How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014): Season 1, Episode 5 - Okay Awesome - full transcript

Robin, Ted, and Barney go to a hot new club, leaving the engaged Marshall and Lily to a more adult, albeit boring, evening of wine tasting.

Ted:
So, kids, would you like
to hear the story

Of the time I went deaf?

Why does he even ask?

I know, he's just going
to tell us anyway.

I sure am.

Robin strolled into the bar
and said...

Say you're my bitch.

I'm your bitch.

Because tonight I'm getting us
all into okay.

"Okay," awesome!

What's going on?
Did I just have a stroke?

Okay is the name of a club.

Incredibly exclusive.
This friend of mine

Once waited outside
for two hours,

Couldn't get in.

A friend of yours named you?

No, a friend of mine
named shut up.

Yeah, well, the owner goes
to my gym.

It turns out that he is a fan of
my reporting for metro news one.

So now I'm on the list
for tonight.

Nice going, scherbatsky.

You're becoming a long
and difficult-to-spell
household name.

He's even getting me
into the v.I.P. Room.

Yeah, he just wants to show you
his own v.I.P.,

If you know what I mean.

All right, what does v.I.P.
Stand for

In your little universe?

Well, I know that "p" is penis.

Great, so you guys are in.

Should I invite marshal
and lily?

Why was this funny?
I'll explain.

You see, lily was
a kindergarten teacher,

And so one fateful nap time...

Austin and I spent
Saturday night

At the most charming little
bed and breakfast.

It was so nice.

What did you do this weekend?

Go, come on, chug, chug, chug!

Ten seconds!

Suck it, losers!

( Belches )

You know, quiet time
with the fiancé.

Lily:
I don't know,

I just felt embarrassed.

Claire is my age and
she and her husband

Do all this classy
grownup stuff.

Maybe we should start doing
some grownup stuff.

That's some pretty grownup stuff
we did this morning.

Yeah, but it wasn't classy.

Maybe we should have
a wine-tasting party.

I like wine.

I like tasting.

You know I can party.

Let's do it.
Let's rock it.

Maturity style.

And ever since then
she's been signing him up

For book clubs,
cooking classes...

All the things you do
when you know

Where your next thousand lays
are coming from.

So, no, lily and marshall
will not be joining us.

Got it.

Anyway, ted, part two
of my story:

My friend kelly's
going to be there.

Kelly, who supposedly
I'm going to love.

Oh, you are going to love kelly.

She's fun, she's smart,
she lives in the moment...

Translation: She's ugly,

She's ugly, she ugs in the ugly.

Oh, and she's totally hot.

Okay, I guess I could take her
off your hands for an evening.

So do you have any other

Hot, single friends?

No.

Kelly...

( voice trails off)

Oh, no, ted, your blazer!

Somebody spilled gorgeous
all over it.

Love it.

Thank you.

And his hair was perfect.

We're wearing the same shirt.

Oh, wait, no, that's just my
shirt reflected in yours.

One of the 24 similarities
between girls and fish

Is that they're both attracted
to shiny objects.

You really never read
my blog, do you?

All right, tin man,
let's hit it.

All right, well, have fun at
your little disco, guys.

What the hell happened
to these two?

Marshall and I are
just growing up.

Yeah, it's going
to be sweet, too.

Like tonight, we're tasting
all these different wines,

Pairing them up with these
cool gourmet cheeses.

Wow, who knew being in

A committed heterosexual
relationship

Could make a guy so gay?

Ted:
All right, cool kids

Are leaving now.

Grandma, grandpa, don't wait up.

( Techno-pop playing )

My, oh, my.

There are some
ferocious-looking
cutlets here tonight.

All right, hookup strategy.

Colon, find a cutlet,

Lock her in early,

Grind with her all
night till she's mine.

Do these strategies
ever work for you?

The question is:
Do these strategies
ever not work for me?

Either way, the answer is
about half the time.

My bitches!

Check this out.

Um, they're with me.

Um, we're her bitches, too.

We'll wait here.

And with today's
interest rate climate,

You've got to go for

The 30-year fixed mortgage.
Oh, totally.

Yeah.

So, marshall, what about you?

You guys thinking house, baby?

No, I think we're going to wait
on the baby thing.

I mean, I love babies.

Babies rule.

Pudgy arms and stuff...

But, uh, they make you old.

Kind of like this anchor

Weighing you down to one spot...
Forever.

