Top 10 Times the How I Met Your Mother Cast Couldn't Keep a Straight Face
We couldn't keep a straight face either! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the times the actor broke character, whether it made the final cut or ended up on the blooper reels.
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00:00 [BARKING]
00:01 It's amazing.
00:04 Welcome to "Ms. Mojo."
00:06 And today, we're counting down our picks for the times
00:09 the "How I Met Your Mother" actors broke character.
00:11 [LAUGHTER]
00:13 Oh my god, I love it so much!
00:15 Whether it made the final cut or ended up on the blooper reels.
00:19 Number 10, Barney and Robin let it all out.
00:23 In this episode, Ted grows suspicious
00:25 when Barney and Robin play the picture perfect couple.
00:28 Barney says that you two never fight.
00:31 Huh, I guess that's true.
00:33 Told you.
00:34 No way.
00:35 I love you both, but you are the two most emotionally
00:38 ill-equipped individuals in the history of relationships.
00:41 You two must have had at least one fight.
00:43 But as it turns out, all is not well in paradise.
00:46 They're actually going out of their way to avoid conflict,
00:49 tiptoeing around their frustrations.
00:52 But then fate, in the form of a chairlift,
00:54 traps them together, leaving them no choice
00:57 but to confront all those pent-up annoyances.
01:00 This no fighting thing is over, huh?
01:03 Think so.
01:06 How could you possibly agree with him?
01:07 I can't believe that you and me are really getting
01:07 to fight about it.
01:08 She's shorter than him.
01:10 And it didn't end there.
01:11 We've been fighting ever since.
01:12 In a hilarious blooper, the couple
01:14 dives into a heated, seemingly ad-libbed argument
01:18 about their intimate life.
01:19 Neil Patrick Harris throws out a remark
01:22 that breaks his scene mate.
01:23 [INTERPOSING VOICES]
01:24 I don't even have one orgasm in all this!
01:26 Stop getting on it!
01:27 Stop just laying there!
01:28 Move around or do something!
01:30 Of course, it isn't the only occasion
01:36 NPH cracks Cobie Smulders.
01:38 But what did he say?
01:40 You want to tell us what it was?
01:42 No, he doesn't!
01:44 Sorry!
01:45 Number nine, Barney really enjoys
01:47 Marshall's birthday song.
01:49 Lily's birthday sparks excitement akin to a child
01:52 on Christmas morning.
01:54 And Marshall's more than happy to indulge her.
01:57 Throughout the day, Marshall showers Lily
01:59 with numerous surprises, including a personalized song.
02:04 Hey, guys, I've composed a song for the evening.
02:06 Follow along.
02:07 The chorus goes like this.
02:08 (SINGING) Happy, happy Lily day.
02:10 While Lily and Ted squabble over the woman
02:13 he brought to the party, Marshall, the maestro,
02:15 tries to transform discord into harmony.
02:18 And yes, there are parts for everyone.
02:21 While giving Robin her instructions,
02:23 we see Barney grin beside him.
02:25 Or is it NPH himself enjoying the amusing spectacle?
02:30 Either way, it's hard to tell where the character ends
02:32 and the actor begins.
02:34 In the end, Barney Bogarts the melody entirely,
02:38 bringing some levity to a tense moment.
02:40 (SINGING) Happy, happy Lily day.
02:43 Happy, happy Lily day.
02:45 Number eight, whose cell phone is that?
02:48 In season six, Marshall faces an unthinkable loss.
02:52 His father's sudden passing.
02:54 Your father, he had a heart attack.
02:56 He didn't make it.
03:00 The subsequent episode unfolds at Marvin Sr.'s memorial
03:04 service, where the family reflects
03:06 on their final words with him.
03:08 Marshall worries his last conversation with his dad
03:11 wasn't meaningful enough, and his friends try to console him.
03:14 It almost doesn't matter what he said.
03:16 It doesn't matter.
03:18 What if, God forbid, all of your dads died right now?
03:23 What would their last words to you have been?
03:25 He stops them and makes them understand his feelings
03:28 by telling them to imagine themselves in his place.
03:31 Now, can we all just admit that last words
03:34 are, in fact, a big deal?
03:35 Yes.
03:37 In the episode, it's a real tear-jerking moment.
03:40 Yet in a blooper, the emotion is shattered by a ringing phone.
03:44 Jason Segel jokingly vents his frustration,
03:47 only for someone off-camera to reveal it's his phone
03:50 causing the disturbance.
03:51 Right while I'm acting, I'm just acting right now.
03:54 Number seven, Barney talks about his dad, Bob Barker.
04:05 As a child, Barney asked his mom about his dad.
04:08 She told him it was Bob Barker.
04:10 Mom, who's my dad?
04:12 All the other kids at school know who their dad is.
04:15 Who's mine?
04:16 Oh, I don't know.
04:19 That guy.
04:19 Eager for a father figure, he believed her.
04:22 And where better to have the grand reunion
04:24 than on national television?
04:26 In the scene that made it to air,
04:28 the emotion in Barney's voice and that perfectly timed catch
04:32 in his throat definitely had us snickering.
