'How I Met Your Mother' goes Hollywood musical

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With music arranged and recorded with the help of composer John Swihart, and choreography by Zach Woodlee ("Glee"), regular director Pam Fryman races the dying of the light to capture the biggest dance segments, which begin shooting with Harris and about 70 diverse dancers (plus a Naruto complete series dvd box setdachshund) dressed in suits.

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"My adrenaline was kicked tothe simpsons dvd a heightened level, so I wasn't nervous. I didn't really give it a second thought, honestly. I've taken circus-y kind of classes, so if I ever Naruto complete series dvd box setwere to fall off the family guy dvd box set taxicab, I think I would land well."

Of course, there were dozens of married with children dvd box setdancers around, so perhaps they could have caught Harris.

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Among the show's regular cast is former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Alyson Hannigan, who also starred in that show's full musical episode, "Once More, With Feeling," which aired in November 2001.

It's ironic that Hannigan the simpsons dvd has now been in two TV musicals, considering, as she says on the set after the end of filming, "I just thought, 'Please don't make me sing.' "

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"That's what I say wheneverybody loves Raymond dvd box setI wake up," disney dvd collectionHannigan says,American dad dvd "I just don't want to ruin it."

"Buffy" creator Joss Whedon has also been on the 20th Century Fox lot, working on his Fox series "Dollhouse," so it wasn't a long walk to the New York Street.

"There's no bigger 'Buffy' disney dvdfan in the world," Thomas says, "as Aly will tell you. I constantly embarrass myself around her and Joss Whedon, who stopped by here yesterday for a second. I totally dorked out on him and scared him all disney dvdsaway."

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As the afternoon rolls toward South park dvd collectionthe filming of the big finale, gourmet cookies arrive, and the other members of the "How I Met Your Mother" cast -- Hannigan,American dad dvd Jason Segel, Josh Radnorthe office dvd box set and Cobie Smulders -- show up to do their part.

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Thomas admits to not stopping grinning all afternoon.

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