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Milk

  • Episode aired May 8, 2006
  • TV-PG
  • 23m
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Josh Radnor and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
ComedyDramaRomance

Ted is excited when a matchmaking service claims to have found his soul mate, but he postpones his date to help Lily, who has a surprising revelation.Ted is excited when a matchmaking service claims to have found his soul mate, but he postpones his date to help Lily, who has a surprising revelation.Ted is excited when a matchmaking service claims to have found his soul mate, but he postpones his date to help Lily, who has a surprising revelation.

  • Director
    • Pamela Fryman
  • Writers
    • Carter Bays
    • Craig Thomas
    • Kourtney Kang
  • Stars
    • Josh Radnor
    • Jason Segel
    • Cobie Smulders
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pamela Fryman
    • Writers
      • Carter Bays
      • Craig Thomas
      • Kourtney Kang
    • Stars
      • Josh Radnor
      • Jason Segel
      • Cobie Smulders
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Josh Radnor
    Josh Radnor
    • Ted Mosby
    Jason Segel
    Jason Segel
    • Marshall Eriksen
    Cobie Smulders
    Cobie Smulders
    • Robin Scherbatsky
    Neil Patrick Harris
    Neil Patrick Harris
    • Barney Stinson
    Alyson Hannigan
    Alyson Hannigan
    • Lily Aldrin
    Eric Allan Kramer
    Eric Allan Kramer
    • Bob Rorschach
    America Olivo
    America Olivo
    • Beautiful Woman
    Nate Torrence
    Nate Torrence
    • Butterfield
    Charlene Amoia
    Charlene Amoia
    • Wendy
    Brenda Isaacs Booth
    Brenda Isaacs Booth
    • Tracy
    • (as Brenda Isaacs-Booth)
    Carter Bays
    Carter Bays
    • Fake Paramedic
    • (uncredited)
    Lisa Claire
    • Beautiful Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Saget
    Bob Saget
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Craig Thomas
    Craig Thomas
    • Fake Paramedic
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Pamela Fryman
    • Writers
      • Carter Bays
      • Craig Thomas
      • Kourtney Kang
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    • Trivia
      In the episode Milk, when Barney is trying to pick up a woman using the 'fell from heaven' line, two fake paramedics arrive at the scene. These two 'gentlemen of Verona' are actually the co-creators of How I Met Your Mother.
    • Goofs
      Ted drinks some milk and finds out it has gone bad, but Lily made pancakes and it is one of the main ingredients.
    • Quotes
      • Ted: No, it's not an adventure, it's a mistake!
      • Lily: OK, yes it's a mistake. I know it's a mistake, but there are certain things in life where you know it's a mistake but you don't really know it's a mistake because the only way to really know it's a mistake is to make the mistake and look back and say 'yep, that was a mistake.' So really, the bigger mistake would be to not make the mistake, because then you'd go your whole life not knowing if something is a mistake or not. And dammit, I've made no mistakes! I've done all of this; my life, my relationship, my career, mistake-free. Does any of this make sense to you?
      • Ted: I dunno, you said mistake a lot.
    • Connections
      References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey Beautiful
      Written by The Solids
      Performed by The Solids

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 8, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Bays Thomas Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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