‘Big Days’
Season 6, Episode 1 - Aired September 20, 2010
Ted runs into Cindy, the woman he dated who is roommates with his future wife. Meanwhile, Lily is angered when she finds out Marshall has been telling people about their plans to start a family, and Barney thinks Robin has let herself go following her break-up with Robin.
Quote from Lily
Marshall: Yeah, well, you know what? I've already told him, so the damage is done.
Lily: So, call him and tell him we decided not to have a baby.
Marshall: Okay, so you just... [chuckles] You want me to give my dad a stroke?
Lily: [fake chuckle] Only if you want to give this a stroke.
Quote from Robin
Robin: Uh-oh. They're talking to a guy now.
Ted: What kind of guy? A cheesy guy or a cool guy?
Robin: Oh, a cheesy guy. Don't worry.
Ted: Oh, man! That guy is cool. His hair's all cool, he's got a cool belt.
Robin: Well, that guy is cheesy, and if you think he's not cheesy, then you're cheesy, too, and now I want something cheesy. Who's feeling nachos?
Quote from Marshall
Marshall: Okay, so you just want me to call my dad and tell him that we're not having a baby?
Lily: That's about the size of it.
Marshall: Okay, out of curiosity, when do we tell him about the baby?
Lily: We'll tell him about the baby when there's a baby to tell him about.
Marshall: So, he just gets no notice? He just walks into his boss's office, and says, "I just had a grandson. I'm gonna be out for three months."
Lily: Out for three months?
Marshall: Yeah. He and my mom are coming to live with us when the baby's born. We talked about this.
Lily: No, we didn't.
Marshall: I meant, me and my dad.
Quote from Ted
Ted: Oh, God, this sucks! Do you think she saw me?
Cindy: Hi, Ted!
Barney: Yeah, she definitely saw you.
Cindy: Can I see you for a minute... In private?
Ted: Yeah. Yeah, sure. I mean, how could that not be fun? [to Barney] If I don't come back, tell my mom I love her.
Barney: Okay, will do. And dibs.
Quote from Barney
Lily: Barney, am I crazy? Marshall talks to his dad way too much, right?
Barney: Oh, you don't want my opinion on that.
Lily: Why not?
Barney: If I had my dad's number, I would never not be on the phone with him.
Lily: Wow, that was really...
Barney: Whoa, a hottie with a body! Boing...!
Lily: Brief.
Barney: [looking at Robin] No. Lily, look. You saucy little minx. You sundressed up.
Quote from Robin
Man: [to Robin] Hi.
Robin: 14 seconds! 14 seconds, and already some dingdong is stepping up, thinking he can get some of this broke off... Ho! Oh! I... still... got... it. All right, buddy, you proved my point. Now scram. Nice belt, by the way.
Quote from Ted
Future Ted: [v.o.] I braced myself for what was next: Rage, fury, a possible shanking.
Cindy: [hugs Ted] Thank you, Ted. After things didn't work out with us, I got really sad for a while. But then I realized, you're not what I wanted, Ted, and I'm not what you wanted. I'm sorry I was such a jerk. I feel like I should make it up to you somehow. You know, buy you a beer or Yankees tickets, or...
Ted: Or set me up with one of your friends. No, I'm kidding. That would be weird.
Cindy: No, it wouldn't.
Ted: It wouldn't, would it? Any one of those three. Whichever's easiest and right nearby. And not the beer.
Quote from Barney
Robin: "Say good-bye before you leave?"
Ted: Her words exactly.
Barney: Dude, you are so in. That is so awesome. A high five doesn't even cut it. High six!
Ted: She didn't see us high-six, did she?
Robin: No.
Barney: Good. That was pretty lame.
Ted: Yeah, let's never do that again.
Quote from Marshall
Lily: Here's the thing.
Marshall: I'm sorry. Hold on. Just... It's my dad. Lily, it's my dad, okay? I love him, and if he calls me, I'm gonna answer the phone! [answers] Hey, dad.
Marvin Sr.: Hey, hey. I know it's late, but I just had to call. How'd it go?
Marshall: Dad, this is...
Marvin Sr.: Did you do everything the books say? Did you put the pillow under her back?
Marshall: Dad, I'm in the middle of something right now.
Marvin Sr.: Did it feel like a boy? Huh? You can tell.
Marshall: [hangs up] He's insane. My dad is insane. I'm so sorry, Lily.
Quote from Future Ted
Future Ted: [v.o.] Kids, nothing in this life quite compares to the sweet, terrifying exhilaration of making your move. When you just put it all on the line and go for it. And that night, by golly, Cindy went for it.
[Cindy kisses her girlfriend]
Future Ted: So no, that girl wasn't your mother. She ended up being someone else's mother. In fact, they both did.
Robin: Like I said, she's here on a date.
Future Ted: [v.o.] So that was not the day I met your mother. The day I met your mother was the day of a wedding.