HelloKitty backpack, and not the HormoneAddledTeenager.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: With Lily. They were in friendly terms in Season 1 during the Thanksgiving episode. But in the later seasons, they become antagonistic. It probably has something to do with Lily leaving Marshall a couple of months before their wedding (as there was never any contention between them mentioned or shown prior to this). Though Marshall and Lily eventually made up, it would appear Judy never forgot. She also didn't like that Lily refused to be a "Mrs. Eriksen" by keeping her own last name.
** To dissuade Lily from moving to Italy with Marshall and Marvin, she constantly uploaded pictures of Marvin with "Anti-Italy propaganda" to guilt-trip her.
** To dissuade Lily from moving to Italy with Marshall and Marvin, she constantly uploaded pictures of Marvin with "Anti-Italy propaganda" to guilt-trip her.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: With Lily. They were in friendly terms in Season 1 during the Thanksgiving episode. But in the later seasons, they become antagonistic. It probably has something to do with Lily leaving Marshall a couple of months before their wedding (as there was never any contention between them mentioned or shown prior to this). Though Marshall and Lily eventually made up, it would appear Judy never forgot. She also didn't like that Lily refused to be a "Mrs. Eriksen" by keeping her own last name.
**name. To dissuade Lily from moving to Italy with Marshall and Marvin, she constantly uploaded pictures of Marvin with "Anti-Italy propaganda" to guilt-trip her.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like all male Ericksens, both their names stars with '''Mar'''.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: AlliterativeFamily: Like all male Ericksens, both their names stars with '''Mar'''.
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* MommyIssues: Her relationship with Lily is not as strained than with Mickey, but they still have issues. As time passed, Lily reconciled with Mickey, but it's never mentioned her situation with Janice.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like most of the female members of the Eriksen family, her name ends with a '''Y''' (Lily, Judy, Ashley).
** FloralThemeNaming: She and her mother Lily.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: AlliterativeFamily: Like most of the female members of the Eriksen family, her name ends with a '''Y''' (Lily, Judy, Ashley).
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** FloralThemeNaming: She and her mother Lily.
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* WhyAreYouNotMySon: To Barney. [[spoiler:At least he will be his son-in-law.]]
** He appears to have abandoned this view, later on.
** He appears to have abandoned this view, later on.
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* WhyAreYouNotMySon: To Barney. [[spoiler:At least he will be his son-in-law.]]
**]] He appears to have abandoned this view, later on.
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* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Katie is more feminine than Robin at her age, but it's implied she also received the same treatment from her father in "Rally". In "Vesuvius" she is also shown playing hockey in full gear with Robin and drinking scotch while watching "The Wedding Bride 2".
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** FieryRedhead: For Barney's wedding, the trait is in full force during her feud with Robin. She is a natural blonde.
* FieryRedhead: For Barney's wedding, the trait is in full force during her feud with Robin. She is a natural blonde.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: AlliterativeFamily: Her and her mother's name starts with a '''C''', while her father and brother's not only start with a '''J''', but actually shares it.
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* XMeetsY: Given that Virginia is like Robin, Clint is what would be like if Barney didn't stop being a hippy, with some parts of Simon's personality.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Tracey Ullman uses her [[BritishAccents natural accent]].
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Tracey Ullman uses her [[BritishAccents [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents natural accent]].
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* StopHelpingMe: Invoked in Season 9, he tags along with Marshall and Daphne as self-proclaimed "Conflict Resolver". Also during his angry rant, Clint implies companies don't actually hire him at all.
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* StopHelpingMe: UnwantedAssistance: Invoked in Season 9, he tags along with Marshall and Daphne as self-proclaimed "Conflict Resolver". Also during his angry rant, Clint implies companies don't actually hire him at all.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: He is this to Ted. Clint sings about his sex life with Virginia during the wedding reception (to Ted's disgust) and gives Ted a painting of Virginia and himself naked behind a guitar ("Kids, [[SceneryCensor There was ''no'' guitar."]])
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: He is this to Ted. Clint sings about his sex life with Virginia during the wedding reception (to Ted's disgust) and gives Ted a painting of Virginia and himself naked behind a guitar ("Kids, [[SceneryCensor There was ''no'' no guitar."]])
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* DreadfulMusician: He annoys Marshall and Daphne with his guitar songs during a portion of their roadtrip, and makes Marvin cry. Marshall and Daphne start mocking his music as a common point. [[Understatement Clint wasn't amused by this.]]
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* DreadfulMusician: He annoys Marshall and Daphne with his guitar songs during a portion of their roadtrip, and makes Marvin cry. Marshall and Daphne start mocking his music as a common point. [[Understatement [[{{Understatement}} Clint wasn't amused by this.]]
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* OneSteveLimit: With his eldest son and grandson to Marshall.
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* OneSteveLimit: With Averted, he shares his name with his eldest son and grandson to Marshall.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted by Marvin, Jr. with his father and nephew. Also averted when Marcus also named his son after him.
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* TheAtoner: He eventually tried making-up to Barney.
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* TheAtoner: He eventually tried making-up After meeting Barney again, he tries to Barney.make up to him for not being able to settle down and be a good father by spending time with him and trying to impress him.
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* LadykillerInLove: Happened to him in the backstory.backstory, where he was once a ladies man like his son but fell in love and married.
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* YourCheatingHeart: The reason of [[spoiler:his divorce. He cheated on him with Gary Blauman.]]
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* YourCheatingHeart: The reason of for [[spoiler:his divorce. He cheated on him with Gary Blauman.]]
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* SupremeChef: Her scrambled eggs become the sensation of the hotel. Barney even tells many songs from the [=60s=] were in reality about her scrambled eggs.
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* SupremeChef: Her scrambled eggs become the sensation of the hotel. Barney even tells says many songs from the [=60s=] were in reality about her scrambled eggs.
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** The most infamous were about their fathers: Barney's dad was "Bob Barker" and James' went from James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, and so on.
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** The most infamous were about their fathers: She said Barney's dad was "Bob Barker" Bob Barker and James' went from James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, and so on.
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[[folder: Ted's Relatives]]
!!Alfred Mosby
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Ted and Heather's father.
->'''Played by''': Michael Gross
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* AmicablyDivorced: With Virginia. He even helped her find a new date for her after their divorce.
* BumblingDad: Instead of talking with Ted about serious stuff, he usually averted them by talking about baseball instead.
%% * CoolOldGuy
* GenerationXerox: He tried to win Virginia over, even though she didn't want either commitment or children, just like Ted and Robin's situation. After they split, they still were very good friends.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: His marriage to Virginia mirrors Ted's relationship with Robin. Their divorce is a signal that Ted and Robin won't work out. [[ForegoneConclusion Not that viewers didn't already know that.]]
!!Virginia Mosby
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Ted and Heather's mother.
->'''Played by''': Cristine Rose
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Based on how Ted's parents married (and how similar are Robin and Virginia), Alfred says Virginia was really hard to get.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: She happily lets Marshall take a photo-mug of Ted so he can make fun of him, and also goes to get him a picture of Ted dressed as a cowboy with his best friend (Said friend was a balloon.)
* AmicablyDivorced: With Alfred.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Barney often comments how hot is Ted's mom just to irritate him.
* HappilyMarried: To Clint.
* LiesToChildren: Virginia told Ted as a child he was allergic to bacon, donuts and Halloween candy so he would eat healthy.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Subverted. Virginia and Robin have a lot in common, but Robin and Ted never get married.
* MrsRobinson: Subverted. Barney admits making out with Virginia when he dropped her at the airport and often jokes about how he banged Ted's mom (Barney later confirms it "got out after he tried to stretch a first into a second").
* NotSoDifferent: She and Robin. Both don't want to have kids, hey didn't want any commitment and Virginia's relationship with Clint also mirrors [[LoveMakesYouDumb Robin's regression everytime she is near Simon]].
* ParentWithNewParamour: She starts dating erudite hippie Clint not long after it's revealed that she and her husband divorced. While initially reluctant, Ted came to accept Clint as his new step father after Virginia's second marriage.
* StacysMom: How Barney sees Ted's mom.
* UglyGuyHotWife: With her new hippy husband Clint.
!!Heather Mosby
Ted's younger sister.
->'''Played by''': Erin Cahill
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Initially quite detached from Ted, though both siblings make efforts to change that.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: While Ted genuinely loves her, he wasn't fond of the actions and decisions she made in her life.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She is the Foolish one, while Ted is the Responsible. She once sold Ted and Marshall's furniture so she could go to a concert in Spain.
--> '''Ted''': It took her six years to graduate from three different colleges, during which time she wrecked two cars, got married for five days, and lived in a tree for nine weeks, only to realize that no one had any intention of cutting it down.
* FormerTeenRebel: Hopefully; she hasn't been seen since she said she was going to move to New York.
* ReformedButRejected: Ted was quite wary of her due to her DarkAndTroubledPast.
* StatuesqueStunner: Erin Cahill is 5'9.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite saying she was moving to New York in season 4, she hasn't been seen since.
!!Clint
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Virginia's new husband after she and Alfred get divorced.
->'''Played by''': Harry Groener
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: He is this to Ted. Clint sings about his sex life with Virginia during the wedding reception (to Ted's disgust) and gives Ted a painting of Virginia and himself naked behind a guitar ("Kids, [[SceneryCensor There was ''no'' guitar."]])
