- Barney becomes a contestant on "The Price Is Right" so that he can confront Bob Barker, because he believes that the game show host is his biological father.
- In the two weeks before Marshall and Lily's wedding, the gang believe the two of them have become co-dependent on each other. To prove that they aren't, Marshall and Lily decide to go ahead with their original plan of not sleeping with each other until their wedding night. Can they hold out that long? Ted and Lily are facing two other issues regarding the wedding, Ted's being that Marshall is continually censoring Ted's toast, and Lily's being that she needs to gain about five pounds to fit into her wedding dress properly, or else pay the $300 to get the dress altered. Both problems seem insurmountable as the wedding gets closer. Meanwhile, Barney is preparing for his upcoming appearance on the game show The Price is Right (1972). Although Barney is certain he can win all the prizes he wants (with the exception of not mastering how to spin to the $1 space on the big wheel), he confesses that he has an ulterior motive to be on the show: to meet his biological father, Bob Barker.—Huggo
- As the date of their wedding approaches, Marshall and Lily suggest spending the two weeks before the wedding living away from each other, but think that their bond might be too strong. They are shown sharing sensations such as a stomach ache and following each other everywhere. Robin suggests Lily come live with her, while Marshall helps Ted with his best man's speech. Marshall makes a tape for Lily where he sings night-night to her.
While living with Robin, Lily tries on her dress, only to find she has lost so much weight that it no longer fits. Since fixing the dress is too expensive ($300 to take the bust in), Robin forces Lily to binge to gain weight. Lily enjoys it at first, but actually loses more weight instead of gaining. Robin increases the pressure until Lily is unable to handle it.
Meanwhile, Ted is having trouble writing a best man's speech which Marshall is happy with, as he wants no mention of sex or drinking. Once Marshall was pulled over for driving alone in a carpool lane (Lily was giving him a blow job). Ted then tries a funny story about how Marshall accidentally first said "I love you" to Lily, but Marshall doesn't want her to hear it. The gang was in college and Ted had gone out to get snacks. Marshall and Lily were wasted. When Ted returns, Marshall says "I Love You" to Ted, but Lily thinks he said it to her, and says the same back. Finally, Ted tries to censor a night out by replacing shots of alcohol with chocolate milk, and replacing sex with holding hands. When Marshall complains this story is boring, Ted states that this is the best he can do with Marshall censoring him. The episode then cuts to Marshall and Lily's wedding, where Ted is making his speech, and is telling them about his difficulties writing the speech, until he found Marshall coming back to the apartment in the middle of the night. It is revealed that Lily and Marshall had been sneaking out every night and meeting at a hotel to spend time together, and also for Lily to eat enough to fit into her dress. Ten yrs into their relationship, they could not spend even a single night apart. May they never have to again.
At the same time, Barney is preparing to see a taping of The Price is Right, and is practicing by learning the prices of various items, as well as how to properly spin the Big Wheel so as to land on the dollar. Barneys says TPIR is a microcosm of their economic system where consumers are rewarded for their persistence, market acumen and intrepid spirit. When asked why this matters so much, Barney explains that he wants to impress Bob Barker, who his mother told him is his biological father. She was bored, and just pointed to Bob on the TV, when Barney asked her who his father was. After being called on down by TPIR announcer Rich Fields, Barney's knowledge of prices is shown to be excellent to the point where, while playing Clock Game, he spends most of the 30 seconds he is given showing Barker pictures of himself. He tells the price of his prize at the last second, gets a dollar on the Big Wheel in the Showcase Showdown (Barney was nervous about this part, but is ready when Bob says "you will do just fine, son"), and bids the exact price of his Showcase, thereby winning both the showcases.
However, Barney loses the nerve to tell Barker that he believes the host is his father; and instead, congratulates him for "35 years of hosting The Price is Right". He then gives all of his prizes to Marshall and Lily for their wedding.
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