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The Perfect Cocktail

‘The Perfect Cocktail’

Season 6, Episode 22 -  Aired May 2, 2011

Barney is offended when Marshall joins Zoey's crusade against the destruction of the Arcadian Hotel, so Robin and Lily try to find the right combination of cocktails to help the friends patch things up. Meanwhile, Ted plans a romantic weekend away with Zoey.

Quote from Ted

Robin: Wait. Marshall's helping you save the Arcadian now?
Zoey: Yeah. Having a former GNB employee on our side is huge for us. GNB is goin' down.
Marshall: Totally.
Ted: So they found water on Mars. What?

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Quote from Barney

Barney: Not only do you quit the job I stuck my neck out to get you, now you sabotage the project I'm in charge of? Is this because I brushed Lily's boob with my elbow the other day?
Lily: That was on purpose!
Marshall: What now?
Barney: This is really crossing the line.

Quote from Robin

Lily: Can you believe this one? Wants our booth. Keeps giving us the walk-by.
Robin: That bitch is not giving us the walk-by.
Lily: The walk-by with the stink-eye.
Robin: [high-pitched] The stink-eye walk-by? Aw, hell, no! I hope this drink isn't teething, 'cause it's about to get nursed.

Quote from Robin

Lily: Oh, boy. Look who's back.
Robin: Look, Lily. I think this girl wants our seat. Should we leave or stay here Lionel Richie style... "All Night Long"?
Lily: Excuse me, waitress. I'll have a mojito. And you'll have a no-seat, ho!

Quote from Lily

Lily: This stupid feud isn't gonna end until Marshall and Barney finally talk about their feelings, cry and then hug it out like they do on Oprah.
Robin: Man, what are we gonna do without her?
Lily: Oh! Oprah.

Quote from Marshall

Robin: If we want them to open up, I say we go straight-up gin.
Lily: Ooh. Last time Marshall got gin drunk... was at that douchey bar Barney likes to go to. Marshall almost got in a fight that night.
[flashback to drunk Marshall in a stand-off with another man:]
Marshall: Look at this meatball. He's headed right towards me, showin' me no respect. Well, if he wants to play chicken, this rooster ain't backin' down! Oh. Mirror.

Quote from Marshall

Robin: How about daiquiris?
Lily: Maybe. When Marshall has daiquiris, he gets really into how beautiful he is.
[flashback to Marshall with the gang at a bar:]
Marshall: Hey. I dare you guys to dare us to make out.
Ted: Hey, Marsh, you know that's another mirror, right?

Quote from Ted

Ted: Okay, I'm gonna go pick up Zoey, then we're off. See ya Sunday.
Lily: Oh, wait, Ted. Do you have a specific reaction to any kind of alcohol?
Ted: Bourbon. When I drink bourbon, I get weirdly good at beatboxing.
[flashback to Ted at MacLaren's:]
Ted: [beatboxes] Peace. I'm out.
[present:]
Robin: Yeah, Ted, I hate to tell you, but the bourbon only makes it sound good to you.
[flashback:]
Ted: Pa-choo! Pa-choo! Ki-ki-ki-ki, ki-ki-ki-ki! Ka-ka-ka-ka, ka-ka-ka-ka! Koo-koo-koo-koo, koo-koo-koo-koo! Poom! Peace. I'm out.
[present:]
Ted: You had to take that away from me, didn't you?

Quote from Ted

Ted: Look, I can handle you trying to prevent me from fulfilling a lifelong dream. That's just being in a relationship. But now you turn my best friend against me?
Zoey: Marshall made his own choice. Why aren't you mad at him?
Ted: Because he's going through a lot right now. He's looking for something to believe in, and you took advantage of that. You're just like those Internet swindlers who tricked him into paying 300 bucks for a lock of Sasquatch fur.
Zoey: You cannot compare the Arcadian to a Ziploc bag full of Turkish armpit hair.

Quote from Robin

Lily: Okay. We've cross-referenced every alcohol with Marshall and Barney's reaction. What's the right drink for this situation?
Robin: Well, they're not talking. They're not even looking at each other. God, it reminds me of those awkward Sunday dinners with my mom, my dad and his mistress. Families, right?

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