1 00:00:03,074 --> 00:00:06,066 You know her she played Lily Aldrin 2 00:00:06,067 --> 00:00:09,421 on the hit TV comedy How I met Your Mother. 3 00:00:09,422 --> 00:00:14,266 But even actress Alyson Hannigan has her moments. Take a look. 4 00:00:14,267 --> 00:00:17,713 Oh! Lily you look so amazing. 5 00:00:17,714 --> 00:00:19,437 That dress is gorgeous. 6 00:00:19,438 --> 00:00:21,399 Oh thanks gals. 7 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:24,658 ??? strapless 8 00:00:30,666 --> 00:00:32,066 Oh nice. 9 00:00:32,067 --> 00:00:36,883 Actress Alyson Hannigan joins us. Good morning. 10 00:00:36,884 --> 00:00:39,861 I like... I like those eyes going like that. Does that go back... 11 00:00:39,862 --> 00:00:45,158 I know you met your husband on the set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Right? 12 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,837 Yeah, that's a little tribute to the Buffy's fans. 13 00:00:48,838 --> 00:00:52,448 - Yes, the creators are also big Buffy fans. -That's what we had figured. 14 00:00:52,449 --> 00:00:55,300 You are already in your fifth season of How I met your Mother. 15 00:00:55,301 --> 00:00:57,908 - Yes - and what's extra special about this season... 16 00:00:57,909 --> 00:01:01,017 is that you are actually a mother now. - I am! 17 00:01:01,018 --> 00:01:06,476 I am a mother and loving every moment of it, the crazy chaos... 18 00:01:06,477 --> 00:01:11,721 And in fact I just did some PSA for Cascade 19 00:01:11,722 --> 00:01:19,973 Sort of making fun little glimse into my fully loaded life. 20 00:01:19,974 --> 00:01:23,556 You can do the dishes, you turn on the dish washer and it... 21 00:01:23,557 --> 00:01:27,547 You can make it easier by those little action packs you just throw when you... 22 00:01:27,548 --> 00:01:28,843 I love those things! 23 00:01:28,844 --> 00:01:33,292 You don't have to pre-run. That's what I like. Cause you just more time with the baby. 24 00:01:33,293 --> 00:01:38,322 I am pro Cascade you know for a long time. - Sure. 25 00:01:38,323 --> 00:01:43,926 Hey! Ok. Clearly... You know what? You guys don't do the dishes. Do you? 26 00:01:43,927 --> 00:01:46,620 ?????? 27 00:01:46,621 --> 00:01:51,768 Anything to not have to like scrub the dishes before you put it in the dishwasher. 28 00:01:51,769 --> 00:01:52,601 Come on. 29 00:01:52,602 --> 00:01:57,289 Yeah. The people from ???? are upset they came up with a dishwasher they gonna hear for the next hour. 30 00:01:57,290 --> 00:01:59,116 But I have got to ask you this Alyson. 31 00:01:59,117 --> 00:02:04,108 A lot of people think that Sitcoms is so easy because all you do is laugh all day. 32 00:02:04,109 --> 00:02:05,529 Tell us the reality. 33 00:02:05,530 --> 00:02:08,768 You know it is a great job. 34 00:02:08,769 --> 00:02:10,772 We do laugh all day long. 35 00:02:10,773 --> 00:02:15,084 - We hate you right now - But it's hard work you know. 36 00:02:15,085 --> 00:02:16,820 I can't complain. 37 00:02:16,821 --> 00:02:18,171 It's the best job in the world. 38 00:02:18,172 --> 00:02:19,448 Do you hear the laugh track? 39 00:02:19,449 --> 00:02:23,080 No, we don't. And we don't do in front of an audiance either. 40 00:02:23,081 --> 00:02:27,037 So we look to our crew to be our laugh track. 41 00:02:27,038 --> 00:02:29,221 But you just did your hundredth episode. 42 00:02:29,222 --> 00:02:35,158 Yeah hundred episodes and there was a big dance number and song and dance 43 00:02:35,159 --> 00:02:39,217 We did the same thing on our 5000 episode we broke into dance. 44 00:02:39,218 --> 00:02:41,234 - It was fantastic. - Oh sorry I missed that one. 45 00:02:41,235 --> 00:02:46,039 You said before the segment that if you carry the show it would get more money. 46 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,627 - I've never said that. - So you didn't. -No 47 00:02:47,628 --> 00:02:49,851 You are saying idiot things. 