04:34 So now I'm going to go to LA, be on the show,
04:37 win the Showcase Showdown, make him proud of me,
04:40 and then tell him who I am.
04:42 In the gag reel, the laughter proves to be contagious.
04:45 So now I'm going to go to LA, be on the show,
04:48 win the Showcase Showdown, make my father proud, and then--
04:53 With each take, Barney's emotion escalates,
04:56 making his co-stars burst into giggles.
04:59 Nothing seems to curb the laughter either.
05:02 And who could blame them?
05:03 NPH's comedic brilliance shines through,
05:06 leaving us all in stitches.
05:08 So now I'm going to go to LA, be on the show,
05:10 win the Showcase Showdown, make my father proud.
05:14 (laughing)
05:16 Number six, is that Josh Radner smirking?
05:19 In season one, Barney tricks Ted
05:22 into visiting a matchmaker with him.
05:23 But of course, his intentions are far from honorable.
05:27 When they meet Alan, the owner of Love Solutions,
05:30 Barney paints an exaggerated picture,
05:32 trying to appear like the perfect partner.
05:34 - I really think I'm ready to stop being a me
05:37 and start being a we.
05:38 Hey, is there any way I can let it be known
05:41 that I love cuddling?
05:42 - We imagine he requires his wingman, nay, his bro,
05:45 to play along to pull off his act effectively.
05:48 But is that what Ted's doing?
05:50 See for yourselves.
05:52 - I just want someone who's not afraid to hold me at night.
05:56 When the tears come.
05:58 Ellen, can you help me find her?
06:02 - Either Barney's plan is so ridiculous
06:04 that Ted can't help but smirk,
06:05 or Josh Radner, the actor, finds the scene absurd.
06:10 We're not saying that Ted ruined Barney's play.
06:12 After all, this isn't Ellen's first day on the job,
06:15 but it probably didn't help either.
06:17 - Do you want me to do this the easy way or the hard way?
06:19 - What's the hard way?
06:20 Security roughs me up and tosses me out?
06:23 - No, that's the easy way.
06:24 The hard way is that I stomp the crap out of you myself.
06:27 Number five, the pants dance.
06:30 Ted and Robin bring an argument about gifts
06:33 from exes to their friends,
06:35 sparking a flashback to the 2005 case
06:37 of Lily versus Joey Buttafuoco pants.
06:40 In the flashback, Marshall tries to win over his friends
06:43 with the colorful garment, but fails.
06:45 - Ah, the 2005 landmark case of Lily
06:48 versus the Joey Buttafuoco pants.
06:51 - Huh?
06:52 Huh?
06:54 Nice, right?
06:55 - I'm gonna have to say no.
06:57 - Maybe if he'd stuck with his dance from the outtake,
07:00 he might've had more votes on his side.
07:02 Who wouldn't laugh watching a friend
07:04 do a backward running man in parachute pants?
07:07 Smulders tries to hide her amusement,
07:09 Radner is visibly entertained,
07:11 and even Siegel can't help but chuckle.
07:14 He struggles with his lines.
07:15 - Uh-uh.
07:16 Uh-uh.
07:19 It's nice, right?
07:22 - Eventually giving up and starting over,
07:24 adding to the hilarity of the moment.
07:26 - Really?
07:27 (laughing)
07:29 No, it's nice.
07:32 It's nice, right?
07:33 Come on, yo.
07:35 - Number four, a flippin' funny blooper.
07:38 Remember Barney's mermaid theory from season six?
07:41 - Sure, today you see Iris as a manatee,
07:44 but she ain't gonna stay that way.
07:47 Marshall, your secretary's mermaid clock starts right now.
07:52 - Keeping that in mind,
07:53 Marshall and Robin hang out one-on-one,
07:55 just as friends, of course.
07:57 After Marshall shares Barney's theory with Robin,
08:00 he starts picturing her as a manatee.
08:02 - You were the last person on the planet
08:04 who was allowed to turn into a mermaid.
08:06 - Wait, does that mean that I'm a manatee right now?
08:08 - Big time manatee.
08:13 - And well, this blooper shows you
08:15 why you don't see too many manatees hanging out at bars.
08:18 Kudos to Smulders and Siegel,
08:20 who try to keep the scene going.
08:22 Give me a hand with this.
08:23 You know, you grab that, okay?
08:25 And then.
08:26 - And then I just slowly.
08:27 - But watching Smulders try to lap up her drink
08:30 like a cat is hilarious.
08:32 And her side eye to the camera is priceless.
08:35 You can hear the crew cracking up in the background,
08:37 bringing the fun from the set
08:39 straight into our living rooms.
08:41 Number three, Jason Siegel takes the cake.
08:48 Ted and Marshall stake out a diner
08:51 to spy on Barney and Robin.
08:52 - Steak out van.
08:54 - What?
08:55 - We should've gotten a steak out van.
08:56 We could've ordered pizza
08:56 and looked through big binoculars and said,
08:59 "This ain't what I signed up for," stuff like that.
09:01 - Of course, they've ordered cake as part of their cover,
09:04 setting the stage for this relatable blooper.
