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The Pre-Nup

‘The Pre-Nup’

Season 8, Episode 2 -  Aired October 1, 2012

After Barney draws up a pre-nup for Quinn, the guys decide it's time to amend their own relationships, leading to a break-up.

Quote from Lily

Quinn: What happened?
Robin: So last night Nick was all like, "Barney has a point about renegotiating the terms of the blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."
Marshall: Yeah, and Marshall was all like, "Uh, I want to blah, of the blah, uh, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."
Quinn: If I shut my eyes it's like they're here.

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Quote from Marshall

Marshall: I'm just saying, you've forbidden certain things that I might like to revisit.
Lily: Marshall, you're not going on a Sasquatch hunt in Oregon with a bunch of loonies.
Marshall: Loonies? Those brave, bearded men and women are crypto-zoologists, and they deserve the respect that title commands.

Quote from Marshall

Marshall: And I turned out perfectly fine.
Lily: Marshall, this morning you thought a ghost made your toast.
Marshall: I didn't put the bread in. You didn't put the bread in.

Quote from Ted

Lily: What's your ex-fiancé doing at Ted's?
Victoria: Klaus came to me a few weeks ago. Since we broke up, he lost his job, he got evicted. He's miserable.
[flashback:]
Klaus: I'm so sorry. If I could just take a quick whore's bath in your kitchen sink, then I will skedaddle.
Victoria: Oh, Klaus, I wish that there was something I could do to help.
Ted: There is, little lady. I've got a guest room. You'll stay here till you're back on your feet.
Victoria: Are you sure? This is your apartment.
Ted: Shh. Think of this as our apartment.
[present:]
Robin: Oh. Hero Ted. He loves that move.
Lily: Yeah, for about five minutes, then he gets hero's remorse.

Quote from Ted

Victoria: I'll admit, there have been a few awkward moments.
[flashback:]
Klaus: [naked] You are going to love this. This is the popular German situational-comedy, Strange Compatriots. Here we come. Ooh. Here's the thing about this show, okay? One of them is very neat und the other one is very, very neat.

Quote from Ted

Ted: It's time to give Klaus "das boot."
[Klaus sobbing in the distance]
Victoria: Klaus?
Ted: Wait, can... Can you hear us through the wall?
Klaus: [o.s.] Yes, I can hear you. I hear everything.
Ted: That's it. Klaus, get in here! For God's sake. I want you out of my apartment. You, those ferrets and all five newborns.
Klaus: Six and counting. Mama is still going. It is like a clown car.

Quote from Barney

Quinn: You know what? I'm on board with the whole prenup thing.
Barney: That's great. It's here to protect you, too, sweetie... from becoming unappealing to me.
Quinn: Actually, I made my own prenup with a little help. Ladies? Go ahead and sign. It's all pretty standard.
Arthur: This might not be the best time to ask. I'm sort of getting back in the game. [clears throat] The redhead with the baby, what's her situation?

Quote from Lily

Barney: Gentlemen, just in time.
Lily: What are you bitches doing here?
Marshall: Lily.
Lily: Oh, he's napping. It's the only time I get to go blue.

Quote from Marshall

Ted: Barney texted us that you guys were ganging up on him.
Marshall: So we're just here to ensure he doesn't sign anything he'll regret.
Arthur: I'm sorry, I don't think anyone here other than me is a lawyer. [winks at Lily] A well-paid, successful lawyer.
Marshall: I'm a lawyer. Actually, we worked together for years.
Arthur: Back off, stretch, I saw her first.

Quote from Robin

Marshall: Okay, you know what? Since we're all pitching in, may I suggest a provision? In the event that you have a son, Mr. Stinson is free to play with his child however he sees fit.
Lily: How about forbidding your future husband from spiking his child into his crib?
Nick: How about a clause protecting you from having to engage in a three-way with her and whatever's on basic cable?
Robin: Oh, yeah? How about forbidding... I got nothing.

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