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How We Got it Toupee Off | S2E21 "Something Borrowed"

3/30/202654 min

Josh and Craig break down How I Met Your Mother Season 2, Episode 21, “Something Borrowed,” the chaotic first half of Marshall and Lily’s wedding finale. They revisit how the episode leans into the idea that every element of Lily’s carefully planned wedding begins to unravel—from Marshall accidentally shaving a reverse mohawk into his hair to Scooter showing up determined to stop the ceremony. The hosts talk about the technical side of filming Jason Segel’s shaving scene (and how hard it was for everyone not to break), the escalating farce that pushes the wedding off course, and the way the...

Clips

Realizing I Was In This
We Dropped A Thread
Scooter’s Name Mix-Up
How The Hair Gag Worked
Not Acting, Just Shocked
The Long-Game Philosophy
Married In A Blizzard

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First 90 seconds

  1. Josh Radnor· Host0:00

    [gentle music] Craig, you know what I like best about our jobs?

  2. Craig Thomas· Host0:04

    Working with me?

  3. Josh Radnor· Host0:05

    No, [laughs] no. That's like seventh or eighth. [laughs] The... I'd say one... that w- one or two is that, we've talked about this on the podcast, we don't have to wear a suit and tie to work.

  4. Craig Thomas· Host0:15

    Oh, never.

  5. Josh Radnor· Host0:15

    Never.

  6. Craig Thomas· Host0:16

    We never do.

  7. Josh Radnor· Host0:16

    Working in TV, working in theater, working in podcasting. I mean, you barely wear pants.

  8. Craig Thomas· Host0:20

    I, I'm, I'm not even sure I'm even wearing pants now. [laughs] Uh, I, I, and I'm writing books and stuff. I, I'm, I don't have to... I see nobody.

  9. Josh Radnor· Host0:27

    Yeah. You've given, uh, you've fully given up.

  10. Craig Thomas· Host0:30

    [laughs] Given up.

  11. Josh Radnor· Host0:30

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  12. Craig Thomas· Host0:40

    Here's the thing, because you, you also want to look good. You want to be comfortable, but you wanna look good, 'cause you can't actually give up. That's the thing. Don't give up.

  13. Josh Radnor· Host0:47

    Comfortable but look good. That's the sweet spot.

  14. Craig Thomas· Host0:49

    That's the dream.

  15. Josh Radnor· Host0:50

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