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Pilot

‘Pilot’

Season 1, Episode 1 -  Aired September 19, 2005

In the year 2030, Ted Mosby decides to tell his kids the story of how he met their mother. Back in 2005, Ted meets Robin, and Marshall proposes to Lily.

Quote from Barney

Barney: I see what this is about. Have you forgotten what I said to you the night we met?
[flashback:]
Barney: Ted, I'm going to teach you how to live. [off Ted's look] Barney, we met at the urinal.
Ted: Oh, right. Hi.
Barney: Lesson one, lose the goatee. It doesn't look good with your suit.
Ted: I'm not wearing a suit.
Barney: Lesson two, get a suit. Suits are cool. Exhibit A. Lesson three, don't even think about getting married till you're... thirty.

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Quote from Barney

Lily: We're coming with you.
Ted: Barney?
Barney: Alright, but under one condition.
[cut to:]
Barney: Look at you, you beautiful bastard, you suited up! This is totally going in my blog!

Quote from Barney

Ted: Okay. Moment of truth. Wish me luck.
Barney: Ted's gonna get it on with a TV reporter. "This just in." Okay... [raises hand for a high-five]

Quote from Future Ted

Robin: Wow, that is one bad-ass blue French horn.
Ted: Yeah.
Robin: Mmm.
Ted: Sort of looks like a Smurf penis.
Future Ted: [v.o.] Son, a piece of advice. When you go on a first date you really don't wanna say "Smurf penis". Girls don't ordinarily like that. [Robin chortles] But that was no ordinary girl.

Quote from Barney

Ted: Hey.
Barney: Where's your suit!? Just once when I say suit up, I wish you'd put on a suit.
Ted: I did that one time.
Barney: It was a blazer!

Quote from Barney

Barney: And as your best friend, I suggest we play a little game I like to call... "Have you met Ted?"
Ted: Wait. No, no, no. We're not playing "Have You Met Ted?"
Barney: [taps a woman on the shoulder] Hi, have you met Ted? [moves away]
Ted: [to Yasmine] Hi, I'm Ted.
Ted: It's a very pretty name.
Yasmine: Thanks, It's Lebanese.

Quote from Lily

Lily: Ugh. I'm exhausted. It was finger painting day at school, and a five year old boy got to second base with me.

Quote from Barney

Ted: Why am I freaking out all of a sudden? This is crazy! I'm not ready to settle down.
Barney: How does Carl land a Lebanese girl?
Ted: The plan's always been "Don't even think about it till you're thirty"
Barney: Exactly. The guy doesn't even own a suit!

Quote from Ted

Ted: Plus, Marshall's found the love of his life. Even if I was ready, which I'm not, but if I was it's like, "Okay, I'm ready! Where is she?" [sees Robin]
Future Ted: [v.o.] And there she was.

Quote from Ted

Ted: Oh, your friends don't seem too happy.
Robin: Yeah, see, the one in the middle just got dumped by her boyfriend, so tonight every guy is... "the enemy".
Ted: You know, if you want to make your friend feel better, you could throw a drink in my face. I don't mind.
Robin: She would love that! It does look fun in the movies.

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