Episode
How I Met Your Mother: Bad News
Overview
Afraid they will never get pregnant, Lily and Marshall decide to see a specialist. Robin begins her new job.
Details
- Series
- How I Met Your Mother
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2011-01-03
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Bad News is Episode 13 in Season 6 of How I Met Your Mother. It aired on 2011-01-03. The runtime is 23 min.
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While on a trip to Minnesota, Ted and Barney try anything to make Marshall laugh. Marshall runs into an old nemesis from high school.
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Episode 11: The Mermaid Theory
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Episode 15: Oh Honey
Barney gets emotional when he opens up to Honey about his life. Ted admits to having feelings for Zoey to the group.
Episode 10: Blitzgiving
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Episode 16: Desperation Day
Barney declares February 13th a holiday for desperate women. Marshall receives a Valentine's Day surprise from Lily. Zoey and Ted work on figuring out their relationship.
Episode 9: Glitter
Barney's discovery of a Canadian kids show called Space Teens, that Robin appeared on as Robin Sparkles, leads the gang to get her to reach out to her co-star, Jessica Glitter.
Episode 17: Garbage Island
Marshall becomes obsessed with saving the environment after seeing a documentary on garbage. Ted runs into The Captain. Barney admits he has feelings for a woman.
Episode 8: Natural History
When the gang goes to a black tie event at the Natural History Museum, Ted gets introduced to Zoey's husband, The Captain.
Episode 18: A Change of Heart
When Barney starts to have real feelings for Nora, he worries that something is wrong with his heart. Meanwhile, Robin starts dating a guy who acts a lot like a dog.
Episode 7: Canning Randy
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Episode 19: Legendaddy
Barney meets his father and is shocked by the differences in their lives. The rest of the gang learn their "gaps"; knowledge they should have by now, but don't.