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Last Words

‘Last Words’

Season 6, Episode 14 -  Aired January 17, 2011

As the gang supports Marshall at his father's funeral in Minnesota, Ted and Barney try to get him to laugh, Lily tries to look out for Judy, and Robin carries a well-stocked purse. As the service approaches, Marshall thinks about his father's last words to him.

Quote from Robin

Man: I, uh, I hear you're a woman who can get things.
Robin: I've been known to locate certain objects from time to time.
Man: I need vodka and dirty playing cards.
Robin: I got ya.

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Quote from Marshall

Lily: You have a voice mail from your dad?
Robin: How?
Marshall: My phone's been out of juice, so he must've called me the day that he, uh...
Lily: Baby, are you okay?
Marshall: I hold in my hand the last words my father will ever say to me. I'm gonna hit play. [hesitates]
Robin: What's wrong?
Marshall: What if it's worse than Crocodile Dundee III? I can't do this. I can't...

Quote from Robin

Woman: Hey, so, um, I heard you might have...
Robin: You heard right. [whispers to Ted] I'm getting a reputation. [to the woman] So, what you need, mama?

Quote from Lily

Marshall: Hey.
Barney: So?
Marshall: I couldn't listen to it. Guys, this is hard.
Lily: We know, baby. But you'll always wonder, if you don't. Your dad loved you. It almost doesn't matter what he said.
Barney: It doesn't.
Ted: That's true.

Quote from Ted

Marshall: Guys, guys, what if, God forbid, all of your dads died right now? What would their last words to you have been? Seriously.
Ted: I know mine. When I was in Cleveland last month, I went to visit my dad at his... post-divorce bachelor pad.
[flashback to Ted and Alfred in an apartment:]
Alfred Moseby: Been fun bro-ing out with you tonight, T-Dawg.
Ted: Yeah... so glad we can we can talk about our sex lives now. That's totally an improvement.
Alfred Moseby: I hooked up with a younger woman the other week. Donna Bromstead.
Ted: My prom date?!
Alfred Moseby: How far did you get, T-Dawg?
Ted: I have to go.

Quote from Ted

Marshall: How would you like those to be your father's last words?
Ted: Well, they might be. Donna Bromstead's husband is a cop.
[Robin hands Ted the flask]
Marshall: Lawyered.

Quote from Barney

Barney: Man, I always thought I had it rough not really knowing my dad, but... Now I realize at least I'll never have to suffer like this. Our next video is called "German Shepherd Activates Tennis Ball Cannon While Fat Kid Sips Energy Drink".

Quote from Robin

Judy: Okay, who is responsible for this? Who got Cousin Daphne drunk? She is 15 years old.
Robin: Whoa, they grow 'em big out here.
Barney: And here's your phone number back.

Quote from Barney

Ted: Well, at least someone's helping. We haven't made Marshall laugh once.
Barney: Yeah. Showing videos of guys getting hit in the nuts wasn't going to do anything. That was just stupid.
Ted: Stupid.
Barney: What we need to do is hit each other in the nuts. Yes.
Ted: Nothing beats the immediacy of live theater. But which one of us is going to take the hit?
Barney: Hey, Marshall.
Ted: [groans] So that's it? No discussion?

Quote from Marshall

Marshall: I'm not going to listen. "Rent Crocodile Dundee III" are the last words that my father will ever say to me, and I think I can live with that.

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