Britney Visits "Mother," Could Be Invited Again
By Jane Ivory
17:53, May 13th 2008
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Britney Visits "Mother," Could Be Invited Again

Britney Spears’ cameo appearance on the March 24 episode of “How I Met Your Mother” was so warmly welcomed by the public and critics that she came back for a second appearance. Is a third to follow?

“Everything Must Go” is the title of the second episode of CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” that guest starred Britney Spears as likeable dizzy receptionist Abby. The show aired Monday, May 12.

While there has been a bit of complaining about the stunt casting from series star Neil Patrick Harris (who subsequently clarified that he had actually very much enjoyed working with Brit Brit), the show’s producers appreciated the singer’s impact on viewers and ratings.

The show’s co-creator, Craig Thomas, told the Hollywood Reporter that Monday’s episode was especially crafted to allow for a third cameo from the 26-year-old pop singer next season.

“She was better than the first time,” Thomas said, “and I think the fans will enjoy it because her return answers a larger mystery set up earlier in the series. So there’s a good plot reason why she’s there.”

Britney was just as cute the second time around and pulled off her role nicely. It remains to be seen whether ratings were boosted by her presence. While there are little complaints to be aimed at her, the script failed to draw the big laughs fans of the show are used to.

Britney’s first cameo helped “HIMYM” garner its highest ratings ever, 10.6 million viewers. She convinced 1 million additional viewers tune in for her episode, Nielsen Media Research estimates showed.

Britney’s work on the show elicited praise from the cast from the first episode. “[Spears] was so funny, and she already had her character down pat,” Alyson Hannigan, who plays Lily on the show, told TV Guide in March. “I had no idea she had such great comic timing.”

Jason Segel, who plays Marshall on the show, also praised the entertainer saying she contributed to the episode’s dialogue with a few improvised lines that were “really good” and saying she is “definitely a comedian.”



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