I'm three months pregnant.

Not awkward, guys.

Not awkward unless
we let it be awkward.

This place seems great.

Is kelly here?

Uh, let's go find her.
I'll introduce you guys.

Then I should probably

Duck into the v.I.P. Room.

It's so stupid and arbitrary,
isn't it?

Who gets to be a v.I.P.
And who doesn't?

It's not that arbitrary.

Whoa, this place is loud.

You think?

( Techno-pop playing loudly )

Think it was kind of weird

That ted didn't invite me
out with him?

Why? You'd rather be
out at some dance club,

All noisy and sweaty,
with the...

( imitating drum machine )

Is that what you want?

( Imitating drum machine )

Is this what you want?

"30-year fixed mortgage...

I'm three months pregnant."

That was awkward.

Let's start drinking!

Not so fast.

In order for the tannins
to mellow,

We should let it breathe
for about 30 minutes.

Freaking tannins.

( Techno-pop playing )

Do you know what they're
doing in there right now?

They're watching claire's
ultrasound video.

And I swear to god,
even the baby looks bored.

Come on, it's not that bad.

We're really starting
to click with these guys.

Claire and austin just invited
us to their fondue fest

Next Saturday night.

Are you honestly trying
to get me excited about fondue?

It's dipping stuff in hot
cheese. What's not to love?

Okay, that does sound good.

But it's dipping stuff in hot
cheese with boring people.

Marshall, it's time
for us to grow up.

Marshall knew she was right.

He had to stop
acting like a kid.

But not tonight.

Now, our apartment was
on the third floor,

So I'm not sure if this part
is actually true,

But uncle marshall
swears it happened.

Taxi!

( Techno-pop playing )

The new album is great.

It's all smooth and polished,

Not dark and heavy
like the early stuff.

Oh, yeah, nora jones just gets
better and better.

Please, tell me we can drink
the wine now.

Five more minutes.

We don't want to rush
those tannins.

Freaking tannins.

( Techno-pop playing )

( music stops)
I'm wetting my pants!

( Music resumes )

I think that's when I realized,
clubs weren't awesome.

Clubs weren't even okay.

Clubs sucked.

I had to get out of there.

Hey, robin.

Why aren't you inside?
I'm calling the owner.

There's a guy in there
who won't let me in

To the stupid v.I.P. Room.

Oh, I had this move,
so I came here to bust it.

Can you get me in?

Great. Voice mail.

Thanks, I'll see you!
Bye!

Oh, come on, he just got here.

He's probably famous.

Oh, yeah. Isn't there
a third affleck brother?

Keith affleck or brian
affleck or something?

Holy crap, we just
saw brian affleck.

It's not like I care so much

About getting into
the v.I.P. Room,

I have been in tons
of v.I.P. Rooms.

I'm not exactly a v.I.P.
Room virgin.

But seriously, call me back.

Oh, um, I was just
in there, robin scherbatsky.

I'm on the list.

Name's already crossed off.

Sorry.

But I'm robin scherbatsky.

I'm a reporter for channel one.

There's a channel one?

Back of the line.

Should have snuck in
with brian affleck.

Aah! Coat wench,

Do not uncheck
that man's jacket!

Sorry, just being dramatic.
You're not a coat wench.

No, no, no, coat wench,
I like it.

I should get a sign made up.

What are you doing here?

Lily let you go?

Lily? Who cares, right?

You are so dead.
Oh, I am so dead.

Wow, I'm going home.

No, uh-uh.
I put my ass

And probably other parts
of my body on the line

To come down here
and party with my bro.

Now, damn it,
we're going to party.

All right, one beer.

Yes!

Finally, I don't have to wait
a half an hour for a drink.

Oh, man, I can't believe
I forgot to tell you this.

Earlier that day,
marshall went to the dentist

And got a temporary crown
put in.

Okay, so anyway...

Marshall, are you okay?

Again, I wasn't there, so I'm
a little foggy on the details.

Taxi!

Hey.
Hey.

Marshall just ditched
out on our own party.

Can you get me in there?

I kind of need to kill him.

Actually, I can't
even get myself in.

I was such a dork.

I get recognized one time,

And I start thinking
I'm julia roberts.

I'm no v.I.P.

I'm not even an I.P.

I'm just a lowly little pea,
sitting out here in the gutter.

You know something?

I'd take a pea in the gutter
over julia roberts any day.