48 00:02:49,852 --> 00:02:54,411 That's what you said about this... show. 49 00:02:54,412 --> 00:02:58,434 Wait a minute. Did you said the same thing to Doggie Howser when he was here last...? 50 00:02:58,435 --> 00:03:02,888 I did. Absolutely. He is Ok. But I think he gets way too much credits. 51 00:03:02,889 --> 00:03:05,170 He was too good on that award show. 52 00:03:05,171 --> 00:03:06,913 He is a funny guy correct? 53 00:03:06,914 --> 00:03:09,271 He is sort of born to host every thing. 54 00:03:09,272 --> 00:03:11,466 Except this program. 55 00:03:11,467 --> 00:03:15,895 Apparently on the 100th episode he does some sort of musical number. 56 00:03:15,896 --> 00:03:16,395 He does. 57 00:03:16,396 --> 00:03:23,601 He is such a talented singer and so he has the majority of the songs. 58 00:03:23,602 --> 00:03:28,723 And I have like one line. I don't sing at all. 59 00:03:28,724 --> 00:03:32,098 - We won't ask. - Thank you. Please don't. 60 00:03:32,099 --> 00:03:36,119 Actress and mom and co-star of How I met your Mother. 61 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,080 Alyson Hannigan thanks to be here. 62 00:03:38,081 --> 00:03:42,195 Cause you need to do dishes. You have never done dishes. 63 00:03:42,196 --> 00:03:45,714 I am done baby. 64 00:03:51,026 --> 00:03:52,477 Time for the After Show show 65 00:03:52,478 --> 00:03:54,722 Say Hi to our new pal Alyson Hannigan. 66 00:03:54,723 --> 00:03:56,867 You know her from How I met your Mother. 67 00:03:56,868 --> 00:03:59,299 I have to say this: 68 00:03:59,300 --> 00:04:03,882 I'm so heartened by the fact you are exactly how you are on television. 69 00:04:03,883 --> 00:04:07,767 You are nice, you are down to earth, so you are not acting at all. 70 00:04:07,768 --> 00:04:10,120 No. 71 00:04:10,121 --> 00:04:13,294 Don't you act like yourself on television? Is that the goal...? 72 00:04:13,295 --> 00:04:15,006 Don't you act like yourself a little bit? 73 00:04:15,007 --> 00:04:18,238 There is definitely differences between my character, 74 00:04:18,239 --> 00:04:19,239 but not that different. 75 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,693 I am taller in person. 76 00:04:23,694 --> 00:04:25,436 Good point. That's an excellent point. 77 00:04:25,437 --> 00:04:26,437 Do people say that to you? 78 00:04:26,438 --> 00:04:29,395 No they say shorter. 79 00:04:29,396 --> 00:04:32,032 They see me and they say: Oh my gosh you're so short. 80 00:04:32,033 --> 00:04:35,932 It's strange when people come up and tell you like: 81 00:04:35,933 --> 00:04:39,365 "Hey you look so much better in person." 82 00:04:39,366 --> 00:04:41,146 I am like Hum is that good? 83 00:04:41,147 --> 00:04:43,765 We pulled up your Wikipedia page 84 00:04:43,766 --> 00:04:47,720 and we are just curious we go through some of the stuff on it. 85 00:04:47,721 --> 00:04:50,965 Just to see, because the thing about Wikipedia is... 86 00:04:50,966 --> 00:04:54,541 generally you can just add anything you want ???? with people 87 00:04:54,542 --> 00:04:56,276 You are born March,24? 88 00:04:56,277 --> 00:04:57,742 Yes and so is my daughter. 89 00:04:57,743 --> 00:05:00,726 You are in American... - That's nothing? 90 00:05:00,727 --> 00:05:03,206 You don't care about it? 91 00:05:03,207 --> 00:05:06,567 This is good. No I've got 12 more paragraphes here. 92 00:05:06,568 --> 00:05:06,782 Alright. 93 00:05:06,783 --> 00:05:10,401 You wanna fixing it for a second? What do you opt? 94 00:05:10,402 --> 00:05:11,042 You planned it? 95 00:05:11,043 --> 00:05:14,322 The answer is always 50/50. 96 00:05:14,323 --> 00:05:17,080 None of that. It ought to be much than this. 97 00:05:17,081 --> 00:05:18,322 It does or doesn't. 98 00:05:18,323 --> 00:05:19,224 What was her due date? 99 00:05:19,225 --> 00:05:22,669 She was born on her due date March,24. 