09:06 Siegel sneakily bites into the tempting slice,
09:09 and honestly, who could blame him?
09:12 The allure of that cake
09:13 would've tested anyone's willpower.
09:15 Radner notices and tries to muffle his laughter
09:18 behind his menu.
09:19 They soon dissolve into two mischievous school kids
09:22 unable to contain their giggles,
09:24 even when they know they're up to no good.
09:25 - I have problems coming into school.
09:27 Do you?
09:28 (laughing)
09:30 - Indeed, they get a humorous telling off,
09:32 but come on, it's cake.
09:33 And sometimes a little mischief and cake
09:36 are the perfect recipe for laughter.
09:38 - I really wasn't trying to do anything bad.
09:40 - He was genius.
09:41 (laughing)
09:42 - I really wasn't trying to do anything bad.
09:43 - No, I know you weren't.
09:44 I think that was genius.
09:46 Now let's not do that again.
09:47 - Number two, Ted gets an awakening.
09:50 - Who the hell do you think you are?
09:53 - Yeah, Ted.
09:54 We're supposed to learn from you?
09:56 You failed as an architect.
09:58 - Well, and if you're a professor,
09:59 where's your hat and your whip?
10:01 - Ted's stressing about his new gig
10:02 as an architect professor,
10:04 and what's Barney up to?
10:06 Not defining his relationship with Robin.
10:08 Repeatedly.
10:09 One night, Ted wakes up from a nightmare
10:12 and catches Barney snooping in his bedside table.
10:15 Ted tries to tell him about his dream,
10:17 but Barney isn't interested.
10:18 (gasping)
10:20 - Oh God, Barney, it was awful.
10:22 I was teaching and--
10:23 - Shh, Ted, now's not a good time.
10:25 Where do you keep your condoms?
10:26 - In the blooper, when Barney asks
10:27 where Ted keeps his protection,
10:29 Radner ad-libs a line that suggests
10:32 things are about to get spicy in the bedroom.
10:34 - I was teaching--
10:35 - Shh, Ted, now's not a good time.
10:36 Where do you keep your condoms?
10:38 Are they--
10:40 - What are you gonna do to me?
10:44 (laughing)
10:45 - NPH rolls with it,
10:47 and you can hear the crew cracking up in the background.
10:50 These moments are like a backstage pass
10:52 to their awesome chemistry,
10:53 and it's just pure entertainment.
10:56 Before we unveil our top pick,
10:58 here are a few honorable mentions.
11:00 Ted and Barney want to call their lawyer.
11:03 Barney's enthusiasm breaks them both.
11:05 - We get to call our lawyer.
11:07 - Exactly!
11:08 (laughing)
11:11 - Lily giggles mid-kiss.
11:13 Jason Segel really goes for it,
11:15 and Alison Hannigan seemingly isn't ready for it.
11:18 (laughing)
11:27 Marshall's sung narration gets Kobe Smulders.
11:30 Who knew laundry could be so hilarious?
11:33 - But I'm back too soon 'cause I left the room
11:34 without detergent and my fabric softener.
11:37 (laughing)
11:40 - Marshall showers Ted and Robin with an angry rant.
11:44 Segel really knows how to keep a joke running.
11:46 - That's not what I'm here for!
11:47 I'm not your piggy bank, Lily Aldrin!
11:50 I'm not here to get you everything you need
11:52 emotionally, spiritually!
11:55 (laughing)
11:57 - Don't lie to Nora.
11:59 Lily is very passionate that Barney doesn't lie to Nora.
12:03 - You have to promise me you won't lie to Nora!
12:06 (laughing)
12:09 (laughing)
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12:24 Number one, Ted's story.
12:28 In this hilarious blooper,
12:30 Ted tries to share an embarrassing story
12:32 to avoid revealing another secret.
12:34 The episode revolves around a baffling game
12:36 called Marshgammon, invented by Marshall
12:39 to probe Ted's new girlfriend, Victoria.
12:41 - Autobiography for the player to your left, Victoria!
12:46 (laughing)
12:47 - Of course.
12:48 - As Ted narrates an incident involving a guy
12:51 with unusually sharp toenails, Radnor messes up his line,
12:55 creating a hilarious anatomical mix-up.
12:58 It's so funny that everyone bursts into laughter.
13:01 - And there was this barefoot dude
13:02 with weirdly sharp testicles.
13:03 - Oh, come on!
13:04 (laughing)
13:05 - Every time they try to get through the dialogue,
13:07 the thought of the blunder triggers
13:09 a delightful domino effect that extends to the audience.
13:13 We never actually get to hear the end of the story,
13:15 but this outtake more than makes up for it.
13:18 - Spill it, Mosby.
13:19 (laughing)
13:21 Spill it, Mosby.
13:23 - Fine.
13:24 The green testicle story.
13:26 (laughing)
13:27 - Did you notice any other times the cast broke character?
13:30 Perhaps it made it into the episode?
13:32 It would be legend, wait for it, dairy
13:35 if you shared them in the comments.
13:37 - I went all ghetto with that line,
13:38 and I cracked myself up.
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