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Get ready to swoon over some of the most heartfelt and hilarious moments between Lily and Marshall in How I Met Your Mother! From their unique traditions and silly code words to their unwavering support for each other’s dreams, these scenes capture the essence of one of TV’s most beloved couples. Whether it’s their wedding chaos or a quiet lullaby for Marvin, these moments define why their love story is so unforgettable.
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00:00I have one. It's called my marriage license.
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the funniest and heartwarming scenes
00:10that define the legendary love story of Lillipad and Marshmello.
00:13Wait, does this mean that I have to bring a marching band to the airport from now on?
00:16Absolutely, it does.
00:18Oh, crap.
00:21Number 20. When they celebrate a Valentine's tradition.
00:25Do you and your SO have a Valentine's tradition?
00:27We bet it's super romantic.
00:30Maybe a certain bouquet of flowers you get, or a particular restaurant you visit?
00:34A scary movie you've cozied up to since college.
00:36It's Valentine's Day. It's not going to be the same without the two of us watching Predator together.
00:41Okay, maybe not the last one, unless you're Marshall and Lily.
00:44Since Marshall's brothers taped over the movie they had initially planned to watch,
00:49a new tradition was born.
00:50And as we know, when Lily and Marshall find a tradition, they rarely let it go.
00:55Except Marshall's brothers had taped over it with Predator.
00:59And it became a tradition.
01:01This Valentine's is especially tough with Marshall back in Minnesota, struggling with his father's passing.
01:07Even so, there's nowhere he'd rather be than snuggling up to Lily while watching Predator.
01:12Baby! You're back!
01:15Happy Valentine's Day, Lillipad.
01:18Number 19. When Lily taught Marshall how to be a father.
01:22When Marshall and Lily start spotting babies everywhere, they decide it's time to have the talk.
01:28Marshall is so ready to start a family, but Lily's less sure.
01:31While Marshall was playing with baby Jeremy, I was talking to Jeremy's mom.
01:35Thanks so much for inviting us over. I have not talked to another adult in, like, weeks.
01:39Well, besides my husband. But it's your turn to change him.
01:41And make him shut up! It really doesn't count as conversation.
01:44She becomes even more uncertain when Marshall has to work late and turns to Ted and Robin for advice,
01:49getting more intoxicated as they debate it out.
01:52Prompted by a sock, Lily decides it's baby time and crashes Marshall's late-night meeting.
01:57They just sit there with their stupid bottles.
02:02They cry.
02:11What follows is a show-and-tell demonstration of what it really means to be a parent.
02:16It's far from the education you'd get in an antenatal class, but it does the trick.
02:20Together, they realize they'll wait a little longer before starting their family.
02:24Look, I love you. And I absolutely want to have kids someday. I just... I want to be ready for
02:31it.
02:33Me too.
02:34Number 18. When Marshall and Lily perform a lullaby.
02:38As any new parent will tell you, sometimes all you want is an evening to yourself.
02:43But the idea of missing bedtime with your baby is almost unimaginable.
02:47Night, night, little Marvin. Stars twinkle for you.
02:54The dreamland trains a-chuggin'.
02:58All your dreams will come true.
03:02We imagine that probably goes double for Marshall and Lily,
03:05whose bedtime routine with Marvin consists of a full-on lullaby performance.
03:10Honestly, if you're not doing this for your kid, we're just kidding, of course.
03:13The whole world says goodnight.
03:16Take it, mommy.
03:21Anyway, even when they finally get a night out,
03:24it ends with them sitting in the corner crying over missing their little one
03:27while singing his lullaby to a picture of him to soothe themselves.
03:30You might say Marshall's night-night video walked so their lullaby could run.
03:35Night, night, Lily.
03:38It's time to go to bed.
03:39Oh, my silly little Lily, time to rest your little head.
03:44Sha-la-la-la.
03:46Number 17.
03:47When they see in the New Year together.
03:49For many people, New Year's Eve is overhyped and rarely lives up to expectations.
03:54Okay, people, let's talk strategy.
03:56Last New Year's, we went our separate ways and it sucked.
03:59This year, we party together or not at all.
04:02So at the end of the day, it's about who you see the year in with
04:05rather than which party you attend.
04:07When Lily makes the rookie error of wearing the wrong shoes,
04:10she splits from the group to go change, promising to find them again before midnight.
04:15If I don't see you happening...
04:16Don't say that.
04:18We'll find each other.
04:21We'll find each other.
04:23We'll find each other.
04:24Of course, with the gang trying to hit five parties in one night,
04:28things don't go to plan.
04:29With the clock ticking, Lily does the only thing she can think of.
