Britney, Big Star On Your Mother
Last night's How I Met Your Mother finally saw Britney take a meaningful stab at no longer appearing to the public as a drugged-up/sex-crazed ditz by taking on a role as a receptionist/sex-crazed ditz. But in a sweet way! And she was passable, if only momentarily awkward. Let's go to the tape, kicking off with a ghostly collage of Brit images (nice one, YouTube).
If you need context for Britney's airheadedness, watch the whole thing at CBS. Or if you just need to recreate the magic moment in the comfort of your own bra and panties, you can bid in the auction for her HIMYM wardrobe.
Also the show featured Big Star's "Thirteen" in the scene where Ted and the girl from Scrubs (aka Becky #2 from Roseanne) have a two-minute date (she played a single mom so only has time for a two-minute date! [Laugh track!]). It was easily the coolest song played on the show since Your Mother got Slanted and Enchanted. Also, "How I Met Your Mother" is the name of a piece in David Berman's poetry collection Actual Air. Just sayin' is all.
Posted at 10:13 AM in Show Tunes, Video
Tags: Big Star | Britney Spears | How I Met Your Mother
ugh i think you mean Becky from Roseanne
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The girl from Scrubs was the second Becky on Roseanne, not Darlene. Come on now!
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Weird...it's good to know the hot doctor from scrubs is taking on different roles
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She wasn't Darlene from Roseanne, she was Becky #2.
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lots of comments! we should post about roseanne more often. yes y'all i meant Becky, not Darlene. please excuse me for being a child then and for getting my names mixed up. all better.
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nice to see SG return to its roots here... trashy Spears coverage and inept pop culture references
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Britney's got fat shoulders.
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Despite Britney, it was a pretty good episode. I always count on them to play good music (Pavement anyone?)
@Stephen:
Britney has fat ALL over
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sorry for the total TV digression here:
I hate that Carter Bays had to reduce the show to stunt casting for ratings, but heck if it makes more people watch, then good. It's really one of the four funniest shows on tv (after 30 Rock, Office and Scrubs), and the only reason to watch CBS unless you are over the age of 40.
I thought the two minute date was SOOOOOOO SWEET! and they totally set it up to make Second Becky the mother, which was very cool. Two thumbs up, fine family fare.
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Don't forget How I Met Your Mother also used the beautiful "Here I Dreamt I was an Architect" from the Decemberists' Her Majesty!
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And also GBV's I Am A Scientist in the pot smoking, I mean, sandwich eating episode.
I like the show. Need more slap bets though.
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That show is really not at all funny, but I do love Neil Patrick Harris. Also, needs more Britney boobs.
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i second what cindy said. I just got into the show this season but it's better than most comdies on television nowadays
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I enjoyed hearing Nada Surf's "Beautiful Beat" in the final scene of the previous episode.... well done, music supervisor dude.
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sorry for the stupid comment, I was grumpy yesterday and get a bit defensive over Darlene. what? whatever. nobody understands me except her!
and yeah, How I Met Your Babymama's a pretty good show. it's no Darlene, or Roseanne or whatever, but i digress.
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evan, that was a highlight for me. no lie.
their soundtrack is amazing. finally there's hope for the world!
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also, 'video no longer available' for the lose.
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I read that Alicia Silerstone was originally gonna play the dermatologist but thought that Britney would overshadow her so she opted out...coward. She needs the work. I prefer blonde chick as Elliot on Scrubs. I tuned in only to see Britney..decent performance. I didn't notice her fat shoulders but I did notice that her hair seemed in need of a washing. I thought she was funnier than she was on WIll and Grace. I like Doogie but can't see band girl from American Pie as anyone else but that. All I can think about is a flute in her hoo-ha. By the way, was that the gutyfrom that Sarah Marshall movie?
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Thougt she did a decent job and heard that she had her shit together on set, showed up on time, knew her lines and was nice to everyone. I also heard that Alicia Silverstone was originally supposed to play the dermatologist but opted out when Britney signed on because she thought that she would be overshadowed...coward. SHe REALLY needs the work. THAT chick hasn't done decent thing since Clueless. Anyhow I prefer Sarah Chalke (or Becky #2) as Elliot on Scrubs. Rossane was a groundbreaking show by the way. The first TV show to depict an average family that struggles and had money issues and had 2 fat people as the main characters. No one except Sarah Chalke managed to do anything else worthwhile after the show was cancelled...well except John Goodman when he was Janet Reno on SNL. That show lasted 9 seasons and was the only one who acknowledged that they changed characters on us in one of the episodes...most shows don't do that. Like we don't notice when someone new is playing a long standing character. One of my major TV pet peeves. I also was irritated when Friends returned for season 7 and Chandler was notably fatter than he had been. Especially providing the fact that that season started up in the exect scene where the last season left off. But now I digress, Britney was allright. She didn't irritate me as much as Doogie does playing a straight guy..I liked him on WIll and Grace playing the homo that he is.
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How I Met Your Mother also had a very memorable scene featuring Bloc Party's "This Modern Love" back in season one. I didn't know they've featured a Decemberists track too.
Stereogum should do a post chronicling all these song appearances.
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