TEXT: THE YEAR 2030 INT. LIVING ROOM (Daughter and Son sitting on couch) Future Ted: Kids, this is a Thanksgiving story. (exterior shots of New York City) Future Ted VO: Thanksgiving in New York is a wonderful time. It's a time for giving of yourself, for thinking of your fellow man, a time when the unforgiving city becomes a little kinder. INT. APARTMENT (Robin and Ted sit on couch, Lily enters from bathroom) Lily: Well, I just ralphed. Robin: How much did you guys drink last night? Ted: Not how much? What. (flashback to Ted, Barney, Lily and Marshall at MacLaren's sitting at booth) Barney: The Thankstini. A fun and delicious new novelty drink I invented. Cranberry juice, potato vodka and a bouillon cube. Tastes just like a turkey dinner. (Barney puts bouillon cube in each of their drinks, Marshall drinks his Thankstini) Marshall: It's like Thanksgiving in my mouth. (back to present scene) Ted: You want a good holiday drink, try his Kwanzaapolitan. (horn honks, Marshall runs out from his bedroom and looks out the window) Marshall: The shuttle's here! (Marshall runs back into his bedroom) Lily: He hasn't been back home to Minnesota since Christmas. He's a little excited. (Marshall runs into living room area) Marshall: Baby, we're holding up the shuttle, do you have everything you need? Toothbrush, pajamas, underpants. Underpants. (Marshall runs back into his bedroom, Lily gets up to get ready to go) Ted: So, Lil, Marshall's family. Whole weekend with the future in-laws, you excited? Lily: Yeah, no, it'll be fun. Robin: Lily, you just said, "yeah, no." Lily: Did I? No, I, I love Marshall's family. Robin, Ted: Oh. Lily: But, yeah, no, it'll be great. Ted: You just did it again. Lily
SUMMARY:
Marshall and Lily visit the former's family in Minnesota for Thanksgiving, but Lily feels out of place with the large, loud, and rambunctious family. Meanwhile, Robin and Ted are surprised to find Barney as the Volunteer of the Year at a local soup kitchen. Ted is even more surprised as he begins to uncover unethical acts taking place behind the scenes of the charity.