* CloudCuckooLander: He is an eccentric hippy with New Age mentality.
%% * CoolOldGuy
* DreadfulMusician: He annoys Marshall and Daphne with his guitar songs during a portion of their roadtrip, and makes Marvin cry. Marshall and Daphne start mocking his music as a common point. [[Understatement Clint wasn't amused by this.]]
* HippieParents: Becomes Ted and Heather's stepfather. Ted then tells Clint transformed his old room into a "Love Temple", joking that his G.I.Joe toys are having psychedelic hallucinations because of this.
* NewAgeRetroHippie
* SoapboxSadie: A male version of this. One example is mentioned at Christmas. He made Virginia and Ted get rid of everything that reminds him of the commercialization of Christmas. He also dresses up as Santa on Christmas, but plays him as a woman to protest gender stereotypes, [[FanDisservice but he still keeps the beard]].
* StopHelpingMe: Invoked in Season 9, he tags along with Marshall and Daphne as self-proclaimed "Conflict Resolver". Also during his angry rant, Clint implies companies don't actually hire him at all.
* XMeetsY: Given that Virginia is like Robin, Clint is what would be like if Barney didn't stop being a hippy, with some parts of Simon's personality.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Marshall's Relatives]]
!!Marvin Eriksen, Sr.
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Marshall's father.
->'''Played by''': Creator/BillFagerbakke
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* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler:Gets much more screen time just before he has a heart attack.]]
* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: He and his sons '''Mar'''vin, Jr., '''Mar'''shall and '''Mar'''cus as well as grandson '''M'''arvin W.
%% * BaldOfAwesome
* TheBigGuy: Along with the rest of his family.
* CoolOldGuy: Was an excellent father who encouraged sports and friendly barbecues with the neighborhood.
* DrillSergeantNasty: His manner of coaching his sons borrows from the nastiest of drill sergeants. Marshall took it to heart and aspires to coach kids the same way.
* HappilyMarried: With Judy [[spoiler: until the last day]].
* HeroesWantRedheads: Something that Marshall inherited.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Marvin's height and small town hospitality are passed down to all of his sons.
* LargeAndInCharge: He is ThePatriarch of the Eriksens, a family of [[TheBigGuy big guys]].
* NiceGuy: He's jovial, welcoming, and fun-loving, and inspires the same behavior in his children.
* OneSteveLimit: With his eldest son and grandson to Marshall.
* OverEnthusiasticParents: He gets too involved in Marshall's (and in extension also about Lily) life decisions. Lily later recognizes that's also a good trait Marshall got from him.
* ThePatriarch: Of the Eriksen family [[spoiler: until he died]].
* SpiritAdvisor: Subverted because [[spoiler: Marshall was just imagining him. Even so, he always appears when Marshall needs guidance or a revelation on how to be a good husband or father.]]
!!Judy Eriksen
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Marshall's mother.
->'''Played by''': Suzie Plakson
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like most of the female members of the Eriksen family, her name ends with a '''Y''' (Lily, Ashley, Daisy).
* CelebrityParadox: In a season 9 episode, her son Marshall (who is a ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan) got into an argument with ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fan Daphne by calling her "Trekkie". Suzie Plakson was part of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' during its run.
* CoolOldLady: Very energetic and snarky.
* FieryRedhead: She is very, ''very'' assertive.
* FriendsWithBenefits: Extended ''family''-with-benefits with Mickey Aldrin. Yeah.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: She still looks good for her age and is a StatuesqueStunner to boot. She's also still hot enough to get [[DirtyOldMan Mickey Aldrin]]'s attention.
* HappilyMarried: With Marvin Sr. [[spoiler: Until he dies in season 6 anyway.]]
* {{Housewife}}: ...And expects Lily to be the same.
* IronLady: Everyone in the Eriksen family answers to her.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: With Lily. They were in friendly terms in Season 1 during the Thanksgiving episode. But in the later seasons, they become antagonistic. It probably has something to do with Lily leaving Marshall a couple of months before their wedding (as there was never any contention between them mentioned or shown prior to this). Though Marshall and Lily eventually made up, it would appear Judy never forgot. She also didn't like that Lily refused to be a "Mrs. Eriksen" by keeping her own last name.
** To dissuade Lily from moving to Italy with Marshall and Marvin, she constantly uploaded pictures of Marvin with "Anti-Italy propaganda" to guilt-trip her.
* ParentWithNewParamour: [[spoiler: Eventually dates Lily's father after Marvin's death.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: She and Marcus were invested in Ted and Zoey's relationship over the phone.
* StatuesqueStunner: At ''6'' feet tall, she is perhaps the tallest female character in the show.
* StealthInsult: Even when she tries to compliment Lily, she always says "how she looks like a street-walker". Lily still takes this without complaining, as she knows that's the closest Judy is going to be "nice" to her.
* SupremeChef: Of thoroughly Midwestern-style cuisine (IE incredibly unhealthy).
* SweaterGirl: Is constantly wearing sweater in most of her appearances.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: [[spoiler: She is notably taller than Mickey, her new paramour.]]
* WidowWoman: [[spoiler:Again, after Marvin Sr.'s death.]]
!!Marvin Jr. and Marcus Eriksen
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Marshall's older brothers.
->'''Played by''': Robert Michael Ryan (Marvin Jr.) and Ned Rolsma (Marcus)
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like all male Ericksens, both their names stars with '''Mar'''.
* AloofBigBrother: Both of them. They like pranking Marshall and tease him for being shorter.
* BigBrotherBully: They pulled ''a lot'' of pranks on Marshall since they were kids. The most infamous is when they gave Marshall "The Fierro", by making Marshall order 12 cups of coffee at the drive-thru while sitting naked in the front seat (his brothers jumped out and surprised him, causing him to jerk the car and make the hot coffee spill all over him)
%% * TheBigGuy
* BigLittleBrother: Though he is the middle child, Marcus is the tallest of the Ericksen children and is the tallest Ericksen in general.
* CoolUncle: Marcus loves Marvin. Most likely Marvin, Jr. does too.
* GroinAttack: Marcus gives them to Marshall as pranks, even as adults. And Marshall ''still falls for it''.
* HappilyMarried: Both of them. Their wives, unlike Lily, have the Eriksen family name. [[spoiler: Subverted in season 7 when Marcus reveals he divorced his wife and moved to be a mixologist at the beach]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being [[BigBrotherBully big brother bullies]] to Marshall, their hearts are in the right place and they really care for their brother.
* ManChild: Marcus moves temporary with his mother, also regressing like Marshall.
* OddNameOut: Not them but Marcus' ex-wife Sarah is the only female member of the Eriksen family whose name doesn't end with a '''Y''' which is likely a {{Foreshadowing}} to their divorce.
* OneHeadTaller: Both of them are much taller than Marshall.
* OneSteveLimit: Marvin, Jr. with his father and nephew. Marcus also named his son after him.
* RatedMForManly: Both of them, with Marshall and their father, play Baskiceball "The Most Dangerous and Awesome Sport in the World", a combination of hockey and basketball. Even Marshall wouldn't let his future son play that. And don't even start with ''"Cocoa Break!"''.
* ScrewySquirrel: The prank Marshall ForTheLulz.
* ShipperOnDeck: Marcus and Judy both were invested in Ted and Zoey's relationship over the phone.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They usually appear together in Eriksen reunions. Marcus has appeared in separate episodes, thought.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Lily's Relatives]]
!!Mickey Aldrin
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Lily's estranged father.
->'''Played by''': Chris Elliot
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* BaldOfAwesome: He's incredibly fun to watch, even if the other characters don't think so.
* BaldOfEvil: Not evil... most of the time. But when you consider he taunted Marshall while he got lost in a house during a blackout...
* BumblingDad: Is a game addict, is invested in board games dangerous for children and has neglected Lily for most of her life. He still loves his daughter, it's revealed to have taken care of Lily during her first years and later fills as a great nanny for baby Marvin.
* ChewingTheScenery: So hammy, it's kind of a shame he and Barney never got a scene together.
* CoolOldGuy: He creates board games and engages in some ChewingTheScenery.
* DirtyOldMan: In season 7, he is seen peeking at a neighbor. In the following season, he noticed that Judy is [[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave a very foxy grandma]] and ''occasionally'' had casual sex with her.
* EvilLaugh: Does a few while enjoying Marshall getting lost in the house during a black-out.
* FriendsWithBenefits: Well, extended ''family''-with-benefits with Judy Eriksen. The other characters are appropriately disturbed.
* ForTheEvulz / ForTheLulz: If he messes with someone, it's probably just for fun.
* HandsOffParenting: Which happened because of Mickey's obsession with games.
* HarmfulToMinors: His games usually have a mature and disturbing subtext in its themes which sometimes are also ''literally'' harmful.
* HiddenDepths: Behind his Irresponsible Dad persona, Mickey is actually excellent at raising babies, as he took care of Lily in her first years before pre-school, and later would be a great babysitter for Marvin.
* HouseHusband: Before he started gambling, he took care of Lily, as her mother worked.
* {{Jerkass}} --> JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LargeHam: You ''will'' know when he's onscreen.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: His board games, intended for ''children'', include "[[{{Squick}} Diseases!]]" and "[[MonsterClown There's a Clown Demon Under the Bed]]."
