Could we take a minute to talk about what a good actor Mark Harmon is?

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Shake shake shake, shake shake shake …

This was one of those episodes where you realize how much the cast does to sell the material.

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Sandcastles in the Sand

OK, so we've got the complete "Sandcastles in the Sand." And not a bad episode around it. Although the shocker — the real "OMG" for a Monday night — was, of course …

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New video for Monday's episode of "How I Met Your Mother"! Cameos by Tiffany, Alan Thicke and James Van Der Beek. Here's a preview clip:

I should have a second clip later today.

Yes, it's the legendary "Let's Go to the Mall" by Robin Sparkles. (Thanks to Alan Sepinwall for pointing this out.) "How I Met Your Mother" fans will note that Robin Sparkles was, in fact, "HIMYM's" Robin in her younger days. But you don't need history to appreciate the sublime, perkalicious '80s quality of the video.

And, just because you can't listen to that song just once, here's a version with paper-bag puppets:

Stay with it. Some great cat socks near the end.

And, just to remind you of the roots of "Let's Go to the Mall" (and the great detail in the video) here is Tiffany's mall-hopping epic "I Think We're Alone Now":

I should also mention "New Amsterdam," but I'm something like three episodes behind in watching it. But I did catch up with all of the above last night and this morning. Notes after the jump …

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A toast to your return, gentlemen!

I don't know if it was to make room for that "Tropic Thunder" trailer or what, but CBS and my DVR were not in sync last night …

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When logic and proportion have fallen … after the jump.

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Besides watching the (not available for preview) "Cavemen" premiere last night, as well as recent doses of "Carpoolers," "Everybody Hates Chris," "Aliens in America," "30 Rock," "The Office," "My Name Is Earl," "How I Met Your Mother," "Two and a Half Men," "Girlfriends" and the overall picture is, well, mixed. …

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