History Recap / HowIMetYourMotherS4E11LittleMinnesota

* CanadaEh: At The Hoser Hut, Marshall is amazed that people there are ''even nicer'' than the people at the Walleye Saloon. If you bump into a stranger, ''that person'' is the one who apologizes, and even offers you a donut.

** Marshall sang "Let's Go To The Mall" in TheStinger. Robin also hid her face when he's doing it, backing up that she sees her past as an IdolSinger as an OldShame.

** Marshall is wearing a #70 Minnesota Vikings Number. Number 70 was in honor of retired Jim [[NamesTheSame Marshall]].

* FamiltyFriendlyStripper: Mentioned when Robin is defending Canada and, correctly, points out that her country doesn't have the same laws as the US that ban serving alcohol in fully-nude strip clubs.

* BrokenAesop: Heather wants to prove to Ted that she's now mature and responsible. That's a good thing. But staging with Barney that they had sex and allowing themselves to get caught by Lily so she can tell Ted, and once Ted confronts her about it, rubbing it in his face how "unforgiving" he is for her to do it? Not exactly helping. The fact that Ted ends up apologizing to ''her'' when all his misgivings were justified (Did she ever replace his TV?) just makes it all the more jarring. Not to mention that Ted ''was'' starting to trust her before he thought she and Barney had slept together, making her whole plan an arguable IdiotPlot.

* BatmanGambit: Barney and Heather pretend to have sex so Lily will caught them and tell Ted, just so Heather can prove to her brother that he "[[BrokenAesop sucks for assuming the worst of her]]," despite him having all the right reasons to do so.

* BrokenAesop: Heather wants to prove to Ted that she's now mature and responsible. That's a good thing. But staging with Barney that they had sex and allowing themselves to get caught by Lily so she can tell Ted, and once Ted confronts her about it, rubbing it in his face how "unforgiving" he is for her to do it? Not exactly helping. The fact that Ted ends up apologizing to ''her'' when all his misgivings were justified (did she ever replace his TV?) just makes it all the more jarring. Not to mention that Ted ''was'' starting to trust her before he thought she and Barney had slept together, making her whole plan an arguable IdiotPlot.

* CannotKeepASecret: While Lily is already known as this, this is specially bad around the Holidays.

* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Ted lists Heather's shenanigans to the gang which includes; getting married for a brief time, selling stuff at the apartment to go to a Music/PearlJam concert in UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, and taking too long to graduate college.

* {{Hypocrite}}: The people at the Walleye Saloon antagonizes non-Minnesotans despite the bar being in New York, meaning they're technically outsiders as well.

-->'''Barney:''' (In tune of ''I Have a Little Dreidel'') Ted has a little sister, gets hotter everyday. And if I ever meet her, with her boobies I will play! Everybody! Sister, sister, sister...!

* HeelRealization: Marshall realizes how douche-y he was to Robin when he revealed to the bar that she's Canadian.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After this episode, Heather never appeared on-screen again.

* {{Hypocrite}}: The people at Little Minnesota antagonizes non-Minnesotans despite the bar being in New York, meaning they're technically outsiders as well.

* ThePlace: Little Minnesota is the bar where Marshall took Robin.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: The people at Little Minnesota have prejudice against people from other states, especially Canadians.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: The people at Little Minnesota are not so MinnesotaNice.

* BrokenAesop: Heather wants to prove to Ted that she's now mature and responsible. That's a good thing. But staging with Barney that they had sex and allowing themselves to get caught by Lily so she can tell Ted, and once Ted confronts her about it, rubbing it in his face how "unforgiving" he is for her to do it? Not exactly helping. The fact that Ted ends up apologizing to ''her'' when all his misgivings were justified (did she ever replace his TV?) just makes it all the more jarring.

* CanadaEh: At The Hoser Hut, Marshall is amazed that people there are ''even nicer'' than the people at Little Minnesota. If you bump into a stranger, ''that person'' is the one who apologizes, and even offers you a donut.

* LocalHangout: It's revealed that whenever Marshall's homesick he goes to a bar called Little Minnesota where he and his fellow Minnesota expats can enjoy drinks, food, and entertainment they'd typically find back home. Near the end of the episode, Marshall finds The Hoser Hut (a Canadian themed hangout) to make up to Robin.

** While she did a controversial way to prove it, Heather did becomes more responsible.

* HostileShowTakeover: Robin integrates herself in Marshall's crowd by getting some of his backstory. Marshall retaliated in response by exposing her.

* LocalHangout: It's revealed that whenever Marshall's homesick he goes to a bar called Little Minnesota where he and his fellow Minnesota expats can enjoy drinks, food, and entertainment they'd typically find back home.

-->'''Barney:''' (In tune of ''I Have a Little Dreidel'') Ted has a little sister, get's hotter everyday. And if I ever meet her, with her boobies I will play! Everybody! Sister, sister, sister...!

* MySisterIsOffLimits: The episode's premise. It involves Ted being very uncomfortable at Barney hitting on his sister.

* BrokenAesop: Heather wants to prove to Ted that she's now mature and responsible. That's a good thing. But staging with Barney that they had sex and allowing themselves to get caught by Lily so she can tell Ted, and once Ted confronts her about it, she'll rub in his face n how "unforgiving" he is for her to do it? Not exactly helping. The fact that Ted ends up apologizing to ''her'' when all his misgivings were justified (did she ever replace his TV?) just makes it all the more jarring.

* BatmanGambit: Barney and Heather pretend to have sex so Lily would caught them and tell Ted, just so Heather can prove to her brother that "[[BrokenAesop sucks for assuming the worst of her]]", despite him having all the right reasons to do so.

* BrokenAesop: Heather wants to prove to Ted that she's now mature and responsible. That's a good thing. But staging with Barney that they had sex and allowed themselves to get caught by Lily so she can tell Ted, and once Ted confronts her about it, she'll rub in his face n how "unforgiving" he is for her to do it? Not exactly helping.

* BrokenAesop: Heather wants to prove to Ted that she's now mature and responsible. That's a good thing. But staging with Barney that they had sex and allowed themselves to get caught by Lily so she can tell Ted, and once Ted confronts her about it, she'll rub it in his face how "unforgiving" he is for her to do it? Not exactly helping.

* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: The people at Little Minnesota have prejudice against people fromother states, especially Canadians.

* BatmanGambit: Barney and Heather pretend to have sex so Lily would caught them and tell Ted, just so heather can prove to her brother that "[[BrokenAesop sucks for assuming the worst of her]]", despite him having all the right reasons to do so.

* FormerTeenRebel: Heather is quite a headache to the Mosby family.

-->'''Barney:''' (In tune of ''I Have a Little Dreidel'') Ted has a little sister, get's hotter everyday. And once I get to meet her, with her boobies I will play, yeah! Sister, sister, sister...!

* ThePlace: Little Minnesota is the bar where Marshall took Robin.