S05E19How I Met Your Mother · Season 5
How I Met Your Mother season 5 episode 19: Zoo or False
Aired 12 April 201023 minRated TV-14
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What happens in “Zoo or False”
When Marshall gets mugged, Lily decides she wants to get a gun for protection, so Marshall comes up with a convoluted story about the mugging to deter Lily from following through.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 19 of 24 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 18 first.
- It runs about 23 minutes.
- Directed by Pamela Fryman, written by Stephen Lloyd.
- TMDB users rate it 7.4 out of 10 (37 votes).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Pamela Fryman
- Writer
- Stephen Lloyd
- Guest stars
- E.E. Bell as WalterJon Dore as Mugger / ZookeeperMatt Jones as ArthurCollette Wolfe as SarahCeleste Thorson as LisaCollin Christopher as SimonRon Nicolosi as Mike
Credits: TMDB.
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