Throwing the Perfect How I Met Your Mother Party

By JD

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So this is a new idea. I got an email from a reader who is throwing a party for her sister who is a huge fan of the show. This reader is a fan, but isn’t as steeped in the lore of HIMYM as we all are. She was hoping for some tips—details she could include in the party that would make it legendary for a true fan of the show.

Off the top of my head I thought of making sure they had a lot of dip, maybe play some music by The 88, maybe play some Marshgammon (if you can figure out what it is.) I feel like there’s more, that the party could be pushed further. So I leave it up to all of you.

What could you do to create the best HIMYM themed party? Leave your tips in the comments.

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In Show Analysis, Support the Show, Video Clips | Friday, January 23rd, 2009 12:36 pm GMT -4 | By JD
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57 Comments to “Throwing the Perfect How I Met Your Mother Party”

  1. JRod37 |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 04:54 pm GMT -4

    Umm, duh, everyone must wear a suit – even the women must wear a skirt suit or pants suit.

  2. Justin W. |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 05:06 pm GMT -4

    You have to invite a Carlos.

  3. Jendricio |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 05:10 pm GMT -4

    Who is Carlos? :-D

  4. jproductions |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 05:21 pm GMT -4

    Need a blue French horn, Robin Sparkles has to be played, possibly watch Star Wars, drink The Dragon (or whatever the shot was that Ted drank in the Pineapple Incident), have a pineapple, play laser tag (if you can), play battleship, make a slap bet, put the paper hand turkeys around for Slapsgiving, and a whole bunch of other stuff I can't even think of right now.

  5. AnnF |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 06:00 pm GMT -4

    Make sure the dip is French Onion :) . Have a stuffed purple giraffe. Go up to the Roof (if its accesible)

  6. Gravity |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 06:11 pm GMT -4

    Having a pineapple around is a MUST. And if anyone asks why it's there, shrug.

  7. frefrejojo |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 06:11 pm GMT -4

    You need to lock a goat in the bathroom :D

  8. natsirt |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 06:49 pm GMT -4

    I think instead of drinking the Red Dragon you should drink Thankstini's. Potatoe vodka, cranberry juice and a bouillon cube.

  9. Randi |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 07:12 pm GMT -4

    Stage an intervention at the party

  10. Andy |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 07:16 pm GMT -4

    Have it be a three-day party.
    Invite at least one person that nobody knows.
    Mix CD with both Robin Sparkles songs, You Just Got Slapped, Hey, Beautiful, The 88, the Bloc Party song they played at the end of Come On, the Cheap Trick song Ted sang in Pineapple Incident, and some others on it.
    Have someone go for The Belt.
    …there are so many more things that could be done here.

  11. Mallory |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 07:23 pm GMT -4

    Barney's "Get Psyched" mix! List of songs on the mix can be found here: http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/12/20/barneys-get-psy…

  12. idioticonion |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 07:51 pm GMT -4

    Pretty much every HIMYM-related song can be found on oboeshoes livejournal:
    Get psyched and supermix:
    http://oboeshoes.livejournal.com/4060.html
    supermix extras:
    http://oboeshoes.livejournal.com/9417.html#cutid1
    No HIMYM party is complete without this!

    Has anyone ever come up with a HIMYM drinking game?

  13. coz |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 07:52 pm GMT -4

    Play classical music in the bathroom.
    Serve tacos, falafel, the best burgers ever, cake (with a sign saying it's from the buttercup bakery).
    Make bingo sheets for everyone.

  14. csa |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 07:55 pm GMT -4

    Drinking game – have a drink anytime anyone says "Major Thing" (or any of the others)… and of course, salute :)

  15. JustinDickinson |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 08:08 pm GMT -4

    Or on the music page on this very site: http://have-you-met-ted.com/music/

  16. BGeo |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 08:10 pm GMT -4

    take the girl that nobody knows up to the roof

  17. BGeo |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 08:10 pm GMT -4

    take the girl/guy that nobody knows up to the roof

  18. bruna |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 08:14 pm GMT -4

    RObin Sparckles and BOn Jovi´s Shot through the heart!
    Invite Ranjit! and invite the slutty pumpkin!

