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    Casting Call: Katie Holmes To Guest Star On 'HIMYM'

    It's no trick - Katie Holmes is bringing her treats to a Halloween episode of "How I Met Your Mother."

    CBS confirmed to Access Hollywood that Katie has been cast as Slutty Pumpkin, a character that Ted (Josh Radnor) met during the show's first season at a Halloween party, but then lost touch with.

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    "Katie is a lovely and talented actress, which is why we've saved for her perhaps the most classily named character in our show's history," series co-creator Craig Thomas told New York Magazine's Vulture blog, who first reported the casting news.

    "[The role was] literally six seasons in the making," Thomas said.

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    The former "Dawson's Creek" star last appeared on a weekly TV series in 2008, when she guest starred on "Eli Stone."

    Katie will be seen next on the big screen with Adam Sandler in "Jack & Jill," in theaters on November 11.

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    34 comments

    • outspoken  •  7 mths ago
      you think her cult...I mean "religion" will let her play a part with drinking involved?
    • outspoken  •  7 mths ago
      great ruin the show!!!!
    • Rowdy123  •  8 mths ago
      people are weird... who cares what beliefs her husband has or doesn't have? you should enjoy [or not enjoy] a performer based solely on ONE criteria - their performance. period. I thought Katie was great back in the day, on Dawson's, she hasn't done much since... but who knows?
      • Acanthodian 8 mths ago
        Actors and actresses set themselves up for criticism when they let everyone know how whacky and insane their beliefs are. If they don't want criticism they should keep quiet about their insane ideas.
    • Mr. Suave  •  8 mths ago
      @ Bq
      I dont think no one here knows Mrs cruise personally, I doubt it you do. But we do know her acting career work and quite frankly it sucks big time, and as for her broadway performance a small rol in "all my son" it does sucks too (received mix reviews mostly negs), and as for what the media says about her and her cookoo husband I'll leave it it at to you to investigate, and yes a lot of mean people here, but it is a free country, and you know what they say.. dont like the heat stay off the kitchen
    • A.  •  8 mths ago
      I think people give Katie a bad rap because she lets her daughter wear lipstick at the age of five and her husband (then boyfriend) is known for jumping up and down on couches! The three of them come across as being unstable and self absorbed.
    • West is best  •  8 mths ago
      This chick is a freak!!!!!
    • Cud be me  •  8 mths ago
      So she is taking the footsteps of a wanna be, to a has been, all in 30 minutes or less.

      Her demise started when as soon as she hooked up with Tom Cruise. And her career has been cruising aimlessly since
    • Geoffrey  •  8 mths ago
      Dawson's Creek! *spits on floor) because of that show I can't say hello to my teachers.
    • coco_nut  •  8 mths ago
      It never seizes to amaze me just how judgemental people are.No matter how light hearted a story is there are so many that shred whom/what ever it is about to pieces.Good thing you are all so perfect and have no skeletons in your closets otherwise I'd think you should be ashamed of yourselves.Hagd!!
      • watevnotus 8 mths ago
        You mean it never "ceases" to amaze you...not seizes...spell check is your friend! And Katie Holmes lets her almost 5 y/o daughter suck on bottles and pacifiers, and has her up all hours of the night at plays and dinners, I lost all respect for her after that and do not watch any of her work...yikes do your homework before you post!!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  8 mths ago
      what ever i mean love her
    • Story Junkie  •  8 mths ago
      "slutty pumpkin"? surely they put this in there to make us go look up the reference to a show I never watch because TV in general sucks. CSI was probably the only show I ever watched. The History channel and Learning Network. All the rest of TV has turned into a fakey unreal "reality" shows where a person would be embarrassed to associate themselves with. "Jersey Shore" comes to mind instantly. Why do people think this is a good example on how to conduct yourself? Tons of people watch that trashy stuff. Like ew.
      • FryBoy 8 mths ago
        why are you reading a story about how I met your mother if you hate the show so much? CSI is garbage! my ex made me watch all the horrible versions of that show and I'm glad I never have to watch another episode. HIMYM is by far the greatest show ever created and its not one of those reality shows you hate, so give it a try and maybe, just maybe you'll like it... and they put "slutty Pumpkin" in the tittle not because they wanted you to come read the story but because thats what the character as been refered to since the firts season of the show..
    • Mathew  •  8 mths ago
      Wow, Tom took the leash off.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  8 mths ago
      OMG!.....I`m so excited I`m jumping on the couch......jumping on the couch!
    • Joe  •  8 mths ago
      horrible choice
    • bitacrumpet  •  8 mths ago
      Katie has done nude scenes in films in the past, so this part is a piece of cake for her.
    • bq  •  8 mths ago
      Wow! What a lot of mean nasty people out there!!! You don't even know this girl, other than what you read in the tabloids.....There has actually never been any negative 'news' about her and she's always had good critics reviews on her broadway performances, etc....You are all a bunch of losers if all you can do is criticize and judge!
    • mike  •  8 mths ago
      I hope she's a slutty pumpkin because i'm peter peter the slutty pumpkin eater, yum yum.
    • Maxrn27  •  8 mths ago
      Awww, I'm gonna have to miss that episode and I love that show!! In my humble opinion, she "acts" the same way in everything, which isn't to my liking.
      • A Yahoo! User 8 mths ago
        you can catch it on demand if you have rogers, if not then it will be repeated 100 times.
    • ruff  •  8 mths ago
      Kate is a real sweetie and will be good for the show.
    • LB  •  8 mths ago
      Woooooooooooooooooooooh.
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