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Season 6  "The Exploding Meatball Sub"  6x20

Aired 13 years ago - Apr 11, 2011

Lily and Barney react badly when Marshall finally quits his job at Goliath National Bank to take a volunteer position at an environmental organization. Meanwhile, Ted and Zoey's opposing positions on the future of the Arcadia come between them.

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 1
Sure, it pays less...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 2
that you've been planning.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 3
So, Marshall walked in the next morning all ready to quit.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 4
- # Don't let your life # - Out of nowhere, Marshall actually liked GNB.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 5
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 6
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 7
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 8
That one was a bummer.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 9
You know, sometimes I feel bad for Lily and Marshall.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 10
- No, they don't. - Yes, they do.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 11
Baby, I did it. I quit!
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 12
You're cool with that, right?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 13
You wanna play Who's Hot and Who's Scott?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 14
If they declare the Arcadian a landmark, the whole project is dead.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 15
your whole project goes down the tubes?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 16
The downside to having giant Japanese anime eyes is that they're easy to read.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 17
We take turns! Sometimes.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 18
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 19
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 20
Oop! I gotta go. The invitations are ready.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 21
He's stupid. Hershel's way better.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 22
"Barney, I'm not gonna conduct a couples session between you and this woman.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 23
Would you mind driving out to Kennedy with me...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 24
Hey, Marshall, it's me. Listen, I know I've been kind of a jerk about your leaving GNB.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 25
Oh, that's cool. No biggie.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 26
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 27
- Oh, no. I'm fine. - Okay.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 28
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 29
Oh, my God. Is that how support feels?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 30
or... oh, I don't know... my lifelong dream of building a skyscraper in New York City?
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 31
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 32
- Um, he speaks perfect English. - Yeah, l-I know.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 33
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 34
I honestly haven't thought it all the way through, and I don't intend to.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 35
Marshall's been asking a lot lately.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 36
and that he's not thinking about how we're gonna pay any of our bills...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 37
- There's nothin' to talk about. - You trashed your office today!
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 38
I've never told anyone this before.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 39
As things grew heated...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 40
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 41
ticking, ticking, ticking.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 42
which is why you're ready to spill your guts.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 43
- Huh? - It all started months ago in the GNB commissary.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 44
Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 45
An exploding meatball sub.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 46
More marinara sauce.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 47
It's meatball sub day today, which is why I wanted Marshall to come over and have lunch.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 48
Hey. Oh, Professor Rodriguez. Thank you so much for coming.
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 49
Lily...
 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 50
Yeah. Listen, Marshall. l-I need to talk to you about something.

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Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 2
that you've been planning.
#2 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 3
So, Marshall walked in the next morning all ready to quit.
#3 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 4
- # Don't let your life # - Out of nowhere, Marshall actually liked GNB.
#4 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 5 #5 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 6 #6 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 7 #7 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 8
That one was a bummer.
#8 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 9
You know, sometimes I feel bad for Lily and Marshall.
#9 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 10
- No, they don't. - Yes, they do.
#10 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 11
Baby, I did it. I quit!
#11 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 12
You're cool with that, right?
#12 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 13
You wanna play Who's Hot and Who's Scott?
#13 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 14
If they declare the Arcadian a landmark, the whole project is dead.
#14 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 15
your whole project goes down the tubes?
#15 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 16
The downside to having giant Japanese anime eyes is that they're easy to read.
#16 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 17
We take turns! Sometimes.
#17 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 18 #18 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 19 #19 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 20
Oop! I gotta go. The invitations are ready.
#20 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 21
He's stupid. Hershel's way better.
#21 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 22
"Barney, I'm not gonna conduct a couples session between you and this woman.
#22 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 23
Would you mind driving out to Kennedy with me...
#23 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 24
Hey, Marshall, it's me. Listen, I know I've been kind of a jerk about your leaving GNB.
#24 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 25
Oh, that's cool. No biggie.
#25 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 26 #26 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 27
- Oh, no. I'm fine. - Okay.
#27 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 28 #28 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 29
Oh, my God. Is that how support feels?
#29 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 30
or... oh, I don't know... my lifelong dream of building a skyscraper in New York City?
#30 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 31 #31 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 32
- Um, he speaks perfect English. - Yeah, l-I know.
#32 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 33 #33 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 34
I honestly haven't thought it all the way through, and I don't intend to.
#34 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 35
Marshall's been asking a lot lately.
#35 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 36
and that he's not thinking about how we're gonna pay any of our bills...
#36 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 37
- There's nothin' to talk about. - You trashed your office today!
#37 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 38
I've never told anyone this before.
#38 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 39
As things grew heated...
#39 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 40 #40 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 41
ticking, ticking, ticking.
#41 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 42
which is why you're ready to spill your guts.
#42 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 43
- Huh? - It all started months ago in the GNB commissary.
#43 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 44 #44 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 45
An exploding meatball sub.
#45 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 46
More marinara sauce.
#46 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 47
It's meatball sub day today, which is why I wanted Marshall to come over and have lunch.
#47 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 48
Hey. Oh, Professor Rodriguez. Thank you so much for coming.
#48 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 49
Lily...
#49 Recap of How I Met Your Mother Season 6 Episode 20 (S06E20) - 50
Yeah. Listen, Marshall. l-I need to talk to you about something.
#50