How I Met Your Mother

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

In one scene on last night's (12/11) show , Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) was sick in bed wearing a gray t-shirt with the Cornell Huggy Bear logo on it!

Anybody know what the connection is?

[Bio '04]

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82]In one scene on last night's (12/11) show , Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) was sick in bed wearing a gray t-shirt with the Cornell Huggy Bear logo on it!

Anybody know what the connection is?[/quote]

I wasn't sure if I was imagining that but I guess not
I was trying to figure out the connection, but so far no luck.

[2]

I wondered about it, because it seemed it would have been Doogie Howser's friend's t-shirt.  He was at his friend's apartment.  So perhaps the three college friends (Ted, Marshall and Lilly, I think) went to Cornell together.  But I thought I remembered some mention of them having gone to school in NYC.

[Robb]

[quote 2]But I thought I remembered some mention of them having gone to school in NYC.[/quote]
Well, Doogie's a doctor, right?  :-)

[KeithK]

FWIW, the Wiki page has no mention of where the three went to college.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote 2]I wondered about it, because it seemed it would have been Doogie Howser's friend's t-shirt.  He was at his friend's apartment.  So perhaps the three college friends (Ted, Marshall and Lilly, I think) went to Cornell together.  But I thought I remembered some mention of them having gone to school in NYC.[/quote]

Marshall is going to Law School at Columbia, but I think there was some hint of someone having gone to Yale (the a capella reunion in "The Slutty Pumpkin").

ETA: also, I don't think Robin was "mothering" Barney in Marshall and Ted's apartment, although I don't remember it looking like Robin's apartment (no dogs) or the Fortress of Barnitude.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote jtwcornell91][quote 2]I wondered about it, because it seemed it would have been Doogie Howser's friend's t-shirt.  He was at his friend's apartment.  So perhaps the three college friends (Ted, Marshall and Lilly, I think) went to Cornell together.  But I thought I remembered some mention of them having gone to school in NYC.[/quote]

Marshall is going to Law School at Columbia, but I think there was some hint of someone having gone to Yale (the a capella reunion in "The Slutty Pumpkin").

ETA: also, I don't think Robin was "mothering" Barney in Marshall and Ted's apartment, although I don't remember it looking like Robin's apartment (no dogs) or the Fortress of Barnitude.[/quote]

I think it was at Marshall and Ted's.  He came over and passed out on the couch (legen.......dary).

[nyc94]

I got another look at the shirt last night as CBS ran that episode again at 8:30.  It almost looked hand drawn.  Does anyone know if "huggy bear" is a unique logo?  I only ask because I swear I have seen the "leaning bear" elsewhere.

[cth95]

Maybe it was a Grateful Dead bear  :-)

[Bio '04]

In tonight's episode (Jan , Ted was wearing the huggy bear shirt again.  Definitely has to be more than a coincidence now...

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote Bio '04]In tonight's episode (Jan , Ted was wearing the huggy bear shirt again.  Definitely has to be more than a coincidence now...[/quote]

I missed that.  Too busy watching Robin, I guess.  ::dribble::

I sent an email to CBS/Barney's blog asking what the connection is.  No reply yet.

[Bio '04]

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82][quote Bio '04]In tonight's episode (Jan , Ted was wearing the huggy bear shirt again.  Definitely has to be more than a coincidence now...[/quote]

I missed that.  Too busy watching Robin, I guess.  ::dribble::

I sent an email to CBS/Barney's blog asking what the connection is.  No reply yet.[/quote]

It was right at the beginning of the episode (Ted was killing a spider).

[jtwcornell91]

Nice bit of continuity for someone in TV land to have a non-endless wardrobe.

[Liz '05]

[quote jtwcornell91]Nice bit of continuity for someone in TV land to have a non-endless wardrobe.[/quote]

Meredith Grey of Grey's Anatomy wears her Dartmouth t-shirt a lot, and carries the same tote bag.

[2]

Apparently Ted, Lilly and Marshall did not go to Cornell.  They went to Wesleyan.  Perhaps a writer had a CU connection or the Cornell PR department did something right.
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