When Ted cancels a meeting with a headhunter for a new project in order to spend time with Marvin, Marshall and Lily fire him as a babysitter.
Having rebuffed Marshall's attempts to get some of his food, Barney accidentally spills ketchup on one of his favorite ties.
He intends to produce "Bro-Bibs", a line of adult-themed bibs designed to protect men's clothes against spilled food.
During Robin's last play, Barney winds up seducing WWN's new weather forecaster Brandi, but he changes his mind after realizing that he has been feeling adrift since breaking up with Quinn.
She also notes that while "some people will dismiss the rollercoaster of the Barney-Robin pairing as just ... by the numbers sitcom writing ... it has a kind of sincerity ... that I can't help but respect.
"[1] Michael Arbeiter of Hollywood.com writes that while it is "one of the better episodes of the present season, ... [it] falters in regards to one incredibly important element: Ted."
Cohn says, "I miss laughter and writing down lines that cracked me up, but instead my notes are filled with things that annoyed me.