07E06 - Mystery vs. History

With the Internet and smartphones pervading his and his friends' lives, doing an online search of people just met, especially dates and potential dates, is the norm for Ted. Although it was originally Barney and Robin who did this searching for him, the background searches have saved him a lot of grief in the past in uncovering skeletons which are automatic deal-breakers for a relationship. Ted decides to go back to the 20th century after he makes a date with Janet McIntyre, a woman he has just met. They made a pact not to Internet-research each other to allow that first date to be one of true exploration. But Ted making this agreement doesn't stop Robin and Barney from Internet-searching on his behalf. When they find some juicy information about Janet while Ted is already on his date with her, they text Ted on his smartphone and Ted must decide if he'll look at what Robin, Barney, and even Lily believe is "for the love of God!" information. Meanwhile, with the ultrasound completed, Dr. Sonya has written down the gender of Lily and Marshall's unborn baby and placed the information in a sealed envelope, but they say they don't want to know. However, Barney will do whatever it takes to discover the envelope's contents. Kevin, who is still dating Robin, tries to keep his professional thoughts of Barney, Marshall, Lily, Ted, and even Robin to himself.