Robin wants Barney to ask her father for permission to marry her. Lily and Ted both want to plan the wedding. Baby Marvin's constipation causes stress for Lily and Marshall.

Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

It refers to these television episodes...

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  6  / Episode:  9 
Glitter

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before in life. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from the episode 'Glitter' where Ted's friend from home, Punchy, is at the bar, punching Ted repeatedly in the arm.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  6  / Episode:  14 
Last Words

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before in life. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from the episode 'Last Words' when Ted and Barney try to cheer up Marshall. Barney knees Ted in the crotch to try and get Marshall to laugh.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  7  / Episode:  17 
No Pressure

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before in life. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from the episode 'No Pressure' when Ted asks Robin if she loves him, and Robin admits that she doesn't.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  3  / Episode:  12 
No Tomorrow

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before in life. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from the episode 'No Tomorrow' when Ted gets punched in the face on St. Patrick's Day at a club.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  7  / Episode:  21 
Now We're Even

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before in life. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from the episode 'Now We're Even' when Ted is walking around naked in his new apartment, holding a hot bowl of soup, which he spills on his chest.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  1  / Episode:  4 
Return of the Shirt

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) says to the kids that he had been hurt many times before in his life. Several clips are shown of Ted getting hurt. One clip is from the episode 'Return of the Shirt' when Natalie uses her Krav Maga skills on Ted in the restaurant after Ted breaks up with her for the second time.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  3  / Episode:  13 
Ten Sessions

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before in life. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from the episode 'Ten Sessions' where Ted is lying on the table in Stella's office, beginning the steps to have his stamp tramp tattoo removed.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  4  / Episode:  10 
The Fight

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before in life. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from the episode 'The Fight' where Barney punches himself in the face, then punches Ted in the face, to prove that they were in a fight.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  3  / Episode:  17 
The Goat

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before in life. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from the episode 'The Goat' where Ted is on the bathroom floor, being strangled by "Missy", Lily's goat.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  1  / Episode:  10 
The Pineapple Incident

This Television Episode is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted (the narrator) tells the kids that he's been hurt many times before. One clip shown of Ted getting hurt is from 'The Pineapple Incident' when Ted is drunk and singing to Robin over the phone.

It refers to these people...

ABBA

This Person is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
When Robin agrees to having Kool & the Gang as the band for her wedding, Ted asks if it would be OK if Kool & the Gang invited their friends, Beyonce and ABBA...and The Bee Gees, and Journey and Queen...
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Bee Gees

This Person is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
When Robin agrees to having Kool & the Gang as the band for her wedding, Ted asks if it would be OK if Kool & the Gang invited their friends, Beyonce and ABBA...and The Bee Gees, and Journey and Queen...
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Beyonce

  • Date: September 4, 1981
  • Type: Person
This Person is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
When Robin agrees to having Kool & the Gang as the band for her wedding, Ted asks if it would be OK if Kool & the Gang invited their friends, Beyonce and ABBA...and The Bee Gees, and Journey and Queen...
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Jimmy Buffett

  • Date: December 25, 1946
  • Type: Person
This Person is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Robin finds out that her dad got married without telling her. When she asks him about it, her father says that he and his wife, Carol, were in Key Largo at a concert by the recording artist "James Buffett", adding that they are now known as Parrotheads.
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Journey

This Person is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
When Robin agrees to having Kool & the Gang as the band for her wedding, Ted asks if it would be OK if Kool & the Gang invited their friends, Beyonce and ABBA...and The Bee Gees, and Journey and Queen...
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  • Buy Journey on iTunes
  • Buy Journey on GooglePlay

Kool & the Gang

This Person is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Ted suggests hiring Kool & the Gang for Robin and Barney's wedding.
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It refers to these groups...

Queen

This Group is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
When Robin agrees to having Kool & the Gang as the band for her wedding, Ted asks if it would be OK if Kool & the Gang invited their friends, Beyonce and ABBA...and The Bee Gees, and Journey and Queen...
  • Buy Queen on Amazon
  • Buy Queen on iTunes
  • Buy Queen on GooglePlay

It refers to these books...

Fifty Shades of Grey
written by
part of Fifty Shades

  • Date:
  • Type: Book
This Book is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Robin is about to accept her dad's Facebook friend request, but the group stops her. Marshall tells Robin that she doesn't want to see what's behind that door. When Robin asks what he's talking about, Ted says, "I'm talking about my mom's 2,000 word review on 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.".

It refers to these book series...

