

Robin, wanting to tell Barney she loves him, goes to the top of the World Wide News Network. She arrives at the roof to find that Barney and Patrice aren't there, all that is there is a page of The Playbook left on the floor. Picking it up Robin reads about Barney's long and complex plan to get her to marry him. The Playbook returns in season 8 episode 18 Weekend at Barney's After Ted has a rough break up with crazy girl, Jeanette, Barney breaks out The Playbook to help Ted score a girl. At the episode's end, the backup Playbook is destroyed by Jeanette when she tosses all of Ted's belongings. In season 9 episode 17 Sunrise we witness the return of The Playbook near to the end of the episode.

After Barney has taught two young men "how to live," training them in the ways of suiting up, he hands them a stack of napkins containing the the plays of the Playbook written in marker, passing on his knowledge to the next generation.

Barney writes The Playbook II: Electric-Bang-a-Loo in 2019 in Last Forever - Part Two to achieve his goal of a Perfect Month.Īn actual published version of The Playbook is also available.