04:33The fact that her plan works is nothing short of a miracle,
04:36proving that fate always finds a way.
04:46Oh, I knew I'd catch up with you guys eventually.
04:49Number 16.
04:50When Lily helps Marshall find his inner goddess.
04:53When Lily burns out on Ted's drama, she mentors Marshall to find his inner goddess.
04:58Their relationship thrives because they're a team.
05:01Oh, honey, sweetie, baby, no 32-year-old woman is happy taking things slow.
05:07Trust me, Victoria's got friends from high school posting pictures of second babies on Facebook.
05:12And you think your friends are like,
05:14oh, let's just bone a bunch so I'm another year older and still single, please.
05:19Lily acts as a sassy sensei, coaching Marshall through truth bombs and Southern Belle metaphors
05:25until he earns his first testify, although Marshall realizes he still has a lot to learn before he can truly
05:31earn it.
05:32Hey, the student can't just become the teacher overnight, right?
05:35Victoria is being completely unreasonable about Robin and my snap sister is gonna back me up.
05:50Still, this shows the ultimate partnership.
05:53They know how to share the emotional labor of their friend group.
05:56Although we'll never quite understand why Marshall's inner goddess is from the Deep South.
06:01Anyway, they aren't just husband and wife.
06:03They are a two-person hive mind.
06:05Well then, sugar, you gotta let that nightingale spread her wings
06:12and soar to her own beautiful tomorrow.
06:18Testify.
06:19Number 15.
06:21When they introduced us to Pause, Unpause.
06:23Lily and Marshall's Pause, Unpause method might seem like a sitcom quirk,
06:27but used responsibly, it's actually a genius move for emotional intelligence.
06:32Pause?
06:35Pause.
06:41By hitting the brakes during a blowout,
06:44the Aldrin Ericsson's avoid saying those can't-take-it-back insults that sink most ships.
06:48It's not about avoiding the fight so much as prioritizing their bond over their egos,
06:53proving that being on the same side matters more than winning.
06:57Sometimes they pause to keep their fights from subtly changing subjects.
07:00Baby, I cannot put up with your shoes being all over the house.
07:04Why not? I put up with your terrible mother.
07:07Pause.
07:08Instead of kitchen-sinking their grievances,
07:10they use the time to cool down and refocus.
07:13This system requires massive trust and consent,
07:16ensuring neither party feels bulldozed.
07:19It's a masterclass in intentionality that keeps tightening the bonds of their relationship as time goes on.
07:24We're going to Italy.
07:26But I could be a judge.
07:28We can't give that up for what is clearly just a hobby.
07:31Pause.
07:32Number 14.
07:33When Marshall tells Lily to pursue her dream.
07:36We wouldn't say Marshall and Lily have always been a beacon of supporting each other's goals,
07:40but sometimes it takes time apart to show you what truly matters.
07:44Aside from a couple of snafus,
07:46they couldn't be more supportive of each other's dreams.
07:49Marshall, if you want to quit your job and go work for the NRDC right now,
07:55then you need to do that right now.
07:57Lily stood firmly behind Marshall when he wanted to quit corporate law.
08:01We see Marshall return the favor when Lily worries she's letting her own dream slip away.
08:05Somewhere along the line, I forgot to pursue my dream,
08:09and now I'm old, and I'm a mom, and it's just too late for me.
08:13Lily, okay, okay.
08:14It's too late.
08:14No, no, no, no, it's not too late.
08:15It's not too late.
08:17You're going to quit your job tomorrow,
08:19and you're going to go back and pick up right where you left off with that art stuff.
08:24By encouraging her to chase them,
08:26he validates that her passion for art is as real and important as his passion for justice.
08:31They stop looking at their lives as two parallel tracks
08:34and start looking at them as one shared journey.
08:37Hey, guys!
08:39What did you say, baby?
08:41I said yes!
08:43Ha! I told ya!
08:44I told ya!
08:49After a heart-wrenching summer apart, Lily and Marshall finally find their way back to each other.
08:54So right there, in the exact same place that six months earlier I had walked up and found Marshall alone,
08:59crying over his breakup with Lily, I found him again.
09:03Only this time he wasn't alone.
09:04Lily's trip to San Francisco left Marshall and us totally devastated,
09:09but their reunion proves some loves are meant to be.
09:12Before the big reconciliation, we watched them hilariously play dirty during a tense brunch,
09:17each trying to tempt the other with various body parts.
09:20What's kind of... what are you doing?
09:22Oh, nothing.
09:23Nothing at all.
09:24I'm just making myself feel a little bit more... comfortable.
