Who is Barney Stinson? – somebody asked us if he is an Egyptian King.

The About Stuff

• A character from? – HIMYM• Written by? – Carter Bays and Craig Thomas• Major or minor? - MAJOR• Critical reception: Rated Top 100 characters of

last 20 years• Who’s the guy inside? – Neil Patrick Harris• In one word? - Awesome? Legendary?

Top character traits• wear suits… no loves suits… no is

a suit addict… “Suits are full of joy. They're the sartorial equivalent of a baby's smile.”

• Unhesitantly offers opinion. “Think of me like Yoda, but instead of being little and green I wear suits and I'm awesome. I'm your bro—I'm Broda!”

• Challenge Accepted! Like suits, is a challenge addict. Lick the liberty bell, high-five the

moon, ride a baby giraffe, wear the crown jewels, other intolerable challenges accepted.

Barney or Shakespeare – who are these quotes by?

• “Two men should not share an umbrella ”

• “Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance”

• “We are advertised by our loving friends”

• “New is always better” • “When we are born, we

cry”

Character Analysis• Character Role: is an

Antagonist• Antagonist?: The antagonist is

the character who represents a challenge or an obstacle to the protagonist in a story.

• Character Development - flat character (no), round character (yes), stereotype character (umm…), static character (no), dynamic character (yes)

Barney the ultimate Narcissist?

• Narcissism - wide ranging meanings : mental illness, social or cultural problem or simply a personality trait, here it is a personality trait

• Narcissistic Traits - shameless, magical thinking, arrogance, envy, entitlement, exploitation, bad boundaries

• Barney is all that!• Magic?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqjaPZEt0KY

Barney the ultimate Narcissist?

Creative Brilliance

• Shakespeare or Barney? • Challenges• Studies/Statistics/Analysis: Absolute nonsense

well-presented (coming up in following slides)• Mannerism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3tKY7XQdzE

• Catchphrases: suit-up, legen-dary, awesome, high-fives, true-story, what up

Barney Analysis

• The Lemon Law • The Olive Theory • The Hot/Crazy Scale • The Platinum Rule • The Cheerleaders Effect

Legendary Catchphrases

• Suit-uphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT_vf5ioXXk• Legen – wait for it – daryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRnpn4cJCLc• Awesomeness• High Five: Phone high-

five, self high-five, solemn low-five, high-two!

• True Story• What-up

The Perspective Challenge

Barney is disgusting – but he often dares us to challenge our

perspective and therefore he has earned our respect.

What We Learn From Barney• Tolerance: to the disgusting.• Have a laugh: a joke is a joke is a joke• Don’t think too much• Think out of the box – doesn’t always have to be smart• Attempts to stand by his word no matter what: Won’t put his fist down

instance• Nonsense isn’t always nonsense.• Challenges – stupid as they maybe, few things are more exhilarating

than a stupid challenge like our talk today. • Kindness is not one-dimensional: When Marshall and Lily break their

engagement in season one, Barney lures women away from Marshall so that he can remain faithful to the woman he truly loves.

• Tenacity: Ted’s best friend

Nonsense isn’t always Nonsense

• Suit Up! • Confidence• Never hold back• Have skills• Be mysterious• Be Awesomehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzCyD5n3ct8&feature=related

What’s Your Takeaway?

• Take it easy: use your discretion• Constant Challenges: Three bizarre challenges

for you: fake a fight, climb Secunderabad clock tower, watch an Upendra movie without a break

• Respect Creativity

Our Final Noble Message

It’s okay to love yourself