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A major crisis in Barney and Robin's relationship gives Lily ideas on how to break them up with Alan Thicke's help.

Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

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Star Wars

This Movie Series is referred to by The Rough Patch part of How I Met Your Mother Season 5
While trying to come up with the perfect way to break up Barney and Robin, Lily reveals that she thinks Storm Troopers from the Star Wars movies are actually robots.
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How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  2  / Episode:  22 
Something Blue

This Television Episode is referred to by The Rough Patch part of How I Met Your Mother Season 5
A reference to the episode 'Something Blue' is made as Ted remembers how Robin freaked out when she thought Ted was proposing with a ring in the glass of champagne at the restaurant.

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Legends of the Fall

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This Movie is referred to by The Rough Patch part of How I Met Your Mother Season 5
Barney and Robin have become a boring couple. Rather than go out to do something exciting, they stayed in to watch "Legends of the Fall".
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Weekend at Bernie's
part of Weekend at Bernie's

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This Movie is referred to by The Rough Patch part of How I Met Your Mother Season 5
Barney leaves a personal message for Ted at the beginning of one of the porno tapes he gave up now that he's in a committed relationship with Robin. Barney tells Ted that if he is watching this, it means he is either 1. dead, or 2. in a committed relationship. If he is dead, he wants Ted to take him to the Hamptons to re-create "Weekend at Bernie's".
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Neil Young

This Person is referred to by The Rough Patch part of How I Met Your Mother Season 5
Robin describes musician Neil Young as a Canadian treasure.
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All in the Family

This Television Series is referred to by The Rough Patch part of How I Met Your Mother Season 5
Barney insults Robin by saying Neil Young (her favorite singer, who is also Canadian) sounds like an old woman when he sings. He asks if Neil Young is the same lady who plays Archie Bunker's wife in the television series All in the Family.
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Pop Culture Connections - Incoming

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How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  8  / Episode:  1 
Farhampton

This Television Episode refers to The Rough Patch part of How I Met Your Mother Season 5
Barney continues his 60 second explanation of his relationship with Robin. He tells Quinn that after he and Robin started dating, he got fat and Robin's hair fell out, and soon after the two broke up. This took place in the episode titled 'The Rough Patch'.

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Southern Man
performed by Neil Young

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Don't Let It Bring You Down
performed by Neil Young

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Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
performed by Neil Young

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Cortez the Killer
performed by Neil Young

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Old Man
performed by Neil Young

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More by Neil Young

How I Met Your Mother Season 5

# Title Air Date
How I Met Your Mother
5:1 Definitions Sep 21, 2009
5:2 Double Date Sep 28, 2009
5:3 Robin 101 Oct 5, 2009
5:4 The Sexless Innkeeper Oct 12, 2009
5:5 Duel Citizenship Oct 19, 2009
5:6 Bagpipes Nov 2, 2009
5:7 The Rough Patch Nov 9, 2009
5:8 The Playbook Nov 16, 2009
5:9 Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap Nov 23, 2009
5:10 The Window Dec 7, 2009
5:11 Last Cigarette Ever Dec 14, 2009
5:12 Girls Versus Suits Jan 11, 2010
5:13 Jenkins Jan 18, 2010
5:14 Perfect Week Feb 1, 2010
5:15 Rabbit or Duck Feb 8, 2010
5:16 Hooked Mar 1, 2010
5:17 Of Course Mar 8, 2010
5:18 Say Cheese Mar 22, 2010
5:19 Zoo or False Apr 12, 2010
5:20 Home Wreckers Apr 19, 2010
5:21 Twin Beds May 3, 2010
5:22 Robots Versus Wrestlers May 10, 2010
5:23 The Wedding Bride May 17, 2010
5:24 Doppelgangers May 24, 2010

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