* ParentalNeglect: He was emotionally apathetic to Lily most of her life.
* ParentsAsPeople: He isn't a bad person at heart but Lily never had a reason to trust him.
* ParentWithNewParamour: Lily doesn't really seem to have an issue with him dating, but [[spoiler: him dating her mother in law? Ew]].
* PetTheDog: He really does love Lily, he just has so many other problems it hurts their relationship. On occasion the doting father does shine through, most notably when Lily told him she was pregnant and he immediately drove all night to be with her on New Years.
* TookALevelInKindness: When it's revealed he's actually an excellent caregiver and raised Lily on his own for the first five years of her life.
* TwoFirstNames: Aldrin is commonly used as a first name.
* TheUnfettered: The guy rivals Barney in this department.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Invoked for his boardgames, which many involve violent and dangerous stuff for small children, even for adults.
* XMeetsY: His characterization is Barney and Marshall put together. Lampshaded in ''Noretta'' when Lily becomes disturbed by the realization that she married someone just like her father.
!!Janice Aldrin
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Lily's mother. The only time we see her is in Lily's Bridal Shower.
->'''Played by''': Meagan Fay
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She's only appeared in a handful of episodes related to Lily and Marshall's wedding.
* MommyIssues: Her relationship with Lily is not as strained than with Mickey, but they still have issues. As time passed, Lily reconciled with Mickey, but it's never mentioned her situation with Janice.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: She is said to dislike Marshall because her cat died by jumping out the window while Marshall was playing with it.
* StrawFeminist: She was working full-time when Lily was a baby, leaving Mickey to raise her until pre-school. Lily once claimed that her "feminist mom didn't want her conforming to traditional gender roles" and wouldn't allow her to have an Easy-Bake Oven as a child.
* TwoFirstNames: And since she's divorced from Mickey, this is no longer the case.
* YourCheatingHeart: At some point, she cheated on Mickey with a Squash player, which lead into their divorce.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Marshall and Lily's Kids]]
!!Marvin W. Eriksen
Marshall and Lily's son, who is born in the Season 7 finale.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: His first name, along with his father, grandfather and uncles, starts with '''Mar'''.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: His middle name--the W is short for [[spoiler:Wait-for-it]]. Or at least that was the intention. Courtesy of Barney.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Not that Marshall and Lily had any big problems in their marriage, but when Marvin was born, Marshall [[spoiler:finally gets over his own dad's death]].
* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Played with. [[spoiler:When Marshall and Lily where trying to get pregnant of him, there was a time when they feared they physically couldn't have children. The day they discover there's no problem in that regard, Marvin Sr. dies.]]
* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler:He's named after his late (paternal) grandfather.]]
* InnocentBlueEyes: Fitting for a baby.
* InnocentSwearing: Little Marvin's first words were [[spoiler:"Skunkjunk"]]. Both Marshall and The Mother promptly got OhCrap in their faces.
--> '''Marshall''': For the record, his first word was ''[[BlatantLies "Mommy"]]''.
* NotInFrontOfTheKid: Lily tries to not swear in front of him, only doing it when he is taking a nap. She even avoided them when she was pregnant with him.
-->'''Lily:''' You son of ''a me''!!
-->'''Lily:''' You son of a... (remembers she is holding Marvin) ''Itch-B''!
* OneSteveLimit: With his paternal grandfather and uncle.
* QuirkyCurls: Flashforwards show that Marvin will have these growing up.
* TagalongKid: During Marshall's trip from Minnesota to Farhampton in Season 9. He can be seen as this to the gang in general.
* ThreeMonthOldNewborn: We see him right after his birth, so this was to be expected.
* TinkleInTheEye: In an episode, he doesn't poop for several days. He gets better during a DiaperCheck... which ends up with [[ItMakesSenseInContext an explosion of confetti into Marshall's face]].
** A literal case of GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
-->'''Lily:''' Holy Confetti!!!
* XMeetsY: Is as tall as Marshall and also has Lily's CatchPhrase.
!! Daisy Eriksen
Marshall and Lily's daughter born (possibly in Italy) in the year following Barney and Robin's wedding.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like most of the female members of the Eriksen family, her name ends with a '''Y''' (Lily, Judy, Ashley).
** FloralThemeNaming: She and her mother Lily.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: [[spoiler:It's because of her that Marshall decides to let Lily fulfill her dream job first.]]
* MeaningfulName[=/=]TitleDrop: Named after the flower in the Captain's powder room, where Ted found a pregnancy test; also, the episode's title.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Robin's Relatives]]
!!Robin Scherbatsky, Sr.
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Robin and Katie's father.
->'''Played by''': Eric Braden and Ray Wise
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* AbusiveDad: His way of raising Robin includes leaving her in the woods alone with only a knife on her birthday.
* TheAtoner: He tries to get along with Robin but Robin still feels that it's not enough. However, Future!Ted narrates that she and her dad do get along later on and were doing the father-daughter dance on her wedding.
* CanadaEh: And a very proud Canadian.
* DrillSergeantNasty: For her 14th birthday, Robin' dad made her live in the woods armed only with a knife. Also when organizing a team of kids in Laser Tag, he was this to the children, while Barney gave candy to his teammates.
* EngagementChallenge: He says that when he wanted to marry Robin's mother he killed a bear with his bare hands to give to her family as tribute. He also tries to force [[spoiler:Barney]] to kill a rabbit if he wants to marry Robin.
%% * FunnyForeigner
* {{Jerkass}}: He refused to acknowledge any of Robin's accomplishments, and raised her as a boy, giving her deep emotional scars.
* TheMafia: He may not be in the mob, but sure does across this way especially to [[spoiler:Barney.]]
* TheOneGuy: He is the only shown male relative of Robin.
* OverprotectiveDad: Zig-zagged, he trusts Robin to take care of herself but is also very critical of anyone she dates.
* ParentWithNewParamour: He got married to a woman named Carol. Robin was really upset that he didn't even bother to tell her about it.
* RetiredBadass: "Okay, I did some wet-work for the CIA in the 80's." "Yes, dad, I remember the bedtime stories."
* SelfMadeOrphan: Implied, since he says the last words his father ever said to him were "Shoot me already."
* TestosteronePoisoning: He values being manly above all else.
* TookALevelInKindness: He did a serious number on Robin growing up with his emotional distance, but mellows out a great deal by the time of [[spoiler:her wedding.]]
* WhyAreYouNotMySon: To Barney. [[spoiler:At least he will be his son-in-law.]]
** He appears to have abandoned this view, later on.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: He wanted Robin to be a boy. He even [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender raised her as one]] for years.
!!Katie Scherbatsky
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Robin's younger sister.
->'''Played by''': Creator/LucyHale
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: At least that's how Robin saw her. She was a sixteen years old with a boyfriend and Robin still thought she was supposed to watch Disney/TheLittleMermaid and drink Yoohoo. Robin gets shocked when Katie reveals she [[MrViceGuy smokes, drinks liquor and already got to second base with Kyle]].
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: It's implied that Robin wasn't always fond of her.
* TheBusCameBack: She returns in season 9 after last appearing 7 seasons ago.
* CanadaEh: Her second appearance has her going full Canadian, playing hockey with Robin in a hotel room.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Robin.
-->'''Robin''': (reading Lily's scrapbook) Barney and Robin, Lovers forever and ever and ever. A Love Story.
-->'''Katie''': Sounds cheesy. I'm going to barf forever and ever.See ya, losers.
* DontTellMama: After telling Robin about her break up with Kyle, Robin asks her if she wants to watch The Little Mermaid and drink Yoohoo.
--> '''Katie''': Can we put Kahlua on it?
--> '''Robin''': ({{Beat}}) Don't tell mom.
* TheCutie: How Robin still sees her. Her mental image of her is that she's just a cute little girl with a HelloKitty backpack, and not the HormoneAddledTeenager.
%% * FunnyForeigner
* HormoneAddledTeenager: A mild example. Pretty tame in most respects, but her actions with her boyfriend indicate this.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: In "Vesuvius" it's shown Katie also likes hockey, liquor and dislikes corny stuff (like Lily's scrapbook of romantic moments), just like Robin. She also explains Robin is not nervous about her wedding because "She is a Scherbatsky".
* RavenHairIvorySkin: She is much paler and has much darker hair than her sister. And she's kinda cute.
* TeensAreShort: Lucy Hale stands 5'2.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Inverted. Katie is more feminine than Robin at her age, but it's implied she also received the same treatment from her father in "Rally". In "Vesuvius" she is also shown playing hockey in full gear with Robin and drinking scotch while watching "The Wedding Bride 2".
!!Genevieve Scherbatsky
Robin and Katie's mother.
->'''Played by''': Tracey Ullman
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* BoundAndGagged: [[spoiler:She got through her flight by being strapped to the seat, after having an initial violent FreakOut.]]
* FunnyForeigner: She's a Canadian who is also a LargeHam.
* TheGhost: Out from the main five's parents, Robin's mother is the only parent who was often mentioned and never seen throughout the whole series [[spoiler:until she made her first appearance in Season 9's "Vesuvius" which is four episodes away before the GrandFinale]].
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler: She's afraid that Robin and Barney's marriage might end up in divorce. Three years later...]]
* InformedAbility: According to Robin, she's a SupremeChef. We never got the chance to see it.
