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- ->'''Marvin:''' What I'm saying is, we love you no matter what. Now, why don't you pretend you're in high school, get back in that bathroom, and "blow dry your hair".\\

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- ->'''Marvin:''' -->'''Marvin:''' What I'm saying is, we love you no matter what. Now, why don't you pretend you're in high school, get back in that bathroom, and "blow dry your hair".\\
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* BlatantLies: Marshall just learns that his parents always knew about his “private business” in the bathroom.
- ->'''Marvin:''' What I'm saying is, we love you no matter what. Now, why don't you pretend you're in high school, get back in that bathroom, and "blow dry your hair".\\
'''Marshall:''' Wait, you knew?\\
'''Judy:''' We didn't have a hair dryer, dear.
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* FiveSecondForshadowing: Everytime Marshall calls his dad, he answers right away. At the end of the episode, the phone rings with no answer. When Lily walks in, we find out why.

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* FiveSecondForshadowing: FiveSecondForeshadowing: Everytime Marshall calls his dad, he answers right away. At the end of the episode, the phone rings with no answer. When Lily walks in, we find out why.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Marshall needs to give a sperm sample to the fertility doctor, but he can't find a comfortable setting to do it in.
-->'''Marvin''': Now, how about you go back there, pretend you’re in high school and “blow dry your hair”
-->'''Marshall''': Wait. You knew?!
-->'''Judy''': We didn’t have a hair dryer, dear.
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* FiveSecondForshadowing: Everytime Marshall calls his dad, he answers right away. At the end of the episode, the phone rings with no answer. When Lily walks in, we find out why.
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* StreisandEffect: InUniverse, Ted advises Robin to "steer into the skid" about her OldShame as Robin Sparkles and falling in horse poop in order to avoid this at work. Eventually she does, and it works.
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* ActorAllusion: Of ''course'' Barney's Doppelganger is [[Series/DoogieHowserMD a doctor]]. See also Fridge: Genius Bonus.

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* ActorAllusion: Of ''course'' Barney's Doppelganger is [[Series/DoogieHowserMD a doctor]]. See also Fridge: Genius Bonus.Fridge Brilliance.
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* ActorAllusion: Of ''course'' Barney's Doppelganger is [[Series/DoogieHowserMD a doctor]]. See also Fridge: Genius Bonus.

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* CallBack: In order to assure Lily that Barney and Dr. Stangel are [[IdenticalStranger different people]], Barney remains in the room during her exam while wearing the Sensory Deprivator 2000 from [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS2E14MondayNightFootball "Monday Night Football"]].

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In order to assure Lily that Barney and Dr. Stangel are [[IdenticalStranger different people]], Barney remains in the room during her exam while wearing the Sensory Deprivator 2000 from [[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS2E14MondayNightFootball "Monday Night Football"]].Football"]].
** We also get a brief reference to the hot dog vendor who looked nothing like Barney that Lily thought was the fifth Doppelganger.
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* TwistEnding: Hey, a countdown from fifty! Obviously we're going to learn that Lily is pregnant! [[MoodWhiplash WRONG.]]
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-->'''Judy''': We didn’t have a blow dryer, sweetie.

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-->'''Judy''': We didn’t have a blow hair dryer, sweetie.dear.

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* WhamLine:

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* WhamLine:ParentalSexualitySquick: Marshall has trouble masturbating in the bathroom because his mother keeps grossing him out by talking about her low-cut bikini and how much his father loves it.
* WhamLine: Marshall learning about his father's death creates serious MoodWhiplash.

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