How I Met Your Mother 

A father recounts to his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

Creators:

Carter Bays, Craig Thomas

Stars:

Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 25 wins & 90 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Josh Radnor	...	Ted Mosby / ... 208 episodes, 2005-2014
Jason Segel	...	Marshall Eriksen / ... 208 episodes, 2005-2014
Cobie Smulders	...	Robin Scherbatsky 208 episodes, 2005-2014
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Barney Stinson 208 episodes, 2005-2014
Alyson Hannigan	...	Lily Aldrin / ... 208 episodes, 2005-2014

Storyline

Ted Mosby sits down with his kids, to tell them the story of how he met their mother. The story is told through memories of his friends Marshall, Lily, