How I Met Your Mother

Summary

While starring inHow I Met Your Mother , Neil Patrick Harris acted in an often - forgotten film , playing a character that paid tribute to his role in the show . ForHow I Met Your Mother ’s nine - time of year run , Harris played Barney Stinson , the well - dressed womanizer . Barney lives harmonise to a playbook , following his own normal on women , dating , and love . ThoughBarney ’s job is comically orphic , he ’s rarely caught dressed in anything other than a case . Among the show ’s five primary character , Barney frequently serves as the origin of comedic succour , often deliver witty one - liner or intriguing lore , likeBarney ’s elusive fake family .

With notable deviation , Harris is often cast as an intelligent , well - kept characterwith questionable morals . While sometimes offensive , these loose ethics also allow for comedy , with some ofBarney ’s worst ( and best ) traitsmaking him one ofHow I Met Your Mother’smost iconic characters . Although the show is one of his most notable and long - running part , Harris has starred in many feature films as well . An interesting example came calendar month after the last episode ofHow I Met Your Motheraired in 2014 – an unpredicted drollery flick in which he toy a character that pays tribute to Barney Stinson .

How I Met Your Mother co - creator Craig Thomas issues a response in defence force of how the popular drollery depicted the actions of Barney Stinson .

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Neil Patrick Harris' A Million Ways To Die In The West Character Perfectly Honors A Barney Stinson Catchphrase

Harris' Cadence And Tone Are Unmistakably Similar In The Roles

In 2014 , Harris starred inA Million Ways to Die in the West ’s comedic castas Foy , the Ithiel Town ’s ostentatious snob . In the film , when Foy accepts Albert ’s ( Seth MacFarlane ) request to duel , he scream , “ Challenge accepted ! ” in a very similar style to Barney ’s mantra , “ Suit up ! ” As one of themost iconic phrases fromHow I Met Your Mother , Barney uses “ suit up ” to encourage his Quaker to prepare themselves and don their metaphorical armor , which , in his lawsuit , is an actual courtship . When saying this line , Foy ’s cadence and tone are highly recognizable , clearly redolent of Barney , especially as he warns Albert to prepare himself for a duel .

A Million Ways To Die In The West’s Foy Is Very Similar To Barney (But Likes Mustaches Instead Of Suits)

Both Characters Share A Love Of Pursuing Women

Both character reference have a hypermasculine image , care deeply about their position and appearance , hinting at an underlie insecurity . Besides their tendency to wear nice cause , Foy also postulate particular care and pride in his mustache , typified byA Million Ways to die out in the West ’s notable " Mustache Song " . Both also have luxuriously - power Book of Job , though Foy ’s is notably less mysterious than Barney’s . This maleness is also expressed in their womanizing tendencies , with Barney often boasting about his dating conquering and Foy ’s cheap confidence while show off his new girlfriend . Both theatrical role hold themselves to a imperious higher standard , which , unbeknownst to them , is what make up them funny .

A Million Ways to give-up the ghost in the Westis now available to stream on Netflix .

Undeniably , Foy ’s character was prompt by Harris ’ iconicHow I Met Your Motherrole . Between their mannerisms , voice communication patterns , and even strong-arm portrait , Foy pays protection to Barney , whose nine - yr run on the show had just concluded at the meter of the pic ’s vent . In 2014 , for fans ofHow I Met Your Motherseeking more of Barney and his weird rules and pristine personality , A Million Ways to choke in the Westwas the coherent next viewing option , with Harris bring life to the outstandingly exchangeable character of Foy .

Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson and Foy

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Barney having a drink at the bar with Robin and Ted in How I Met Your Mother

Louise puts Foy’s mustache her mouth as they lie in bed in A Million Ways to Die in the West

Headshot Of Josh Radnor In The NBC Universal Winter TCA

Headshot Of Neil Patrick Harris In The 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

How I Met Your Mother

A Million Ways to Die in the West