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How I Met Your Mother S2E11 — How Lily Stole Christmas
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How I Met Your Mother•Season 2•Episode 11

How Lily Stole Christmas

7.9/10 · 4,843 votesDec 11, 200623 min

Ranked #19 of 22 in Season 2•−0.4 vs season avg

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Ted almost ruins Christmas for everyone when, still carrying around anger toward Lily, he calls her a horribly disgusting name. Robin tends to Barney while he has a cold.

Directed byPamela Fryman
Written byBrenda Hsueh
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Josh Radnor

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Ted Mosby

Neil Patrick Harris

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Barney Stinson

Jason Segel

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Marshall Eriksen

Alyson Hannigan

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Cobie Smulders

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Episode Summary

"How Lily Stole Christmas" is episode 11 of How I Met Your Mother season 2. It scored 7.9/10 from 4,843 votes, ranking #19 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Brenda Hsueh, it aired on December 11, 2006.

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