100 00:05:22,670 --> 00:05:27,384 I hate breaking up in front of every one but I have to. 101 00:05:27,385 --> 00:05:30,749 What? What? No After the Show Show? 102 00:05:30,750 --> 00:05:35,352 - He has another... - Contractually I don't get paid whilst I am here. 103 00:05:35,353 --> 00:05:38,453 We wonna pay for the other. 104 00:05:38,454 --> 00:05:40,231 This is fun. 105 00:05:40,232 --> 00:05:42,843 Now you were in the 3 American Pie films. 106 00:05:42,844 --> 00:05:43,572 I was. 107 00:05:43,573 --> 00:05:47,200 They are quasi-borderline dirty. 108 00:05:47,201 --> 00:05:48,790 I have heard. 109 00:05:48,791 --> 00:05:51,168 You played an instrument. 110 00:05:51,169 --> 00:05:52,424 Hum Yes. 111 00:05:52,425 --> 00:05:54,943 You were in band. Right? 112 00:05:54,944 --> 00:05:56,520 That's correct that one. 113 00:05:56,521 --> 00:05:57,985 You are Born in Washington. 114 00:05:57,986 --> 00:06:00,168 And you are the daughter of... 115 00:06:00,169 --> 00:06:03,688 - Meal? - Emilie Posner 116 00:06:03,689 --> 00:06:06,819 and Al Hannigan a truck driver. 117 00:06:06,820 --> 00:06:08,402 Well he was, he is no longer. 118 00:06:08,403 --> 00:06:11,160 He works on his computer. 119 00:06:11,161 --> 00:06:14,127 As you look at this stuff... 120 00:06:14,128 --> 00:06:17,169 There is some stuff that is not accurate. 121 00:06:17,170 --> 00:06:19,568 How do they get stuff like that? 122 00:06:19,569 --> 00:06:20,627 I don't know. 123 00:06:20,628 --> 00:06:21,628 I have no idea. 124 00:06:21,629 --> 00:06:24,155 We won't gonna point out which is wrong. 125 00:06:24,156 --> 00:06:27,705 But just know when you go to Wikipedia some of the stuff is not right. 126 00:06:27,706 --> 00:06:28,673 Absolutely. 127 00:06:28,674 --> 00:06:30,661 Don't you remember the day we talk about that Steve 128 00:06:30,662 --> 00:06:33,736 and they went into your account and said... 129 00:06:33,737 --> 00:06:37,057 I said make it good and the next thing you know 130 00:06:37,058 --> 00:06:39,552 I was a professional stripper in Indiana. 131 00:06:39,553 --> 00:06:41,760 Wow! Congratulations. 132 00:06:41,761 --> 00:06:43,730 I know. 133 00:06:43,731 --> 00:06:50,032 So how is it different as an actress doing movies versus a Sitcom. 134 00:06:50,033 --> 00:06:52,995 You know, movies you have the luxury of time. 135 00:06:52,996 --> 00:06:58,408 And you shoot may be 3 pages in a day. 136 00:06:58,409 --> 00:06:59,966 Exhausting isn't it? 137 00:06:59,967 --> 00:07:02,743 Well sometime it's only 2 pages. 138 00:07:02,744 --> 00:07:07,435 But a television show... much more rapidly. 139 00:07:07,436 --> 00:07:14,046 You know, we shoot 60 pages in 3 days 140 00:07:14,047 --> 00:07:15,643 on How I met your Mother. 141 00:07:15,644 --> 00:07:20,959 And this is a different Sitcom than the normal sitcoms. 142 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:21,705 In what way? 143 00:07:21,706 --> 00:07:25,617 Well that we'll have 60 scenes in the show. 144 00:07:25,618 --> 00:07:28,944 You know... - It's a lot. 145 00:07:28,945 --> 00:07:32,084 But every flashback is a scene, it's just so fast pace. 146 00:07:32,085 --> 00:07:33,657 Do you have to memorize? 147 00:07:33,658 --> 00:07:35,407 With a movie you can read it through once, 148 00:07:35,408 --> 00:07:37,253 and then do the pages day by day. 149 00:07:37,254 --> 00:07:40,162 Memorize,... Ok tomorrow I am gonna to that, I memorize that. 150 00:07:40,163 --> 00:07:44,784 When you do a sitcom where you got you know that 50 pages or so like that 151 00:07:44,785 --> 00:07:48,446 because you do it in such a condensed version. 152 00:07:48,447 --> 00:07:53,352 Do you memorize that or do you just really cram the instant before you do it... 153 00:07:53,353 --> 00:07:59,708 Well, luckily we do have days where we rehearse the whole show and then do a run through. 154 00:07:59,709 --> 00:08:02,356 And so it sort of starts sticking on that day. 155 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:09,153 And then the night before, I'll look at all the scenes for the next day and I'll memorize. 