- Ted discovers that a porn star is using his name. Marshall is wined and dined by a firm that defends polluters, and Lily's spending habits may force him to take the job.
- Marshall has just been offered his dream job, albeit low paying, working for the non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which works toward environmental goals. Out of courtesy to his father who got him the opportunity, Marshall is still planning on going to the job interview with the law firm Nicholson, Hewitt and West, which represents some of the worst corporate citizens when it comes to the environment. The partner interviewing him, Jeff Coatsworth, ends up being not quite the old monster that Marshall was expecting, but rather a young, hip guy who offers what seems to be the world to Marshall, including wads of money. Despite knowing deep in their hearts that Jeff and his partners are evil personified, Lily seems to be nudging Marshall toward taking the law firm job. Besides Lily, only Robin knows why. Meanwhile, Barney learns that there is a porn star named Ted Mosby, which makes Ted Mosby the architect somewhat uncomfortable. Ted tries to find out if it's mere coincidence or why this porn star has assumed his name.—Huggo
- Ted works at home, when Barney and Marshall come with great news. Barney has found a porn video starring another Ted Mosby, his "doppelbanger." Marshall has gotten the job at the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council), a company that defends America's nature (It is Marshall's dream job). The next day, Marshall has an interview with a company Nicholson, Hewitt & West that does the complete opposite (and represented everyone that Marshall was going to sue after he started working at the NRDC). At first he thinks about not going, but his father has put a lot of effort in that interview, so he decides to go.
At the bar, Lily, Ted, Barney and Robin discuss the porn star Ted Mosby. It turns out Ted has given an interview about his "latest project" to a porn magazine, thinking it was Architecture Weekly (The interview was over the phone with someone from AVW (Adult Video Weekly), while Ted thought it was the Architecture Vision Weekly.. Its a team project, I know the guys are going to ride me pretty hard, but they are great guys). The porn Mosby has done 125 movies in 3 months. Marshall then walks in. His interview with the company's boss Jeff Coatsworth (John Cho) didn't turn out how he expected it to go (Jeff is young and nice & cool). He planned to tear into the company because he wouldn't take the job anyway. Jeff then seduced Marshall to go to dinner with him (he got Ted a drink, and pretended to care about whatever idiotic thing Ted cared about). Jeff takes Marshall to have Kobe lobster, which is lobster fed with Kobe beef (the most expensive beef in the world) Robin finds out that Ted Mosby the porn star shares the hometown with Ted, and Ted decides to see the porn-star Ted at his autograph signing appearance at the Adult Video Expo, the following night.
At dinner, Marshall gets impressed by Jeff's offer (its a big number, with signing bonus, use of a company car, and expense account). Jeff says that the only reason Ted wont take the offer is because he has family money or if he doesn't plan to have any kids. Marshall then struggles with taking the offer or not. He makes up a pro-con list. The pro side reads Money, Security and Swayze, whereas the con side reads only Evil. Robin and Lily sit in the apartment, and Robin asks how Lily can afford all her expensive clothes. After a few lies (she shops the sales, they were in the closet when they moved in, she steals), Lily shows Robin her credit cards. It turns out she has a big debt.
Barney and Ted go to the autograph signing, and Barney tells him that porn will stand the test of time like Shakespeare. Lily explains that she buys something whenever she is feeling bad. Lily tells Robin that Marshall doesn't know anything about this. Robin convinces Lily to tell Marshall to take the high-paying job.
Ted and Barney talk to Ted Mosby the porn star. He then explains his real name is Steve Biel, and when he was in 4th grade, Ted was in 9th. When a bunch of 7th graders were beating up Steve, Ted saved him, and Steve vowed that he would honor Ted in some way. Ted tells him he wants to have a career as an architect. Steve asks him if he's a sex architect and they agree that would be a great porn movie title. Ted lies that he didn't save him, but a so called "Lance Hardwood" did.
Marshall crashed at Jeff's couch, and walked along to the Sunday morning's "Walk of Shame." When he gets home, he tells Lily he took the job. Lily asks how much money it makes. She sees the amount and imagines herself swimming in boots. At MacLaren's the men discuss why Marshall should or shouldn't take the job. Lily convinces Marshall to take the job at the NRDC, because that's what he wants. She says she'll figure out a way to solve her problem on her own.
When Marshall calls Jeff to decline the job offer, Jeff comes along in a limousine and takes him to Tuckahoe Funland. There, he tells Jeff he will not take the job. Jeff, smooth talker that he is, convinces Marshall to take the job, saying that his only client will be Tuckahoe Funland, the least evil place in the world, where dreams are made
At the apartment, the group watches "Lance Hardwood, sex architect, starring Ted Mosby." Barney says he's on the credit list as location scout. It turns out the movie was shot in the apartment.
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