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* PrettyFreeloaders: Moreso on the "freeloader" part. Due to Robin being both homeless and jobless as part of undoing her move, she temporarily stays at Marshall and Lily's apartment, and her generally uncouth attitude at night - not to mention her general distaste towards kids - lead them to suggest that she stay with Ted for a night whey they intend to have a baby. Ultimately, Robin accepts an offer from Ted to room with him; initially agreed to be for a brief moment, their stint as roommates run for several years.
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* BabyFeverTrigger: Lily and Marshall's story arc about having children kicks off when they start to get baby fever from all the cute babies they see. Marshall meets their neighbor's new baby, Jeremy, and is overcome by how cute his tiny sock is. While Lily initially holds back on having kids (since she actually spoke with Jeremy's exhausted mother while Marshall played with Jeremy), when she gets drunk and sees the sock herself, she foregos all logic and decides to try and conceive a baby with Marshall right at his workplace (though once she sobers up, they both decide to wait a while). Both Barney and Robin (who both insist they don't want kids) go into CutenessProximity as well when they come across the sock.
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* InnocentCohabitation: Robin accepts an offer from Ted to move back into the apartment for a couple of days. The two proceed to be roommates for the next 3 seasons.

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* DescriptionCut: Robin says that Ted acts like the [[TeamDad group's dad]], and every example she gives is punctuated by a flashback to Ted exhibiting the mentioned behavior. Later, in the cab, every time Robin lists a reason why babies are impossible to deal with, the camera cuts to drunk Lily performing a similar action.

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Robin says that Ted acts like the [[TeamDad group's dad]], and every example she gives is punctuated by a flashback to Ted exhibiting the mentioned behavior. behavior.
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Later, in the cab, every time Robin lists a reason why babies are impossible to deal with, the camera cuts to drunk Lily performing a similar action.


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* InterruptedIntimacy: Marshall and Lily's attempt to have sex on the couch is thwarted when a depressed Robin comes in to watch some television.

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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Discussed throughout the episode. Lily initially thinks this way but later becomes conflicted. Of the gang, only Ted, naturally, thinks of this trope playing straight.

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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Discussed and zig-zagged throughout the episode. Lily initially thinks this way way, thinking babies are adorable, but later becomes conflicted. conflicted because of how much work she'd have to do to support the baby. Of the gang, only Ted, naturally, thinks having babies is a natural and wonderful part of this trope playing straight.life.



* CutenessProximity: The main cast has this reaction to a little sock belonging to Marshall and Lily's neighbour's son. Even Robin and Barney can't help but gush over it, unable to say anything but, "sock!"

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* CutenessProximity: The At [[RunningGag various points throughout the episode]], the main cast has this reaction to all find themselves cooing over a little sock belonging to Marshall and Lily's neighbour's son. Even Robin and Barney Barney, who are strictly opposed to having kids, can't help but gush over it, unable to say anything but, "sock!"



* FanDisservice: Lily crashing Marshall's office and coming onto him in a skimpy nightie would be a pleasant sight, but it's made ridiculously unattractive because she's so wasted that she's acting like an infant.



* LingerieScene: Lily.

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* LingerieScene: Lily.Lily arrives at Marshall's office in lingerie so they can conceive a baby right then and there.
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* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: According to Barney, the "cheerleader effect" is the reason for this: supposedly, cheerleaders only look attractive as a group.
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* InnocentCohabitation: Robin accepts an offer from Ted to move back into the apartment for a couple of days. The two proceed to be roommates for the next 3 seasons.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Lily, after her AlcoholInducedIdiocy, goes to GNB HQ and repeatedly attempts on seducing Marshall. Additionally, Marshall's client sees her too.

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* DistractedByTheSexy: Lily, after her AlcoholInducedIdiocy, goes to GNB HQ and repeatedly attempts on seducing Marshall. Additionally, Marshall's client sees her too. Luckily for Marshall, he doesn't realize that she's with Marshall.
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* TeamDad: Lily and Robin call out Ted that even though he doesn't have kids he still acts as a dorky dad to everyone. Ted hastily denies it, but a few flashbacks and [[DeadpanSnarker a snarky remark from Ted confirms it.]]
-->'''Lily:''' Ted, you may think you're single and childless, but you're totally a dorky dad.
-->'''Ted:''' [[IResembleThatRemark I don't think I like your tone young lady!]]
-->'''Lily:''' ''(squirms as if she is his daughter)''
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* CutenessProximity: The main cast has this reaction to a little sock belonging to Marshall and Lily's neighbour's son. Even Robin and Barney can't help but gush over it, unable to say anything but, "sock!"
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* OprhanedPunchline: Subverted. Robin notes that Ted "always tell[s] super-corny dad jokes", and the camera [[DescriptionCut cuts]] to Ted saying a punchline to the group and laughing by himself. Then, Robin says that Ted interacts with waitresses in a lame way, and we cut to Ted asking a waitress the opening to the joke.

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* OprhanedPunchline: OrphanedPunchline: Subverted. Robin notes that Ted "always tell[s] super-corny dad jokes", and the camera [[DescriptionCut cuts]] to Ted saying a punchline to the group and laughing by himself. Then, Robin says that Ted interacts with waitresses in a lame way, and we cut to Ted asking a waitress the opening to the joke.
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* DescriptionCut: Robin says that Ted acts like the [[TeamMom group's dad]], and every example she gives is punctuated by a flashback to Ted exhibiting the mentioned behavior. Later, in the cab, every time Robin lists a reason why babies are impossible to deal with, the camera cuts to drunk Lily performing a similar action.

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* DescriptionCut: Robin says that Ted acts like the [[TeamMom [[TeamDad group's dad]], and every example she gives is punctuated by a flashback to Ted exhibiting the mentioned behavior. Later, in the cab, every time Robin lists a reason why babies are impossible to deal with, the camera cuts to drunk Lily performing a similar action.

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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Discussed throughout the episode. Lily initially thinks this way but later becomes conflicted. Of the gang, only ted, naturally, thinks of this trope playing straight.

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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Discussed throughout the episode. Lily initially thinks this way but later becomes conflicted. Of the gang, only ted, Ted, naturally, thinks of this trope playing straight.



* DescriptionCut: Robin says that Ted acts like the [[TeamMom group's dad]], and every example she gives is punctuated by a flashback to Ted exhibiting the mentioned behavior. Later, in the cab, every time Robin lists a reason why babies are impossible to deal with, the camera cuts to drunk Lily performing a similar action.



-->'''Marshall's client:''' (to everyone else in the meeting) Did anyone else see the drunk chic?

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-->'''Marshall's client:''' (to everyone else in the meeting) Did anyone else see the drunk chic?chick?


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* OprhanedPunchline: Subverted. Robin notes that Ted "always tell[s] super-corny dad jokes", and the camera [[DescriptionCut cuts]] to Ted saying a punchline to the group and laughing by himself. Then, Robin says that Ted interacts with waitresses in a lame way, and we cut to Ted asking a waitress the opening to the joke.
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* BabiesmakeEverythingBetter: Discussed throughout the episode. Lily initially thinks this way but later becomes conflicted. Of the gang, only ted, naturally, thinks of this trope playing straight.

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* BabiesmakeEverythingBetter: BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Discussed throughout the episode. Lily initially thinks this way but later becomes conflicted. Of the gang, only ted, naturally, thinks of this trope playing straight.
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* AlcoholInducedIdiocity: Lily, while drunk, goes to the GNB HQ to seduce Marshall. HilarityEnsues.

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* AlcoholInducedIdiocity: AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Lily, while drunk, goes to the GNB HQ to seduce Marshall. HilarityEnsues.



* CrossCatRole: One of Marshall's two {{Identical Stranger}}s this episode is a woman also played by Creator/JasonSegel in drag.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Lily, after her AlcoholInducedIdiocity, goes to GNB HQ and repeatedly attempts on seducing Marshall. Additionally, Marshall's client sees her too.

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* CrossCatRole: CrossCastRole: One of Marshall's two {{Identical Stranger}}s this episode is a woman also played by Creator/JasonSegel in drag.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Lily, after her AlcoholInducedIdiocity, AlcoholInducedIdiocy, goes to GNB HQ and repeatedly attempts on seducing Marshall. Additionally, Marshall's client sees her too.

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* AlcoholInducedIdiocity: Lily, while drunk, goes to the GNB HQ to seduce Marshall. HilarityEnsues.
* BabiesmakeEverythingBetter: Discussed throughout the episode. Lily initially thinks this way but later becomes conflicted. Of the gang, only ted, naturally, thinks of this trope playing straight.




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* CrossCatRole: One of Marshall's two {{Identical Stranger}}s this episode is a woman also played by Creator/JasonSegel in drag.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Lily, after her AlcoholInducedIdiocity, goes to GNB HQ and repeatedly attempts on seducing Marshall. Additionally, Marshall's client sees her too.
-->'''Marshall's client:''' (to everyone else in the meeting) Did anyone else see the drunk chic?
* EventTitle: Barney suggests to have the titular "Not A Father's Day" for what he believes are "single guys by choice".
* {{Foreshadowing}}: TheStinger is the very first glimpse of Barney's DaddyIssues. Additionally, his pregnancy scare is also a glimpse of the GrandFinale.
* IdenticalStranger: Marshall has two doppelgangers; one a woman included when Barney explains the "cheerleader effect" to the gang, the other included in the group of men Barney is hanging out with near the end of the episode. Strangely, neither of them are Marshall's ''official'' doppelganger.
* LingerieScene: Lily.
* SexyDiscretionShot: Lily strips down naked but only the lingerie she takes off is shown. Lily herself is blocked behind a wall.
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Marshall and Lily think that they want to have a baby, Barney invents a holiday for men who are single, and Ted and Robin argue about the pros and cons of having children.

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* CallBack: Barney explains the "cheerleader effect" (where a group of women seem hot when individually they are not) at the beginning of the episode. At the end, Ted makes him take a closer look at the "cool bros" he's hanging out with.

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