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The Locket (How I Met Your Mother)


describes to his kids as "How Aunt Lily met your Mother." The two sit together and Lily sounds off about Ted's driving habits (which the Mother secretly thinks are cool) as the Mother tries to stop Lily from looking at Judy's picture of Marvin. The Mother notes that it seems like Ted wanted Lily to leave and Lily suddenly remembers the locket that Robin had been looking for that Ted thought he had. She recalls how Ted discovered he did not have the locket, but considered the idea that when
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The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)


began. Bays and Thomas also did not want a large casting call. They chose Cristin Milioti after seeing her on "30 Rock" and "Once"; her musical ability was also helpful, as The Mother had been described as a band member. Milioti filmed her first scene for the last episode of season 8 having never watched "How I Met Your Mother" before. She only learned of the character's importance after binge watching the show during the summer. The Mother was born on September 19, 1984.
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The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)


5, 2014, Carter Bays announced on Twitter that an alternate ending would be included on the Season 9 DVD. No new material was shot for this scene. In the alternate ending, The Mother is still living when Ted is telling the story in 2030. Future Ted is heard saying, "...When I think how lucky I am to wake up next to your mom every morning, I can't help but be amazed how easy it all really was...", indirectly stating that The Mother is alive. The
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How Your Mother Met Me


sometimes I wonder why it even bothers with pure comedy. How I Met Your Mother could easily be a successful 30-minute dramedy if it wanted to be, and I maintain that it's at its best when it's doing these kinds of emotional stories. I didn't expect the Mother to have loved and lost at such a young age, but it worked for the show and for her character, and it added a nice bit of depth to the woman Ted will soon love, and that we already do." Kevin
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The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)


) and glimpses the mother's foot as she disappears into her room after taking a shower. Ted finds out at this time that she plays bass guitar in a band. Ted forgets to take the yellow umbrella with him when he goes out and Future Ted mentions, "this is how your mother got her yellow umbrella back." In "How Your Mother Met Me", it is revealed that, after Ted left the apartment, the Mother had discovered the umbrella and, upon going to question Cindy, finds her
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How I Met Your Music


How I Met Your Music is the name of two albums (the first being followed by the subtitle Original Songs from the Hit Series "How I Met Your Mother", the second being followed by Deluxe) composed of songs from the CBS television series "How I Met Your Mother", the first of which was released hours before the Season 8 premiere. It features 20 songs that had appeared in the first seven seasons of the show and was released only digitally, originally through iTunes. A second iteration, titled "
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How Your Mother Met Me


similarities between Ted and the Mother" was "kind of irritating". Alan Sepinwall from HitFix has praised the episode, saying, "As an episode, "How Your Mother Met Me" was pretty terrific. I can quibble with a couple of things here and there — they were stuck with Darren, for instance, even though I'd have been fine never seeing him again — but overall it did about as good a job as possible as a single episode could at both telling a story of the Mother's last
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List of How I Met Your Mother episodes


"How I Met Your Mother" is an American sitcom written and created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. It was first aired on September 19, 2005 on CBS with a thirty-minute pilot episode, and finished its planned nine-year run on March 31, 2014 after 208 episodes. Set in present-day Manhattan, the series follows the social and romantic lives of Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and his four best friends, Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Lily
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The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)


Mother's death from an unspecified terminal illness in 2024, also revealed in the series finale, received a mixed reaction from fans. In the alternate ending on the ninth season DVD, The Mother is still living when Ted is telling the story in 2030. During its first eight seasons, the successful sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" often hinted at the unseen character of The Mother. Well-known actresses often made guest appearances on the show. Many fans expected that another would play one of the most-wanted
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Craig Thomas (screenwriter)


Craig David Thomas is an American television writer who, along with writing partner Carter Bays, has written episodes of "American Dad!", "Oliver Beene", "Quintuplets" and the hit CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", which they created in 2005. In 2012 "How I Met Your Mother" won Best Comedy at the People's Choice Awards. Along with Carter Bays he is a member of The Solids, who perform the theme song to "How I Met Your Mother". He
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show due to the absence of actress Alyson Hannigan due to her pregnancy. The writers had to create episodes that did not include one of the five main characters. On May 19, 2009, the fifth-season renewal was announced. May 20, 2009, CBS announced that "How I Met Your Mother" would again be aired at 8 pm, leading into the new comedy "Accidentally on Purpose". On January 12, 2010, the show aired its 100th episode and CBS announced that the series would return for
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there were only four directors: Pamela Fryman (196 episodes), Rob Greenberg (7 episodes), Michael Shea (4 episodes) and Neil Patrick Harris (1 episode). The show ran from 2005 to 2014. "How I Met Your Mother" is a joint production by Bays & Thomas Productions and 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television. Known for its unique structure, humor, and incorporation of dramatic elements, "How I Met Your Mother" has gained a cult following over the years.
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How I Met Your Mother (season 8)


