How I Met Your Mother, Season 6

How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014) is an American sitcom, which aired Mondays at 8:00 pm on CBS. The series is narrated through flashbacks from the future, in which an older version of the main character, Ted Mosby, tells his two children the story o… more »

[Marshall is incensed because his father's last message to him appears to be a pocket dial.]

Marshall:
You guys don't get it, okay? None of you do. My dad was my hero. And he was my teacher…and he was my best friend. He always came through for me…and now he's just gone. And what am I left with? [holds up his phone with scratchy electronic sounds; looks to sky] Thanks a lot, God. Thank You! You took my father…the greatest man that I have ever known, and You whipped him off this Earth way too young! [to Lily] And he'll never get to meet our kids, Lily. But we got this voicemail. [to the sky] Thank You so much for the voicemail. It's a great comfort! 'Cause whenever I'm starting to feel lonely, or sad or, you know what, maybe a little bit cheated, at least I have the sound of his pocket to console me.

Lily:
Marshall…

Marshall:
How is this fair? An entire human life, and it just ends for no reason, and what are we left with? [phone cracks in]

Marvin Eriksen:
Marshall? Looks like I've been calling you for almost five minutes. How's my pocket sound? [laughs] Oh, sorry about that, buddy. Anyway, your mom and I had such a great time seeing you. I love you. [hangs up]

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