S05E07How I Met Your Mother · Season 5
How I Met Your Mother season 5 episode 7: The Rough Patch
Aired 9 November 200923 minRated TV-14
Where to watch How I Met Your Mother Season 5 in Australia
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What happens in “The Rough Patch”
Lily comes up with a perfect plan to break up the relationship between Barney and Robin when they have a rough patch, but she needs help from Robin's famous friend, Alan Thicke, in order to make it work.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 7 of 24 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 6 first.
- It runs about 23 minutes.
- Directed by Pamela Fryman, written by Chris Harris.
- TMDB users rate it 7.4 out of 10 (38 votes).
How I Met Your Mother trailer
The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).
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Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Pamela Fryman
- Writer
- Chris Harris
- Guest stars
- Matt Jones as ArthurWhit Hertford as Lost in Space RobotApril Bowlby as MegAlan Thicke as Alan ThickeLyndsy Fonseca as DaughterDavid Henrie as Son
Credits: TMDB.
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