09:27Marshall's date with Chloe may have been another distraction,
09:30but it only highlights that no one compares to his Lilypad.
09:33By facing their hurt head-on and choosing to start over,
09:37they show a breakup doesn't have to be the end.
09:40It can be the catalyst for a stronger, more honest relationship.
09:43Shouldn't you be going back upstairs?
09:51I've missed you so much.
09:59Number 12.
10:00When they renewed their vows.
10:02With Barney and Robin's wedding around the corner,
10:05Marshall and Lily start reflecting on their own big day and the promises they made.
10:08I remember your precious wedding vows, and I guarantee you've broken every single one of them.
10:14Vow dare you!
10:16Just stop.
10:16I can't. It's involuntary.
10:18After nearly a decade of marriage, they realize always and never are hard promises to keep.
10:24Instead, they pivot to vows that reflect the messy, beautiful reality of long-term partnership.
10:29A marriage isn't just about dramatic milestones.
10:32It's about daily choices to be kind, honest, and supportive.
10:36Marshall Erikson, I vow to always tell you when you have green stuff in your teeth.
10:41Hearing them deliver their new promises with so much love is incredibly sweet.
10:46Their vow renewal feels arguably even more romantic than their original wedding,
10:50because it trades wide-eyed idealism for something deeper and completely authentic.
10:55Then I vow to keep updating them as we go.
10:58Because one set of vows, it can't cover a lifetime of growing and changing with you.
11:05Number 11, when Lily proves she can keep a secret.
11:08Just when the Italy drama hits its breaking point,
11:11this episode drops a bombshell that leaves us reaching for the tissues.
11:15And sure enough, if I dig around, I am all but guaranteed to find...
11:23a pregnancy test.
11:25When Marshall discovers Lily's mysterious behavior was actually her covering up a second pregnancy,
11:30all that tension melts into pure joy.
11:33It's such a turning point for them.
11:35Marshall realizes that doing what's best for his family will always come first,
11:39which leads him to officially choose Rome over his dream judgeship.
11:42We're not going to Italy.
11:44Of course we are.
11:47Lily, we have to do this.
11:48You're going to live in Rome.
11:49And you're going to get your dream because...
11:52because you're giving me mine.
11:55Again.
11:56That decision says everything about their marriage.
11:58It's not about keeping score or chasing individual wins.
12:02It's about choosing each other.
12:04By putting their family first, they prove their love is the real deal,
12:08no matter which continent they're on.
12:10My bellissimi bambini.
12:13Buongiorno, Marvin.
12:19Buongiorno, Daisy.
12:23Number 10, when they met in college.
12:26Marshall and Lily, you guys should tell that story right now.
12:28Yeah.
12:29All right, but spoiler alert, it ends with everyone saying,
12:32aww.
12:32Aw.
12:33Starts with it too.
12:34Aw, we simply could not leave out this iconic TV couple's first meeting.
12:38The flashback scene takes place on their first day of college,
12:42with Lily seemingly mysteriously drawn to Ted and Marshall's dorm room,
12:45in her search for someone to help set up her stereo.
12:48Although, as we'll eventually learn,
12:50it wasn't exactly fate that pulled her there.
12:53She winds up meeting Marshall,
12:54and as the couple has stated on numerous occasions,
12:57it was love at first sight.
12:59Soon after, Marshall asked Lily out,
13:01by singing to her no less,
13:02and the two quickly became a couple.
13:04Will you go out with me?
13:08And the rest, as they say, is TV history.
13:12Aw.
13:13I know, right?
13:18Lily and Marshall have been together for so long
13:20that they can literally read each other's minds.
13:22They're totally onto us, what do we do?
13:24Just keep smiling, maybe wave.
13:26No, don't wave, that makes no sense!
13:28So it becomes that much funnier
13:30when they ditch their telepathic abilities,
13:32in favor of hilariously transparent code words,
13:35when they want to sneak off for a little intimacy session.
13:38For instance, Lily once used the word chimichanga
13:40to signal to Marshall sex was imminent.
13:43This was in full view of the rest of the gang,
13:45and the look of disgust on their faces
13:47shows that they all know exactly what it meant.
13:50Chimichanga.
13:51We have to go.
13:54Honestly, the fact that they still have
13:56such a ridiculously high sex drive
13:57after that many years together
13:59is nothing short of a miracle.
14:01It's bad, guys. Mama needs her sugar.
14:03Number 8.
14:04When they suck at hosting dinner parties.
14:06Welcome.
14:07Gouda?
14:08Despite all their positive personality traits,
14:10Lily and Marshall are far from perfect.
14:13I like wine.
14:14I like tasting.
14:16You know I can party.
