Ron Nicolosi

Marshall and Lily go to Atlantic City to elope, but are held up by the necessary three-day wait for a marriage licence.

Robin is excited to hear that she'll be working with legendary newsman Don Frank, but is soon disappointed to find out that he isn't as professional as she thought he'd be, and seems set on taking Robin down with him.

When Zoey enrols in Ted's class, she tries to convince his students to help save the building from being torn down for his project; Marshall and Lily notice Robin marching in the Halloween parade of shame.

Marshall and Lily try to figure out how to conceive a baby with the gender of their choice; Robin's perky new co-anchor irritates her.

Ted is humiliated when he sees a woman he's dating out on another date on the night they'd planned to meet up; Marshall is charmed by a man who is smitten with Lily.

When Marshall is mugged, he invents a story about a monkey to make Lily, who wants a gun, less wary.