  19. Suitguy |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 08:37 pm GMT -4

    Answer the door naked

  20. Amy |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 10:15 pm GMT -4

    Agreed. Pineapple is the first thing I thought of too.

  21. Amy |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 10:16 pm GMT -4

    Yay!

  22. nolahola81 |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 10:36 pm GMT -4

    Does no one remember the episode they had the Halloween party on the roof and some mysterious guest Ted fell for was drinking root beer and Kahlua? Make that drink! FYI: I did and it's really yummy, tastes chocolatey and sweet.

  23. BGeo |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 10:38 pm GMT -4

    ahhh the alcoholic tootsie-pop

  24. TheMix |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 10:59 pm GMT -4

    That could get ugly….REAL quick.

    But maybe that's what they're going for :D

  25. giselle |  Friday, January 23rd, 2009 11:18 pm GMT -4

    Play "song" from tedmosbyisajerk.com.

  26. Chelsea |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 12:08 am GMT -4

    I don't think everyone should have to "suit up" just one random person. Could also come up with 50 other reasons people have sex. I'm assuming that CBS will make it once the show has wrapped but you could make a board game to go along with the show. Of course you will also need the DVD as well.

  27. Ben J. |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 02:19 am GMT -4

    For the invite make a video slide show of pictures of you and your friends in sepia tone with the ken burns effect to "Hey Beautiful" just like the intro to the show.

    1. Everyone must dress up like a character from the show (the main 5 or even a consistent supporting character like wendy the waitress or Ranjit) – Have a prize for the best costume and a prize for the best mimicker of their character (i.e. Best suite gets costume prize, the Ted that corrects everyone in their conversation the best gets a prize)

    2. Print out scripts from multiple episodes and have everyone break into teams of the characters and act out scenes together.

    3. If you're HIMYM freaks (like I've made a lot of my friends) go around in a circle and have everyone tell their favorite moment, scene or quote.

    Thinking about this I think I'll need to throw a HIMYM party myself… I think I'd go as Carl the Bartender (I have the haircut for it and it'd be a great character being the host)

  28. John Darc |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 05:23 am GMT -4

    Wouldn't that imply that someone must hook up with the girl and then expect to not see her ever again?

    Take people to the roof! Get a goat and a party hat.

  29. John Darc |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 05:24 am GMT -4

    sounds delicious.

  30. ichistmeinname |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 11:14 am GMT -4

    You can start this party with an intervention. ;)

  31. setioanggoro |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 01:55 pm GMT -4

    …or just play Marshgammon

  32. setioanggoro |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 01:56 pm GMT -4

    what?! drink!

  33. setioanggoro |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 01:56 pm GMT -4

    what? drink!

  34. TheNakedMan |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 05:41 pm GMT -4

    Have everyone state their name and profession, and when its your turn state your name, and when they ask what you do, state 'please'

  35. lindsays00 |  Saturday, January 24th, 2009 06:39 pm GMT -4

    you must have at least 3 woo girls, someone wearing a slutty pumpkin outfit, and the awesomeness posters from barney's office hanging up.

  36. ashlee |  Sunday, January 25th, 2009 03:15 pm GMT -4

    The first thing that popped into my mind was a blue French horn.
    Someone needs to state their first and last name, following it with Architect
    Someone has to play "Hi have you met ______?"
    Somebody needs to nickname someone Swarley
    All the High Fives (High Five, Solemn Low Five, Freeze Frame Five!, Hypothetical Five (Nice!), Tiny Five, Phone Five, Self Five, Relapse Five, Arthritis Five, Wordplay Five)
    A GCWOK needs to be there.
    Instead of like a prom queen and king, there should be Mr. and Mrs. Awesome
    And don't forget the Robot!

