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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ted and Barney's discussion about raising a baby sounds like they are already a dysfunctional marriage.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ted and Barney's discussion about raising a baby sounds like they are already in a dysfunctional marriage.
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* CharacterTitle: "The Rebound Girl" is James's daughter, who Barney pretends to have adopted/stolen to convince Ted that being bro-parents would be awesome.
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* ComicalOverreacting: Robin's reactions to breaking lamps get more extreme each time; this and her ongoing overreaction to Marshall and Lily moving to Long Island are played for laughs. However, this is subverted in the end when it's revealed she's actually upset because she's pregnant.
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* SuddenlyShouting: The fourth time she breaks a lamp, Robin screams what you see written under RunningGag.
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "I'm pregnant."]]

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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "I'm pregnant."]]
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* RunningGag: Robin breaking a lamp every time she tries to convince Marshall and Lily that their apartment isn't small.
-->'''Robin''': Have you ever heard of overhead lighting?!!



'''Lily''': ''Even'' Ernie Hudson begged you not to go throught that. \\

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'''Lily''': ''Even'' Ernie Hudson begged you not to go throught through that. \\


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* VisualPun: Marshall and Lily's apartment getting progressively smaller as they are more convinced to move into the Long Island house.
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* ShoutOut: Marshall claims that The Universe once sent him signs to quit GNB and become... a [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Ghostbuster]]. Said signs included an ''ambulance car'', a ''firehouse for sale'' and, after running into ''Ernie Hudson'' by chance and ask if he could borrow his phone, he asked "Who're you gonna call?"

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* ShoutOut: Marshall claims that The Universe once sent him signs to quit GNB and become... a [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Ghostbuster]]. Said signs included an ''ambulance car'', a ''firehouse for sale'' and, after running into ''Ernie Hudson'' ''Creator/ErnieHudson'' by chance and ask asking if he could borrow his phone, he asked "Who're you gonna call?"
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ted and Barney's discussion about raising a baby sound like they are already a dysfunctional marriage.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ted and Barney's discussion about raising a baby sound sounds like they are already a dysfunctional marriage.
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* PlatonicCoParenting: Ted and Barney spontaneously decide to adopt a baby so they won't have to wait to get married to start a family. Barney inexplicably turns up with a baby girl, but she later turns out to be his brother James's new adopted daughter with his husband Tom. James confides in Ted that he and a straight female friend also once considered platonically adopting together, but now both are grateful they waited for the real thing.

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* PlatonicCoParenting: Ted and Barney spontaneously decide to adopt a baby so they won't have to wait to get married to start a family. Barney inexplicably turns up with a baby girl, girl he claims to have adopted, but she later turns out to be his brother James's new adopted daughter with his husband Tom. James confides in Ted that he and a straight female friend also once considered platonically adopting together, but now both are grateful they waited for the real thing.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ted and Barney's discussion about raising a baby sound like they are already a disfunctional marriage.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ted and Barney's discussion about raising a baby sound like they are already a disfunctional marriage.dysfunctional marriage.
* PlatonicCoParenting: Ted and Barney spontaneously decide to adopt a baby so they won't have to wait to get married to start a family. Barney inexplicably turns up with a baby girl, but she later turns out to be his brother James's new adopted daughter with his husband Tom. James confides in Ted that he and a straight female friend also once considered platonically adopting together, but now both are grateful they waited for the real thing.
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* {{WikiWord Foreshadowing}}: Barney wants a baby without a wife. [[Spoiler: He gets this in the series finale.]]
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* {{WikiWord Foreshadowing}}: Barney wants a baby without a wife. [[Spoiler: He gets this in the series finale.]]
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'''Marshall''': Ernie Hudson is a coward!!! \\

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'''Marshall''': Ernie Hudson is a coward!!! \\coward!!!
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ted and Barney's discussion about raising a baby sound like they are already a disfunctional marriage.
* ShoutOut: Marshall claims that The Universe once sent him signs to quit GNB and become... a [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Ghostbuster]]. Said signs included an ''ambulance car'', a ''firehouse for sale'' and, after running into ''Ernie Hudson'' by chance and ask if he could borrow his phone, he asked "Who're you gonna call?"
-->'''Robin''': And did Marshall become a Ghostbuster? \\
'''Marshall''': That firehouse is still for sale. \\
'''Lily''': ''Even'' Ernie Hudson begged you not to go throught that. \\
'''Marshall''': Ernie Hudson is a coward!!! \\
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Ted and Barney talk about adopting a baby together, but when Ted is convinced otherwise, Barney still goes through with it. Robin tries to convince Marshall and Lily not to move to Long Island.

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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "I'm pregnant."]]

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