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How I Met Your Mother S2E20 — Showdown
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How I Met Your Mother•Season 2•Episode 20

Showdown

8.8/10 · 5,228 votesApr 30, 200723 min

Ranked #3 of 22 in Season 2•+0.5 vs season avg

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Thinking that Bob Barker may be his father, Barney is overjoyed to be a contestant on The Price is Right. Marshall and Lily try sleeping apart prior to the wedding.

Directed byPamela Fryman
Written byGloria Calderón Kellett
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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

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Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman

Director

Gloria Calderón Kellett

Gloria Calderón Kellett

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Episode Summary

"Showdown" is episode 20 of How I Met Your Mother season 2. It scored 8.8/10 from 5,228 votes, ranking #3 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Gloria Calderón Kellett, it aired on April 30, 2007.

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