Mary the Paralegal

"Mary the Paralegal" is the 19 episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on April 24, 2006. A story that Robin did on her news channel was nominated for a Local Area Media Award (or as Lily calls it, a LAMA), and Robin has invited everyone to come to the awards banquet. Since she notified everyone three months in advance, Ted told her he would be bringing Victoria. Now, right before the awards... more

"Mary the Paralegal" is the 19 episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on April 24, 2006. A story that Robin did on her news channel was nominated for a Local Area Media Award (or as Lily calls it, a LAMA), and Robin has invited everyone to come to the awards banquet. Since she notified everyone three months in advance, Ted told her he would be bringing Victoria. Now, right before the awards banquet, Ted ended his relationship with Victoria and ruined his chances with Robin at the same time, and is wondering if he should still bring a date. Barney suggests the idea of getting Ted a prostitute as a date, which Ted immediately dismisses. However, Barney shows up a bit later with a stunning blonde-haired woman named Mary for Ted, and Ted again refuses until he sees Robin's date for the banquet: Sandy Rivers, or the guy who reads the newspaper on the news show every morning. Ted then agrees, and Mary is his date for the evening. At... less