At a funeral? Today, we are gonna make Marshall laugh. You know who probably has an umbrella? Ted: And then the fat kid loses his swim trunks. That's totally an improvement. Marshall: Barney, please, Barney! Marshall: I have to listen to it. It's nothing.
Plan: A: The gang; Q: Who travels home to Minnesota with Marshall? A: Barney; Q: Who is the other member of the gang that will stop at nothing to make Marshall laugh? A: an unfortunate meeting; Q: What happens to Marshall when he meets an old high school bully? Summary: The gang travels home to Minnesota with Marshall where Ted and Barney will stop at nothing to make Marshall laugh. Meanwhile, Marshall has an unfortunate meeting with an old high school bully that terrorized him throughout his youth.