The eighth season of the American television comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" was announced in March 2011 along with confirmation of the seventh season. The season premiered on September 24, 2012 and concluded on May 13, 2013. In addition to the Region 1 DVD release of the season on October 1, 2013, it was also added for streaming on Netflix the same day. The eighth season of "How I Met Your Mother" received widespread criticism. The review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes reported that 40% of
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How I Met Your Mother (season 8)


critics gave it a positive review. The consensus reads: ""How I Met Your Mother" wears out its welcome this season, with an anticlimactic reveal and rote, less-than-fruitful humor." Alexander Lowe of "We Got This Covered" gave the season a negative review, saying "After 8 long years and 192 episodes of "How I Met Your Mother", the future Mrs. Ted Mosby has finally been revealed. And it was dreadfully anticlimactic". He gave the season as a whole a
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Benefits (How I Met Your Mother)


"Benefits" is the 12th episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 76th overall. It originally aired on January 12, 2009. Ted and Robin argue over their untidy habits getting in the way of being roommates. They stop when Robin points out that they didn't drive each other this crazy when they were dating, and suspects it was the sex that distracted them from this. They initially laugh it off, but end up sleeping together to deal with the situation.
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one also introduced several recurring cast members, including Lyndsy Fonseca and David Henrie as Ted's children, and Ashley Williams as Victoria, Ted's love interest for the second half of the season. The season one pilot episode was recognized by the Casting Society of America with a nomination for the Best Comedy Pilot Casting Artios Award. "How I Met Your Mother" was inspired by creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas's idea to "write about our friends and the stupid stuff we did in New York," where they previously
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How I Met Your Mother


How I Met Your Mother (often abbreviated to HIMYM) is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in New York City's Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meet their mother. The series was loosely inspired by Thomas and Bays' friendship when they both lived in New York City. Among the 208 episodes,
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The Lighthouse (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Lighthouse" is the eighth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 192nd episode overall. At 9 AM on Saturday, with 33 hours before the wedding, Barney is caught in the middle as Robin and Loretta continue to feud over the blouse Robin won in "The Poker Game". The three of them, joined by Lily, sit down to brunch together as Robin flaunts the blouse in Loretta's face and escalates the feud when she claims her mother
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How I Met Your Mother (season 4)


The fourth season of the American television comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" premiered on September 22, 2008 and concluded on May 18, 2009. It consisted of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the fourth season on Monday nights at 8:30 pm in the United States. The complete fourth season was released on Region 1 DVD on September 29, 2009. In the United Kingdom it aired on E4. The fourth season is the only season of "How I Met Your Mother"
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How I Met Your Mother (season 5)


The fifth season of the American television comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" premiered on September 21, 2009 and concluded on May 24, 2010. It consists of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the fifth season on Monday nights at 8:00 pm in the United States. Reviews for season 5 of "How I Met Your Mother" were mixed. Cindy McLennan of "Television Without Pity" gave the season a negative review, and at the end of the season wrote: "
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The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)


Tracy McConnell (1984-2024) (colloquial: "The Mother") is the title character from the CBS television sitcom "How I Met Your Mother". The show, narrated by Future Ted (Bob Saget), tells the story of how Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) met The Mother. Tracy McConnell appears in eight episodes, from "Lucky Penny" to "The Time Travelers", as an unseen character; she was first seen fully in "Something New" and was promoted to a main character
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How I Met Your Mother (season 9)


according to Bays and Thomas, served as the climax to Ted's story of how he and the kids' mother met. The climax was filmed on a set closed to everyone except Bays, Thomas, a camera operator, and Fonseca and Henrie, who signed non-disclosure agreements. Fonseca states she had forgotten the details of the scene in the years since its filming, while Henrie states, "I do remember. I "think" I remember. We'll see." "How I Met Your Mother"s cast
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The Wedding (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Wedding" is the 12th episode in the first season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on January 9, 2006. Ted frets about finding a date for his friends Claudia and Stuart's wedding; when Robin breaks up with Derek, Ted invites her to the wedding and she accepts. But when Ted runs into Claudia two days before the wedding and mentions that he is bringing a date, Claudia tells him that he indicated on his RSVP card that he would be coming
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The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)


the titular mother. But in the first episode of season 5, "Definitions", it is revealed that he was actually in the wrong classroom — Economics instead of Architecture. At the same time in "How Your Mother Met Me", the Mother sits her first session in Economics 305 and meets another graduate student named Cindy (Rachel Bilson), whom she offers to move in with her as her roommate. They see Ted enter the room, but when he announces the subject, The Mother thinks she is in
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How Your Mother Met Me


"How Your Mother Met Me" is the sixteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 200th episode overall. This is the only episode of the series in which the episode title was used instead of the usual opening that featured the cast and series's title. The plot is mainly focused on Cristin Milioti's role as The Mother, and how some of her life events coincide with those of Ted's and the rest of the gang. The episode has been very
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Landmarks (How I Met Your Mother)


