The Locket (How I Met Your Mother)
| "The Locket" | |
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| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 9 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Carter Bays & Craig Thomas |
| Original air date | September 23, 2013 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Wayne Brady (James Stinson) |
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Wayne Brady (James Stinson)
Suzie Plakson (Judy Eriksen)
Sherri Shepherd (Daphne)
"The Locket" is the first episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 185th episode overall.
On Friday at 11am, 55 hours before the wedding, the gang all set out on their separate trips to the wedding that will change their lives, as well as the life of the woman who will become Ted's wife.
Robin and Barney are being driven to Farhampton by Ranjit. They worry about which of their relatives will be the "Wild Card" (the person most likely to ruin the wedding). As they go through their family members, they find they share a "Crazy Cousin Mitch" and become horrified at the idea that they could be related. Though they try to make light of the situation, both are too repulsed by the notion to be affectionate with each other. After a bout of awkwardness, Robin finally speaks to her grandmother who confirms that Mitch is only related to them through marriage (for Barney) and adoption (for Robin). The awkwardness instantly lifts and Barney isn't worried about a Wild Card anymore, promising it will be a "legendary" wedding. When Robin notes that he didn't insert his usual "Wait for it" catchphrase into the middle, Barney tells Robin that thanks to her, he doesn't have to wait.
In Minnesota, Marshall is waiting on the plane for New York with Marvin while worrying about how to tell Lily about his job offer and irritating his seat neighbor, Daphne (Sherri Shepherd). When he discovers that his mother Judy (Suzie Plakson) has posted a photo on the internet of Marvin that reveals how Marshall will become a judge, Marshall realizes that the photo will also be forwarded to Lily. Marshall phones Judy to teach her how to remove the image, which delays the plane from taking off. A fight between Marshall and Daphne ensues, which results in both of them being removed from the plane. At the airport terminal, Marshall accesses his mother's account to delete the photo himself, but also finds himself stumped as to how to do it. However, the photo is successfully deleted when Marvin hits a random key on the keyboard. When Marshall and Daphne learn there's another flight to New York soon but there's only one seat available, the two race each other across the airport.
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