Slutty Pumpkin

"Slutty Pumpkin"
How I Met Your Mother episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 6
Directed by	Pamela Fryman
Written by	Brenda Hsueh
Production code	1ALH05
Original air date	October 24, 2005
Guest appearance(s)
David Henrie (Son) Lyndsy Fonseca (Daughter) Jeremy Gabriel (Mike) Randall Bills, Crispin Barrymore, Kevin St. Clair, Ryan Goessl, Andy Brown, & Eric Bradley as The Shagarats
Season 1 episodes
September 2005 – May 2006 "Pilot" "Purple Giraffe" "Sweet Taste of Liberty" "Return of the Shirt" "Okay Awesome" "Slutty Pumpkin" "Matchmaker" "The Duel" "Belly Full of Turkey" "The Pineapple Incident" "The Limo" "The Wedding" "Drumroll, Please" "Zip, Zip, Zip" "Game Night" "Cupcake" "Life Among the Gorillas" "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M." "Mary the Paralegal" "Best Prom Ever" "Milk" "Come On"
List of How I Met Your Mother episodes

"Slutty Pumpkin" is the sixth episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on October 24, 2005. The episode was written by Brenda Hsueh and directed by Pamela Fryman.

Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) are very excited about Halloween, and have received their costumes in the mail. Marshall has decided to dress up as Jack Sparrow, and Lily as a green parrot. They really hope to win the costume contest at the bar and win the prize of a $50 gift certificate having spent $100 each on their costumes. They invite Robin (Cobie Smulders) and her new boyfriend Mike (Jeremy Gabriel). Although Robin told them neither she nor Mike were dressing up, Mike comes dressed as Hansel, and asks Robin why she isn't dressed as Gretel. They go down to McLaren's, and Lily notices that Robin doesn't appear interested in Mike, even though Mike is obviously interested in her. Lily tells Robin that in order to avoid losing Mike, she is going to have to do "couple things" (such as share food, hold hands, etc.) and not send Mike the wrong signals. Robin tries, but she doesn't succeed, and Mike breaks up with her. Marshall and Lily do indeed win the costume contest.

Ted (Josh Radnor) spends his Halloween waiting for the "slutty pumpkin" (which has strategically carved holes), whom he met in 2001. Ted really likes this girl, but he lost her phone number when Lily gave away the Kit Kat which he had written the girl's phone number on. All he knows about this girl is she has studied penguins and enjoys making a drink that combines Kahlúa and Root beer which she likes to call "The Tootsie Roll". Every year he waits at the same party, dressed in the same old costume, a hanging chad, hoping the "slutty pumpkin" will be there.

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