TEXT: Ted from 2030: Kids, I bought the house we live in now way back before I ever met your mother. It needed a lot of work, but I had a vision for it. Ted's house Ted: Vintage rolltop desk here. I haven't decided whether to put the fern on the right or the left side, but you know, sometimes you just gotta wing it. Right? Left side. Oh, and right outside, I want to put up a basketball hoop for the kids. Barney: Ted. This is your seduction lounge. s*x swing there, vibrating Jell-O pit right there, rotating Vietnamese Shame Wheel right here. Don't ask; you're not ready. And that basketball hoop? Outdoor stripper pole. We'll just tell the ladies to be careful in the winter. You think a tongue stuck to a frozen pole is bad... Marshall: Hey. Barney, let's go outside for a second. Lily: We have a confession. This wasn't really about seeing Ted's house. It's an intervention. Barney: Oh, thank God. I'll go first. Ted, this hous you bought for your hypothetical family is super weird. We talk about it all the time behind your back. Ted: Yeah. This intervention isn't for me. It's for you Ted from 2030: Why did Barney need an intervention? It all started a few nights earlier. A few nights earlier... Barney's appartment Marshall: Barney, I can't believe your giant TV is broken. It's March Madness. Ted: Okay, uh, I think I see what the problem is. Barney, can you grab me a screwdriver? Barney: Sure thing. Luis. Barney Stinson, 12 H. I got a hundred bucks if you can be here in five. Thanks. Lily: You call the super for a screwdriver? Barney: Yeah... here's the thing about me and tools... the only one I know how to use is attached to me, and I am not going to try putting it in the TV. Again. Ted: Okay, that's ridiculous. Everyone should know how to use tools. (some
SUMMARY:
When Barney finally meets his father, he's surprised to learn how his life turned out. Meanwhile, the gang points out each other's "gaps," something they should know by adulthood but never learned.