By Popular Demand: The Stinsons
By JD
There might not be a new episode on CBS until March but I’ve got The Stinsons right here for you.
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I’ll be wrting my recap on Tuesday as always.
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In Season 4, Video Clips | Saturday, February 14th, 2009 02:11 pm GMT -4 | By JD
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ABC | Saturday, February 14th, 2009 07:32 pm GMT -4
Hmmm, the video plays OK for me until just after the flashback to the auditions for the kid, then it freezes up!
Chris | Saturday, February 14th, 2009 07:54 pm GMT -4
its a bit stuttery and i cant get past the callin his mom everyday bit
Grant a.k.a Tyler | Saturday, February 14th, 2009 11:46 pm GMT -4
http://www.ninjavideo.net/video/19044
The Stinson Pre-Air in HQ DivX
pizzaboysp | Sunday, February 15th, 2009 01:22 am GMT -4
I've only gotten to the flashback of pretentious ted directing the christmas play….
Natterjack | Sunday, February 15th, 2009 01:50 am GMT -4
okay phew i was really worried when I read the episode summary. Not bad as back story. Not sure it was as funny as usual, why are they taking so long to air it??
natsirt | Sunday, February 15th, 2009 04:56 am GMT -4
Had to go to the website and click on the source link to get it to work but I managed to watch the whole thing. Decent one-off episode.
redviper | Sunday, February 15th, 2009 06:42 pm GMT -4
Ok that episode was all kinds of awesome. I no longer support Obama for forcing the world to watch this episode almost 1 week late!
High Hoper | Monday, February 16th, 2009 12:50 am GMT -4
There is one thing we didn't think about: We (the people who saw "the stinsons" by now) won't get a new episode till… 9th march!!!! 4 weeks! We are gonna go craaaaaaaaazy LOL
High Hoper | Monday, February 16th, 2009 01:45 am GMT -4
D'OH! I meant 3 weeks.
David | Monday, February 16th, 2009 01:22 pm GMT -4
just one question… Is this legal?? maybe in the U.S.?? what about the rest of the world?
natalie | Monday, February 16th, 2009 06:51 pm GMT -4
awesome episode…can't wait for the recap
chinese_himym_f | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 06:44 am GMT -4
why cbs postpond the "big three"sitcom? im just curious
chinese_himym_f | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 06:45 am GMT -4
why cbs postpond all the sitcoms on Monday?? im just curious
Westfall | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 10:32 am GMT -4
great episode but did anyone else think the music was a bit off? It's different from the usual BGMs on the show. I believe it was done intentionaly for this episode, to give it a more sitcomy feel, given the veritable sitcom that Barney puts up for his mom. Or maybe its a temporary BGM in the preair version…
And BTW, Loretta Stinson rules.
Ike | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 05:18 pm GMT -4
Yeah I think they intentionally sitcomed up the music for this episode. Man this was great (had to watch through another site). Barney didn't fall far from the tree and his mom was legendary in her day. Barney being a momma's boy fits. I loved Ted over-acting. Barney listen to your mother tell Robin how you feel.
Westfall | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 07:14 pm GMT -4
when i saw Ted do that i thought "Is he having a stroke?" I loved the episode but i'm starting to think of Ted as a bit of a jackass. What was he thinking? I still ROFL at it but Ted is straying way off from the Ted we all know and love. I thing his past pretentiousness is hilarious but when present day Ted relapses i don't like it, character wise. The comedic effect i get, and i like, but get the character back on track.
Pretentious present day Ted me no likey!!
One thing i absolutely loved in that scene… Barney got slaped although he got up a lot faster than he would if it had been Marshal doing it. When are the 2 remaining slaps from the slapbet coming? It's been over a year since the last one.
Eru | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 07:31 pm GMT -4
Wasn't some of the sitcom-esque music a refernce to Doogie Howser? That was my guess, what with Barney's comment about child actors being better in the '80s.
slightly | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 08:16 pm GMT -4
i'm not sure but i think the music was maybe doogie howser-ish? i just kind of assumed since barney made that "kid stars in the 80s were so much better" joke.