* LargeHam: She's not [[{{Understatement}} fond of planes.]]
--> '''Genevieve''': "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!"
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Tracey Ullman uses her [[BritishAccents natural accent]].
* WhyDiditHaveToBeSnakes: Or rather, why did it have to be planes? She's terrified of them, and in fact didn't come to Robin's wedding because she was too afraid to fly. [[spoiler: She manages to overcome this fear and does make it]].
* WomanScorned: When she was still TheGhost, Robin is seen talking with her on the phone. Robin leaves the phone while she goes doing something else, because she is talking non-stop about how much of a jerk is Robin' dad. Every five minutes or so Robin has to add "It's dad's fault" so her mom will still go on.
** The day of the wedding, Robin's mom [[spoiler:was indirectly comparing her own past marriage to Robin's dad, ''[[NotSoDifferent "hoping Barney is nothing like him"]]'']].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Barney's Relatives]]
!!Loretta Stinson
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Barney and James' mother.
->'''Played by''': Frances Conroy
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* BadLiar: It's obvious that she's hiding information about her sons' fathers when they're little. But when they're all grown-up, James knows that his biological father is out there which prompts him to look for him while Barney still believes that Bob Barker is his dad until he gradually accepts that he's not.
* CoolOldLady: She was a big groupie in the [=60s=].
* DecemberDecemberRomance: Barney tries to make this with Jerry and Loretta, even thought Jerry is HappilyMarried. James also tries this with Loretta and Sam Gibbs. [[spoiler: Sam won.]]
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her natural hair color, and also she's said to have been the darling of the groupies.
** FieryRedhead: For Barney's wedding, the trait is in full force during her feud with Robin. She is a natural blonde.
* TheFaceless: In some flashbacks, especially before they introduced her into the present-day narrative.
* FreudianSlip: Seems to be a family trait. Robin notices all the Stinsons say the word "bluff" in poker.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: After all these years, she still has it.
* LiesToChildren: Said many to Barney and James during their childhoods:
** Told Barney he was too good for the basketball team, after the coach denied him the spot for being bad.
** Said the mail lost all the invitations for his birthday party to justify why nobody showed up.
** The most infamous were about their fathers: Barney's dad was "Bob Barker" and James' went from James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, and so on.
* MyBelovedSmother: Don't make anything to her sons.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: She was starting as this to Robin. [[spoiler: She later mellows to her after she discovers Robin can't have children and her mother is not coming to the wedding.]]
* ParentWithNewParamour: Played with. [[spoiler:Loretta and Sam get back together, so the trope only applies for Barney's case]].
* ReallyGetsAround: She sure had a great time in her youth.
* SupremeChef: Her scrambled eggs become the sensation of the hotel. Barney even tells many songs from the [=60s=] were in reality about her scrambled eggs.
* TooMuchInformation: When the gang first met her, she blatantly told Lily and Marshall the she ReallyGetsAround back in her day.
!!James Stinson
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->'''Lily''': Remember that time you two scored a brother-sister combo?
->'''Barney''': She was a little bit country.
->'''James''': He was a little bit way into black guys.
Barney's gay, maternal half-brother. Prior to the series, he was just as promiscuous and suit-obsessed as Barney, but he eventually found love and put that behind him. Ish.
->'''Played by''': Wayne Brady
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* BaldOfAwesome: In Season 9. He's clearly just shaved his head, but it still applies.
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Played for laughs in one episode when talking to older relatives is compared to a zombie apocalypse.
* TheCastShowoff: He is Wayne Brady after all.
* FreudianSlip: Seems to be a family trait. Robin notices all the Stinsons say the word "bluff" in poker.
* GymBunny: It's revealed in the ninth season that he would hit the gym twice a day. It's part of the reason [[spoiler: Tom chose to leave him]].
* HappilyMarried: To Tom. In fact, the fact that he was able to overcome the "Stinson Curse" gives Barney hope that he can eventually settle down. [[spoiler: In the premiere of the ninth season, he reveals that he and Tom are getting divorced. A later episode does show that they back together, however]].
* HardGay: As a young man. One could hardly guess.
* LadykillerInLove: Happened to him in the backstory for his introduction episode.
* MagicalNegro: Essentially plays this role in "The Rebound Girl".
* NeverMyFault: James blames [[spoiler:his separation from Tom on Gary Blauman, instead of thinking in what he did wrong to begin with (cheating on him and hitting the gym having two children).]]
* NiceGuy: Despite being described as exactly like Barney, he's much more mellow and mature.
* RecurringCharacter: Usually OnceASeason, sometimes more.
* SiblingTeam: He was usually Barney's wingman and together they could even score a brother-sister combo.
* SiblingYinYang: James is nice, easygoing, and HappilyMarried. Barney... isn't.
* SixthRanger: Whenever he's around.
* StraightGay: Exhibits no stereotypical behaviors aside from a love of fine fashion that he shares with his straight brother.
* SuddenlySexuality: He was straight in college according to Barney. [[UnreliableNarrator Then again....]]
* TransparentCloset: While in college, he always had a hint of regret whenever [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday talking about how much he loved his girlfriend]].
* TwoferTokenMinority: He is half-black and gay.
* WhatTheHellHero[=/=]TookALevelInJerkass: In "The Poker Game" it's revealed that [[spoiler:one of the reasons he gets a divorce from his husband is because he hit the gym twice A DAY, despite being married and with two kids... "just in case he's ever single again"]]. Even Barney calls him out automatically.
** [[spoiler:Gary Blauman gives this to him, telling James not to blame him for his own mistakes.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: The reason of [[spoiler:his divorce. He cheated on him with Gary Blauman.]]
!!Sam Gibbs
James Stinson's real father, whom the gang meet in Season 6. Later it's revealed Sam is also a Minister at a Baptist Church. He has a minor role in the series overall but takes a more important role in Season 9.
->'''Played by''': Ben Vereen
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* CoolOldGuy: He connects with James at their first meeting and both are seen playing piano and singing together.
* DisappearedDad: He was absent of James' life because Loretta requested to raise him alone, and Sam respected that.
* DecemberDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:He and Loretta get back together after many years.]]
* FirstGuyWins: Played with, in that, [[spoiler:technically speaking, he wasn't Loretta's first romance, but he is the father of her first son.]]
* LongLostRelative: He is James' biological father.
* PreacherMan: He is revealed to be a Minister at a Baptist Church.
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Averted. Initially Barney tried to convince himself Sam was ''also'' his dad (Loretta then reminds him [[CaptainObvious "Sam is black"]]). [[spoiler:Then at the wedding, Barney is the only one disturbed by Sam and Loretta's relationship only because Sam is going to ''marry him and Robin''. He eventually apologizes and approves Sam and Loretta's relationship]].
!!Jerome Whittaker, Sr.
Barney's long-lost father.
->'''Played by''': Creator/JohnLithgow
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: He and his new family; his wife '''C'''heryl, daughter '''C'''arly and son '''J'''erome Jr.
* AmicableExes: Jerry and Loretta are still very polite to each other after many years, although they hadn't had much contact through the years.
* TheAtoner: He eventually tried making-up to Barney.
* CantBelieveISaidThat: When Barney reminds him Jerry told him to "Never stop partying" before abandoning him. An horrified Jerry reacts saying "I said that to a seven years old?!"
* ChekhovsLecture: Also counts as ChekhovsSkill.
-->'''Jerome:''' A magician's best friend is a drunk audience.
%% * CoolOldGuy
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a wild hard-party with the same lifestyle than Barney nowadays. He decided to change after regretting being a bad influence for Barney and after meeting and marrying Cheryl.
* DisappearedDad: Lampshaded many times by his own admission.
--> ''Barney, you're getting married! You grow up so fast. Well, I actually missed thirty years of your life...''
* HappilyMarried: With Cheryl, his actual wife.
* LadykillerInLove: Happened to him in the backstory.
* LongLostRelative: To Barney, whom he didn't see for 3 decades.
* LoveRedeems: "Magician's secret" of how Jerry found the right path.
* NiceGuy: When he resurfaces in Barney's life, he's a polite family man who feels awful about not being a part of Barney's life.
* OffTheWagon: Subverted. When Barney tried to revert him to his old ways, Jerry [[ChekhovsLecture tricked Barney into thinking that he did relapse by getting him drunk]].
* ParentWithNewParamour: After he left Barney, Jerry was very lost until he met and married Cheryl. When Barney tried to reconcile Jerry and Loretta, he planned to get rid of Cheryl, but eventually had to accept her.
* ThatManIsDead: Jerry tries to make Barney understand that he is no longer "Crazy Jerry" after he hit bottom by leaving Barney.
* WellDoneDadGuy: To get Barney's approval again, has to pretend being back in the game.
!! Cheryl Whittaker
Jerry's wife after he left Barney and Loretta. She's also the mother of Carly and J.J.
->'''Played by''': Nancy Travis and Nancy Lenehan
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Her and her daughter's name starts with a '''C''', while her husband and son's not only start with a '''J''', but actually shares it.
* HappilyMarried: With Jerry.
* LastGirlWins: After Jerry and Loretta separated, Jerry meets her and they married.
* LoveRedeems: She is one of the reasons Jerry rectifies himself and becomes a suburban dad.