  37. Amanda |  Sunday, January 25th, 2009 10:57 pm GMT -4

    Well, someone needs to dress as a slutty pumpkin and someone needs to be a hanging chad ballot. Also with some 7-layer dip with lots of mayo.

  38. Leigh |  Monday, January 26th, 2009 12:24 am GMT -4

    The list is posted on the CBS website!

  39. Sarah |  Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 09:21 am GMT -4

    Hi, I'm the sister throwing the party. Does anyone know where I can download the Lets go to the Mall video?

  40. Sarah Speakman |  Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 09:25 am GMT -4

    So Far, I've made invites with a tie on the front that says "Birthday Suit Up" on the cover. We made cd's for all the guests with the "Get Psyched" music mentioned above. And I've started planning the HIMYM themed menu, including "Robin's Canadian Bacon & Pineapple Pizza" "Barney's Cheesy Line Fondue" I'm trying to find a recipe for the 7 layer dip with mayo. Anyway, thanks for all the great ideas!

  41. JustinDickinson |  Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 02:59 pm GMT -4

    Great idea for the pizza. Take pictures so we can all see how it turned out.

  42. IntanCHLY |  Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 06:55 pm GMT -4

    Love the Barney's Cheesy Line Fondue.. How about something with Marshmallow? Lily's food can be something that's loud and crunchy when eaten. I wish I could go :(

  43. Sarah |  Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 03:46 am GMT -4

    That's hilarious! I'll work on something really loud to eat! My sister will totally laugh, she loves that episode. I went to the salvation army today to look for something "French Hornish". Nothing…. Any ideas how to make a french horn???

  44. coz |  Thursday, January 29th, 2009 06:02 pm GMT -4

    might be hard to get a full sized one, I think they're quite expensive. I've seen christmas tree ornaments that could work though – you could get one of those and spray paint it blue.
    Here's one I found (thank you google!)
    http://www.bronners.com/1097324.html“target=”_blank”>http://http://www.bronners.com/1097324.html

  45. coz |  Thursday, January 29th, 2009 06:04 pm GMT -4

    argh. maybe this will work?
    http://www.bronners.com/1097324.html“target=”_blank”>click here

  46. tasnia |  Sunday, February 8th, 2009 11:21 am GMT -4

    so what happened? Did you end up throwing the party?
    i’m psyched because this was the awesomest plan.

  47. JeffB |  Monday, February 9th, 2009 04:51 am GMT -4

    Easy BLUE French Horn: Get a blue FUNNEL, and a long length of blue hose… stick the funnel in the end of the hose, and coil it all up til it looks like a french horn. use a few blue garbage twist-ties to hold it together in a coil. Voila :)

  48. Damiano |  Sunday, October 25th, 2009 12:54 pm GMT -4

    all we should kiss, at least once, the Liberty Bell…

  49. LongC |  Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 09:48 pm GMT -4

    I can’t believe noone’s mentioned not starting before 2AM. Everything good happens after 2AM.

  50. Ela |  Thursday, January 28th, 2010 09:46 pm GMT -4

    You MUST stage an intervention!

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  52. studio freakazoid |  Thursday, July 29th, 2010 04:29 am GMT -4

    if your name is robin, don’t show up :)

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  54. Jessica C. |  Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 08:52 pm GMT -4

    Have a viewing of “The Wedding Bride”
    Also play the “lawyered” game, where somebody tries to make a point but another does the counterpoint. The counterpoint has to win and when they do, they have to say “lawyered”

  55. kenneke |  Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 03:17 pm GMT -4

    Ted’s red boots?

  56. steph |  Saturday, November 12th, 2011 09:11 pm GMT -4

    i’m also throwing a himym party! it´s next week and we’ve thougt about the blue french horn, the ducky tie, slap bet, goat, pinapple. Can anyone think of something from more recent episodes?

  57. meaghan |  Friday, May 11th, 2012 09:56 pm GMT -4

    YELLOW UMBRELLAS!!!!

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