"Landmarks" is the 23rd episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 135th episode overall. It aired on May 9, 2011. Marshall presents his case for preserving the Arcadian at a meeting of the Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC), where the fate of the Arcadian would be decided once and for all. When Ted is called up to present his opinion, Future Ted explains how difficult it was for him to come to his decision. Ever since Zoey had explained
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Slap Bet


play in "Slap Bet" have gone on to have effects seen in multiple episodes throughout the program". "Business Insider" noted that the episode received the second-best rating of any "How I Met Your Mother" episode on IMDb, surpassed only by the 9th season episode How Your Mother Met Me. In 2018, TheRinger.com listed this episode at #52 in its list of the best 100 television episodes to have aired since 2000, and was the only episode of How I Met Your Mother to have made
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How I Met Your Mother (season 3)


The third season of the American television comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" premiered on September 24, 2007 and concluded on May 19, 2008. It consisted of 20 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the third season on Monday nights at 8:00 pm in the United States until December 10, 2007 when the season was interrupted by the writer's strike, when the season continued on March 17, 2008 it was moved back to 8:30pm. The complete third season was released on Region 1
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Definitions (How I Met Your Mother)


"Definitions" is the first episode of the fifth season of the "How I Met Your Mother" TV series and 89th episode overall. It originally aired on September 21, 2009. Future Ted explains how nervous he was his first day of teaching, when he was trying to figure out what kind of teacher he would be: formal disciplinarian or laid-back peer. Before the first class, Marshall gives Ted the gift of a worn leather fedora and whip, just like fictional college teacher Indiana Jones. That night
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Wait for It (How I Met Your Mother)


"Wait for It" is the first episode in the third season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 45th episode overall. It originally aired on September 24, 2007. Future Ted tells his children that, although they know the short story of how he met their mother, there is a bigger story of how he became the man he needed to be in order to meet her. At Lily and Marshall's wedding, Barney tries to get Ted out to help him "conquer New York"
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P.S. I Love You (How I Met Your Mother)


"P.S. I Love You" is the 15th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 175th episode overall. Ted tells the gang that he found his destined love on the subway—they were both reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude"—but lost her at the next stop. Ted hopes to find her again, but Marshall and Lily are unsure of this; especially when he reveals he has written details he remembered about her. However, Ted indeed reunites with the woman
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The Fight (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Fight" is the tenth episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 74th overall. It originally aired on December 8, 2008. A bartender, Doug, gets Ted and Barney involved in a fight with a group of guys sitting in the gang's favorite booth. Marshall and Lily try to warn them off, but Barney vows to join in when Robin reveals that she thinks fights are sexy. Ted joins in as an experience he thinks he should have sometime in
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How I Met Your Mother (season 9)


blank canvas to many of us", she has the "freedom to create a "How I Met Your Mother" character that's free of the burden of being compared to her past work". When asked at Comic-Con about guest stars, Bays revealed that, "If there's someone we loved over the course of the series, there's a good chance they're coming back [for the final season]." Returning guest stars include Wayne Brady and John Lithgow as Barney's brother and father,
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Mom and Dad (How I Met Your Mother)


"Mom and Dad" is the tenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 194th episode overall. On Saturday at 3pm, 27 hours before the wedding, Barney and Robin try to find someone to officiate their wedding in the wake of the previous minister's sudden death. James saves the day when he arrives with his father, Sam, who is a minister and has agreed to perform the ceremony. Barney's father, Jerome, arrives with his wife
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Miracles (How I Met Your Mother)


"Miracles" is the 20th and final episode of the third season of the CBS television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 64th overall. It originally aired on May 19, 2008. Ted is having trouble getting a cab, but when he finally gets one, the cab is hit by a car speeding through an intersection. The entire gang, except Barney, rush to the hospital and are relieved (yet shocked) to find that he is not seriously injured. Ted reveals that he and Stella had gotten
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CBS passed on picking up "How I Met Your Dad" since show creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays did not want to reshoot the pilot. Nina Tassler, the entertainment president at CBS, stated that "there were elements of the pilot that didn't work out". Talks of the series being "shopped" to other networks emerged. Netflix, FOX and NBC were named as possible candidates for picking up the show. Ultimately, nothing came of those talks. It was reported that the options on the cast contracts
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Coming Back (How I Met Your Mother)


"Coming Back" is the second episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 186th episode overall. On Friday at noon, 54 hours before the wedding, Ted and Lily begin checking into the Farhampton Inn. The man at the front desk (Roger Bart) is condescendingly sympathetic towards Ted when he reveals he is at the wedding alone. Lily learns from Marshall that he missed his earlier flight and heads to the bar intending to drown her sorrows, even paying the
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The Fortress (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Fortress" is the 19th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 179th episode overall. Robin asks Barney where they should live after the wedding. Barney said they are going to live in his apartment, but Robin refuses because he has bedded countless women there. Barney agrees to find a new place, but also wants the apartment to go to someone who will appreciate it. When Ted rejects Barney's offer, Barney tells Robin that he could not find
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Tailgate (How I Met Your Mother)


