Robin’s Dad Has Been Cast – Eric Braeden
By JD
TVGuide reports that in an upcoming episode we’ll get to meet Mr. Scherbatsky, whose name is also Robin.
Eric Braeden of The Young and the Restless fame has scored a gig on How I Met Your Mother, playing Robin’s father. His name? Robin Charles Scherbatsky, Sr.
The storyline set-up: As Ted and the gang hide in a restaurant from… er, someone, they each take turns recounting the one person they would most hate to run into. Robin’s pick is her pop, seeing as she has Daddy issues — in that hers always wanted her to be a boy.
I think this sounds like a fantastic episode. How perfectly HIMYM is it that Robin turns out to be named after her dad? The show does a great job saturating character’s backstories with larger-than-life moments, and Robin’s have always been some of my favorite flashbacks. I can’t wait for this.
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Ike | Thursday, September 25th, 2008 11:53 am GMT -4
well that could explain a lot. That sounds like a great episode. Can’t wait!
Zac | Thursday, September 25th, 2008 01:21 pm GMT -4
So Robin is named after her dad lol…maybe it’s one of those situations where he always wanted a boy but he got a girl and he raised her as a boy.
Taryn | Thursday, September 25th, 2008 03:18 pm GMT -4
okay, so when i first read the title, i thought it said “Robin has been recast” and i just about had a heart attack.
but all is well now…
john darc | Thursday, September 25th, 2008 04:11 pm GMT -4
I just like how no one has put together the joke here.
Sr.
Zac | Thursday, September 25th, 2008 06:25 pm GMT -4
Oh I put it together…Robin is jr and her middle name is Charles…I think I will laugh hysterically when I see that on TV
AF | Friday, September 26th, 2008 11:06 am GMT -4
I’m really excited about this. I think its clever that Robin was named after her father. And we know that her dad was the reason she knows so much about cigars. I remember her saying that’s how she had to impress him.
Courtney | Monday, September 29th, 2008 10:24 am GMT -4
Father issues. Hot.
Terri | Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 11:23 am GMT -4
Eric was awesome as Robin’s dad. Wouldn’t it be great if he has a role on the show for good!