How I Met Your Mother: “Little Minnesota” Recap
Posted by Mike
Synopsis: Ted’s sister — or as he calls her, Hurricane Heather (played by Erin Cahill) — has just arrived in town, with plans to stay in New York permanently and work in finance. Ted, of course, is skeptical because this is the same sister who, during her college years, took six years to graduate from three schools, wrecked two cars, got married for five days and lived in a tree for nine weeks only to discover that no one wanted to chop it down. His biggest concern, though, as it always is when Heather visits, is to keep Barney away from his baby sister. It seems that every year, when the Mosby family Christmas card arrives, Barney sings a Christmas carol, substituting lyrics about how hot Heather is and the things he’d like to do to her.
While Ted is doing his best to prevent Barney from doing his thing, Marshall and Robin are doing theirs — which is to say they’re hanging out a the Walleye Saloon, a bar for Minnesotans that features a Fisherman’s Quest video game and a banner that reads “I’m drinking till I forget the 1999 NFC Championship Game.” Robin loves the bar so much that she’s willing to conceal her Canadian heritage, which is something that would get her thrown out of the bar. When she begins to “steal” the bar away from Marshall, he reveals her Canadianness (Canadianity?) by asking her to name the Minnesota Vikings kicker whose missed field goal cost his team a trip to the Super Bowl, and she guesses Rashad Tarkenton instead of Gary Anderson. Feeling bad, Marshall then takes Robin to the Hoser Hut.
