Shelter Island (How I Met Your Mother)
| "Shelter Island" | |
|---|---|
| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Chris Harris |
| Production code | 4ALH05 |
| Original air date | October 20, 2008 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Jason Jones (Tony) |
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Jason Jones (Tony)
Annie Abrams (Desk Clerk)
Danneel Harris (Nora)
Derek Shizuto (Host)
Aaron Hendry (Juice Bar Guy)
"Shelter Island" is the fifth episode in the fourth season of the television series How I Met Your Mother and 69th overall. It originally aired on October 20, 2008.
Marshall, Lily and Barney are at the bar, when Ted and Stella arrive. Stella is upset because her sister is stealing her dream wedding on Shelter Island at sunset, marrying a vegan guy Stella hates. Later, Ted and Stella go to a restaurant where her sister is massively upset, as her fiancé has run off with a "vitamin consultant from Whole Foods." Ted and Stella engage in a telepathic conversation, but there is a communication error: while Ted thinks he is agreeing to pay for dinner, Stella tells her sister they will take over her wedding and get married that Sunday.
Future Ted then pauses the story to tell its moral, stressing its importance: "Don't ever invite an ex to your wedding."
Meanwhile, in 2008, Robin is in Japan. She does not like her job as it is not at all serious: she has a chimpanzee co-host, for instance. Ted calls her and invites her to his wedding; she agrees to come. At the bar, Barney is being unusually supportive of Ted's marriage. He explains to Lily that he thinks it is a good opportunity to hook up with Robin.
The day before the wedding the group make a trip to Shelter Island, only to find the venue is a Yoga resort, where the bar has a no-alcohol policy, and the all-inclusive meals are 100% vegan. They are all very disappointed, and appear frightened by the bartender, who they think is a former member of The Spin Doctors (although he isn't). Stella finds out Robin has been invited to the wedding and tells Ted she doesn't want his ex at the wedding. Although he disagrees, Lily sides with Stella. Barney calls Robin but hesitates on telling her due to his plan and tells the others she is already on the plane.
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