S02E13

How I Met Your Mother season 2 episode 13: Columns

Aired 22 January 200722 minRated TV-14

7.5TMDB · 44 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Columns”

When Ted is constantly insulted by his former boss, who is now working for him on a project, he is told to fire the man, but he finds that a hard thing to do. Meanwhile, Barney offers Lily a lot of money to paint a nude portrait of him.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

It is episode 13 of 22 of season 2, so watch episodes 1 to 12 first.
It runs about 22 minutes.
Directed by Rob Greenberg, written by Matt Kuhn.
TMDB users rate it 7.5 out of 10 (44 votes).

How I Met Your Mother trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

Cast and crew of this episode

Director: Rob Greenberg
Writer: Matt Kuhn
Guest stars: Joe Nieves as CarlPreston Bailey as KindergartnerWilliam Schallert as BradyEwan Chung as CarolBen Tolpin as MarkBryan Cranston as Hammond DruthersThomas Anthony Jones as Man

Credits: TMDB.

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