"Okay Awesome" is the fifth episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...

. It originally aired on October 17, 2005.

Plot

Robin

Robin Scherbatsky

Robin Charles Scherbatsky, Jr. is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Canadian actress Cobie Smulders.- Early life :...

 has been invited to come to "Okay," a new dance club. Ted

Ted Mosby

Theodore Evelyn "Ted" Mosby is the titular fictional character of the U.S. television sitcom How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Josh Radnor...

 and Barney

Barney Stinson

Barnabas "Barney" Stinson is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris. The character has been extremely well received by critics and has been credited for much of the show's success...

 agree to come, but Marshall

Marshall Eriksen

Marshall Eriksen is a fictional character in the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and portrayed by Jason Segel.-Character profile:Marshall is an easy-going, naive optimist from St. Cloud, Minnesota...

 and Lily

Lily Aldrin

Lillian "Lily" Aldrin is a fictional character created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by American actress Alyson Hannigan. She is the wife of Marshall Eriksen and the best friend of Robin Scherbatsky...

 are hosting a wine-tasting party

Wine tasting

Wine tasting is the sensory examination and evaluation of wine. While the practice of wine tasting is as ancient as its production, a more formalized methodology has slowly become established from the 14th century onwards...

 so that they can begin to be more mature. Ted and Barney go to the club; Ted has agreed to meet Robin's friend Kelly, while Barney decides to find a "cutlet" and grind

Grinding (dance)

Perreo is a Puerto Rican dance associated with reggaeton music, that focuses on grinding, with the man facing the back of the woman. The word 'perreo', meaning dancing doggystyle, derives from the Spanish word perro, meaning "dog". This is also known as "booty dancing" or "grinding" in the United...

 with her all night.

Marshall becomes very bored at the wine tasting party, and escapes by jumping out the bathroom window (although Ted disputes this). Meanwhile, Robin cannot get in to the VIP area even though she was invited there. She leaves to call the owner to try to get in the VIP area, and lets Marshall in to the club. However, Robin cannot get back in because a different bouncer is now at the door.

Ted prepares to leave after ruining his chances with Kelly, but stays for a bit when Marshall arrives. They both get beers, but Marshall's elbow is bumped as he is drinking, and because he had a temporary crown

Temporary crown

A temporary crown is a provisional, short term restoration used in dentistry. Usually the temporary crown is constructed from a chemical-cure composite, although alternative systems using aluminium crown forms are occasionally used by practitioners...

 put in earlier that day, Marshall is now in pain. Ted goes down to the coat check area and ends up hanging out with the coat check girl, while Marshall finds Barney, who suggests going to the bathroom to find some aspirin. Future Ted says that he is not sure what happened in there, but when Marshall comes out he is miraculously no longer in pain.

Meanwhile, Lily comes to the club, having also escaped from their party in the same manner as Marshall after she called him and heard the music of the club. Robin convinces Lily that she doesn't have to mature like the other couples, while Lily convinces Robin to flash their breasts at the bouncer to get back into the club.

Inside, Barney has discovered that the "cutlet" he has been grinding with all night is actually his cousin Leslie. Barney tries to leave, but because Robin and Lily have returned, they stay for a bit, and Marshall and Lily dance at the club, while Robin, Ted, and Barney watch.

Music

• "Shine
  Shine (Lovefreekz song)
  "Shine" is the Lovefreekz most popular singleso far. The song uses a sample from the Electric Light Orchestra song "Shine A Little Love"and became a big club hit in the US, peaking high on the Hot Dance Airplay chart. It also became a Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number six and staying in the...
  
  " by Lovefreekz
  Lovefreekz
  Lovefreekz is the alias of British House music producer / remixer Mark Hadfield. In 2004 his single "Shine", re-creating a sample of the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 track "Shine a Little Love", became an international club smash and was a Top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in...
  
  
• "Heaven" by DJ Sammy
  DJ Sammy
  Samuel Bouriah , professionally known as DJ Sammy Is a DJ and producer. He has released five albums and has had five Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the UK in 2002. His career started with former spouse Marie José in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy...
  
  
• "Freek U" by Garcon
• "Cinders" by Wild Whirled Music (Marshall's dance solo on the DVD release)

Cultural references

• Ted calls Barney "Tin Man," because of his shiny silver shirt, referencing The Wizard of Oz
  The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
  The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...
  
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• The guests at Lily and Marshall's winetasting discuss Norah Jones
  Norah Jones
  Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
  
  's new album.
• The nerds outside of the club think that Marshall might be the third Affleck brother, referencing Ben
  Ben Affleck
  Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...
  
   and Casey Affleck
  Casey Affleck
  Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt , better known as Casey Affleck, is an American actor and film director. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, he played supporting roles in mainstream hits like Good Will Hunting and Ocean's Eleven as well as in critically acclaimed independent films such as...
  
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• The game Marshall and Lily's winetasting guests are playing when one says, "For the wedge," is Trivial Pursuit
  Trivial Pursuit
  Trivial Pursuit is a board game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions. The game was created in 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Canadian Chris Haney, a photo editor for Montreal's The Gazette and Scott Abbott, a sports...
  
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Recurring elements introduced in this episode

This is the first episode to be centered around what is the ultimate theme of the show — growing old.