"Tailgate" is the 13th episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 149th episode overall. It aired on January 2, 2012. On New Year's Day, Marshall visits his father's gravesite to carry on their tradition of tailgating, listening to the Bears vs. Vikings game on the radio. However, his attempts to have a private moment with his father are derailed when his brothers arrive with the same idea and then mourners at another funeral nearby gradually drift over
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A Change of Heart (How I Met Your Mother)


"A Change of Heart" is the 18th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 130th episode overall. It originally aired on February 28, 2011. After Nora announces her intention to marry and settle down, Barney is worried; meanwhile, Robin's new boyfriend displays idiosyncrasies that remind her friends of a dog. The episode received a fairly positive reception, with 9.24 million watching the episode when it first aired. Some critics found elements of the plot cheesy, although
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False Positive (How I Met Your Mother)


"False Positive" is the 12th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 124th episode overall. It aired on December 13, 2010. It features guest star Alex Trebek. Ted is outside a movie theater showing "It's a Wonderful Life", waiting for the rest of the gang and carrying a gingerbread house as their Christmas-themed movie snack. Future Ted backtracks to two days before, when Marshall and Lily eagerly await the results of her latest pregnancy
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No Questions Asked (How I Met Your Mother)


"No Questions Asked" is the seventh episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 191st episode overall. On Friday at 11.30 PM, 42.5 hours before the wedding, Daphne has just texted Lily about Marshall taking his dream job as a judge in New York. Marshall is worried of the consequences, as he and Lily had been planning on moving to Italy for her dream job. When Lily calls, Marshall is relieved to learn that Lily has not read the message
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Something Blue (How I Met Your Mother)


"Something Blue" is the 22nd and final episode in the second season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on May 14, 2007. With Marshall and Lily's wedding reception in full swing, Ted and Robin begin discussing a big announcement, and when Barney overhears, he harasses them until they relent, telling him of what happened 2–3 weeks before the wedding. Ted and Robin say that they have not revealed it before, because of the wedding. In the restaurant where Ted
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Columns (How I Met Your Mother)


"Columns" is the 13th episode in the second season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on January 22, 2007. Future Ted notes the differences between being an employee and a boss: Ted always used to make fun of the boss with and established alibis for his co-workers whereas now he is more awkward and condescending to them and is trying to deal with his former boss, Hammond Druthers, who now works for him. Things are not made any easier when his
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Monday Night Football (How I Met Your Mother)


"Monday Night Football" is the 14th episode in the second season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on February 5, 2007. Ted's favorite holiday is Super Bowl Sunday. He has everything planned out continuing their tradition of watching it together with hot wings. The gang's plans are cut short when they find out a worker at the bar has died. They are forced into going to the funeral, otherwise they won't be allowed back in the bar. The funeral
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Unfinished (How I Met Your Mother)


"Unfinished" is the third episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 115th episode overall. It aired on October 4, 2010. Future Ted states that during his early years as a professor, he had a simple goal: to give a lecture that would change someone's life. Ted believes he accomplished that goal, and recalls the story. The story begins when Ted is just beginning a lecture. He takes an airplane out of his pocket, but Future
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Baby Talk (How I Met Your Mother)


"Baby Talk" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 118th episode overall. It aired on October 25, 2010. Marshall and Lily visit Stuart and Claudia, who are having trouble naming their newborn baby. When Claudia and Stuart leave the room, Marshall and Lily both come up with names for the baby, although the names are different. They both decide that to solve this problem, they would both come up with names and present them
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The Time Travelers (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Time Travelers" is the 20th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 180th episode overall. At MacLaren's, Ted passes up Barney's invitation to watch "Robots Versus Wrestlers: Legends" because he has to prepare for class. Barney claims he will regret this in 20 years, and Ted is then shocked when likenesses of Barney and Ted from 20 years in the future appear and try to convince him. A Ted from 20 hours in the future
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Garbage Island (How I Met Your Mother)


Wendy pick them up. The ending scene shows that because they both hated Marshall, Wendy and Meeker did end up together, being on their second honeymoon when they encountered Ted at the airport. Ted says he is already married with two kids, and his relationship with Zoey did not end well. Ted begins the story of how he met his wife starting from the wedding, but Wendy interrupts saying they have to go. Ted immediately calls Marshall about the encounter. Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a rating of 7
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The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)


they nearly have a run-in with Louis. She says that she is in the "weirdest place on earth" right now and that it is too soon for her to be dating. Ted walks her back to her apartment. They say goodnight and Ted begins to walk away. The Mother then stops him and asks him to finish the story he was telling her. When the story is over, they say goodnight again. The Mother takes a step towards Ted and they kiss for the first time, before deciding
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List of How I Met Your Mother characters


is telling the story in 2030. In the video, future Ted is heard saying, "...When I think how lucky I am to wake up next to your mom every morning, I can't help but be amazed how easy it all really was...", indirectly stating that The Mother is alive. The video ends right after the train passes at Farhampton station and credits start rolling, implying that Ted never went back to Robin as he lived a successful married life with Tracy Mosby. Penny and Luke are Ted
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How I Met Your Mother