* RemovingTheRival: Because Barney wants to reunite Jerry and Loretta, he pays Ranjit to just take Cheryl far away from the Farhampton Hotel. Eventually Jerry catches on and gets her back.
* SatelliteCharacter: She only appears whenever Jerry is in the show.
* SecondLove: For Jerry, with Loretta being the first.
!!Jerome "J.J." Whittaker, Jr.
Barney's paternal half-brother.
->'''Played by''': Will Shadley
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: He and his dad's name not only start with '''J''', but actually shares it. On the other hand, his mother and sister's name starts with a '''C'''.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: He isn't really, but Barney treats him as though he was.
* LongLostRelative: Only meets his half brother when he was reunited with their father.
%% * TagalongKid
* SatelliteCharacter: His only two appearances were with Barney and Jerry.
!!Carly Whittaker
Barney's paternal half-sister.
->'''Played by''': Creator/AshleyBenson
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* {{Adorkable}}: Has an [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]] ringtone complete with an R2 case for her phone.
* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Her and her mother's name starts with a '''C''', while her father and brother's not only start with a '''J''', but actually shares it.
* TheDitz: She comes across this way, believing Ted was a veteran of [[UsefulNotes/{{Vietnam}} the Vietnam war]], which he was too attention-starved to correct her on.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Ted certainly did. Well, until he found out whose sister she is.
* TheGhost: Mentioned offhand in season six and then two years later in season eight (leading to EpilepticTrees that she is The Mother), only as a twist to reveal she was the 20 year old girl Ted had been spending time with one episode.
* {{Hipster}}: Her being a hipster millennial is why Ted cannot find a single common interest.
* LikesOlderWomen: {{Gender Flip}}ped, she even tries making 30-something Ted into someone much older.
* LongLostRelative: Only meets her half brother when he was reunited with their father.
* RedHerring: A lot of viewers assumed that she might be the Mother....until Season 8's episode 14, "Ring Up".
* ShotgunWedding: Almost pushed into this with Ted by Barney after the latter found out that she hooked up with the former.
!! Tom (Jai Rodriguez)
James' husband and, by extension, Barney's brother-in-law. He and James adopt two babies, Eli and Sadie.
* ContinuitySnarl: In his first appearance in "Single Stamina", he was shown as a white guy. By his second appearance in "The Rebound Girl", Tom is shown to be latino.
* HappilyMarried: He and James marry [[spoiler:until Tom divorces him because James cheated on him. They eventually make up and reunite again after James tries for a long time.]]
* OnlyOneName: He is only known by his first name, as it's never stated if Tom took the Stinson family name or not.
* SatelliteCharacter: He only appears three times: For the episode he and James marry, when their entire family attend Lily and Marshall's Thanksgiving dinner at their suburbs house and the "Gary Blauman" WhereAreTheyNow segment with James. He is only onscreen whenever James is there.
* StraightGay: Like James, he also doesn't present any stereotypical gay mannerisms.
* TwoferTokenMinority: He is latino and gay.
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[[folder: Ted's Relatives]]
!!Alfred Mosby
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Ted and Heather's father.
->'''Played by''': Michael Gross
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* AmicablyDivorced: With Virginia. He even helped her find a new date for her after their divorce.
* BumblingDad: Instead of talking with Ted about serious stuff, he usually averted them by talking about baseball instead.
%% * CoolOldGuy
* GenerationXerox: He tried to win Virginia over, even though she didn't want either commitment or children, just like Ted and Robin's situation. After they split, they still were very good friends.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: His marriage to Virginia mirrors Ted's relationship with Robin. Their divorce is a signal that Ted and Robin won't work out. [[ForegoneConclusion Not that viewers didn't already know that.]]
!!Virginia Mosby
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Ted and Heather's mother.
->'''Played by''': Cristine Rose
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Based on how Ted's parents married (and how similar are Robin and Virginia), Alfred says Virginia was really hard to get.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: She happily lets Marshall take a photo-mug of Ted so he can make fun of him, and also goes to get him a picture of Ted dressed as a cowboy with his best friend (Said friend was a balloon.)
* AmicablyDivorced: With Alfred.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Barney often comments how hot is Ted's mom just to irritate him.
* HappilyMarried: To Clint.
* LiesToChildren: Virginia told Ted as a child he was allergic to bacon, donuts and Halloween candy so he would eat healthy.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Subverted. Virginia and Robin have a lot in common, but Robin and Ted never get married.
* MrsRobinson: Subverted. Barney admits making out with Virginia when he dropped her at the airport and often jokes about how he banged Ted's mom (Barney later confirms it "got out after he tried to stretch a first into a second").
* NotSoDifferent: She and Robin. Both don't want to have kids, hey didn't want any commitment and Virginia's relationship with Clint also mirrors [[LoveMakesYouDumb Robin's regression everytime she is near Simon]].
* ParentWithNewParamour: She starts dating erudite hippie Clint not long after it's revealed that she and her husband divorced. While initially reluctant, Ted came to accept Clint as his new step father after Virginia's second marriage.
* StacysMom: How Barney sees Ted's mom.
* UglyGuyHotWife: With her new hippy husband Clint.
!!Heather Mosby
Ted's younger sister.
->'''Played by''': Erin Cahill
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Initially quite detached from Ted, though both siblings make efforts to change that.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: While Ted genuinely loves her, he wasn't fond of the actions and decisions she made in her life.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She is the Foolish one, while Ted is the Responsible. She once sold Ted and Marshall's furniture so she could go to a concert in Spain.
--> '''Ted''': It took her six years to graduate from three different colleges, during which time she wrecked two cars, got married for five days, and lived in a tree for nine weeks, only to realize that no one had any intention of cutting it down.
* FormerTeenRebel: Hopefully; she hasn't been seen since she said she was going to move to New York.
* ReformedButRejected: Ted was quite wary of her due to her DarkAndTroubledPast.
* StatuesqueStunner: Erin Cahill is 5'9.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite saying she was moving to New York in season 4, she hasn't been seen since.
!!Clint
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Virginia's new husband after she and Alfred get divorced.
->'''Played by''': Harry Groener
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: He is this to Ted. Clint sings about his sex life with Virginia during the wedding reception (to Ted's disgust) and gives Ted a painting of Virginia and himself naked behind a guitar ("Kids, [[SceneryCensor There was ''no'' guitar."]])
* CloudCuckooLander: He is an eccentric hippy with New Age mentality.
%% * CoolOldGuy
* DreadfulMusician: He annoys Marshall and Daphne with his guitar songs during a portion of their roadtrip, and makes Marvin cry. Marshall and Daphne start mocking his music as a common point. [[Understatement Clint wasn't amused by this.]]
* HippieParents: Becomes Ted and Heather's stepfather. Ted then tells Clint transformed his old room into a "Love Temple", joking that his G.I.Joe toys are having psychedelic hallucinations because of this.
* NewAgeRetroHippie
* SoapboxSadie: A male version of this. One example is mentioned at Christmas. He made Virginia and Ted get rid of everything that reminds him of the commercialization of Christmas. He also dresses up as Santa on Christmas, but plays him as a woman to protest gender stereotypes, [[FanDisservice but he still keeps the beard]].
* StopHelpingMe: Invoked in Season 9, he tags along with Marshall and Daphne as self-proclaimed "Conflict Resolver". Also during his angry rant, Clint implies companies don't actually hire him at all.
* XMeetsY: Given that Virginia is like Robin, Clint is what would be like if Barney didn't stop being a hippy, with some parts of Simon's personality.
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[[folder: Marshall's Relatives]]
!!Marvin Eriksen, Sr.
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Marshall's father.
->'''Played by''': Creator/BillFagerbakke
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* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler:Gets much more screen time just before he has a heart attack.]]
* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: He and his sons '''Mar'''vin, Jr., '''Mar'''shall and '''Mar'''cus as well as grandson '''M'''arvin W.
%% * BaldOfAwesome
* TheBigGuy: Along with the rest of his family.
* CoolOldGuy: Was an excellent father who encouraged sports and friendly barbecues with the neighborhood.
* DrillSergeantNasty: His manner of coaching his sons borrows from the nastiest of drill sergeants. Marshall took it to heart and aspires to coach kids the same way.
* HappilyMarried: With Judy [[spoiler: until the last day]].
* HeroesWantRedheads: Something that Marshall inherited.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Marvin's height and small town hospitality are passed down to all of his sons.
* LargeAndInCharge: He is ThePatriarch of the Eriksens, a family of [[TheBigGuy big guys]].
* NiceGuy: He's jovial, welcoming, and fun-loving, and inspires the same behavior in his children.
* OneSteveLimit: With his eldest son and grandson to Marshall.
* OverEnthusiasticParents: He gets too involved in Marshall's (and in extension also about Lily) life decisions. Lily later recognizes that's also a good trait Marshall got from him.
* ThePatriarch: Of the Eriksen family [[spoiler: until he died]].
* SpiritAdvisor: Subverted because [[spoiler: Marshall was just imagining him. Even so, he always appears when Marshall needs guidance or a revelation on how to be a good husband or father.]]
!!Judy Eriksen
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Marshall's mother.
->'''Played by''': Suzie Plakson
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like most of the female members of the Eriksen family, her name ends with a '''Y''' (Lily, Ashley, Daisy).
