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Season 4  "Benefits"  4x12

Aired 15 years ago - Jan 12, 2009

Ted and Robin discover that sex with each other solve their fights as roommates, which makes Barney very jealous and angry. Meanwhile, Marshall reveals that he's too embarrassed to use the office bathroom.

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 1
You know,a room with a little man on the door?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 2
Marshall's about to read a big ol' magazine
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 3
Exactly.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 4
Hey,Eriksen,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 5
Marshall,you have to read a magazine someplace else.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 6
That key,madam, buys my silence.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 7
Awfsome.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 8
someone always winds up getting hurt.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 9
And since it's just physical,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 10
And now that we're hooking up, we're not fighting anymore.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 11
Excellent. Excellent. Excellent.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 12
So happy for those two.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 13
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 14
to make me feel better, we aren't going to be talking.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 15
about not taking it all too seriously.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 16
We wouldn't even be talking about this
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 17
The credit card bill came today.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 18
just so you could read a magazine there?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 19
because I was busy "reading a magazine."
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 20
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 21
Well,same thing.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 22
So awesome.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 23
That's just so...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 24
but LCDs are better for games?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 25
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 26
but not me.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 27
They laid off everybody on the eighth floor.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 28
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 29
don't throw out the pizza box more often.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 30
So last night,Robin left a pizza box out on the floor,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 31
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 32
Maybe Robin didn't think it was weird.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 33
Story of my life.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 34
But before you know it, you're buying a carton a week.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 35
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 36
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 37
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 38
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 39
are still causing friction between you and Robin,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 40
Yeah,I picked those up on the way over. It was nothing.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 41
Exactly.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 42
Are you in love with Robin?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 43
Name me one bro in the history of bros
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 44
No. No,I don't.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 45
And then I stormed out.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 46
Now I'm smoking.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 47
These kids have issues to talk about,too,you know.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 48
Why are you smiling?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 49
I decided it was time to let go of my hang-ups
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 50
I know what you're about to do and I respect you for it.

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 2
Marshall's about to read a big ol' magazine
#2 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 3
Exactly.
#3 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 4
Hey,Eriksen,
#4 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 5
Marshall,you have to read a magazine someplace else.
#5 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 6
That key,madam, buys my silence.
#6 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 7
Awfsome.
#7 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 8
someone always winds up getting hurt.
#8 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 9
And since it's just physical,
#9 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 10
And now that we're hooking up, we're not fighting anymore.
#10 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 11
Excellent. Excellent. Excellent.
#11 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 12
So happy for those two.
#12 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 13 #13 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 14
to make me feel better, we aren't going to be talking.
#14 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 15
about not taking it all too seriously.
#15 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 16
We wouldn't even be talking about this
#16 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 17
The credit card bill came today.
#17 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 18
just so you could read a magazine there?
#18 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 19
because I was busy "reading a magazine."
#19 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 20 #20 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 21
Well,same thing.
#21 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 22
So awesome.
#22 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 23
That's just so...
#23 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 24
but LCDs are better for games?
#24 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 25 #25 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 26
but not me.
#26 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 27
They laid off everybody on the eighth floor.
#27 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 28 #28 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 29
don't throw out the pizza box more often.
#29 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 30
So last night,Robin left a pizza box out on the floor,
#30 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 31 #31 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 32
Maybe Robin didn't think it was weird.
#32 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 33
Story of my life.
#33 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 34
But before you know it, you're buying a carton a week.
#34 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 35 #35 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 36 #36 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 37 #37 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 38 #38 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 39
are still causing friction between you and Robin,
#39 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 40
Yeah,I picked those up on the way over. It was nothing.
#40 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 41
Exactly.
#41 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 42
Are you in love with Robin?
#42 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 43
Name me one bro in the history of bros
#43 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 44
No. No,I don't.
#44 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 45
And then I stormed out.
#45 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 46
Now I'm smoking.
#46 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 47
These kids have issues to talk about,too,you know.
#47 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 48
Why are you smiling?
#48 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 49
I decided it was time to let go of my hang-ups
#49 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 4 Episode 12 (S04E12) - 50
I know what you're about to do and I respect you for it.
#50