S01E17How I Met Your Mother · Season 1
How I Met Your Mother season 1 episode 17: Life Among the Gorillas
Aired 20 March 200622 minRated TV-14
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What happens in “Life Among the Gorillas”
Marshall interns at the corporation where Barney works and Lily finds that he is becoming a shallow jerk as he tries to fit in with his crude fratty coworkers. Meanwhile, Ted feels guilty when he receives several gifts from Victoria (Erika Singh) while he hasn't sent her anything.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 17 of 22 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 16 first.
- It runs about 22 minutes.
- Directed by Pamela Fryman, written by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.
- TMDB users rate it 7.4 out of 10 (49 votes).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Pamela Fryman
- Writers
- Craig ThomasCarter Bays
- Guest stars
- Diane Salinger as Dr. AureliaBryan Callen as BilsonTaran Killam as Gary BlaumanGregor Manns as Karaoke DJTyler Peterson as Marshall Eriksen
Credits: TMDB.
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