* CelebrityParadox: In a season 9 episode, her son Marshall (who is a ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan) got into an argument with ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fan Daphne by calling her "Trekkie". Suzie Plakson was part of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' during its run.
* CoolOldLady: Very energetic and snarky.
* FieryRedhead: She is very, ''very'' assertive.
* FriendsWithBenefits: Extended ''family''-with-benefits with Mickey Aldrin. Yeah.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: She still looks good for her age and is a StatuesqueStunner to boot. She's also still hot enough to get [[DirtyOldMan Mickey Aldrin]]'s attention.
* HappilyMarried: With Marvin Sr. [[spoiler: Until he dies in season 6 anyway.]]
* {{Housewife}}: ...And expects Lily to be the same.
* IronLady: Everyone in the Eriksen family answers to her.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: With Lily. They were in friendly terms in Season 1 during the Thanksgiving episode. But in the later seasons, they become antagonistic. It probably has something to do with Lily leaving Marshall a couple of months before their wedding (as there was never any contention between them mentioned or shown prior to this). Though Marshall and Lily eventually made up, it would appear Judy never forgot. She also didn't like that Lily refused to be a "Mrs. Eriksen" by keeping her own last name.
** To dissuade Lily from moving to Italy with Marshall and Marvin, she constantly uploaded pictures of Marvin with "Anti-Italy propaganda" to guilt-trip her.
* ParentWithNewParamour: [[spoiler: Eventually dates Lily's father after Marvin's death.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: She and Marcus were invested in Ted and Zoey's relationship over the phone.
* StatuesqueStunner: At ''6'' feet tall, she is perhaps the tallest female character in the show.
* StealthInsult: Even when she tries to compliment Lily, she always says "how she looks like a street-walker". Lily still takes this without complaining, as she knows that's the closest Judy is going to be "nice" to her.
* SupremeChef: Of thoroughly Midwestern-style cuisine (IE incredibly unhealthy).
* SweaterGirl: Is constantly wearing sweater in most of her appearances.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: [[spoiler: She is notably taller than Mickey, her new paramour.]]
* WidowWoman: [[spoiler:Again, after Marvin Sr.'s death.]]
!!Marvin Jr. and Marcus Eriksen
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Marshall's older brothers.
->'''Played by''': Robert Michael Ryan (Marvin Jr.) and Ned Rolsma (Marcus)
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like all male Ericksens, both their names stars with '''Mar'''.
* AloofBigBrother: Both of them. They like pranking Marshall and tease him for being shorter.
* BigBrotherBully: They pulled ''a lot'' of pranks on Marshall since they were kids. The most infamous is when they gave Marshall "The Fierro", by making Marshall order 12 cups of coffee at the drive-thru while sitting naked in the front seat (his brothers jumped out and surprised him, causing him to jerk the car and make the hot coffee spill all over him)
%% * TheBigGuy
* BigLittleBrother: Though he is the middle child, Marcus is the tallest of the Ericksen children and is the tallest Ericksen in general.
* CoolUncle: Marcus loves Marvin. Most likely Marvin, Jr. does too.
* GroinAttack: Marcus gives them to Marshall as pranks, even as adults. And Marshall ''still falls for it''.
* HappilyMarried: Both of them. Their wives, unlike Lily, have the Eriksen family name. [[spoiler: Subverted in season 7 when Marcus reveals he divorced his wife and moved to be a mixologist at the beach]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being [[BigBrotherBully big brother bullies]] to Marshall, their hearts are in the right place and they really care for their brother.
* ManChild: Marcus moves temporary with his mother, also regressing like Marshall.
* OddNameOut: Not them but Marcus' ex-wife Sarah is the only female member of the Eriksen family whose name doesn't end with a '''Y''' which is likely a {{Foreshadowing}} to their divorce.
* OneHeadTaller: Both of them are much taller than Marshall.
* OneSteveLimit: Marvin, Jr. with his father and nephew. Marcus also named his son after him.
* RatedMForManly: Both of them, with Marshall and their father, play Baskiceball "The Most Dangerous and Awesome Sport in the World", a combination of hockey and basketball. Even Marshall wouldn't let his future son play that. And don't even start with ''"Cocoa Break!"''.
* ScrewySquirrel: The prank Marshall ForTheLulz.
* ShipperOnDeck: Marcus and Judy both were invested in Ted and Zoey's relationship over the phone.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They usually appear together in Eriksen reunions. Marcus has appeared in separate episodes, thought.
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[[folder: Lily's Relatives]]
!!Mickey Aldrin
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Lily's estranged father.
->'''Played by''': Chris Elliot
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* BaldOfAwesome: He's incredibly fun to watch, even if the other characters don't think so.
* BaldOfEvil: Not evil... most of the time. But when you consider he taunted Marshall while he got lost in a house during a blackout...
* BumblingDad: Is a game addict, is invested in board games dangerous for children and has neglected Lily for most of her life. He still loves his daughter, it's revealed to have taken care of Lily during her first years and later fills as a great nanny for baby Marvin.
* ChewingTheScenery: So hammy, it's kind of a shame he and Barney never got a scene together.
* CoolOldGuy: He creates board games and engages in some ChewingTheScenery.
* DirtyOldMan: In season 7, he is seen peeking at a neighbor. In the following season, he noticed that Judy is [[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave a very foxy grandma]] and ''occasionally'' had casual sex with her.
* EvilLaugh: Does a few while enjoying Marshall getting lost in the house during a black-out.
* FriendsWithBenefits: Well, extended ''family''-with-benefits with Judy Eriksen. The other characters are appropriately disturbed.
* ForTheEvulz / ForTheLulz: If he messes with someone, it's probably just for fun.
* HandsOffParenting: Which happened because of Mickey's obsession with games.
* HarmfulToMinors: His games usually have a mature and disturbing subtext in its themes which sometimes are also ''literally'' harmful.
* HiddenDepths: Behind his Irresponsible Dad persona, Mickey is actually excellent at raising babies, as he took care of Lily in her first years before pre-school, and later would be a great babysitter for Marvin.
* HouseHusband: Before he started gambling, he took care of Lily, as her mother worked.
* {{Jerkass}} --> JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LargeHam: You ''will'' know when he's onscreen.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: His board games, intended for ''children'', include "[[{{Squick}} Diseases!]]" and "[[MonsterClown There's a Clown Demon Under the Bed]]."
* ParentalNeglect: He was emotionally apathetic to Lily most of her life.
* ParentsAsPeople: He isn't a bad person at heart but Lily never had a reason to trust him.
* ParentWithNewParamour: Lily doesn't really seem to have an issue with him dating, but [[spoiler: him dating her mother in law? Ew]].
* PetTheDog: He really does love Lily, he just has so many other problems it hurts their relationship. On occasion the doting father does shine through, most notably when Lily told him she was pregnant and he immediately drove all night to be with her on New Years.
* TookALevelInKindness: When it's revealed he's actually an excellent caregiver and raised Lily on his own for the first five years of her life.
* TwoFirstNames: Aldrin is commonly used as a first name.
* TheUnfettered: The guy rivals Barney in this department.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Invoked for his boardgames, which many involve violent and dangerous stuff for small children, even for adults.
* XMeetsY: His characterization is Barney and Marshall put together. Lampshaded in ''Noretta'' when Lily becomes disturbed by the realization that she married someone just like her father.
!!Janice Aldrin
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Lily's mother. The only time we see her is in Lily's Bridal Shower.
->'''Played by''': Meagan Fay
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She's only appeared in a handful of episodes related to Lily and Marshall's wedding.
* MommyIssues: Her relationship with Lily is not as strained than with Mickey, but they still have issues. As time passed, Lily reconciled with Mickey, but it's never mentioned her situation with Janice.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: She is said to dislike Marshall because her cat died by jumping out the window while Marshall was playing with it.
* StrawFeminist: She was working full-time when Lily was a baby, leaving Mickey to raise her until pre-school. Lily once claimed that her "feminist mom didn't want her conforming to traditional gender roles" and wouldn't allow her to have an Easy-Bake Oven as a child.
* TwoFirstNames: And since she's divorced from Mickey, this is no longer the case.
* YourCheatingHeart: At some point, she cheated on Mickey with a Squash player, which lead into their divorce.
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[[folder: Marshall and Lily's Kids]]
!!Marvin W. Eriksen
Marshall and Lily's son, who is born in the Season 7 finale.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: His first name, along with his father, grandfather and uncles, starts with '''Mar'''.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: His middle name--the W is short for [[spoiler:Wait-for-it]]. Or at least that was the intention. Courtesy of Barney.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Not that Marshall and Lily had any big problems in their marriage, but when Marvin was born, Marshall [[spoiler:finally gets over his own dad's death]].
* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Played with. [[spoiler:When Marshall and Lily where trying to get pregnant of him, there was a time when they feared they physically couldn't have children. The day they discover there's no problem in that regard, Marvin Sr. dies.]]
* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler:He's named after his late (paternal) grandfather.]]
* InnocentBlueEyes: Fitting for a baby.
* InnocentSwearing: Little Marvin's first words were [[spoiler:"Skunkjunk"]]. Both Marshall and The Mother promptly got OhCrap in their faces.
--> '''Marshall''': For the record, his first word was ''[[BlatantLies "Mommy"]]''.
* NotInFrontOfTheKid: Lily tries to not swear in front of him, only doing it when he is taking a nap. She even avoided them when she was pregnant with him.