Hmm...

( giggling )

( dance music playing)

I broke my tooth!

( In time with music):
Do you have...

( in time with music ):
Maybe there's...

A machine in...

The restroom.

Ted:
Now to this day,

I don't know what
happened in there,

But when marshall came out
a few minutes later...

Rough night?

Yeah.

These clubs are supposed
to be fun, right?

Why do I hate them so much?

Because all of the stuff

You're supposed to like
usually sucks.

Like these clubs... Or cruises.

Or new year's eve.

Or the super bowl.

Or parades.

The rockettes.

Or parades.

You said that already.

I really hate parades.

( Iaughing):
Okay.

He just left in the middle
of our own party!

You don't do that.

Unless, of course, you're
chasing after somebody

Who's already done it,

And then... Then
I think it's okay.

Well, I hate to take his side,
but come on, a wine tasting?

What's the big plan for next
Saturday, scrabble night?

Don't check your e-mail.

Why are you becoming
this person?

I heard that in college

You flashed a campus
tour group on a dare.

Once on a dare.

The other times
were just for fun.

I'm not in college anymore.

I'd love to go back
and be that person again,

But you can't move backwards.

You can only go forword.

Um, false.

You can go wherever you want.

I guess the question is,
where do you want to go?

I want to go into this club
and find my fiancé.

Well, that you can't do.

Want to bet?

Follow my lead.

Hey, big guy.

I said follow my lead.

Please, please.
Follow her lead.

Come on.
Do it, please.

Follow her, please.
Yes, please.

( Gasping)

Those were the four greatest
and only breasts I've ever seen.

Yeah, see, if everyone
keeps telling you

Something is supposed to be fun,
it's usually not.

Right!
Right.

So, by that logic,

If you and I were to say,
go out on a date...

Well, then we
couldn't go anywhere

That's supposed to be fun.

Right. The dmv it is.

Then we'll get
our teeth cleaned.

Sounds awful. It's a date.

Okay!

But there's still
one big question

That needs to be answered.

How many of these coats
do you think

I can put on all at once?

( Iaughing)

( upbeat music blasting )

( no audio)

Okay, for the wedge...

( music pulsating )

Ted:
Barney?

Ted.

Get your coat.
We're leaving.

What... What happened
to that, um...

Cutlet you were grinding with?

That was my cousin leslie.

What?!

No, no, no.

We're not laughing
about this, ted.

This is not gonna
be some funny story

That we'll be telling
in a couple months.

It's not gonna be like,
"hey, ha, remember that time

When you were
grinding with..." no.

And you know why?

Because... italics...
this night did not happen.

You promise me you
will never, ever, ever

Tell another living soul

What transpired here tonight.

You promise.

All right.

Promise.

All right, I promise.

Get marshall and go, okay?

All right.

Hey, thanks for saving my night.

I'll talk to you soon?

Yeah.

Um, hey, tip her, barney.

And even if I did,
on principle, tip
jars have become so...

Funny story: Barney was grinding
with this girl all night...

Fine!

That's a handy new trick.

( Loud disco music playing )

Ted:
So, marshall and lily
rediscovered their youth.

It was nice.

And then it got... Icky.

♪ It isn't so hard to see

♪ we're in heav...

( shouting ):
I'm really glad you
guys came out tonight.

( Shouting ):
You know, dude,
can I just say something?

It kind of hurt that you guys
didn't invite me out.

I mean, I know things have
changed since I got engaged,

But it would have
been nice to be asked!

I'm sorry! I just assumed...

They played some
good songs tonight!

I mean, lately...

I know, I know. It just
seems like suddenly

We're living
in two different worlds.

Maybe you've got more
in common with barney.

What?

Are you crazy?

You think I like
going to those clubs?

I'd so much rather go to your
fruity little wine tasting.

Oh, my god, I'm gonna barf.

Where's my purse?
Where's my purse?

I'm okay.

The problem is, you can't
do any of that couple stuff

Unless you have someone
to do it with,

And the only way I'm gonna
find that someone

Is by going out and doing stupid
single stuff with barney.

What?

But, man, when I find her,

We're gonna have
some bad-ass wine tastings.

It's a plan.

Hey, maybe it'll be
that cute coat check girl.

Yeah!

Maybe it will be.

It wasn't.

You know, ted, I don't say this
nearly enough, but I really...

That place has great salads!

( Techno music fades in )