"How I Met Your Mother" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Creators:

Carter Bays
Craig Thomas

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

19 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A love story in reverse.

Plot:

Egged on by his best friend's upcoming nuptials, Ted believes he finds the woman of his dreams in Robin -- though destiny might have something different in mind.

Plot Keywords:

Manhattan | Yuppie | Canadian | Friendship | Told In Flashback

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 15 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	7:00 PM	LIFE	Slapsgiving	#3.9
Mon. July 13	7:30 PM	LIFE	The Yips	#3.10

Cast

Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Bob Saget	...	Narrator (86 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

25 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:NC-16 (season 3) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Ted's favorite music artist is Otis Redding.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In Single Stamina (2.10), Lily and Marshall are married at Barney's brother's wedding, as evidenced by the rings on her finger, and Marshall's reference to her as his wife. At the scene, Ted and Robin dance, which indicates that they might be still together, even though during Something Blue (2.22), in which Marshall and Lily get married, Ted and Robin are broken up. However, the fact that Ted and Robin are not tired at the wedding (having Single Stamina) while Marshall and Lily are tired (having Couple's Coma) indicates that they are broken up, just on good enough terms to dance with each other.

Quotes:

Barney: Ted, your problem is all you do is think, think, think. I'm teaching you how to do, do, do.
Marshall: Doo-doo!
[laughs]
Barney: [chuckles] Totally.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "American Dad!: Stan's Night Out (#4.20)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Hey Beautiful

My favorite show on TV behind only Seinfeld.

What can I say about this show? The cast is awesome. The writers rock. The show is great. My favorite character is Barney. He is probably the main person I watch the show for. He is funny and brings a certain "something' to TV that it needs. It is totally the best new comedy in awhile. While it does have a laugh track - it isn't needed. Bob Sagget is right at home on this show playing the Dad. I think it is very fitting for him to be playing that role. The rest of the cast is great also. The guy who plays Ted is great at being the 'every day' guy and Marshall and his soon to be wife, Lilly are perfect together. As for Robin, well she is Robin and there is nothing wrong with her. I think everyone on this show including the regular cab driver are great. This show has everything and I hope everyone gives it a chance. I love it. It is legendary. Till next week Barney.