-->'''Lily:''' You son of ''a me''!!
-->'''Lily:''' You son of a... (remembers she is holding Marvin) ''Itch-B''!
* OneSteveLimit: With his paternal grandfather and uncle.
* QuirkyCurls: Flashforwards show that Marvin will have these growing up.
* TagalongKid: During Marshall's trip from Minnesota to Farhampton in Season 9. He can be seen as this to the gang in general.
* ThreeMonthOldNewborn: We see him right after his birth, so this was to be expected.
* TinkleInTheEye: In an episode, he doesn't poop for several days. He gets better during a DiaperCheck... which ends up with [[ItMakesSenseInContext an explosion of confetti into Marshall's face]].
** A literal case of GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
-->'''Lily:''' Holy Confetti!!!
* XMeetsY: Is as tall as Marshall and also has Lily's CatchPhrase.
!! Daisy Eriksen
Marshall and Lily's daughter born (possibly in Italy) in the year following Barney and Robin's wedding.
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Like most of the female members of the Eriksen family, her name ends with a '''Y''' (Lily, Judy, Ashley).
** FloralThemeNaming: She and her mother Lily.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: [[spoiler:It's because of her that Marshall decides to let Lily fulfill her dream job first.]]
* MeaningfulName[=/=]TitleDrop: Named after the flower in the Captain's powder room, where Ted found a pregnancy test; also, the episode's title.
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[[folder: Robin's Relatives]]
!!Robin Scherbatsky, Sr.
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Robin and Katie's father.
->'''Played by''': Eric Braden and Ray Wise
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* AbusiveDad: His way of raising Robin includes leaving her in the woods alone with only a knife on her birthday.
* TheAtoner: He tries to get along with Robin but Robin still feels that it's not enough. However, Future!Ted narrates that she and her dad do get along later on and were doing the father-daughter dance on her wedding.
* CanadaEh: And a very proud Canadian.
* DrillSergeantNasty: For her 14th birthday, Robin' dad made her live in the woods armed only with a knife. Also when organizing a team of kids in Laser Tag, he was this to the children, while Barney gave candy to his teammates.
* EngagementChallenge: He says that when he wanted to marry Robin's mother he killed a bear with his bare hands to give to her family as tribute. He also tries to force [[spoiler:Barney]] to kill a rabbit if he wants to marry Robin.
%% * FunnyForeigner
* {{Jerkass}}: He refused to acknowledge any of Robin's accomplishments, and raised her as a boy, giving her deep emotional scars.
* TheMafia: He may not be in the mob, but sure does across this way especially to [[spoiler:Barney.]]
* TheOneGuy: He is the only shown male relative of Robin.
* OverprotectiveDad: Zig-zagged, he trusts Robin to take care of herself but is also very critical of anyone she dates.
* ParentWithNewParamour: He got married to a woman named Carol. Robin was really upset that he didn't even bother to tell her about it.
* RetiredBadass: "Okay, I did some wet-work for the CIA in the 80's." "Yes, dad, I remember the bedtime stories."
* SelfMadeOrphan: Implied, since he says the last words his father ever said to him were "Shoot me already."
* TestosteronePoisoning: He values being manly above all else.
* TookALevelInKindness: He did a serious number on Robin growing up with his emotional distance, but mellows out a great deal by the time of [[spoiler:her wedding.]]
* WhyAreYouNotMySon: To Barney. [[spoiler:At least he will be his son-in-law.]]
** He appears to have abandoned this view, later on.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: He wanted Robin to be a boy. He even [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender raised her as one]] for years.
!!Katie Scherbatsky
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Robin's younger sister.
->'''Played by''': Creator/LucyHale
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: At least that's how Robin saw her. She was a sixteen years old with a boyfriend and Robin still thought she was supposed to watch Disney/TheLittleMermaid and drink Yoohoo. Robin gets shocked when Katie reveals she [[MrViceGuy smokes, drinks liquor and already got to second base with Kyle]].
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: It's implied that Robin wasn't always fond of her.
* TheBusCameBack: She returns in season 9 after last appearing 7 seasons ago.
* CanadaEh: Her second appearance has her going full Canadian, playing hockey with Robin in a hotel room.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just like Robin.
-->'''Robin''': (reading Lily's scrapbook) Barney and Robin, Lovers forever and ever and ever. A Love Story.
-->'''Katie''': Sounds cheesy. I'm going to barf forever and ever.See ya, losers.
* DontTellMama: After telling Robin about her break up with Kyle, Robin asks her if she wants to watch The Little Mermaid and drink Yoohoo.
--> '''Katie''': Can we put Kahlua on it?
--> '''Robin''': ({{Beat}}) Don't tell mom.
* TheCutie: How Robin still sees her. Her mental image of her is that she's just a cute little girl with a HelloKitty backpack, and not the HormoneAddledTeenager.
%% * FunnyForeigner
* HormoneAddledTeenager: A mild example. Pretty tame in most respects, but her actions with her boyfriend indicate this.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: In "Vesuvius" it's shown Katie also likes hockey, liquor and dislikes corny stuff (like Lily's scrapbook of romantic moments), just like Robin. She also explains Robin is not nervous about her wedding because "She is a Scherbatsky".
* RavenHairIvorySkin: She is much paler and has much darker hair than her sister. And she's kinda cute.
* TeensAreShort: Lucy Hale stands 5'2.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Inverted. Katie is more feminine than Robin at her age, but it's implied she also received the same treatment from her father in "Rally". In "Vesuvius" she is also shown playing hockey in full gear with Robin and drinking scotch while watching "The Wedding Bride 2".
!!Genevieve Scherbatsky
Robin and Katie's mother.
->'''Played by''': Tracey Ullman
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* BoundAndGagged: [[spoiler:She got through her flight by being strapped to the seat, after having an initial violent FreakOut.]]
* FunnyForeigner: She's a Canadian who is also a LargeHam.
* TheGhost: Out from the main five's parents, Robin's mother is the only parent who was often mentioned and never seen throughout the whole series [[spoiler:until she made her first appearance in Season 9's "Vesuvius" which is four episodes away before the GrandFinale]].
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler: She's afraid that Robin and Barney's marriage might end up in divorce. Three years later...]]
* InformedAbility: According to Robin, she's a SupremeChef. We never got the chance to see it.
* LargeHam: She's not [[{{Understatement}} fond of planes.]]
--> '''Genevieve''': "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!"
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Tracey Ullman uses her [[BritishAccents natural accent]].
* WhyDiditHaveToBeSnakes: Or rather, why did it have to be planes? She's terrified of them, and in fact didn't come to Robin's wedding because she was too afraid to fly. [[spoiler: She manages to overcome this fear and does make it]].
* WomanScorned: When she was still TheGhost, Robin is seen talking with her on the phone. Robin leaves the phone while she goes doing something else, because she is talking non-stop about how much of a jerk is Robin' dad. Every five minutes or so Robin has to add "It's dad's fault" so her mom will still go on.
** The day of the wedding, Robin's mom [[spoiler:was indirectly comparing her own past marriage to Robin's dad, ''[[NotSoDifferent "hoping Barney is nothing like him"]]'']].
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[[folder: Barney's Relatives]]
!!Loretta Stinson
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Barney and James' mother.
->'''Played by''': Frances Conroy
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* BadLiar: It's obvious that she's hiding information about her sons' fathers when they're little. But when they're all grown-up, James knows that his biological father is out there which prompts him to look for him while Barney still believes that Bob Barker is his dad until he gradually accepts that he's not.
* CoolOldLady: She was a big groupie in the [=60s=].
* DecemberDecemberRomance: Barney tries to make this with Jerry and Loretta, even thought Jerry is HappilyMarried. James also tries this with Loretta and Sam Gibbs. [[spoiler: Sam won.]]
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Her natural hair color, and also she's said to have been the darling of the groupies.
** FieryRedhead: For Barney's wedding, the trait is in full force during her feud with Robin. She is a natural blonde.
* TheFaceless: In some flashbacks, especially before they introduced her into the present-day narrative.
* FreudianSlip: Seems to be a family trait. Robin notices all the Stinsons say the word "bluff" in poker.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: After all these years, she still has it.
* LiesToChildren: Said many to Barney and James during their childhoods:
** Told Barney he was too good for the basketball team, after the coach denied him the spot for being bad.
** Said the mail lost all the invitations for his birthday party to justify why nobody showed up.
** The most infamous were about their fathers: Barney's dad was "Bob Barker" and James' went from James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, and so on.
* MyBelovedSmother: Don't make anything to her sons.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: She was starting as this to Robin. [[spoiler: She later mellows to her after she discovers Robin can't have children and her mother is not coming to the wedding.]]
* ParentWithNewParamour: Played with. [[spoiler:Loretta and Sam get back together, so the trope only applies for Barney's case]].
* ReallyGetsAround: She sure had a great time in her youth.
* SupremeChef: Her scrambled eggs become the sensation of the hotel. Barney even tells many songs from the [=60s=] were in reality about her scrambled eggs.
* TooMuchInformation: When the gang first met her, she blatantly told Lily and Marshall the she ReallyGetsAround back in her day.
!!James Stinson
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->'''Lily''': Remember that time you two scored a brother-sister combo?
->'''Barney''': She was a little bit country.