Harry Potter

This Book Series is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Robin reminds the group that her dad can be a little scary. Ted says, "Scary? He's a stone cold Slytherin.", referring to the Slytherin House from the 'Harry Potter' series.
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It refers to these movies...

The Departed

  • Date:
  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Marshall tries to hand Lily the baby (who won't stop crying) so he and Ted can go to the bar to talk about Ted's feelings regarding Robin marrying Barney. Lily tells Marshall, "Nice try. You're gonna stick me with that baby so you guys can spend five minutes sorting out his love life, followed by an hour of you getting drunk and pretending to be in 'The Departed'.".
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It plays these songs...

Guiding Light
performed by Television

This Song is played in Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
This song plays as Ted is on the Subway, talking to his ex-girlfriend, Cindy, and her current girlfriend about hiring a wedding band for Barney and Robin.

Voices
performed by Cheap Trick

This Song is played in Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
This song plays as Ted recalls all the times he's been hurt in life.

It refers to these songs...

Cheeseburger In Paradise
performed by Jimmy Buffett

  • Date:
  • Type: Song
This Song is referred to by Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
Robin tells her dad that she just wants him to be a normal dad - to come to her wedding, give her away and then dance with her, like a normal dad. Robin's dad agrees, saying he will give her one dance, to 'Cheeseburger in Paradise'.

Pop Culture Connections - Incoming

It is referred to by these television episodes...

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  9  / Episode:  16 
How Your Mother Met Me

This Television Episode refers to Band of DJ? part of How I Met Your Mother Season 8
After "Future Ted" explains how "The Mother" started dating Louis, he adds that she didn't really feel love. And then, fate intervened. A flashback to Ted riding the train, bumping in to his ex-girlfriend, Cindy, with Cindy's new girlfriend, asking them if they happen to know of any good wedding bands available at the last minute. The band Cindy recommends is the band that "The Mother" plays bass in. This took place in the episode, "Band of DJ?".

Other Connections and Related Pop Culture

Irreplaceable
performed by Beyonce

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

Crazy in Love
performed by Beyonce; features Jay-Z

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

Baby Boy
performed by Beyonce

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

Halo
performed by Beyonce

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
performed by Beyonce

  • Date:
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More by Beyonce

Remember Me
performed by Journey
part of Armageddon: The Album

Who's Crying Now
performed by Journey

Anyway You Want It
performed by Journey

Don't Stop Believin'
performed by Journey

Open Arms
performed by Journey

  • Date:
  • Type: Song
More by Journey

Margaritaville
performed by Jimmy Buffett

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
performed by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

Mele Kalikimaka
performed by Jimmy Buffett

Johnny Bago's Theme
performed by Jimmy Buffett

More by Jimmy Buffett

Take a Chance on Me
performed by ABBA

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

The Name of the Game
performed by ABBA

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

Dancing Queen
performed by ABBA

  • Date:
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S.O.S.
performed by ABBA

  • Date:
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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
performed by ABBA

  • Date:
  • Type: Song
More by ABBA

Stayin' Alive
performed by Bee Gees

  • Date:
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Run to Me
performed by Bee Gees

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

Love You Inside Out
performed by Bee Gees

Night Fever
performed by Bee Gees

  • Date:
  • Type: Song

Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight
performed by Bee Gees

More by Bee Gees

How I Met Your Mother Season 8

# Title Air Date
How I Met Your Mother
8:1 Farhampton Sep 24, 2012
8:2 The Pre-Nup Oct 1, 2012
8:3 Nannies Oct 8, 2012
8:4 Who Wants to Be A Godparent? Oct 15, 2012
8:5 The Autumn of Break-Ups Nov 5, 2012
8:6 Splitsville Nov 12, 2012
8:7 The Stamp Tramp Nov 19, 2012
8:8 Twelve Horny Women Nov 26, 2012
8:9 Lobster Crawl Dec 3, 2012
8:10 The Over-Correction Dec 10, 2012
8:11 The Final Page (Part 1) Dec 17, 2012
8:12 The Final Page (Part 2) Dec 17, 2012
8:13 Band of DJ? Jan 14, 2013
8:14 Ring Up! Jan 21, 2013
8:15 P.S. I Love You Feb 4, 2013
8:16 Bad Crazy Feb 11, 2013
8:17 The Ashtray Feb 18, 2013
8:18 Weekend at Barney's Feb 25, 2013
8:19 The Fortress Mar 18, 2013
8:20 The Time-Travelers Mar 25, 2013
8:21 Romeward Bound Apr 15, 2013
8:22 The Bro Mitzvah Apr 29, 2013
8:23 Something Old May 6, 2013
8:24 Something New May 13, 2013

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