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Last Forever

‘Last Forever’

Season 9, Episode 23 -  Aired March 31, 2014

Ted finally finishes telling his kids the story of how he met their mother.

Quote from Robin

[October 2016:]
Robin: Oh, man. Is Ted still wearing his hanging chad costume? How old is that thing?
Marshall: It's gone from played out to charmingly retro and back six or seven times now.
Barney: Kind of like Ted himself.
Marshall: Tonight it's working for him though.
[flashback to Halloween 2005:]
Robin: How do you do this, Ted? How do you sit out here all night on the roof in the cold and still have faith your pumpkin's gonna show up?
Ted: Look, I know that odds are the love of my life isn't gonna magically walk through that door in a pumpkin costume at 2:43 in the morning, but... This seems as nice a spot as any to just, you know, sit and wait.
[back to 2016, The Mother in a Gore/Lieberman t-shirt kisses Ted:]
Robin: Um... uh, c-can you tell Lily I-I had to go? I got to split.

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Quote from Barney

[2018:]
Ted: Oh. 1:45 a.m. Well, you were right, Barney, this night was, in fact, legendary, but...
Barney: I know what you're gonna say and I agree. We're going to Vegas!
Ted: I will be awakened by screaming children in less than... four-and-a-half hours.
Barney: You're staying.
Ted: I'm going.
Barney: Judge Fudge, your very first ruling?
Marshall: He stays.
Barney: Hey! See? Tonight is about celebrating our enduring bond as friends. Nay, family. Because that's what we are, Ted. We are fa... [sees a woman] Okay, fun night, guys. Keep in touch.

Quote from The Mother

[2019:]
Marshall: Hey, so are you guys ever gonna tie the knot or are you... are you just comfortable living in sin?
The Mother: Someone's gotten a bit... judge-y.
Ted: Oh!
Marshall: Sustained.
Ted: We'll get around to it. It's just, you know, with life and jobs and kids. Plus, this one's still insisting on getting married in a French castle.
The Mother: I'd get married tomorrow in a White Castle, but this guy needs more "wow factor."
Ted: You're all the wow factor I need.

Quote from Ted

[2020:]
Ted: Another fun fact about the Goliath National Bank building, the sleek but historical facade has been described by Architecture Vision Monthly as "modern classicism."
Penny: I can see that.
Ted: Mm-hmm. Any questions from the group?
Robin: I have a question. What happened to the building that used to be here? It was way nicer.
Ted: Robin! Oh, my God! What are you doing here? I thought you were in...
Robin: Greece, uh, Morocco, Moscow. Yeah, World Wide News keeps me pretty busy.
Ted: And pretty famous. I mean, you're everywhere.
Robin: I am not everywhere. The... [a bus with an advertisement for Robin's show drives by] Okay, I'm some places.
Robin: Hi, Penny. Oh, my gosh, I haven't seen you in forever.
Penny: I like you, bus lady. Oh, I like you, too.
Robin: Never call me that again.

Quote from Barney

[2020:]
Nurse: This is Ellie. I'll give you guys a minute.
Barney: You are the love of my life. Everything I have... and everything I am... ...is yours. Forever.

Quote from Ted

[2020:]
The Mother: What? Do I have stuff in my teeth?
Ted: Give me your engagement ring back.
The Mother: Just because I have stuff in my teeth? We... We can work through this.
Ted: [laughs] Just give it back. [clears throat] Five years is past the statute of limitations on proposals. If you don't get married in that time, you have to re-propose. Will you...
The Mother: Yes. Yes, you silly man.
Ted: Let me finish. Will you...
The Mother: Yes! Sorry. Yes.
Ted: Will y... Will you marry me... on Thursday? I called your office, you got nothing on Thursday. Will you marry me on Thursday?
The Mother: Yes.

Quote from Barney

[2020:]
Marshall: Oh, buddy, are you okay?
Barney: So tired. Baby no sleepy. Barney dying.
Ted: Well, we're staying out till 3:00 a.m. tonight.
Barney: 9:45!
Lily: Seriously, though, I am so proud of you. Not that you're a dad. It's like you're a totally different pers...
Barney: [to a passing woman] Whoa!
Lily: And... we're back.

Quote from Robin

[2020:]
Robin: I know I've... missed a couple lately, but... we said we'd always be there for the big moments.
Lily: Aw, crap. Mascara running. Nobody let her out of your sight.
Robin: [to Barney] Hi, Daddy.
Barney: Whoa. Look, Robin, I'm really happy to see you, but I don't think of you that way anymore.
Robin: No, dummy, you had a kid. Congrats.
Barney: Right, yeah. Thanks. A kid. I'm tired. But, uh, she's awesome.
Robin: Yeah?
Barney: Yeah. Daddy's home.

Quote from Marshall

[2020:]
Robin: Judge Fudge?
Marshall: Hey. Actually, um, little announcement for everybody. I'm gonna be running for State Supreme Court. Yeah. So if everything goes well, in a couple of months, you won't be calling me Judge Fudge anymore. You'll be calling me Fudge Supreme.

Quote from The Mother

[2020:]
Robin: The man of the hour.
Ted: Yeah. You RSVP'd no.
Robin: I did. But someone pretty persuasive talked me into it.
The Mother: Sorry. I know it's bad luck to see the bride in her dress.
Ted: Worth it.
The Mother: But I couldn't miss this. I want to get a picture. Get in! I want to take a picture of you guys. Come on, get together. Are you ready? All right, get in. All right. All right. One, two, three.

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