The Pineapple Incident
| "The Pineapple Incident" | |
|---|---|
| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Carter Bays & Craig Thomas |
| Production code | 1ALH09 |
| Original air date | November 28, 2005 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Danica McKellar (Trudy) |
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Danica McKellar (Trudy)
Joe Nieves (Carl)
"The Pineapple Incident" is the tenth episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on November 28, 2005. It is the highest viewed episode in season 1 and the second highest overall episode during the nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother.
Barney, Marshall, and Lily criticize Ted for overthinking every aspect of his life, rather than simply acting on a whim. Barney convinces Ted to take five shots of 'Red Dragon' (a special blend by Carl the Bartender at MacLaren's); Ted claims that he can still function cognitively even under the influence of the alcohol, but shortly afterwards he blacks out. He wakes up the next morning with a girl he doesn't remember beside him in bed, a pineapple on his nightstand, and a sprained ankle. He also finds out that his coat has been partially burnt. Ted asks Marshall and Lily about the night, and Marshall and Lily tell him that he sang along with the jukebox in the bar while standing on a table. He also repeatedly drunk dialed Robin, who was on a date with a wealthy businessman. He fell off the table (explaining the sprained ankle), and Marshall and Lily took him up to his bed. However, they are surprised when Ted asks about the girl on the bed, and can shed no light on the pineapple or why Ted's coat is burnt. Ted calls Barney, thinking that he might know what had happened, and finds him sprawled in their bathtub.
Barney recounts that Ted reappeared at the bar around 1 a.m., but when he began to call Robin again, Barney lit Ted's coat on fire. After some more fun, he put Ted back into bed, and similarly has no idea who the mystery girl is. Ted finds that someone wrote on his arm, saying to call the number if Ted was found passed out somewhere. Ted calls the number and reaches the bartender, Carl, who fills in some more of the story: Ted again returned to the bar at 3:00 a.m., but Carl refused to serve him. Ted told Carl the meaning of the word "karaoke" and that he wanted to go see some penguins at the zoo, then suddenly called someone (presumably Robin) and told her come over and do something "crazy". Based on this information, Marshall, Lily, and Barney believe that the mysterious girl in Ted's bed is actually Robin, but as Ted goes to wake her up, Robin calls and tells him she is coming over to discuss the previous night.
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