[s6e2] Cleaning House -

: For years, Barney believed his father was Bob Barker. In this episode, he finally learns the truth about his biological father, Jerome Whittaker, though he initially resists the reality to protect his mother’s feelings.

: Barney chooses to stop looking for his father at the end of the episode to stay "Loretta’s son," though this sets up the major Season 6 arc where he eventually meets Jerry (John Lithgow). Fan Perspectives [S6E2] Cleaning House

: Loretta famously told Barney that he was cut from his basketball team because he was "too good" and it wouldn't be fair to the other kids—a lie Barney believed well into adulthood. : For years, Barney believed his father was Bob Barker