How We Were Steak Sauce | S1E17 "Life Among the Gorillas"
How We Made Your Mother
Audacy & Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas
4.8 • 922 Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Josh and Craig dive into Season 1, Episode 17, “Life Among the Gorillas,” where Marshall starts to lose himself in a toxic corporate job, raising big questions about identity, money, and what it means to be a man. They talk about peer pressure in your 20s, the real cost of selling out, and how the show handled financial stress in a way most sitcoms didn’t. They also touch on the long-distance struggles of Ted and Victoria, the genius of the episode’s cliffhanger, and share stories about early mentors who helped them believe in their creative paths. Plus, a surprise and sweet letter from production designer Steve Olson.
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| 0:53.5 | I was introduced to the show by who would be my Victoria, the first love of my life, the one that got away. It was in season five and I was 22, but my parents went bankrupt and they couldn't pay for my studies anymore. So I watched the whole five seasons with my sisters who are four and five years younger than I am, but we all agreed that during that tough time basically going, going through hunger and spending our days together watching the show, the age difference narrowed |
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