->'''James''': He was a little bit way into black guys.
Barney's gay, maternal half-brother. Prior to the series, he was just as promiscuous and suit-obsessed as Barney, but he eventually found love and put that behind him. Ish.
->'''Played by''': Wayne Brady
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* BaldOfAwesome: In Season 9. He's clearly just shaved his head, but it still applies.
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Played for laughs in one episode when talking to older relatives is compared to a zombie apocalypse.
* TheCastShowoff: He is Wayne Brady after all.
* FreudianSlip: Seems to be a family trait. Robin notices all the Stinsons say the word "bluff" in poker.
* GymBunny: It's revealed in the ninth season that he would hit the gym twice a day. It's part of the reason [[spoiler: Tom chose to leave him]].
* HappilyMarried: To Tom. In fact, the fact that he was able to overcome the "Stinson Curse" gives Barney hope that he can eventually settle down. [[spoiler: In the premiere of the ninth season, he reveals that he and Tom are getting divorced. A later episode does show that they back together, however]].
* HardGay: As a young man. One could hardly guess.
* LadykillerInLove: Happened to him in the backstory for his introduction episode.
* MagicalNegro: Essentially plays this role in "The Rebound Girl".
* NeverMyFault: James blames [[spoiler:his separation from Tom on Gary Blauman, instead of thinking in what he did wrong to begin with (cheating on him and hitting the gym having two children).]]
* NiceGuy: Despite being described as exactly like Barney, he's much more mellow and mature.
* RecurringCharacter: Usually OnceASeason, sometimes more.
* SiblingTeam: He was usually Barney's wingman and together they could even score a brother-sister combo.
* SiblingYinYang: James is nice, easygoing, and HappilyMarried. Barney... isn't.
* SixthRanger: Whenever he's around.
* StraightGay: Exhibits no stereotypical behaviors aside from a love of fine fashion that he shares with his straight brother.
* SuddenlySexuality: He was straight in college according to Barney. [[UnreliableNarrator Then again....]]
* TransparentCloset: While in college, he always had a hint of regret whenever [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday talking about how much he loved his girlfriend]].
* TwoferTokenMinority: He is half-black and gay.
* WhatTheHellHero[=/=]TookALevelInJerkass: In "The Poker Game" it's revealed that [[spoiler:one of the reasons he gets a divorce from his husband is because he hit the gym twice A DAY, despite being married and with two kids... "just in case he's ever single again"]]. Even Barney calls him out automatically.
** [[spoiler:Gary Blauman gives this to him, telling James not to blame him for his own mistakes.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: The reason of [[spoiler:his divorce. He cheated on him with Gary Blauman.]]
!!Sam Gibbs
James Stinson's real father, whom the gang meet in Season 6. Later it's revealed Sam is also a Minister at a Baptist Church. He has a minor role in the series overall but takes a more important role in Season 9.
->'''Played by''': Ben Vereen
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* CoolOldGuy: He connects with James at their first meeting and both are seen playing piano and singing together.
* DisappearedDad: He was absent of James' life because Loretta requested to raise him alone, and Sam respected that.
* DecemberDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:He and Loretta get back together after many years.]]
* FirstGuyWins: Played with, in that, [[spoiler:technically speaking, he wasn't Loretta's first romance, but he is the father of her first son.]]
* LongLostRelative: He is James' biological father.
* PreacherMan: He is revealed to be a Minister at a Baptist Church.
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Averted. Initially Barney tried to convince himself Sam was ''also'' his dad (Loretta then reminds him [[CaptainObvious "Sam is black"]]). [[spoiler:Then at the wedding, Barney is the only one disturbed by Sam and Loretta's relationship only because Sam is going to ''marry him and Robin''. He eventually apologizes and approves Sam and Loretta's relationship]].
!!Jerome Whittaker, Sr.
Barney's long-lost father.
->'''Played by''': Creator/JohnLithgow
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: He and his new family; his wife '''C'''heryl, daughter '''C'''arly and son '''J'''erome Jr.
* AmicableExes: Jerry and Loretta are still very polite to each other after many years, although they hadn't had much contact through the years.
* TheAtoner: He eventually tried making-up to Barney.
* CantBelieveISaidThat: When Barney reminds him Jerry told him to "Never stop partying" before abandoning him. An horrified Jerry reacts saying "I said that to a seven years old?!"
* ChekhovsLecture: Also counts as ChekhovsSkill.
-->'''Jerome:''' A magician's best friend is a drunk audience.
%% * CoolOldGuy
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a wild hard-party with the same lifestyle than Barney nowadays. He decided to change after regretting being a bad influence for Barney and after meeting and marrying Cheryl.
* DisappearedDad: Lampshaded many times by his own admission.
--> ''Barney, you're getting married! You grow up so fast. Well, I actually missed thirty years of your life...''
* HappilyMarried: With Cheryl, his actual wife.
* LadykillerInLove: Happened to him in the backstory.
* LongLostRelative: To Barney, whom he didn't see for 3 decades.
* LoveRedeems: "Magician's secret" of how Jerry found the right path.
* NiceGuy: When he resurfaces in Barney's life, he's a polite family man who feels awful about not being a part of Barney's life.
* OffTheWagon: Subverted. When Barney tried to revert him to his old ways, Jerry [[ChekhovsLecture tricked Barney into thinking that he did relapse by getting him drunk]].
* ParentWithNewParamour: After he left Barney, Jerry was very lost until he met and married Cheryl. When Barney tried to reconcile Jerry and Loretta, he planned to get rid of Cheryl, but eventually had to accept her.
* ThatManIsDead: Jerry tries to make Barney understand that he is no longer "Crazy Jerry" after he hit bottom by leaving Barney.
* WellDoneDadGuy: To get Barney's approval again, has to pretend being back in the game.
!! Cheryl Whittaker
Jerry's wife after he left Barney and Loretta. She's also the mother of Carly and J.J.
->'''Played by''': Nancy Travis and Nancy Lenehan
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Her and her daughter's name starts with a '''C''', while her husband and son's not only start with a '''J''', but actually shares it.
* HappilyMarried: With Jerry.
* LastGirlWins: After Jerry and Loretta separated, Jerry meets her and they married.
* LoveRedeems: She is one of the reasons Jerry rectifies himself and becomes a suburban dad.
* RemovingTheRival: Because Barney wants to reunite Jerry and Loretta, he pays Ranjit to just take Cheryl far away from the Farhampton Hotel. Eventually Jerry catches on and gets her back.
* SatelliteCharacter: She only appears whenever Jerry is in the show.
* SecondLove: For Jerry, with Loretta being the first.
!!Jerome "J.J." Whittaker, Jr.
Barney's paternal half-brother.
->'''Played by''': Will Shadley
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* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: He and his dad's name not only start with '''J''', but actually shares it. On the other hand, his mother and sister's name starts with a '''C'''.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: He isn't really, but Barney treats him as though he was.
* LongLostRelative: Only meets his half brother when he was reunited with their father.
%% * TagalongKid
* SatelliteCharacter: His only two appearances were with Barney and Jerry.
!!Carly Whittaker
Barney's paternal half-sister.
->'''Played by''': Creator/AshleyBenson
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* {{Adorkable}}: Has an [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]] ringtone complete with an R2 case for her phone.
* AlliterativeFamily[=/=]AlphabeticalThemeNaming[=/=]FamilyThemeNaming: Her and her mother's name starts with a '''C''', while her father and brother's not only start with a '''J''', but actually shares it.
* TheDitz: She comes across this way, believing Ted was a veteran of [[UsefulNotes/{{Vietnam}} the Vietnam war]], which he was too attention-starved to correct her on.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Ted certainly did. Well, until he found out whose sister she is.
* TheGhost: Mentioned offhand in season six and then two years later in season eight (leading to EpilepticTrees that she is The Mother), only as a twist to reveal she was the 20 year old girl Ted had been spending time with one episode.
* {{Hipster}}: Her being a hipster millennial is why Ted cannot find a single common interest.
* LikesOlderWomen: {{Gender Flip}}ped, she even tries making 30-something Ted into someone much older.
* LongLostRelative: Only meets her half brother when he was reunited with their father.
* RedHerring: A lot of viewers assumed that she might be the Mother....until Season 8's episode 14, "Ring Up".
* ShotgunWedding: Almost pushed into this with Ted by Barney after the latter found out that she hooked up with the former.
!! Tom (Jai Rodriguez)
James' husband and, by extension, Barney's brother-in-law. He and James adopt two babies, Eli and Sadie.
* ContinuitySnarl: In his first appearance in "Single Stamina", he was shown as a white guy. By his second appearance in "The Rebound Girl", Tom is shown to be latino.
* HappilyMarried: He and James marry [[spoiler:until Tom divorces him because James cheated on him. They eventually make up and reunite again after James tries for a long time.]]
* OnlyOneName: He is only known by his first name, as it's never stated if Tom took the Stinson family name or not.
* SatelliteCharacter: He only appears three times: For the episode he and James marry, when their entire family attend Lily and Marshall's Thanksgiving dinner at their suburbs house and the "Gary Blauman" WhereAreTheyNow segment with James. He is only onscreen whenever James is there.
* StraightGay: Like James, he also doesn't present any stereotypical gay mannerisms.
* TwoferTokenMinority: He is latino and gay.
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