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How I Met Your Mother - Episode 6.17 - Garbage Island - Press Release

MARSHALL BECOMES OBSESSED WITH SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT AND TED RUNS INTO ZOEY'S EX-HUSBAND, THE CAPTAIN, ON "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER," MONDAY, FEB. 21

"Garbage Island" - After Marshall sees a documentary about garbage, he becomes fixated on saving the environment. Meanwhile, Ted runs into Zoey's ex-husband, The Captain, and Robin forces Barney to admit he has feelings for Nora, the girl who made history as his first Valentine's Day date ever, on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, Monday, Feb. 21 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Nazanin Boniadi ("General Hospital") guest stars as Nora.

SERIES REGULARS:
Ted.............................................. Josh Radnor
Marshall........................................ Jason Segel
Barney................................ Neil Patrick Harris
Lily........................................ Alyson Hannigan
Robin ..................................... Cobie Smulders

RECURRING CAST
Narrator.......................................... Bob Saget
The Captain........................... Kyle Maclachlan
Zoey..................................... Jennifer Morrison
Arthur....................................... Bob Odenkirk
Wendy.................................... Charlene Amoia

GUEST CAST:
Nora...................................... Nazanin Boniadi
Meeker..................................... Daniel O'Brien
Food Guy................................. Edward Flores

WRITTEN BY: Tom Ruprecht
DIRECTED BY: Michael Shea

‘HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’: ‘LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL’ FOR MARSHALL AND LILY, SAYS EP

Tired of weeping during How I Met Your Mother? Join the club. Co-creator and EP Craig Thomas owes us all a box of tissues and a big hug for the emotional turmoil we’ve experienced watching Marshall deal with his father’s death. The good news? Thomas tells me there’s major funny on the way. For one, Marshall is in Minnesota for the next two episodes, and in the Feb. 7 episode, he (like many fans) is looking for a distraction from all the sadness.

Thomas sums it up for us: “This episode starts up with Marshall calling back home and saying, ‘Guys, I’m in Minnesota. I’m dealing with the loss of my father; it’s a lot. Now, talk to me, and tell me a story. Tell me something that has nothing to do with my father or death or anything bad. I want some gossip, and I want to be distracted. Go.’ Sometimes [friends] are there to talk about real stuff; sometimes they’re there to completely distract you and let you go a little deeper into denial by telling you something stupid or making you laugh or telling you some petty gossip about a romantic intrigue. That’s the mode we’ll be in.”

Don’t be fooled, though. It is very much a Ted-centric episode (with guest star Katy Perry) that feels like “old-school How I Met Your Mother.” “It’s a true romantic comedy — a very sweet-hearted, hopeful episode,” Thomas says.

“I’m not laughing out loud yet, Sandra,” you might be saying. Fine. How about this: Looking ahead one more week (to an episode I scooped about here), Lily will be missing Marshall so much as Valentine’s Day approaches, she takes matters into her own tiny, slightly creepy hands.

“Lily’s missing Marshall so badly that she has a body pillow that she’s started sleeping with that she’s started to anthropomorphize it in a weird way. She’s starting to throw Marshall’s shirt on it and talk to it. There’s some really funny stuff,” Thomas describes.

And what about the baby Marshmallow we were hoping the happy couple would be making this season? Surely, no pillow can help her with that. (At least we hope they can’t…eeew) Sad fact: Real Marshall might not be up for that either — at least for a bit.

“It doesn’t feel real that we jump right back, ‘All right let’s go have sex. My dad just died. Let’s get back on the baby train immediately,’” Thomas says. “Ultimately, we’re going to see Lily and Marshall get through this tragic time and see what it means for them as they move forward in their lives. Is there going to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Marshall and Lily? For sure.”

8 p.m., CBS
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Zoey (Jennifer Morrison) sets up Ted (Josh Radnor) with her cousin, Honey (guest star Katy Perry)—but Ted decides he actually has feelings for Zoey.

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Lots of zoey tonight on HIMYM and KATY PERRY!! Its a good one tonight