", Ted describes his dates with a girlfriend whose name he has forgotten, leading all characters to act as though her given name were "Blah-Blah"; later in the series, Ted remembers her name as Carol. While the traditional love-story structure begins when the romantic leads first encounter each other, "How I Met Your Mother" does not introduce Ted's wife (Cristin Milioti) until the eighth-season finale, and only announces her name (Tracy McConnell) during the series finale. The
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How I Met Your Mother


show instead focuses on Ted's prior relationships and his dissatisfaction with those women, thus setting the stage for his eventual happiness with Tracy. Finally in present 2030, six years after Tracy's death, Ted gets back with Robin, which viewers may have assumed at the series finale when Ted is standing outside Robin’s window. Ted’s children were the ones to realize first, that Ted was still in love with Robin, through the stories he told. "How I Met Your Mother" was inspired by Carter Bays and
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How I Met Your Mother


. During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, "How I Met Your Mother" shut-down production; when the strike ended, the show returned on March 17, 2008, with nine new episodes. The network announced a change in the timeslot to 8:30 pm ET/7:30 pm CT, flip-flopping from the summer schedule with "The Big Bang Theory". CBS renewed the show for a fourth season on May 14, 2008, which premiered on September 22, 2008. In September 2008, Lifetime Television announced
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Field Trip (How I Met Your Mother)


"Field Trip" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 141st episode overall. It aired on October 10, 2011. Ted wants to take his class on a field trip to the GNB Tower construction site in hopes of inspiring at least one student to become an architect. However, the field trip goes awry when Ted finds he cannot enter the site, and ends up taking his class to various places in the city instead, picking up Barney
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How I Met Your Mother (season 7)


York Times" stated that the 7th season ratings had reached a series high, marking a 20% increase in ratings among adults 18-49. Season seven of "How I Met Your Mother" received mixed reviews from critics. Alan Sepinwall gave the season a mixed review and criticized the flash-forwards throughout the season saying, "the show is just much, much stronger when its stories dwell on matters of the present or the past, and where the writers don't have to act like magicians trying to keep the
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Glitter (How I Met Your Mother)


"Glitter" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 121st episode overall. It aired on November 15, 2010. When Lily becomes obsessed with babies, Robin becomes distant from her. Meanwhile, Barney has found a disc he calls "Robin Sparkles 3," which contains "Space Teens", a variety series involving two Canadian teenagers, Robin Sparkles and Jessica Glitter (Nicole Scherzinger), using math to solve crimes presented by Alan Thicke.
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List of How I Met Your Mother characters


The American sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. Created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, the show is presented from the perspective of Ted Mosby in 2030 ("Future Ted") as he tells his children how he met the titular mother. The show lasted for nine seasons and 208 episodes; the finale first aired on March 31, 2014. The main characters are: Ted Mosby, a romantic searching for "The One"; Barney Stinson, a womanizer;
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Pilot (How I Met Your Mother)


"Pilot" is the pilot episode of American television sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", which premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. It was written by series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, and directed by Pamela Fryman The pilot takes place in 2030, as a future Ted Mosby (Voiced by Bob Saget) is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother. It flashes back to 2005 to a younger Ted (Josh Radnor) who meets Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), a
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How I Met Your Mother


" and "How I Met Your Mother" exploits this framing device in numerous ways: to depict and re-depict events from multiple points of view; to set up jokes using quick and sometimes multiple flashbacks nested within the oral retelling; to substitute visual, verbal or aural euphemisms for activities Ted does not want to talk about with his children (sexual practices, use of illicit substances, vulgar language, etc.); and even to add some elements of humor: in the episode "How I Met Everyone Else
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How Your Mother Met Me


seven years, while weaving her into the larger continuity of the series." Kaitlin Thomas from TV.com has also given the episode a positive review, saying, "'How Your Mother Met Me' was a great 200th episode for How I Met Your Mother. It was something different, but it was also a long time coming. It fleshed out a character we've been hearing about for nearly nine years but still didn't really know, and it was one of those patented emotional episodes the series does so well that
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Shelter Island (How I Met Your Mother)


"Shelter Island" is the fifth episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 69th overall. It originally aired on October 20, 2008. Marshall, Lily and Barney are at MacLaren's when Ted and Stella arrive. Stella is upset because her sister is stealing her dream wedding on Shelter Island, marrying a vegan man Stella hates. Ted and Stella meet her sister, who tells them her fiancé has run off with another woman. Ted and Stella have what they each think
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Karma (How I Met Your Mother)