14:17Let's do it.
14:17Let's rock it.
14:18For example, every time they try and host a dinner party,
14:21be it as an attempt to become a more mature couple,
14:23to impress the newly minted romantic duo of Robin and Barney,
14:27or to christen their new suburban home,
14:29things just always seem to go wrong.
14:31They tend to overplan, underplan,
14:33or simply worry to the point of madness.
14:36In one instance, they got bored of their own party,
14:38and escaped through the bathroom window
14:40to meet up with Ted, Barney, and Robin at a club.
14:46Taxi!
14:47Number 7.
14:48Their karaoke session.
14:50Here's your sack lunch.
14:53Okay, I love you because one, you made me a sack lunch,
14:56and two, you laugh every time you say the word sack.
14:58One of season one's most memorable episodes
15:00involved Marshall attempting to assimilate
15:02with a group of immature male co-workers.
15:05At first, he is uncomfortable,
15:07but soon realizes he must pretend to be like them
15:09in order to fit in.
15:10Now, I have no idea if Svetlana ever got her green card,
15:14but dudes.
15:15Fake diamond ring?
15:16Worth every penny, bro?
15:18Sadly, this puts him in direct conflict with Lily,
15:21who feels he's being peer pressured
15:22into doing things he wouldn't normally do.
15:25Thankfully, Marshall sees the error of his ways,
15:27and decides to sing Don't Go Breaking My Heart
15:29with Lily in front of his co-workers,
15:31rebuking their macho song suggestion in the process.
15:34Don't go breaking my heart.
15:36It was a great moment,
15:38that further solidified Lily and Marshall's
15:40incredible love for each other.
15:42And the dancing was hilarious.
15:44Number six, the inability to be apart for long periods.
15:48I'm sorry, baby.
15:49I ate a bunch of ice cream earlier today.
15:51Oh, baby, you know we're lactose intolerant.
15:54Two weeks before they're going to get hitched,
15:56Lily and Marshall decide it's a good idea
15:58to spend some time apart,
15:59including sleeping in separate beds.
16:02While Robin tries to help Lily gain weight
16:04to fit into her wedding dress,
16:05Lily Aldrin, drop and give me 20 bites of fudge.
16:09Ted struggles with Marshall's censoring of his best man speech.
16:12Little do the two friends know
16:14that the future newlyweds have been going behind everyone's backs
16:17and spending time with each other every night up until the wedding.
16:20They're just that inseparable.
16:22Not only does this end up serving as the basis for Ted's speech,
16:25but it also shows how much a pair of soulmates
16:27Lily and Marshall really are.
16:29But really, the only thing you need to know is
16:32that 10 years into their relationship,
16:35they still couldn't spend a single night apart.
16:40May they never have to again.
16:42Number five, Lily telling Marshall she's pregnant.
16:45Hey, babe.
16:47The gang says feel better.
16:49Lily and Marshall have been talking about having kids since early on,
16:52so it was quite the relief
16:54when the show finally revealed
16:55that a little Erickson was on the way in season six.
16:58Of course, what made this moment memorable was the lead-up.
17:01Didn't you guys get food poisoning here one time?
17:04Three times.
17:06You see, Lily had eaten a bowl of soup
17:07and gotten sick soon after,
17:09leading her to believe she had food poisoning.
17:11She later discovers that Marshall has eaten
17:13three bowls of the same soup,
17:15and the couple creates a countdown
17:16for when he will get sick.
17:18Why shouldn't I eat the soup?
17:23Little do they know that Lily only puked
17:25because she was pregnant.
17:27The look on Marshall's face when she tells him is priceless.
17:30I didn't get sick.
17:32No, baby.
17:34I'm pregnant.
17:39Number four, their awesome Halloween costumes.
17:43All right, Holly gotta pee.
17:44Again?
17:46Where are you going?
17:47It's an elaborate costume.
17:49Throughout How I Met Your Mother's nine-season run,
17:52Lily and Marshall demonstrated their love of Halloween
17:54on numerous occasions.
17:55Who could forget the episode
17:57where Marshall dressed up as a pirate
17:58and Lily pretended to be his parrot?
18:00First prize, a $50 gift certificate at the bar.
18:03And how much did you pay for your costumes?
18:05$100.
18:06Each.
18:07Even staging a picture where it appeared
18:09she was sitting on his shoulder.
18:11Then there was the time they dressed up as Sonny and Cher,
18:13the twist being Lily was Sonny
18:15and Marshall was Cher.
18:16Sonny, where's Cher?
18:17Cher?
18:18Right here, babe.
