- Ted changes Barney's bachelor party plans for Marshall at the last minute, so that it won't just consist of gambling and cheap strippers. And Robin gets Lily an inappropriate shower party gift.
- Ted and Marshall have agreed that there will be no strippers at Marshall's bachelor party which they plan on holding in Atlantic City with their friends Stuart and Brad also invited. Barney plans on hiring a stripper anyway. But when Ted tells Barney on the way that they are not going to Atlantic City but to Foxwoods instead (since Ted knew Barney would have a stripper waiting in Atlantic City), Ted thinks he's pulled one over on Barney. In turn, Barney pulls a maneuver which he thinks has outfoxed the fox, although Barney's new plan doesn't come off quite the way he or anyone else quite expects. Meanwhile, Lily is having her bridal shower. Barney talks Robin into buying Lily a vibrator as a gift. When Robin arrives at the shower, she sees that it is not the vibrator type crowd. Feeling embarrassed if anyone at the shower sees what she's bought, Robin does whatever she can throughout the evening to retrieve her gift from the gift table without anyone seeing what she's done or worse seeing the gift itself.—Huggo
- Ted has planned out a bachelor party for Marshall, since he is his best man. Barney wants to offer some input, but Marshall has said that he does not want a stripper at his bachelor party. Barney keeps trying to convince Ted, but Ted doesn't want to hear any of it from Barney. Barney's idea of a bachelor party has a cramped hotel room, chairs arranged in a circle, filled with the closest friends, heat up to about 90, a metric tonne of cigar smoke, and a stripper in the middle (but not a beautiful one). She does things that demean the groom, herself and the entire human race. She was a 15 in blackjack, as in "not sure if you would hit it". The party has the same characters, groom, best man, the man who only speaks in cliches (Stuart), the guy who disappears at the beginning of the night and doesn't show up till the end (Brad), and Barney.
Ted's planned bachelor party involved watching a boxing match and eating large steaks from a cow he bought online. Barney foils this by amazingly getting a stripper named Treasure (Erin Cardillo) into the hotel room (even though Barney thought that they were going to Atlantic City rather than Foxwoods). Ted had changed the plans at the last minute (Ted calls it an honest mistake and winks at Barney), but Barney worked around it. Marshall says that Ted is his best man, but Barney says he has not yet decided and that's fine. He won't take no for an answer. Treasure has an elaborate act planned, which requires a sterile pot of water, a socket and everyone needs to sign releases. To make matters worse, the stripper breaks her ankle, causing everyone to miss the boxing match (which was one for the ages) as she must go to the hospital, and then Barney demands that she continue on with the rest of her show, as she wants to do it (her daughters are about to start school and she can't afford to lose any jobs). The rest of her show causes everyone but Barney to lose their appetite, and to top it all off, they are kicked out of the hotel due to a fire caused by Barney's cigar. Marshall and Ted return to MacLaren's bar, mad that Barney ruined the bachelor party.
Meanwhile, Robin is in an awkward position at Lily's bridal shower, since (under Barney's advice) Robin has gotten her a "battery-powered adult recreational fake penis" (instead of a see-through nightie, which he said belonged in the 1850's), and most of Lily's guests are much older family members, as well as several young children and Lily's cousin Margaret (Corie Vickers), who is about to become a nun. Robin tries to stop Lily from opening the gift (she nods at her trying to indicate not to open the gift, but Lily gets her mother to give Robin a tampon, thinking it is Robin's time of the month) and finally switches cards with another present to disguise her gift. When Lily opens Robin's gift (which Lily believes to be from her grandmother Lois (K Callan).. Lois thought she was giving her grand-daughter an antique sewing machine, and before Lily opens her gift, she prefaces it by saying that the device has been in the family for generations, and before that they were made of wood, and before that they just did it by hand.. Her mother taught her how to use it. She had contests with her sister on who could finish first. And as a new bride this kept her busy on those long nights when grandfather was in Korea. Even grandpa used it once in a while), Lily is shocked, but then Robin reveals that it was actually her gift, and the other relatives express their amusement. Lily's mom wants to get one of those for herself. Robin offers to return the gift to the store, but Lily insists that she will keep it.
Lily and Robin go down to the bar afterwards and are surprised to see Ted and Marshall there. They explain that Barney ruined the bachelor party, and Marshall is even considering not inviting Barney to the wedding. Lily reveals a story: during the summer when the engagement was broken off, Barney, having had enough of Marshall's depression over losing Lily, flew out to San Francisco and told Lily to come back, as he thought they should be together, and that she might lose Marshall forever if she didn't come back. Barney goes on to tell Lily that he cannot keep stealing girls from Marshall forever, implying that he has been trying to provide an opportunity for Lily to return, even going so far as to purchase her a one way airline ticket. He then asks Lily if he should visit Alcatraz or Fisherman's wharf before his flight. At this point, Barney is made co-best man with Ted, and Marshall is happy that Barney cares about their relationship.
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