For the character this episode was named after, see Gary Blauman (character).
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21st episode of the 9th season of How I Met Your Mother
"Gary Blauman"
How I Met Your Mother episode
Episode no.
Season 9 Episode 21
Directed by
Pamela Fryman
Written by
Kourtney Kang
Original air date
March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)
Guest appearances
Taran Killam as Gary Blauman
Ellen D. Williams as Patrice
Emily Chang as Steph
Jennifer Morrison as Zoey Pierson
Wayne Brady as James Stinson
Lou Ferrigno, Jr. as Louis
Marshall Manesh as Ranjit
Joe Nieves as Carl The Bartender
Kal Penn as Kevin
Alexis Denisof as Sandy Rivers
Jorge Garcia as Steve "The Blitz" Henry
Jai Rodriguez as Tom
Billy Zabka as himself
Abby Elliott as Jeanette Peterson
David Burtka as Scooter
Abigail Spencer as Blahblah / Carol
Episode chronology
← Previous "Daisy"
Next → "The End of the Aisle"
How I Met Your Mother season 9
List of episodes
"Gary Blauman" is the 21st episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, and the 205th episode overall. It follows future Ted mosby as he explains to The Mother why going somewhere without a reservation is not easy, through the story of Gary Blauman as they ditch the restaurant they wanted to go to earlier and choose to go a place where they do not really need reservation.
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