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How I Met Your Mother S1E9 — Belly Full of Turkey

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How I Met Your Mother•Season 1•Episode 9

Belly Full of Turkey

7.9/10 · 5,588 votesNov 21, 200522 min

Ranked #16 of 22 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Ted and Robin are surprised to run into Barney when they volunteer at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving. Lily is on the brink of freaking out when she goes to Thanksgiving dinner at her future in-laws house.

Directed byPamela Fryman

Written byPhil Lord

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Cast5

Josh Radnor

Josh Radnor

Ted Mosby

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Barney Stinson

Jason Segel

Jason Segel

Marshall Eriksen

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Lily Aldrin

Cobie Smulders

Cobie Smulders

Robin Scherbatsky

Crew4

Phil Lord

Phil Lord

Writer

Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman

Director

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Chris Harris

Co-Producer

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Suzy Mamann Greenberg

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Belly Full of Turkey" is episode 9 of How I Met Your Mother season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 5,588 votes, ranking #16 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Phil Lord, it aired on November 21, 2005.

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