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6/10
Another So So Episode
slightlymad222 January 2015
Plot In A Paragraph: Ted is still designing GNB's new headquarters, except Bilson is always slating his ideas. So Ted is relieved when a new executive committee without Bilson is overseeing the project for GNB. That relief is short lived when Ted learns that the project had been scrapped a month earlier. Ted eventually finds out that Marshall and Barney set up the new committee to keep Ted happy for the couple of months since he was still getting paid anyway. As this project was the only one he was working on for his architectural firm, Ted is afraid that he will be sacked. Meanwhile, Robin let's slip that she once had sex with a Canadian born celebrity with an unusual collection of memorabilia.

The Robin story seemed like a bit of filler, and whilst the Ted story had its moments, especially the CCTV footage of Barney sacking people, the full episode seemed a bit flat.
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6/10
A drop in quality
simbrab5 May 2016
The string of excellent episodes through season 4 inevitably had to end, and so it does with 'Old King Clancy'. There are two story lines, of which none is truly great. Ted's story is the stronger one, as it leads to a major turn in the path of his career. The execution is quite solid, there are a few good laughs and some funny supporting characters. But it is also somewhat depressing without reaching the level of emotionality other influential events in the main characters' lives are usually hallmarked by in this series.

Robin's story is a harmless filler piece played for the laughs. It's funny and original if you watch the episode for the first time, but upon repeated viewing it doesn't really hold up.

The highlights of this episode are the recruitment of Marshall and Barney's "task force" at GNB and the introduction of Marshall's infamous fish-themed stand-up comedy.
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7/10
Old King Clancy (#4.18)
ComedyFan201020 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Guess right now is the quiet time of the season after the exciting peak and before the big things happening in the end (I really hope they will). It was not a bad episode but much less fun than their usual best moments are.

Ted's story was kind of boring for me, although it obviously leads to some big changes. I mainly liked about it the part when Marshall was recruiting some people to pretend like they go to a meeting to look at Ted's work.

Robin's story was actually much funner, but I was kind of hoping they would use some real celebrity. I also now need to check on Canadian sex acts, because if those exist I feel like a bad citizen of my country for not having known before.
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10/10
You people are boring!!!
myenft2 October 2019
This episode is the reason I started watching the show. I'm not a guy who laughs easily but this one got me good. Whoever rates this below 9 should go back to watching Hannah Montana.
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10/10
Snow shoe
bevo-1367814 June 2020
Canadian sex acts dot org. It's a real website like all the other ones in the show
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