Matchmaker (How I Met Your Mother episode)
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"Matchmaker" is the 7th episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother
. It originally aired on November 7, 2005.
does a story on "Love Solutions", a matchmaking service with a 100% track record, and she and Barney
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try out the service. He is not interested, but Barney eventually tricks Ted into going anyway. Ellen Pierce, the woman in charge of the matchmaking service sees right through Barney, knowing full well that he is only seeking a one-night stand with a desperate woman (the alias he wrote on the registration form, "Jack Package," gives him away). She promises she "can work with" a skeptical Ted, however, and convinces him that she can truly help him find a soul mate in three days. After five days, Ted wants to go back to find out what the problem is. Everyone tells him not to "Ted out" about it (explaining that Ted's name is also a verb, which means to over-think). He returns to Love Solutions, only to find that his chances for finding a soul mate are zero. The closest match compatible with Ted has already been matched up. Ted sneaks back in and finds out she is a dermatologist and makes an appointment to see her. He learns that she is engaged and will be getting married in a few days. He tells her that if things change, he'll be available. She calls him up, and while he thinks things have changed, she merely informs him of something she spotted after his appointment. He reveals why he's been coming there, and she tells him to not believe in matchmaking services, and though he was a 9.6 for her (the compatibility grading of Love Solutions), his real soul mate would be a perfect 10. He then returns to Love Solutions, and finds that because he has no soul mate (according to the computer), the company is ruined, as the 100% success rate no longer exists. Ted, however, has hope that he will find his soul mate.
Meanwhile, Marshall
and Lily
have spotted an unusual creature in the apartment. When they first see it, they run away, with Lily believing it to be a cockroach
, while Marshall believes that it is a mouse
. They spot it again, and try to kill it with bug spray and a phone book. They run away again when the phone book starts moving (meaning that the creature isn't dead), but got a good glimpse of the creature. The creature is described as having six legs, antennae, and an exoskeleton, but also has tufts of fur, whiskers, and a tail, and is roughly the size of a potato. Marshall and Lily call it the "cockamouse." Robin is skeptical of them, but eventually they catch it, and Marshall takes it to the Columbia University Biology department
. When Marshall arrives, he finds the "cockamouse" has escaped, and must still be in the apartment. Robin finally sees the creature, and throws a drink at it when the only way she can think of subduing it is by trying to get it drunk. Marshall arrives and grabs it and throws it out the window, and to their surprise the "cockamouse" flies away. They then shut the window as it tries to fly back inside causing it to hit the glass and fall.
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
. It originally aired on November 7, 2005.
Plot
RobinRobin Scherbatsky
Robin Charles Scherbatsky, Jr. is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Canadian actress Cobie Smulders.- Early life :...
does a story on "Love Solutions", a matchmaking service with a 100% track record, and she and Barney
Barney Stinson
Barnabas "Barney" Stinson is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris. The character has been extremely well received by critics and has been credited for much of the show's success...
recommend Ted
Ted Mosby
Theodore Evelyn "Ted" Mosby is the titular fictional character of the U.S. television sitcom How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Josh Radnor...
try out the service. He is not interested, but Barney eventually tricks Ted into going anyway. Ellen Pierce, the woman in charge of the matchmaking service sees right through Barney, knowing full well that he is only seeking a one-night stand with a desperate woman (the alias he wrote on the registration form, "Jack Package," gives him away). She promises she "can work with" a skeptical Ted, however, and convinces him that she can truly help him find a soul mate in three days. After five days, Ted wants to go back to find out what the problem is. Everyone tells him not to "Ted out" about it (explaining that Ted's name is also a verb, which means to over-think). He returns to Love Solutions, only to find that his chances for finding a soul mate are zero. The closest match compatible with Ted has already been matched up. Ted sneaks back in and finds out she is a dermatologist and makes an appointment to see her. He learns that she is engaged and will be getting married in a few days. He tells her that if things change, he'll be available. She calls him up, and while he thinks things have changed, she merely informs him of something she spotted after his appointment. He reveals why he's been coming there, and she tells him to not believe in matchmaking services, and though he was a 9.6 for her (the compatibility grading of Love Solutions), his real soul mate would be a perfect 10. He then returns to Love Solutions, and finds that because he has no soul mate (according to the computer), the company is ruined, as the 100% success rate no longer exists. Ted, however, has hope that he will find his soul mate.
Meanwhile, Marshall
Marshall Eriksen
Marshall Eriksen is a fictional character in the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and portrayed by Jason Segel.-Character profile:Marshall is an easy-going, naive optimist from St. Cloud, Minnesota...
and Lily
Lily Aldrin
Lillian "Lily" Aldrin is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by American actress Alyson Hannigan. She is the wife of Marshall Eriksen and the best friend of Robin Scherbatsky...
have spotted an unusual creature in the apartment. When they first see it, they run away, with Lily believing it to be a cockroach
Cockroach
Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria or Blattodea, of which about 30 species out of 4,500 total are associated with human habitations...
, while Marshall believes that it is a mouse
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
. They spot it again, and try to kill it with bug spray and a phone book. They run away again when the phone book starts moving (meaning that the creature isn't dead), but got a good glimpse of the creature. The creature is described as having six legs, antennae, and an exoskeleton, but also has tufts of fur, whiskers, and a tail, and is roughly the size of a potato. Marshall and Lily call it the "cockamouse." Robin is skeptical of them, but eventually they catch it, and Marshall takes it to the Columbia University Biology department
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. When Marshall arrives, he finds the "cockamouse" has escaped, and must still be in the apartment. Robin finally sees the creature, and throws a drink at it when the only way she can think of subduing it is by trying to get it drunk. Marshall arrives and grabs it and throws it out the window, and to their surprise the "cockamouse" flies away. They then shut the window as it tries to fly back inside causing it to hit the glass and fall.
Continuity
- The Cockamouse is seen again in the 6th season episode "The Perfect CocktailThe Perfect Cocktail"The Perfect Cocktail" is the twenty-second episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and the 134th episode overall...
". - Ted's, and the rest of the group's, love of brunch is referenced in "Brunch" and "World's Greatest CoupleWorld's Greatest Couple"World's Greatest Couple" is the 5th episode in the second season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on October 16, 2006.- Plot :...
". - Love Solutions eventually sets Ted up with his match in Milk
Cultural References
- The scene in which Marshall and Lily worked on creating a trap to capture the cockamouse was accompanied by music that sounds very similar to the music heard on The A-TeamThe A-TeamThe A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
when the team built or modified vehicles or other devices.
Music
- Seals & Crofts - "Summer BreezeSummer Breeze (song)"Summer Breeze" is the title of a song written and recorded by Seals and Crofts that has been covered by The Isley Brothers, Type O Negative, the Three Tenors, and several other artists.-Seals & Crofts version:...
" - Ted Leo and the PharmacistsTed Leo and the PharmacistsTed Leo and the Pharmacists are an American rock band formed in 1999 in Washington, D.C. and currently recording for Matador Records. They have released six full-length studio albums and have toured internationally...
- "Parallel or Together?" - R.E.M.R.E.M.R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
- "At My Most BeautifulAt My Most Beautiful"At My Most Beautiful" is a song by R.E.M. and the third single from the album Up. With a heavy influence from the Beach Boys and the Beatles, lyricist Michael Stipe wanted it to be the most romantic song he'd ever written....
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