<Dd> Appears in all 208 episodes from "Pilot" to "Last Forever" </Dd> <P> Portrayed by Jason Segel, Marshall (born in 1978) met Ted and Lily during their freshman year at Wesleyan University . He and Lily began dating during college and got married at the end of season 2 . Marshall is a Columbia Law School graduate originally from Minnesota . Even though he stands at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), he is the shortest male member of his family . Marshall became a lawyer because he was interested in environmental protection laws . He accepts a job at a corporate law firm, before joining the legal team at Goliath National Bank, where Barney also works . Marshall is also very good at various games and believes in the paranormal, specifically Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster . It is revealed in "Last Cigarette Ever" that in the future, he and Lily have a son . In early 2011, after being told Marshall and Lily are capable of having a baby, Marshall's dad has a fatal heart attack and dies . For several months after this, he is upset and his friends make an effort to be nicer to him . His first son, born in the episode "The Magician's Code--Part 1" is named Marvin, after Marshall's father . Marshall was able to arrive just in time to witness the birth . </P> <P> Marshall eventually is accepted to his dream job, being a judge, after committing to move to Italy with Lily . This leads to constant strife between the couple through most of the final season . However, throughout the first half of the last season, Marshall is on a car ride from Minnesota to Long Island after missing his flight to Barney and Robin's wedding . In this process, Marshall meets The Mother . </P> <Dl> <Dd> Appears in eight episodes from "Lucky Penny" to "The Time Travelers" as an unseen character, appears in 14 episodes from "Something New" to "Last Forever" </Dd> </Dl>

Where does ted teach how i met your mother