"Not a Father's Day" is the seventh episode in the fourth season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on November 10, 2008.
In the bar, Barney announces that he isn't impressed with the girls there, not seeing anyone attractive. Ted points out a group of women in the corner who they agree is hot, but Barney states they are simply experiencing 'the Cheerleader Effect' (aka the Bridesmaid Paradox, Sorority Girl Syndro...
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"Not a Father's Day" is the seventh episode in the fourth season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on November 10, 2008.
In the bar, Barney announces that he isn't impressed with the girls there, not seeing anyone attractive. Ted points out a group of women in the corner who they agree is hot, but Barney states they are simply experiencing 'the Cheerleader Effect' (aka the Bridesmaid Paradox, Sorority Girl Syndrome, and for a brief window in the mid-90s, the Spice Girls Conspiracy): as a group, they look hot, but seen individually, each one has a flaw. As he concludes this observation, Barney receives a call, in which he is told he is going to be a dad. He soon freaks out, saying no-one in their right mind would want kids.
Marshall and Lily, however, have been noticing babies everywhere, and decide to have a discussion about having children. Lily tries to point out possible problems, but Marshall is too caught up in how cute babies are. They decide to...
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