The Leap (How I Met Your Mother)
| "The Leap" | |
|---|---|
| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 24 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by |
Craig Thomas Carter Bays |
| Production code | 4ALH24 |
| Original air date | May 18, 2009 |
| Recurring/Guest appearances | |
|
Jayden Lund (Bill) |
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Jayden Lund (Bill)
Joel McCrary (Wilkinson)
Christine Bennett Scott (Tracey)
John Duerler (Johnsen)
"The Leap" is the 24th and final episode of season 4 of the How I Met Your Mother TV series and 88th overall. It originally aired on May 18, 2009.
Future Ted (Bob Saget) describes the evening of his 31st birthday. Over the previous 3 days, Ted had been working hard to design the hat-shaped rib restaurant introduced in "Right Place, Right Time". As he pulls an all-nighter in an attempt to win his firm a contract, Marshall attempts to lure Ted to the roof for a surprise 31st birthday party (which Ted waves off because he thinks Marshall would never schedule two surprise parties in a row). Barney asks for Ted's blessing to pursue Robin, using an obvious analogy involving a suit.
Disappointed at his inability to throw a good party, Marshall stands on the ledge of the roof, ready to jump from their apartment roof to the neighboring building's roof (beautifully furnished with a hot tub), about seven feet away. A flashback shows Marshall's attempts over the last years to get the courage to jump. Lily tries to dissuade him by (falsely) claiming that she is pregnant, resulting in Marshall saying that he noticed Lily gaining weight, and Lily storming off afterwards.
Downstairs, while Ted is hard at work, the goat scuttles through the apartment. Ted calls Lily, anxious and annoyed at its presence. After he repeatedly takes a wash-cloth away from the animal, the goat mauls Ted, and he is sent to the hospital. Finally, when he shows up to his restaurant design meeting, his clients decide to go with Swedish avant-garde architecture collective Sven, instead of him.
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