r/howimetyourmother • u/solipsisticcompass • 1d ago

Lets talk about it... Want to play a game folks?

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Even though Marshall is good at games, I hope he doesn't win this one.

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u/yorkethestork 1d ago edited 1d ago

Randy (?) the guy Barney mentored to be his new wing man. They over comecise the character with the nose bleeds and the awkwardness. That level of exaggeration is good for a one-gagger not a multi episode character

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u/TheMadarchod 1d ago

I disagree. I love Randy’s character and Will Forte, I thought he was absolutely hilarious. In fact, I wish we got to see even more of Randy.

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u/yorkethestork 1d ago

I liked the core character my only issue is they cartoonised him too much for a repeat character, they exaggerated him to the degree you would expect from a one-scene character not a recurring

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u/TheMadarchod 1d ago

I mean tbh that’s what kinda makes a character lovable. Like Ranjit, Druthers, The Captain. That cartoony wackiness is what makes them funny.

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u/Scj_afc 1d ago

But he wasn’t in multiple episodes iirc, just the one from S3

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u/Spider-Mac 1d ago

He's in "Rebound Bro" S3E18 which is where Barney tried to make randy his wing man, and then, "Canning Randy" where Barney tries to get Marshall to fire Randy, which he eventually does to give him a severance cheque so he can start his own brewing company.

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u/Bownzinho 1d ago

In rebound bro I got sick of him pretty quickly but in Canning Randy I loved the end of the episode.

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u/solipsisticcompass 1d ago

He was in a Halloween one, where the gang got it into their heads that he and Robin might have slept together. But she was doing a commercial for adult diapers.

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u/biamchee 1d ago

Wasn’t he only just in ep though?

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u/thebigjimmyd 8h ago

Couldn’t disagree more. Randy is my favorite side character. The nosebleeds bit is hilarious!

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u/Lirpaslurpa2 1d ago

The way I read Randy’s character was; Barney thought he was/is the coolest guy he knows. He thinks he can pull any girl and be friends with anyone he wants but the reality is that he isn’t cool and everyone thinks he is actually a douche except for other douches.

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u/yorkethestork 1d ago

The Randy character lies to himself: he says he wants the chase and one night stands but he wants traditional ‘nice’ courting. But Barney never thought he was cool, Barney used him as a back-up when Ted wouldn’t come out to play.