"Karma" is the 18th episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 154th episode overall. It aired on February 27, 2012. Barney decides to pursue Quinn, even after discovering she works as a stripper named Karma. Although she appears interested, she avoids answering Barney as he continuously tries to ask her out on a second date, claiming that her boss is always watching. When Barney sees Quinn behaving similarly towards another client, he realizes Quinn was just playing
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Bedtime Stories (How I Met Your Mother)


surprised to see he is more clean-shaven and professional than before, but quickly becomes dejected when he reveals he's engaged to be married. In anger, Robin steals Simon's wedding cake and begins eating it at Ted's apartment, much to Ted's scolding and bewilderment. When Robin has finished nearly half the cake, Lily arrives, and Robin feels remorse for her actions and decides to stop. Lily, however, convinces Robin to be strong and finish the cake. Her struggle to finish soon draws others to
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Vesuvius (How I Met Your Mother)


"Vesuvius" is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 203rd episode overall. The episode features Ted in 2024, telling the Mother about the day of Robin and Barney's wedding. The final scene prompted some to think that the Mother was dead; this was proven correct in the series finale, "Last Forever". Ted and the Mother are dining at the Farhampton Inn during a snowstorm in 2024. They pass the time by telling each other
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How I Wet Your Mother


"How I Wet Your Mother" is the sixteenth episode of "The Simpsons"' twenty-third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 11, 2012. In the episode, a traumatic incident causes Homer to repeatedly wet the bed. As it worsens, his family, with the help of Professor Frink, successfully manage to infiltrate his dreams to get to its subconscious source. The episode name is a pun on "How I Met Your Mother". The episode was co
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the many lists of 'iconic' songs vary. The first album contained about 20 tracks totaling 40 minutes. According to Craig Thomas, a co-creator of "How I Met Your Mother", a decision was made to release it without a physical CD, "because that’s so 1992". Entitled "How I Met Your Music: Original Songs from the Hit Series", it was originally released digitally to iTunes in 2012, and featured songs from the first seven seasons of the show. Following the show
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List of awards and nominations received by How I Met Your Mother


serve as the show's executive producers and frequent writers. The series was loosely inspired by their friendship when they both lived in New York City. Known for its unique structure and eccentric humor, "How I Met Your Mother" has received positive reviews throughout most of its run and has gained a cult following over the years. The show has been nominated for 72 awards, winning 18. The show has been nominated for 28 Primetime Emmy Awards, including a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series. Stars Alyson Hannigan and Neil Patrick
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to hail. A truck then hits Homer. Behind the end credits, David Byrne and Glenn Close sing a version of "Dream Operator" from the David Byrne movie "True Stories". "How I Wet Your Mother" is written by Billy Kimball and Ian Maxtone-Graham and was directed by Lance Kramer. The title of the episode is a reference to the TV show, "How I Met Your Mother". The plot spoofs the film "Inception", with various scenes parodying certain moments from the film
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Rally (How I Met Your Mother)


"Rally" is the eighteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 202nd episode overall. In the future, Ted and The Mother are in the back of a limo on their way to a New Year's Eve party. Ted pops open some champagne to toast to a great year with his wife, who has just released a new book. The Mother warns Ted to go easy on the champagne, but he tells her he will be fine as he made
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The Mother (How I Met Your Mother)


station, she reveals that her name is Tracy McConnell. In the season 1 episode "Belly Full of Turkey", Ted meets a stripper named Tracy and says "...that, kids, is the true story of how I met your mother". The children are horrified, but then he says he is joking, which led some fans to correctly guess that the Mother's name is Tracy. In the series finale, it is revealed that six years prior to Ted telling the story to his children, Tracy died
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Garbage Island (How I Met Your Mother)


"Garbage Island" is the 17th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 129th episode overall. It aired on February 21, 2011. At Hong Kong International Airport in 2021, Ted's flight to New York City has been cancelled. While arguing with an attendant at the departure lounge, he runs into Wendy the Waitress. Future Ted describes how it happened. At MacLaren's, Ted and Zoey tell Wendy the Waitress how they ended up together. Ted says Zoey
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track, "Need I Say More", and Baby Animals selections. The album was released by Hollywood Records and is available on iTunes. The following year, Bettencourt was featured in a song and video called "Best Night Ever" by Marshall Eriksen, a character on "How I Met Your Mother". The video was a parody of Extreme's "More Than Words" video, in which the entire main cast of "How I Met Your Mother" made appearances. Bettencourt formed the recording entity Population 1 and
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The Window (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Window" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy "How I Met Your Mother" and 98th episode overall. It aired on Monday, December 7, 2009. Marshall stops by Ted's apartment with a box of childhood memorabilia from his mother. Ted receives a call from an old woman telling him "the window is open", and races over to a woman's apartment a few blocks away. Later at MacLaren's, Ted explains that "the window" was the window
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Something New (How I Met Your Mother)


"Something New" is the 24th and final episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 184th episode overall. Future Ted tells his kids that, during the spring of 2013, he was making the final adjustments to the house he bought, while Barney and Robin were preparing for their wedding. As Lily and Marshall pack their things to go to Italy, Marshall's mother calls them and Lily slips the fact that they are moving. To compensate, Marshall promises her
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List of awards and nominations received by How I Met Your Mother


