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Season 5  "Of Course"  5x17

Aired 14 years ago - Mar 08, 2010

When Robin confesses that she is still angry with Barney for the way he handled their break-up, she enlists the help of Anita, a self-help author who plans to beat Barney at his own game.

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 1
and it totally sex, but I can't turn around
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 2
This is hand-spun virgin merino.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 3
the softer it gets.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 4
"Ooh, I can't do anything tomorrow night."
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 5
it scares away guys
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 6
S... S...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 7
I'm not the one who's going to give it up.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 8
do you want to go out Saturday night?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 9
Um, I just had a little cold.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 10
And speaking of rare,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 11
My plan was to sleep with her, but this changes everything.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 12
Actually, Anita's going after Barney because I told her to.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 13
in 30 words or less...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 14
(chuckling)
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 15
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 16
You say the word, and I will destroy him.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 17
Thank you, Mike.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 18
Maybe not bigger, but more shapely.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 19
Thank you, Mike.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 20
It's not like I remember all of them.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 21
But that means...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 22
bang, bang, bang!
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 23
How could you let me do that?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 24
I've read that thing cover to cover,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 25
I'm talking...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 26
All right. Leave it to me.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 27
Uh, Ted, what are you doing?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 28
On your superdate
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 29
'Cause hand in hand you'll find a land
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 30
You kiss her.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 31
Yeah.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 32
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 33
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 34
Carriage ride, dinner at Le Tombeur des Culottes.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 35
She was obviously crushed.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 36
I said a-bang, bang, bangity bang
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 37
Hey.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 38
while she's been going through her mourning period.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 39
NARRATOR: And then Aunt Lily told Barney every excruciating detail
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 40
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 41
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 42
after The Phantom Menace premiere.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 43
(sighs)
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 44
And-and this Anita sounds lovely.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 45
So, you sure you're not upset?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 46
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 47
at being an ex-boyfriend.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 48
Um... don't sleep with Anita.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 49
With a guy she truly deserved.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 50
I'm sorry.

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 2
This is hand-spun virgin merino.
#2 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 3
the softer it gets.
#3 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 4
"Ooh, I can't do anything tomorrow night."
#4 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 5
it scares away guys
#5 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 6
S... S...
#6 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 7
I'm not the one who's going to give it up.
#7 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 8
do you want to go out Saturday night?
#8 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 9
Um, I just had a little cold.
#9 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 10
And speaking of rare,
#10 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 11
My plan was to sleep with her, but this changes everything.
#11 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 12
Actually, Anita's going after Barney because I told her to.
#12 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 13
in 30 words or less...
#13 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 14
(chuckling)
#14 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 15 #15 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 16
You say the word, and I will destroy him.
#16 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 17
Thank you, Mike.
#17 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 18
Maybe not bigger, but more shapely.
#18 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 19
Thank you, Mike.
#19 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 20
It's not like I remember all of them.
#20 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 21
But that means...
#21 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 22
bang, bang, bang!
#22 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 23
How could you let me do that?
#23 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 24
I've read that thing cover to cover,
#24 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 25
I'm talking...
#25 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 26
All right. Leave it to me.
#26 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 27
Uh, Ted, what are you doing?
#27 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 28
On your superdate
#28 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 29
'Cause hand in hand you'll find a land
#29 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 30
You kiss her.
#30 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 31
Yeah.
#31 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 32 #32 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 33 #33 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 34
Carriage ride, dinner at Le Tombeur des Culottes.
#34 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 35
She was obviously crushed.
#35 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 36
I said a-bang, bang, bangity bang
#36 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 37
Hey.
#37 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 38
while she's been going through her mourning period.
#38 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 39
NARRATOR: And then Aunt Lily told Barney every excruciating detail
#39 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 40 #40 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 41 #41 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 42
after The Phantom Menace premiere.
#42 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 43
(sighs)
#43 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 44
And-and this Anita sounds lovely.
#44 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 45
So, you sure you're not upset?
#45 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 46 #46 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 47
at being an ex-boyfriend.
#47 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 48
Um... don't sleep with Anita.
#48 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 49
With a guy she truly deserved.
#49 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 17 (S05E17) - 50
I'm sorry.
#50