Last Cigarette Ever
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Episode 11
| "Last Cigarette Ever" | |
|---|---|
| How I Met Your Mother episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Written by | Theresa Mulligan Rosenthal |
| Production code | 5ALH10 |
| Original air date | December 14, 2009 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Last Cigarette Ever" is the 11th episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy How I Met Your Mother and 99th episode overall. It aired on December 14, 2009.
A frustrated Robin takes a smoke break up on the roof and is joined by Marshall, who is stressed about his new department head Arthur Hobbs. Lily smells the smoke on Marshall and soon uses it as an excuse to start smoking again herself. Ted and Barney feel left out as their friends smoke outside MacLaren's, and they join in as well. As the week continues, their smoking takes its toll and they all pledge to stop smoking.
Meanwhile, Robin is joined by a new co-anchor, Don Frank, a legend of the pre-6am television world, having been broadcast in 38 media outlets. Robin is impressed at first, but Don's lack of professionalism and total indifference to his job drive her to start smoking also.
The gang agrees to have "one last cigarette" as the sun rises, but Future Ted reveals it took years for each member of the gang to actually quit.
Production
Due to Bob Odenkirk's appearance as Arthur Hobbs in this episode, he was unavailable to appear as Saul Goodman in the Season 2 finale of Breaking Bad.[1] Consequently, the character of Mike Ehrmantraut was created to fill a similar role and was ultimately promoted to the main cast of Breaking Bad and eventually Better Call Saul.[2]