"How I Met Your Mother" (often abbreviated to "HIMYM") is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. The 2013–14 season is the show's ninth and final season. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meeting their mother. The show was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, who also
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Pilot (How I Met Your Mother)


, Barney, is quite possibly the funniest new sitcom character to debut on television in ages". He also praised the rest of the cast. Brian Lowry of "Variety" said that it was a "bright" and "cleverly constructed" half-hour, putting it in the company of "Two and a Half Men". "It's not often that a pilot has the polished feel of a show that's been around for a while, but "How I Met Your Mother" should be a solid
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Downton Abbey


[Chap Stewie]]", which has Stewie Griffin reborn in a household similar to Downton Abbey, and "[[How I Met Your Mother]]" episode "[[The Fortress (How I Met Your Mother)|The Fortress]]", where the gang watch a television show called "Woodworthy Manor", which is remarkably similar to "Downton Abbey". Julian Fellowes' "The Gilded Age" is set to debut on [[NBC]] in 2019, portraying New York in the 1880s and
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The Platinum Rule (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Platinum Rule" is the 11th episode in the third season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 55th overall. It originally aired on December 10, 2007. It was the last episode to air before the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike meant production was suspended. Ted announces to the group that he is planning on taking out his tattoo removal doctor Stella to a movie and is immediately met with disapproval. Barney mentions the "Golden Rule": Although it is known commonly from the Bible
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and he and Lily have three children. Ted's wife Tracy dies of an unknown illness in 2024, six years prior to Ted telling his children the full story of how they met. Upon finishing the story, at the urging of his kids, Ted decides to ask Robin out. Alluding to the first episode (pilot), the finale (and series) ends with Robin looking out her apartment window to see Ted on the street holding the blue French horn. The first season was met with generally favorable reviews from
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How I Met Your Mother (season 9)


The ninth and final season of "How I Met Your Mother", an American sitcom created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, premiered on CBS on September 23, 2013, with two episodes, and concluded on March 31, 2014. The show was renewed for the final season on December 21, 2012, after cast member Jason Segel changed his decision to leave the show after Season 8. Cristin Milioti, who was revealed as "The Mother" in the Season 8 finale, was promoted to a series regular,
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How I Met Your Mother (season 9)


the only time "How I Met Your Mother" added a new regular cast member. Season 9 consists of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. Taking place immediately after where the previous season left off, Season 9 covers the events of a single weekend that lead up to Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin's (Cobie Smulders) wedding. During the course of the weekend, "The Mother" (Milioti) is separately introduced to Robin, Barney, Lily (Alyson Hannigan), and
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How I Met Your Mother (season 9)


Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, and Alyson Hannigan all reprise their roles in this season. Cristin Milioti, who was revealed as The Mother in the Season 8 finale, has been promoted to series regular, a first for the series. "How I Met Your Mother" was initially scheduled to run for eight seasons after CBS ordered a seventh and eighth season in 2011. The show gained a resurgence in ratings during season seven, and CBS began discussing the possibility of ordering a ninth season. By 2012, "Deadline
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No Pressure (How I Met Your Mother)


"No Pressure" is the 17th episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 153rd episode overall. It aired on February 20, 2012. Future Ted tells his children that the day that he told their mother he loved her was significant because he had not said those words to anyone since he confessed to Robin that he still loved her. In the aftermath of Ted's confession, he reminds Robin that five years ago their thoughts on the future were too different,
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Last Words (How I Met Your Mother)


"Last Words" is the 14th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 126th episode overall. It aired on January 17, 2011. Everybody goes to St. Cloud, Minnesota, Marshall's hometown, to attend the recently deceased Marvin Eriksen's funeral. Marshall is devastated, while his mother Judy is keeping herself distracted by doing chores (according to Lily, she has not eaten or slept in the last two days). Ted and Barney unsuccessfully try to make Marshall
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Sunrise (How I Met Your Mother)


"Sunrise" is the seventeenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 201st episode overall. Future Ted tells a story about how he watched his balloon "friend" flying away, stating the event caused him to believe that if you let go of the things you love, you will lose them forever. In the present, on Sunday at 5 AM, 13 hours before the wedding, Ted and Robin are walking along the beach, reminiscing about Ted's top
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In January 2013, "How I Met Your Mother" was renewed for a ninth and final season. Carter Bays stated to "Entertainment Weekly" that season nine "will feature some of the most non-linear episodes we've ever done". The season nine premiere episode aired on September 23, 2013 and the one-hour series finale aired on March 31, 2014. In the year 2030, Ted Mosby (voiced by Bob Saget) sits his daughter and son down to tell them the story of how he
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Murtaugh (How I Met Your Mother)