156 00:08:09,154 --> 00:08:12,221 So how often are you right there, you are doing the thing. 157 00:08:12,222 --> 00:08:14,573 The crew is quiet, the film is rolling, 158 00:08:14,574 --> 00:08:17,949 and you just don't have any idea what you are supposed to say. 159 00:08:17,950 --> 00:08:22,399 You know I used to be just ??? all the time. 160 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,556 But when I got pregnant my brain... and 161 00:08:26,557 --> 00:08:30,928 words escape me and it still does not come back completly. 162 00:08:30,929 --> 00:08:36,038 And I ??? me and i'm like yeah I got it now. 163 00:08:36,039 --> 00:08:39,946 No. Gone. Luckily Cobie the other woman on the show 164 00:08:39,947 --> 00:08:44,337 was pregnant at the same time so we both have the same thing. 165 00:08:44,338 --> 00:08:46,050 What's going on with our brains. 166 00:08:46,051 --> 00:08:47,598 I know. I got bad news for you. 167 00:08:47,599 --> 00:08:50,679 It does not fully come back. 168 00:08:50,680 --> 00:08:52,433 I have got really excellent memory to begin with. 169 00:08:52,434 --> 00:08:54,132 Now it will be like 90%. 170 00:08:54,133 --> 00:08:55,686 Ok good. 171 00:08:55,687 --> 00:08:57,646 So what is the future goal for you. 172 00:08:57,647 --> 00:09:00,547 Obviously you have accomplished the motherhood thing. 173 00:09:00,548 --> 00:09:02,586 Yes I am in the process of that. 174 00:09:02,587 --> 00:09:05,738 I am doing these PSAs for Cascade 175 00:09:05,739 --> 00:09:09,556 sort of little glimse into the fully loaded life 176 00:09:09,557 --> 00:09:12,827 and how crazy it can be and then just fun and cute. 177 00:09:12,828 --> 00:09:15,888 You can watch it on YouTube. 178 00:09:15,889 --> 00:09:19,400 Just doing the show and loving being a mom. 179 00:09:19,401 --> 00:09:22,811 It's just the most amazing thing I've ever experienced. 180 00:09:22,812 --> 00:09:23,812 Does she come to the show? 181 00:09:23,813 --> 00:09:25,567 She does. We have a nursery set up. 182 00:09:25,568 --> 00:09:27,678 And my husband comes with her. 183 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:32,642 And it's just so nice that I have a job where my family can... 184 00:09:32,643 --> 00:09:33,508 It's only once. 185 00:09:33,509 --> 00:09:36,092 I know and I don't want missing anything. Yeah. 186 00:09:36,093 --> 00:09:41,260 So it's really nice that you know, I'm there with her and she is with me 187 00:09:41,261 --> 00:09:45,171 It's just a great family atmosphere. 188 00:09:45,172 --> 00:09:47,021 Well thanks for being on our show today. 189 00:09:47,022 --> 00:09:52,379 And now I know the lady behind that image we see on How I met your Mother. 190 00:09:52,380 --> 00:09:53,425 That's me. 191 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:56,626 Along with the really good diswasher. 192 00:09:56,627 --> 00:10:00,188 And promoter of Cascade product. 193 00:10:00,189 --> 00:10:02,001 Yes because you don't have to wash the dishes 194 00:10:02,002 --> 00:10:04,625 You just throw the whole thing and it does. 195 00:10:04,626 --> 00:10:08,402 Do you know how many things come with babies. 196 00:10:08,403 --> 00:10:10,734 - There is bottles parts - I have got three children. 197 00:10:10,735 --> 00:10:13,615 Breast pump parts - I was not ??? with that ??? 198 00:10:13,616 --> 00:10:15,142 What you mean when you say breast pump. 199 00:10:15,143 --> 00:10:16,466 Breast pump parts. - OK. 200 00:10:16,467 --> 00:10:18,060 It's so much stuff. 201 00:10:18,061 --> 00:10:20,105 I know it. I know. 202 00:10:20,106 --> 00:10:21,917 Alright. Alyson, thank you so much. 203 00:10:21,918 --> 00:10:27,084 Continue your success on the show you just enjoy hundreth episode five season already 204 00:10:27,085 --> 00:10:27,891 It was great to see you here. 205 00:10:27,892 --> 00:10:29,272 Thank you so much guys. 206 00:10:29,273 --> 00:10:30,273 Alright that's it for the day. See you tomorrow. Right back here...