element. >> is this going to take a while? >> yes. 25 years ago, before i was dad, i had this whole other life. >> so you guys absolutely don't think i should call her? >> ted, no. >> get it through your thick skull. >> okay. okay. fine. i won't. interesting piece of trivia, i called her. >> what are you doing? >> it was this ideal world where you've got your really good buddies that will always have your back. >> yes, kids are not my favorite thing in the world, but i like them. >> you don't want to have them? >> i like sports cars, but it doesn't mean i want to push a ferrari through my vagina. >> but "how i met your mother" fell into the trap that "friends" did. it's just like, we're affable white people living in new york. >> but as we entered the 21st century, it's really important to take note that these friends sitcoms started to reflect more cultural diversity. >> when you guys first came in, we were as wholesome and healthy as the family in "the brady bunch." now we're as dysfunctional as