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Which HIMYM guest star would make a good permanent or semi-permanent fixture? Victoria proved in Season One that a sixth person wouldn’t ruin the flow of the show, and there’ve been some good guest stars that could turn in legendary performances if they became full time. Who would you most like to see expand their roll?

For the sake of equality, I’ve separated the votes into boy/girl. It’s not fair to poor Marshall Manesh that he isn’t as cute as Danica McKellar.

Guys:

• Marshall Manesh…Ranjit the cab driver (it’s been awhile)
• Joe Nieves…Carl the bartender (where’s Carl been? more to come)
• Matt Boren…Stuart (of the “Stuart and Claudia” wedding)
• Alexis Denisof… Sandy Rivers (almost guaranteed to return, he’s married to Alyson Hannigan)
• Nate Torrence… Clark Butterfield (Barney’s arch-nemesis in an inter-office war)
• Michael Gross… Alfred Mosby (Ted’s dad)
• Joe Manganiello… Brad (one half of the World’s Greatest Couple)
• Bryan Cranston… Hammond Druthers
• Wayne Brady… James Stinson
• Enrique Iglesias… Gael
• John Cho… (Marshall’s boss)

Girls:

• Jayma Mays…Coat Check Girl (maybe?)
• Danica McKellar…Trudy (always welcome as far as I’m concerned)
• Virginia Williams…Claudia (of the “Stuart and Claudia” wedding)
• Ashley Williams…Victoria (fan favorite and pro-baker)
• Erinn Bartlett… Mary (the paralegal)
• Charlene Amoia… Wendy the Waitress (reader Michael makes a good case for her in the comments)
• Cristine Rose… Virginia Mosby (Ted’s mom)
• Lucy Hale… Katie Scherbatsky (Robin’s little sister)
• Mandy Moore… Amy
• Busy Philipps… Rachel (one wheel of the tricycle, also from Freaks and Geeks)

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Something occurred to me last night while watching Spoiler Alert. Robin has been relegated to the role of “heckler”. Let’s discuss.

Throughout S1, Robin served as the object of Ted’s unrequited desire. She was rarely the focus of an episode (with the exception of the great “Nothing Good Happens After 2am”) and most of her plot revolved around the will they/won’t they between her and Ted. In S2, she was Ted’s girlfriend and still didn’t have much to do on her own (save for the also-great “First Time in New York”). A lot of people have been complaining that Robin hasn’t gotten a lot of screen time this season. I disagree. She, for the first time really, has had her own subplots–her relationship with both Gael and the single Dad. While those weren’t my favorite plots, she’s gotten screen time. Continue reading…

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