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Swarley

‘Swarley’

Season 2, Episode 7 -  Aired November 6, 2006

When Marshall starts dating a woman, Ted and Barney warn him that she has "crazy eyes". Meanwhile, the gang start referring to Barney as "Swarley" after a coffee-shop mix-up.

Quote from Lily

Marshall: Lily, what the hell?
Lily: I'm sorry. I only snuck up there because when I saw how cute she was yesterday, I freaked out.
Marshall: Lily, you saw her yesterday?
Lily: Yeah, I kind of chased her down the street.
Marshall: Wait, so you were the hunchback with the limp?
Lily: Yeah. And she didn't break the picture, I did.
Marshall: So Chloe's not crazy, she's just a nice, normal girl.

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Quote from Marshall

Marshall: Wait, if you were the hunchback, then why did she think you were a guy?
Lily: I-I might have used a voice that sounded like this.
Marshall: Why?
Lily: Because I didn't want her to know it was me, which I now realize doesn't make sense, because she hadn't even met me.
Marshall: You're crazy. You have crazier eyes than anybody that I have ever met.
Lily: Shouldn't you be going back up I mean, you're out of your mind.
Marshall: You're just absolutely insane.
Lily: Shouldn't you be going back upstairs?
Marshall: I've missed you so much.
[Marshall and Lily kiss]

Quote from Future Ted

Ted: Hey. Look at this.
Future Ted: [v.o.] So right there, in the exact same place that six months earlier I had walked up and found Marshall alone, crying over his breakup with Lily, I found him again. Only this time he wasn't alone, and he was happy. So we went to the bar to celebrate, and it was great. I was with Robin, Marshall and Lily were back together, and Barney had a cool new name. All was right with the world until we got back to the apartment.
[The gang return to the apartment, which has been turned upside down by Chloe:]
Robin: Oh, my God.
Marshall: Hey, Chloe, I guess I forgot I left you up here.
Chloe: I was gonna leave, but I can't find my keys.
Marshall: They're right there on the coffee table.
Chloe: [laughs] Silly me. I must have looked everywhere else. Well, I'm just gonna go. [clears throat] Oh, I don't think we've met. I'm Chloe.
Robin: Robin.
Chloe: It's nice to meet you, Roland. I'll see you guys later.

Quote from Barney

Barney: Roland? Your name's Roland. That's funny, right? Rock and Roland. Warsaw is the capital of what? Roland. You're Monica Roland-ski. Hey, yeah, that's just how I Roland.
Ted: Nice try, Swarley.
Barney: Damn it.

Quote from Barney

[As Barney enters MacLaren's:]
All: Swarley!
[Carl plays the Cheers theme tune on a boom box]

Quote from Barney

Ted: So, I guess that decides it.
Marshall: Yup.
Barney: Hanging out at a coffee place is not nearly as much fun as hanging out at a bar.

Quote from Barney

Ted: Man, what's that?
Marshall: What?
Ted: That cute coffee girl wrote a heart by your name. Somebody has a crush on you.
Barney: Somebody thinks you're me.

Quote from Marshall

Ted: Man! What's up with Swarley?
Marshall: I know. You almost never see old Swarlz get that upset.

Quote from Ted

Ted: Hey, guess what? Oh, sorry.
Robin: [holding the phone] It's only my mom. She's just rambling on like always. What happened?
Ted: Marshall asked out a girl.
Robin: Wow. [on the phone] Well, if anything, that's Dad's fault. [to Ted] That'll keep her going a while.
Ted: Oh, of course, you know, he had a little help.
Robin: Swarley hooked him up?
Ted: Oh, good. You got my text.

Quote from Ted

Ted: I gave Marshall one of my secrets.
[flashback:]
Ted: So, what'd she say?
Marshall: Nothing. I don't think she heard me. It's pretty busy up there.
Ted: What? You gave her the look right? Head down, eyes looking up, hands in pockets, shoulders up, head slightly tilted, conveying shy vulnerability.
Marshall: I think so.

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