this is the kind of video that gives me the energy to attack the day. knowing that no matter what i may do, it will never be as terrible as those old affiliate promos for syndicated pre-primetime shows.

cut to: me, 15 years from now, cutting a 15-second how i met your mother promo spot.

“now you can watch how i met your mother five times a week! that’s five times the ted! five times the lily! five times the…[clip of barney saying something inappropriate] wha-oh! that’s tonight on WKXW TV fifty seven!“