Robin is determined to get Barney back no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, Ted fills in as Marvin’s Nanny, leading Marshall and Lily to realize that Ted is using baby Marvin to replace his other baby, the GNB building.

Marshall takes on his old friend/new nemesis Brad in the biggest case of his career. Meanwhile, the gang reminisces about their own run-ins with the law, leading to a debate over who was the biggest delinquent as a teenager.

Marshall recommends his old law school classmate Brad for a job at his firm, but the interview goes awry, leaving Marshall to do damage control with his boss. Meanwhile, Robin helps negotiate Barney’s return to the strip club circuit.

When Robin is hesitant to break up with Nick, Barney takes matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are desperate for some private time.

“The Autumn of Break-Ups” is the fifth episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 165th episode overall.

When Lily and Marshall can’t decide on godparents for Marvin, they put the gang to the test to see who would make the best one.

When Lily and Marshall have trouble finding a nanny, they learn it’s because of an elaborate scheme Barney came up with to meet girls. Meanwhile, Robin and Ted butt heads over who has a more serious relationship.

When Barney designs an extensive pre-nup, the guys take note and propose their own relationship amendments to their significant others. Meanwhile, Quinn is outraged and draws up a pre-nup of her own, which causes friction between the sexes.

Robin’s anxiety on her wedding day to Barney prompts Ted to recount the time he insisted on leaving Victoria’s jilted fiancé a note before they drove off into the sunset together.

Ted is conflicted when Victoria approaches him on her wedding day and asks him to elope. Meanwhile, Barney and Quinn are arrested by airport security while on the way to Hawaii when Barney refuses to open a box they are travelling with.

When Lily goes into labor, Ted and Robin distract her by telling her stories while Marshall hurries back from Atlantic City.

Marshall panics when a baby shower indicates that the birth is close at hand and accidentally takes a road trip with Barney. Ted hallucinates seeing Robin while trying to get over her and decides to patch up their differences. Barney tries to talk Quinn out of being a stripper.

Although Ted is happy with living alone at his new apartment, Barney tries to convince him about going out every night. Lily has a naughty dream about someone other then Marshall. Robin finally starts her stint as a news anchor at World Wide News.

Ted, Marshall and Barney embark on another “trilogy time”, where they get together every three years to watch the “Star Wars” trilogy and envision what their lives will be like in another three years. Meanwhile Barney and Quinn move in together.

The gang tries to break up Barney and Quinn after learning they plan on moving in together, leaving Robin and Ted to fight over who deserves to sublet her apartment.

Barney continues his pursuit of Quinn. Ted has to deal with Robin’s old room, while Robin gets a taste of suburban life from Marshall and Lily.

When Robin breaks up with Kevin, Ted confesses his feelings to her. Meanwhile, Barney is on a mission to find something private of Marshall and Lily’s.

Lily and Marshall invite Robin and Kevin on a Valentine’s Day trip to Vermont. Kevin and Robin use the trip to talk about taking their relationship to the next level. Meanwhile, Barney realizes he has finally met his match.

Lily asks for her father’s help when she and Marshall decide to throw a housewarming party. Marshall’s boss gets under Ted’s skin and the two nearly come to blows, and Barney puts the moves on a wacky divorcée.

Lily and Marshall officially move to the suburbs and realize that Lily’s bossy father refuses to move out of their house. Meanwhile, the gang adjusts to them moving by going to a strip club.

After celebrating New Year’s Eve, Marshall visits his father’s graveside to carry on their tradition of tailgating. Meanwhile, Barney and Ted open a bar called “Puzzles,” and Robin is forced to fill in for an inebriated news anchor.

Robin receives bad news and decides to hide it from the gang. Marshall hangs Christmas decorations in his house in the suburbs with some help from his neighbor.

Ted and Barney discuss making a life-changing decision together, and Robin tries to discourage Marshall and Lily from moving to Long Island.

“Tick Tick Tick” is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 146th episode overall. It aired on November 14, 2011.

While the gang reminisces about Hurricane Irene, Barney tries to cut a deal with Marshall and Lily to get out of wearing the Ducky Tie.

Ted finally meets his mystery girl in the Slutty Pumpkin costume. Meanwhile, Barney learns he is part Canadian, and Lily has pregnancy brain.

The gang begins to realize their romantic partner reminds them of one of their parents. Meanwhile, Barney and Nora’s planned romantic evening is ruined by a string of bad events.

When Ted goes on a date without researching the girl on the Internet, the gang interferes, showing Kevin that they are too into each other’s business. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall come to terms with finding out the sex of their baby.

Marshall decides to step in after seeing his boss’s approach to settling with a million dollar company. Ted’s class trip isn’t what he envisioned.

After Robin assaults a girl who is out to ruin Barney’s relationship, she is forced to begin court-mandated therapy sessions. Meanwhile, Ted gets too involved in Lily’s pregnancy.

Barney faces having to wear Marshall’s ducky tie if he loses a bet with him. Meanwhile, Ted hopes to apologize to an ex for cheating on her.

Marshall gets a great job offer that he fears may be scuttled by a social media background check. Ted needs a date for the Architects Ball.

While Barney prepares for his wedding to a mystery bride, he and Ted reminisce about Punchy’s wedding, including when Marshall and Lily announced they are having a baby. Meanwhile, Robin considers telling Barney she has feelings for him.

Robin and Barney bond when they intervene in Ted’s relationship, and Marshall and Lily watch a ticking clock as he fears that he soon will be the victim of food poisoning.

When Ted is faced with an important decision that might affect his future with Zoey, the gang expresses their true feelings about her.

When Marshall and Barney argue over the destruction of the Arcadian Hotel, Robin and Lily try to mix the right combination of cocktails that will force them to make up. Meanwhile, Ted plans a romantic weekend away with Zoey.

When Barney tries to bond with his father, he asks the gang to help make his life seem more exciting by lying about their own lives. Meanwhile, Robin runs into a guy she has a crush on.

Lily and Barney react badly when Marshall finally quits his job at Goliath National Bank to take a volunteer position at an environmental organization. Meanwhile, Ted and Zoey’s opposing positions on the future of the Arcadia come between them.

Barney meets his father and is shocked by the differences in their lives. The rest of the gang learn their “gaps”; knowledge they should have by now, but don’t.

When Barney starts to have real feelings for Nora, he worries that something is wrong with his heart. Meanwhile, Robin starts dating a guy who acts a lot like a dog.