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Season 5  "The Sexless Innkeeper"  5x4

Aired 14 years ago - Oct 12, 2009

Marshall and Lily want to hook up with Barney and Robin for double-dating and fun, but their desperate eagerness to please is a huge turn-off. Meanwhile, when a succession of girls come to his apartment and immediately fall asleep, Ted is bummed to learn he is a "Sexless Innkeeper" whose "dates" are only interested in a comfy place to crash

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 1
I'm trashed right now, and I blame
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 2
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 3
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 4
In Cabo, I saw Sammy Hagar eating a Belgian waffle! Come on in.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 5
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 6
We sucked down a couple tacos outside the subway.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 7
Now, Robin...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 8
They've been looking for couple best friends forever.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 9
Marshall: * it was the best night ever *
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 10
* then we played charades *
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 11
* are you free? Are you free next Saturday? *
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 12
I mean, we knew we were gonna have fun tonight,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 13
Well, let's do it again, soon. I'll...uh, call you.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 14
Wound up falling asleep on the couch.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 15
Where does this girl live, exactly?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 16
Has their own tale of the sexless innkeeper.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 17
The tavern grew empty,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 18
Then I turned to my left
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 19
I asked, "where do you live?"
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 20
Back in her cave, she prepared us a snack.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 21
And so are you
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 22
I'm not the sexless innkeeper.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 23
We have. Go on.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 24
And then on Sunday, we're up at 6:00 a.m. for the fall foliage hike.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 25
(sighs)
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 26
When you're too much of a coward to dump them. Yeah.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 27
Come on, Marshall. Let's go.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 28
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 29
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 30
So for months, all of Marshall's
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 31
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 32
* cat funeral *
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 33
* meow, meow, meow, meow * * cat funeral *
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 34
First, a boat ride around the city,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 35
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 36
But five different kinds
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 37
I mean, who's working the front desk?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 38
Ignoring a problem doesn't make it go away.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 39
Even Barney and Robin had to admit
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 40
Um, listen,
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 41
Oh, we can't. We're here with Py and Shea.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 42
They just moved here from Hawaii.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 43
Wow, it sounds like this is getting pretty serious.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 44
(laughing)
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 45
* but when we dial the telephone *
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 46
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 47
You know, with the ferrets?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 48
Okay, guys, I've got some bad news for you.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 49
That was amazing, Lily!
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 50

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In Cabo, I saw Sammy Hagar eating a Belgian waffle! Come on in.
#4 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 5 #5 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 6
We sucked down a couple tacos outside the subway.
#6 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 7
Now, Robin...
#7 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 8
They've been looking for couple best friends forever.
#8 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 9
Marshall: * it was the best night ever *
#9 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 10
* then we played charades *
#10 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 11
* are you free? Are you free next Saturday? *
#11 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 12
I mean, we knew we were gonna have fun tonight,
#12 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 13
Well, let's do it again, soon. I'll...uh, call you.
#13 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 14
Wound up falling asleep on the couch.
#14 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 15
Where does this girl live, exactly?
#15 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 16
Has their own tale of the sexless innkeeper.
#16 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 17
The tavern grew empty,
#17 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 18
Then I turned to my left
#18 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 19
I asked, "where do you live?"
#19 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 20
Back in her cave, she prepared us a snack.
#20 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 21
And so are you
#21 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 22
I'm not the sexless innkeeper.
#22 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 23
We have. Go on.
#23 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 24
And then on Sunday, we're up at 6:00 a.m. for the fall foliage hike.
#24 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 25
(sighs)
#25 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 26
When you're too much of a coward to dump them. Yeah.
#26 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 27
Come on, Marshall. Let's go.
#27 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 28 #28 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 29 #29 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 30
So for months, all of Marshall's
#30 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 31 #31 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 32
* cat funeral *
#32 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 33
* meow, meow, meow, meow * * cat funeral *
#33 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 34
First, a boat ride around the city,
#34 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 35 #35 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 36
But five different kinds
#36 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 37
I mean, who's working the front desk?
#37 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 38
Ignoring a problem doesn't make it go away.
#38 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 39
Even Barney and Robin had to admit
#39 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 40
Um, listen,
#40 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 41
Oh, we can't. We're here with Py and Shea.
#41 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 42
They just moved here from Hawaii.
#42 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 43
Wow, it sounds like this is getting pretty serious.
#43 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 44
(laughing)
#44 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 45
* but when we dial the telephone *
#45 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 46 #46 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 47
You know, with the ferrets?
#47 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 48
Okay, guys, I've got some bad news for you.
#48 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 49
That was amazing, Lily!
#49 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Episode 4 (S05E04) - 50 #50