# HIMYM Episode 1/3/11 - "Bad News" \*\*Possible Spoilers\*\*

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**Created:** [January 4, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/himym-episode-1-3-11-bad-news-possible-spoilers/566367 "2011-01-04T14:35:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 8, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/himym-episode-1-3-11-bad-news-possible-spoilers/566367/61 "2011-01-08T22:27:59Z")

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> [@alphaboi867](#):
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> Speaking of Barney, has it been hinted that he’s even still alive in 2030? 😕 I always get the impression that while Ted’s kids are very familiar Robin they don’t know Barney first-hand. I don’t recall any flash-forwards with an old Barney like there’ve been with Marchal, Lily, & Robin.

When I first started watching the show, the reference to Barney as “your Uncle Barney” totally threw me off. I think the first episode I saw was the one where they’re out at a club and all kinds of “good” things happen when Ted decides to act badly. No real reason to refer to him as “Uncle Barney” if the kids never met him.

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