[s4e18] Old King Clancy Today

Marshall and Barney lie to Ted, telling him the project is still moving forward to spare his feelings, while in reality, the company scrapped his design for a different architect.

The gang spends the episode guessing celebrities like Bryan Adams , Rick Moranis , and Wayne Gretzky . [S4E18] Old King Clancy

: While the show uses it as a euphemism, King Clancy was a real-life legendary NHL player for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. Marshall and Barney lie to Ted, telling him

The B-story involves Ted being "pushed" out of the design for the new Goliath National Bank (GNB) headquarters. The B-story involves Ted being "pushed" out of

The episode's main storyline revolves around a mystery: Which Canadian celebrity did Robin refuse to perform a specific, bizarrely named sex act with? An "Old King Clancy."

The writers populated the script with a list of ridiculous, fictional Canadian sex positions, many of which became staples of the show's lore:

: This episode features a minor recurring joke where Marshall tries to manipulate the cafeteria lady into giving him extra meatballs by pretending to work on a secret task force. How Aristophanes Met Your Mother - Working Classicists