Amy | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 10:29 pm GMT -4
That music was most def. Doogie Music! Play for his role as a child actor 100%
Amy | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 10:30 pm GMT -4
I know! I NEED MORE SLAPS! I have been patiently waiting for them to reappear.
Blossom | Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 06:32 am GMT -4
nice episode, well written and all but this season kind of sucks. nothing going on with Ted, nothing going on with Barney and Robin. It's getting frustrating to watch..
Major Buzzkill | Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 07:46 pm GMT -4
It's odd because honestly I've been enjoying this season maybe the most. Although they do need to get Ted back on track, it makes sense that he would just be sort of wandering after Stella. They've been spending time slowly building Barney and Robin instead. As per the end of this episode, I really hope we don't have to wait too much longer for that.
Barney's mom is great (as a Six Feet Under fan, I approve of casting as well). And I think the whole super-cheesy sitcom life is a great nod to how different this show is from stuff like that.
I also liked the idea of Robin showing more of warming up to kids when she talked to Grant. Even though he was a very weird child.
Overall, this was a very entertaining episode and I always love the glimpses into Barney's backstory. He's definitely the character with the most mystery and the more we hear about him, the more interesting he becomes. I guess I would be more upset about Ted's love life kind of stalling this season if it weren't for the fact that (sorry) I just find Barney a lot more interesting.
syd | Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 08:07 pm GMT -4
im really enjoying this season as well, it has some of my favourite episodes, but at the same time it has some of the weakest episodes as well. it's so strange, i dunno, i'll go against the grain once again and say that i didn't thought much of this episode.
i loved that they cast frances conroy, and i thought she was amazing, and she could very well be barney's mom. but i thought that marshall/lilly and robin stories didn't work that well, the robin and grant one was particularly bad, imo.
i liked ted over-acting. im actually liking ted more now that he isnt obsessed with finding the love of his life. also, love douchey college ted, so i liked the small flashaback they had of him teaching the kids how to act.
and i also want to see the barney/robin storyline advance, they will probably stall till the end of season…. but i hope they keep playing with it, i thought that the best episodes the season/and series (the funniest, and the two with more heart) were both focused on them. 'do i know you?' and 'benefits'.
anyway, i was happy to get a new episode before march. thank you JD
J | Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 11:58 pm GMT -4
does anyone know the name of the song thats playing during Lily's phone call to "Marshall's Mom"? Im trying to find out but its hard to hear the lyrics with them talking over it.
J | Thursday, February 19th, 2009 12:17 am GMT -4
nevermind, i just realized it was posted in the music section comments…
Major Buzzkill | Thursday, February 19th, 2009 05:34 am GMT -4
I agree that the best episodes of the season have definitely been the ones that focused on Barney and Robin. They combine the perfect amounts of hilarity and heart. Maybe those episodes are kind of blinding me to other individually not as great episodes, I don't know. Regardless, I've enjoyed this season.
Bunce | Thursday, February 19th, 2009 11:39 am GMT -4
Partly unrelated, but can someone explain to me as a non-American viewer why there is a break mid-season? Not just for HIMYM but also for stuff like Scrubs, etc.
Courtney | Thursday, February 19th, 2009 05:12 pm GMT -4
They have breaks b/c tv shows in america have all kind of specials that come on. March Madness, Award shows.. etc. Also, I think it gives the writers a few extra weeks to either catch up or to make sure they have shows done in advance
GoForBarney | Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 10:56 pm GMT -4
I have the video in my possession, but to be honest, I'm hesitant to watch it. As curious as I am, I've managed to avoid reading any of the comments… don't ask me why.
Amanda | Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 07:30 pm GMT -4
Where'd the video go?!
james | Friday, April 10th, 2009 01:43 pm GMT -4
Nice post! GA is also my biggest earning. However, it?s not a much.:)