History Recap / HowIMetYourMotherS3E17TheGoat

-->'''Barney:''' There's something that I have to tell you, and I wanted you to be in the best possible frame of mind before you heard it.
-->'''Ted:''' You slept with Robin.

-->'''Robin:''' I slept with Barney.

--> '''Barney''': So, you're not mad?
--> '''Ted''': No, I'm not mad. Well, Robin and I broke up a year ago, we both dated lots of people since then, I'm with Stella now. Seriously, I'm fine with this.
--> '''Barney''': I'm so relieved to hear you say that.
-->'''Ted''': Yeah, yeah. [[TranquilFury Oh, I just remembered, my mom is coming into town next month]]. '''Maybe you'd like to''' '''''[[SuddenlyShouting NAIL HER TOO]]'''''!!!

-->'''Ted:''' You know Barney, earlier this week I started putting things in a box, and that box is labeled "stuff I have no use for anymore".
-->'''Barney:''' And what does that mean?
-->'''Ted:''' It means, maybe you belong in that box.
-->'''Barney:''' Are you saying you don't wanna be bros anymore?
-->'''Ted:''' I'm saying I don't wanna be friends anymore.

* CassandraTruth: Future!Ted tells that he was right about believing that keeping a goat in the apartment is a bad idea.

* LoopHoleAbuse: Barney hires Marshall to find any loop holes that could redeem his actions. Unfortunately, he wrote it so iron clad that Marshall couldn't find any. And any chances of finding if Ted breaking the Bro Code is rendered mute because Ted has followed it no matter what the situation (He once pretended to be a Russian Transvestite just to help Barney).

** Marshall reads over some documents, and is concered that they could be at war with Portugal if signed incorrectly. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Barney say's that's a Tuesday for him]].

** Barney keeps insisting that Ted comes with him so he'll gradually break the news, but...

** Also, AltruCell did something to the water in Lisbin that caused Marshall to refuse to listen at first

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Creator/BenjaminFranklin and Creator/GeorgeWashington appear in "the origins of TheBroCode" story.

* Noodle Incident:

** And just as one thought that it gets any calmer...

* ShaggyDogStory: After having hyped how Missy the Goat ruined his thirtieth birthday for the entire, Older Ted remembers at the very last minute that it actually happened on his thirty-''first'' birthday.

* ContinuitySnarl: Future!Ted put the goat story in his 30th birthday, but it actually happened in his 31st.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Future!Ted says that Robin will live with him by the time of his 31st birthday, which she eventually does starting next season until midway of Season 7.

* BecarefulWhatYouWishFor: Barney, feeling guilty for sleeping with Robin, allows Ted to hit him anywhere but NotInTheFace. Ted gave him a GroinAttack.
* BirthdayEpisode: Ted's 30th to be exact.

* TheBroCode: TropeNamer. This episode marks its debut, and it is integral to its plot.
* BrutalHonesty: The farmer who owns Missy blatantly told Lily's class what he'll do to Missy.

** Ted mentions the goat late in season 1.
** Ted and Barney's fallout is because of what happened [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS3E16SandcastlesInTheSand the previous episode]].
** Ted mentions a box where he will put his old stuff that he has no longer use for early in the episode. He will refer to it in a metaphorical way after his and Barney's fallout.

** Robin briefly mentions Simon when she confessed what happened between him and Barney.
** Ted referenced Barney's [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS2E03Brunch hots for his mother in season 2]] and used it against him in his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Missy the goat was introduced a year earlier than she supposed to be.
* ExactWords: Ted still play by some of the demeaning rules of TheBroCode by saying these.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Creator/BenjaminFranklin and Creator/GeorgeWashington appears in "the origins of TheBroCode" story.
* IdenticalGrandson: If Barnibus Stinson from the origins of TheBroCode really did existed.

* TranquilFury: Subverted. By the time Barney picks him up from work, Ted already knew what happened between him and Robin. Once it's out though, Ted eventually snaps.

* WhamEpisode: Robin tells Ted about what happened between her and Barney, which results in Ted and Barney's fallout.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Future!Ted says that Robin will live with him by the time of his 31st birthday, which she eventually does starting next season.

* AntagonistTitle: Subverted. Missy the goat actually "terrorizes" Ted in his 31st birthday. Also counts as SecondaryCharacterTitle since Missy is [[UnreliableNarrator presented]] as the [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Evil]] TeamPet.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: ''Almost''. Future!Ted keeps describing the goat as a monster complete with an ominous {{Leitmotif}}.

** Ted and Barney's fallout is because of what happened in TheStinger of [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS3E16SandcastlesInTheSand the previous episode]].
** Ted mentions a box where he will put his old stuff that he has no longer use for early in the episode. He will refer to it in a metaphorical way after his and barney's fallout.

** Ted referenced Barney's hots for his mother in season 2 and used it against him.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: ''Almost''. Future!Ted keeps describing the goat as a CompleteMonster complete with an ominous {{Leitmotif}}.

* AntagonistTitle: Subverted. Missy the goat actually "terrorizes" Ted in his 31st birthday.
** SecondaryCharacterTitle: Since Missy is [[UnreliableNarrator presented]] as the [[TokenEvilTeammate Token Evil]] TeamPet.

* CassandraTruth" Future!Ted tells that he was right about believing that keeping a goat in the apartment is a bad idea.