HIMYM: COUNTDOWN TOWARDS AGONY

If you watched 'How I Met Your Mother' this past Monday night, you probably noticed the gimmick used throughout the episode - a countdown from fifty which was embedded into the scenes until they reached the "Bad News" of the episode's title.

ClickClaque TV was nice enough to supply a list of the sightings for the countdown:

50 – Doctor’s Calendar
49 – Doctor’s Calendar in next scene
48 – Steak sauce (Marshall putting on food)
47 – 47th Annual Laser Tag tournament (Barney’s hand)
46 – 46th Society Certificate (Behind Lily)
45 – 45¢ Hot Wings (On table in front of Barney)
44 – 44 Beers on Tap (Behind Bar)
44 – Football Jersey
43 – Fertility Brochure (Marshall’s Hands)
42 – Fertility Brochure (Marshall’s Hands)
41 – Car poster (behind Dr. Stangel)
40 – NY’s 40 Greatest Landmarks Book (Ted’s hands)
39 – Room Number (Behind Robin)
38 – 38 Degrees (On newspaper)
37 – 37 Recipes (On Lily’s magazine)
36 – Marshall’s Dad’s beer
35 – Stock Market up 35.34 Points (On monitor)
34 – Stock Market up 35.34 Points (On monitor)
33 – Miners rescued from mine (On monitor)
32 – Lottery numbers (On monitor)
31 – Lottery numbers (On monitor)
30 – Lottery numbers (On monitor)
29 – Lottery numbers (On monitor)
28 – Lottery numbers (On monitor)
27 – Lottery numbers (On monitor)
26 – Home improvement shortcuts (Marshall’s dad’s book)
25 – The 25 Greatest Bridges (Ted’s Book)
24 – Basketball’s newest star #24 (On Magazine)
23 – Metro News 23 Logo
22 – Japanese news show 22 logo
21 – Today is 21 (Calendar behind Dr. Stangel)
20 – “Private” room 20
19 – Top 19 (Nekkid magazine in “Private” room 20)
18 – Lily and Marshall’s apartment number
17 – Specimen jar number
16 – Specimen jar number
15 – Bran Stix (Robin’s cereal)
14 – Sandy’s apartment number (1413)
13 – Sandy’s apartment number (1413)
12 – Days of Christmas card (Behind Marshall)
11 – America’s 11 Greatest Water Towers (Ted’s book)
10 – Robin Sparkles’ denim jacket
9 – On Marhsall’s fake file
8 – Exam room number
7 – Champagne
6 – On Marshall’s fake file part two
5 – Marshall’s high five
4 – Layers of the uterus sign
3 – Open ‘til 3 sign
2 – Clock on Marshall’s Dad’s desk
1 – Lily’s cab number

And as we learned the "Bad News", there was an expired parking meter nearby.....

I only missed two of the numbers: Number Five and Number Fifteen. I should have realized it was the high five, but when I first thought of the possibility during the episode, I realized ti was too soon for it to be used. (There were at least four instances of the "High Fives".

As for Number Fifteen being on the Bran Stix box? I studied that box and I never saw it. I'm thinking that shot, maybe the whole series,. was meant for HDTV screens back home. I think ith "15" was off to the right of the screen.....

All in all, a very entertaining episode and probably in the running already for the 2011 Toobits Awards.

BCnU.....