Robin says she's now used to the hours. "Plus, the show isn't half bad, right?" While Lily and Marshall mumble vague, non-committal affirmations, Barney denies ever having seen even a second of it. He's lying as baldly as Lily and Marshall, right? I mean -- he used to record her on Metro News 1, for pity's sake. Anyhow, Robin realizes none of her friends watch her show (okay, again, we know Barney must, but this is her take). Her face falls. "Okay yes, it's dull and generic and we get spanked in the ratings by that Korean channel that only shows Kim Jong Il riding a horse, but guys, it would mean so much to me if just once, I knew my friends were out there watching." Marshall steps up to the plate and invites everyone to Dowisetrepla on the coming Friday morning, for a Robin-watching, non-sleeping pajama party.

The title card reads: 3:30 Friday morning. Marshall and Lily are wearing their jammies and robe. Lily's does a decent job of hiding Hannigan's baby bump. Barney's still in his suit. Maybe he sleeps in it. While Lily whines that she just wants to go to bed, Marshall says, "I hate Robin for not being more successful." Hee. The gang is exhausted and completely lacking in the enthusiasm due their friend. But then Ted walks in and announces that Karen dumped him -- and surprise, surprise, they find their joy. So does the fandom. No offense to the lovely and talented Ms. Prepon, who has acquitted herself of the Karen role quite well, but if the mother turns out to be someone like her HIMYM character, my DVDs may well end up on eBay the next day, with a "Buy-It-Now" of a buck per season. Shipping included.

Theme Song.

Back from the opening credits, Marshall and Barney are still celebrating Ted's pain, now with a chest bump, and the sight gag is made of extra win, thanks to the relative size differences between Segel and Harris. Barney then puts a stop to the revelry, by reminding everyone Ted's just been through a bad break-up. Ted nods, so Barney says, "Look, buddy, tell us everything. Tell us what happened. Seriously, spare no details. What did she say? What did you say? How did it feel? If you were to do it again, all over, would you maybe..." And if you're anything more than the most casual viewer, even if you happened to miss this episode, you surely already know that Barney has been backing out of the living room during this entire line of inquiry, but that doesn't make it not work. Oh, no -- thanks to NPH's skill, it's simply vintage Barney. Once he's made his escape to a back room, Lily asks Ted how it happened with sincere interest. Ted explains that it was the stupidest thing, and we flash back to...