Remember Don Frank (Bob Koldyke) -- the new co-worker Robin met after Marshall and Ted told her she was going to meet the one? He's back -- or finally here, working with Robin, and driving her to... smoke -- and I ain't talking sandwiches. Ted's kids act like Robin's smoking is news to them (it's not to us). That little surprise is nothing next to their shock in learning that back in 2009, Uncle Marshall shared the habit (we knew he smoked when drinking sometimes). And Aunt Lily (didn't she smoke on her wedding day?). And Barney (I'm thinking yeah). And worst of all? Their dear old dad. Okay, that surprised me. Everyone whines about their reasons, but it comes down to the fact that they're hooked.

Okay, so maybe Marshall has some stress. The McRib has been discontinued and Bob Odenkirk is back as "Artillery" Arthur Hobbs, Marshall's abusive boss from his old firm. GNB has brought him in as the head of Legal -- and he's going to be letting people go. The problem isn't that Arthur remembers Marshall and his emotional exit. Arthur always fires the people he doesn't know, and he can't remember Marshall from one minute to the next -- that is, until they become smoking buddies. After a week of smoking, most of the gang starts finding reasons to kick the habit (the funniest is Lily's voice -- provided by the velvet-throated Harvey Fierstein). Once Arthur has a heart attack while on a smoke break with Marshall, they all decide to quit -- except Robin. Despite Don's overwhelming negativity, Robin's been plugging away at her job and has landed an interview with the Mayor. She uses that as her excuse when she refuses to quit -- until Ted reminds her that Bloomberg is the anti-smoking mayor and it wouldn't do for her to show up reeking of the evil weed.

Don's overwhelming negativity has negatively overwhelmed the whole crew of Come On, Get Up, New York! On the day of Robin's mayoral interview, he's smoking at the news desk and refusing to read that day's copy. When the mayor cancels, Don tries to tempt Robin to join him in an on-air puff -- telling her that nobody will care. To prove his point, he invites offended viewers to call in, certain no one is watching. But... the gang had been feeling badly about never watching Robin's show, so they chose the morning of her big interview to tune in. They phone the show and offer Robin encouragement. Finally, she tosses her butt into Don's cup -- and it bursts into flames. Something tells me that Robin isn't the only thing on set that's a bit fortified.

I'll be back tomorrow with the full Weecap, including the end-tag and some adorable flashbacks to Marshall's youth, and maybe some continuity nitpicks (I'm my deadline's bitch, so I can't check now on whether the kids should have been so surprised that some of Dad's friends used to smoke). In the meantime, come join us in the forums. Nitpicking optional. Smoking permitted.

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