‘Canning Randy’
Season 6, Episode 7 - Aired November 1, 2010
Zoey continues her protest about Ted's building proposal by enrolling in his college class. Meanwhile, Marshall struggles to fire an incompetent subordinate.
Quote from Marshall
Marshall: Arthur, I'm here because I made a mistake. I fired Randy yesterday.
Arthur: That was a mistake. You should have fired him a year ago.
Marshall: No, sir, that is what's wrong with this company. How can we say "GNB Cares," and then turn around and treat someone like that? Sure, he made a few mistakes, but everybody makes mistakes. Like Tugboat here. I bet you he's made some mistakes. And you didn't fire Tugboat, did you?
Arthur: No, I got him fixed, and he calmed down.
Marshall: Exactly... kind of. Randy doesn't need to be fired. He needs to be fixed.
Arthur: We do some pretty bad things around here, but I...
Marshall: Sir, I'm saying instead of getting rid of someone when they screw up, we should... We should help them. We should nurture them.
Arthur: I changed the ice pack on his crotch every hour for three days. If you want to un-fire Randy, I support you, because to come in here and say what you just said, you've got a couple things that Tugboat doesn't.
Quote from Ted
Lily: And, did it work?
Ted: Like gangbusters. We're buddies again. After class, we hacked a little sack to the thumpin' strains of my Prof Rock CD. And no, none of them had heard the Pixies B-side. Actually, none of them had heard of the Pixies. Or a B-side.
Quote from Robin
Robin: Fine. I didn't sleep with anyone. The thing is, ever since Becky did that commercial, everyone at work loves her. So, the day after Halloween, I was in a commercial.
Ted: What... Why didn't you tell us?
[in a TV commercial, Robin is a nurse who helps an elderly woman into a chair:]
Announcer: Bladder trouble, it's embarrassing, it's uncomfortable, and it can affect anyone.
Robin: I'm going to the bathroom right now.
Announcer: Neat & Discreet Adult Diapers for anyone. Say...
Robin: Ahh.
[present:]
Ted: [laughing] I can't wait to see it.
Robin: Hopefully you never will. They might not even use it.
Future Ted: [v.o.] It ran for seven years.
Quote from Marshall
Future Ted: [v.o.] Kids, the next morning, my class had the highest attendance ever. And not long after that, Randy used his severance money to start a little brewery. Now you can have a Wharmpess at every bar in America. And all because...
[as Barney films Marshall for the GNB video:]
Marshall: I care about making dreams come true. You got what you need?
Barney: Yep, that's a wrap.