Ryan Gosling in Pop Culture

The staff here at the YHWiki has the pleasure of saying that we knew Ryan Gosling way back when... but there's something nice about Ryan becoming a household name and getting name-dropped in popular culture. Here's a collection of popular culture places that Ryan has popped up in.

How I Met Your Mother

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Lily: Wow Ted, you did this all yourself?

Ted: Just like Ryan Gosling in The Notebook.....it's pretty manly til I mention Ryan Gosling in The Notebook, huh.
Lily: Even I haven't seen it, Ted.

- Season 8, Episode 24 - "Something New"

Robin: Excuse me, hi. I'm Ryan Gosling's personal assistant. He saw you as you were walking in, and he sent me over to tell you to wait here. Be cool. This is real, okay? But listen, Ryan is super shy.

Girl: Aw...
Robin: I know. Which means that if he comes in here and he sees you talking to some other guy, he's gonna turn right around and leave. Nod if you understand.
Robin: Redhead at the bar.
Barney: Challenge accepted.
Barney: Hey, there.
Girl: Get away from me!
[...]
Girl: Do not come any closer! I swear to God I will kill you.
Barney: It's cool. I'm not gonna come any closer. You're looking at the door, you're waiting for someone. Someone important, someone who will fill an empty space in your life. A movie star? Ah-huh. But which one? Clooney, DiCaprio, Zabka...? No... I'm gonna go with Ryan... Reyn... Phil-Phillip... Seacr... Gosling... Ryan Gosling!
Girl: Yes, I'm waiting for Ryan Gosling, okay? Now, leave me alone.
Barney: You passed my test, girl.
Girl: Ryan?
Robin: No. Just... no.
Barney: I told her I'm a method actor. And I had to get plastic surgery for an upcoming role where I play a man much more handsome than myself.

- Season 9, Episode 9 - "Platonish"

The Big Bang Theory

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Penny: So you're saying if I became a famous movie star, we got married, you wouldn't sign a pre-nup?

Leonard: Absolutely not! If I'm gonna be stuck at home with the kids while you're on location cheating on me with Ryan Gosling ... then Leonard gots to get paid.

- Season 5, Episode 16 - "The Vacation Solution"

Raj: I both hate you and want to be you. It's Ryan Gosling all over again.
- Season 6, Episode 12 - "The Egg Salad Equivalency"