My favorite episodes from the series How I Met Your Mother
by ABOODY01 | created - 08 May 2021 | updated - 26 Oct 2022 | PublicThese episodes that I liked in the series How I Met Your Mother is based on my personal opinion, in addition to this list without order.
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1.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Pineapple Incident
(2005)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After an alcohol-induced blackout, Ted awakens to find a strange woman and a pineapple in his bed.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 6,833
2.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Sweet Taste of Liberty
(2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barney's plan to meet girls at the airport backfires as he and Ted are picked up by airport security. Meanwhile, Lily gets jealous of Robin.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 5,182
3.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM
(2006)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
With Victoria on his mind, Ted has conflicted feelings when Robin invites him over for a late-night rendezvous .
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 4,586
4.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Slap Bet
(2006)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The gang discovers that Robin's been hiding a huge secret, but they have no idea what it is. Marshall thinks she is married, and Barney thinks she was a porn star.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 8,006
5.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Dowisetrepla
(2007)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Marshall and Lily decide to buy a new home, which forces Lily to finally confront Marshall about her credit card debt.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,658
6.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Platinum Rule
(2007)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barney and the gang try to convince Ted not to date the doctor that is removing his tattoo by giving examples of the Platinum Rule.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,883
7.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Best Burger in New York
(2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Marshall claims that he had the best hamburger in the world during his first week in New York City, but he forgot where the burger joint is located. The gang then hits the streets of Manhattan to help him find it.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 4,321
8.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Last Cigarette Ever
(2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The gang struggles to quit smoking while Robin clashes with her new jaded co-worker.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,751
9.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Girls vs. Suits
(2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barney chooses between wearing suits and sleeping with a sexy bartender. Meanwhile, Ted gets ever closer to meeting "the mother".
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 5,840
10.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Subway Wars
(2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The guys race each other, each using a different form of transportation, from the pub to a restaurant seven miles away because a friend claims that Woody Allen is there.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,945
11.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Naked Man
(2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When the gang learns that a bold, desperation date move got Robin into bed, Ted and Barney decide to try it out for themselves.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 5,777
12.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Fight
(2008)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The guys get invited to fight alongside Doug the Bartender. However, the fight doesn't go exactly how they imagined it to.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,696
13.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Little Minnesota
(2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted tries to keep his irresponsible sister from hooking up with Barney during her trip to New York, and Robin starts hanging out with Marshall at a bar for Minnesotans, not telling them that she's really Canadian.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,636
14.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Three Days of Snow
(2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted and Barney get an opportunity to run their own bar during a historic blizzard, while Marshall and Lily try to defy the odds and continue one of their cherished traditions.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,868
15.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Murtaugh
(2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barney tries to do all the items on Ted's "I'm too old for this stuff" list while Marshall's over-competitive side comes out when he coaches Lily's kindergarten basketball team.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,712
16.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Right Place Right Time
(2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted recounts the series of random events that lead up to the chance meeting with the woman who would eventually become his wife.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,570
17.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
No Tomorrow
(2008)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
On St-Patrick's Day, Ted follows Barney to a bar to party like there's no tomorrow, while Robin discovers something strange about Marshall and Lily's new apartment.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,733
18.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Double Date
(2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted goes on a blind date with the same woman he went on a blind date with seven years ago, and Barney and Marshall find Lily's stripper look-alike.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,527
19.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Robin 101
(2009)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Robin fears that Barney is cheating on her, she soon discovers that he is spending his evenings with Ted learning everything there is to know on how to date her
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,659
20.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Hooked
(2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When the gang tries to convince Ted that he is being strung along by Tiffany, they reflect about relationships where each of them has been in the same situation.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,414
21.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Robots vs. Wrestlers
(2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barney is worried that the old gang is falling apart when Ted blows off a "Wrestlers vs. Robots" competition so that he can stay at a snobby party.
Director: Rob Greenberg | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,541
22.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Mermaid Theory
(2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted goes on a boating trip with Zoey's husband, "The Captain." Meanwhile, Barney's "Mermaid Theory" prevents Marshal from having a nice dinner with Robin, and the narrator tries to recall the details of a fight between Lily and Barney.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,431
23.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Garbage Island
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Captain asks Ted to help find out who stole Zoey away from him, Marshall withholds sex until he does something to help the environment, and Barney is reluctant to admit that he has a crush on Robin's friend.
Director: Michael J. Shea | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,161
24.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Landmarks
(2011)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted is forced to make the final decision on whether he thinks The Arcadian should be declared a landmark, and his future with Zoey and Barney's future at GNB hinge on his decision.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,133
25.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Pilot
(2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It's the year 2030 and an older Ted Mosby is telling the story to his son and daughter about how he met and will eventually marry their mother. This is where we meet for the first time Ted, Lily, Marshall, Barney and Robin.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 7,079
26.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Who Wants to Be a Godparent
(2012)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Lily and Marshall can't decide on godparents for Marvin, they put the gang to the test to see who would make the best one.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,534
27.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
P.S. I Love You
(2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Robin's past as a Canadian pop star is revisited when Barney uncovers the lost episode of a music documentary series in which she was featured as Robin Sparkles. Marshall and Lily have some concerns about Ted's latest girlfriend.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,868
28.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Stinsons
(2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The guys find out that Barney is pretending to have a wife and son to make his mother happy, but the charade is blown when Ted makes a move on Barney's "wife."
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 3,777
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