"Murtaugh" is the 19th episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 83rd overall. It originally aired on March 30, 2009. In this episode, Ted and Barney feud over what activities are appropriate for their age, while Marshall and Lily disagree on how to coach Lily's students. Barney is banned from laser tag for being too rough, so he plans to toilet paper the arena. Ted notes that Barney is too old for laser tag, and reveals his "
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Jenkins (How I Met Your Mother)


a "reacher", and one is a "settler", who settles for the less attractive partner. Marshall at first is offended and says that he did not "settle for Lily", but is upset when he realizes that Ted and Robin define him as a reacher. Marshall later asks Lily to classify herself and she says that she is a "settler", upsetting him even more. To prove that he can date more attractive women, Marshall plans to show Lily how Jenkins flirts with him. At his
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episode if necessary. He normally did not attend table readings, but did so for the last episode. In various interviews Bays and Thomas have stated that "a pretty famous actress" turned down the role of Robin, whom they revealed in February 2014 to have been Jennifer Love Hewitt. They then cast Cobie Smulders, also an unknown, for the role. Bays and Thomas later said, "Thank God we did for a million reasons... when Ted's seeing her for the first time, America's seeing her for
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The Locket (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Locket" is the first episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 185th episode overall. On Friday at 11am, 55 hours before the wedding, the gang all set out on their separate trips to the wedding that will change their lives, as well as the life of the woman who will become Ted's wife. Robin and Barney are being driven to Farhampton by Ranjit. They worry about which of their relatives will be the "Wild Card"
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Tailgate (How I Met Your Mother)


By the time Marshall has finished his story, there are many people with him, with Marshall increasingly annoyed at those trying to take advantage of the game and his food. When Marshall is on his last nerve, someone accidentally calls him Marvin, his father's name, saying Marshall is just like his dad. Marshall then recalls how his father always welcomed people at all their previous tailgate parties, and asks his brothers to join him, deciding that private moments are overrated. In East Meadow, Lily opens the door to
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The Pineapple Incident


"The Pineapple Incident" is the tenth episode in the first season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on November 28, 2005. It is the highest viewed episode in season 1 and the second highest overall episode during the nine seasons of "How I Met Your Mother". It is widely considered one of the best episodes in the entire series. Barney, Marshall, and Lily criticize Ted for overthinking every aspect of his life, rather than simply acting on a whim.
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The Best Man (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Best Man" is the premiere episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 137th episode overall. It aired on September 19, 2011. Ted is called in to speak to Barney before his wedding to a mystery bride. Barney wonders if should have gone with "the other tie", as this is the "tie" he'll have to "wear" for the rest of his life. Barney fear that this will be the worst wedding of all time
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Tick Tick Tick (How I Met Your Mother)


"Tick Tick Tick" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 146th episode overall. It aired on November 14, 2011. Barney and Robin awaken in bed together from the events of the previous night. They agree to try to keep it a secret, but this will prove difficult as they are attending a cruise party with their significant others, Kevin and Nora. They realize that they cannot keep it a secret, and believing this is
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The Goat (How I Met Your Mother)


"The Goat" is the 17th episode in the third season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 61st overall. It originally aired on April 28, 2008. The episode begins with the aftermath of the events of "Sandcastles in the Sand": Barney and Robin are in bed together after having sex and she proposes to pretend it never happened. Barney agrees but feels quite awkward and uncomfortable around Ted at MacLaren's later in the day. Hoping to find an excuse for his and Robin's
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Katy Perry videography


shows, including in guest judging roles in "American Idol" and "The X Factor", as well as hosting "Saturday Night Live" in December 2011. Perry has additionally starred in episodes for the television shows "How I Met Your Mother", "Raising Hope", and "The Simpsons", and won the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Guest Star for her appearance in "How I Met Your Mother". Perry also starred in a four-day long livestream event on YouTube in 2017
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Slap Bet


"Slap Bet" is the ninth episode in season 2 of the popular sitcom "How I Met Your Mother". The episode, originally titled "Robin Sparkles", first aired on November 20, 2006. The episode received highly positive reviews and features in several lists of the best "How I Met Your Mother" episodes in the series. The episode led to two recurring jokes and storylines in the show: "Robin Sparkles", Robin's teenage pop star career, and the Slap Bet, in which Marshall
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Right Place, Right Time (How I Met Your Mother)


"Right Place, Right Time" is the 22nd episode of the fourth season of "How I Met Your Mother" and 86th overall. It aired on May 4, 2009. Future Ted (Bob Saget) describes to his children a day near the beginning of his struggling solo architecture career, where a set of circumstances began his journey to meet their mother. The cold open shows Ted walking down his street with a yellow umbrella, stopping at a newsstand, giving some cash to a homeless man, and stopping at
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Hooked (How I Met Your Mother)


"Hooked" is the 16th episode of the fifth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and 104th episode overall. It originally aired on March 1, 2010. Future Ted mentions how most his stories have been romantic or have portrayed him in a fairly positive light, but in this next story, he was simply a jerk. Ted tells the gang that he has invited a woman over under the pretense of checking out his antique camera collection, which Barney classifies as "bait." He's
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