18:19Of course, most people remember their three-person costumes
18:22where they tried to include Ted,
18:24which included classic trios like Salt, Pepper, and Cumin,
18:27and Dr. Frankenstein, his monster,
18:29and a scared villager.
18:31Number three, the Olive Theory.
18:33Do you want these?
18:34Do you want these?
18:34I hate olives.
18:35She hates olives!
18:37Awesome!
18:37The Olive Theory, as described by Ted while on his infamous first date with Robin in the pilot episode,
18:43is a theory based on Lily and Marshall.
18:45According to Ted, Marshall hates olives and Lily loves them,
18:48and it's this perfect balance that makes them a great couple.
18:52Perfect balance.
18:53The look of giddy excitement on Lily and Marshall's faces when Ted tells them Robin hates olives solidifies their belief
18:59in the theory,
19:00and further demonstrates just how in tune the show's ultimate couple truly is.
19:03Of course, it's all a lie, as Marshall actually loves olives,
19:08which only makes them even more perfect,
19:10as it proves how far he'll go to prove their love.
19:12Lily, I like olives.
19:15We'll make it work.
19:17Number two, their airport tradition.
19:19As a relationship progresses,
19:21couples inevitably begin to develop little rituals with each other.
19:24Two eggs, a slice of cheese pizza, and some steamed veggies.
19:29Everything bagel, chicken breast, some celery sticks, and a spoon of peanut butter.
19:33One of Lily and Marshall's is their lunchtime I love yous.
19:37Hey baby, it's lunchtime and I love you.
19:39But their most well-known tradition may arguably be that whenever one of them leaves on a trip,
19:44they must return with a hilariously named six-pack of beer from the place they traveled.
19:49Aspen Yard's Ale.
19:51Get it?
19:52Actually, no.
19:53Me neither.
19:54Despite having done it for years, they decide they're too old to keep it up.
19:58Teddy.
19:59That stuff was fun when we were younger, but we've grown past that.
20:03As we mature, the relationship matures with us.
20:06Of course, Marshall later has a change of heart,
20:08worrying Lily will arrive at the airport with beer anyway,
20:11and he won't be there to greet her.
20:13Fans were later treated to one of the show's most heartwarming moments,
20:16with Marshall showing up with an entire marching band.
20:19A muffin, a pastrami sandwich, and a bag of chips.
20:23And I know it's way past lunchtime, but I love you.
20:26It's more and more each day.
20:28I love you, Lily.
20:30Happy New Year.
20:34Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
20:39When Marshall celebrated Lily's birthday,
20:41find yourself someone who treats you like a birthday queen.
20:45Happy, happy, little day.
20:47Happy, happy, little day.
20:50When they shared their first meal as husband and wife.
20:53Who needs that fancy wedding feast anyway?
20:55Actually, we just got married.
20:57Wow.
20:58Congratulations.
21:01That's $7.80.
21:03When they made long-term bets,
21:05whatever it takes to keep that spark alive.
21:07Making money off this bet just makes me feel...
21:10More alive than you felt in years?
21:12Yes!
21:13New hobby!
21:14No!
21:15We need a cash box, some glitter, and some glue!
21:18When they became parents,
21:20is there anything more special than watching a family grow?
21:23Everybody, this is Marvin.
21:28Give him after my pop.
21:31Tell him the full name.
21:34Marvin.
21:35Wait for it, Erickson.
21:37When we met Marsh Pillow,
21:39proving just how thin that Dobbler-Domber line truly is.
21:42See, it started off with me throwing Marshall's jersey on my body pillow,
21:46and, well,
21:48things kind of spiraled from there.
21:52I'm sorry, I yelled like that before.
21:56I call him Marsh Pillow, and he calls me
21:59nothing because he's a pillow.
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22:17Number 1.
22:17Their wedding.
22:18Lily and Marshall's wedding,
22:20much like Marshall's proposal,
22:21was far from perfect.
22:25First, Lily's ex-boyfriend Scooter showed up
22:27to profess his love.
22:29I still love you.
22:30And I came here to win you back.
22:32Then the harp player went into labor,
22:34and later,
22:35Marshall panicked over a horrible haircut,
22:37decided to shave a chunk of his hair off.
22:39The two run into each other outside,
22:41and admit that the day has been a disaster.
22:44But when Ted suggests that they get married there,
22:46thus fulfilling their original plan for a small outdoor wedding with just close friends,
22:50things fall into place.
22:51Lily and Marshall.
22:58Everything from their vows to the looks on their faces is gratifying.
23:02Even if the rest of the wedding was a mess,
23:04that moment was perfect.
23:06I now pronounce you man and wife.
23:09You may kiss the bride.
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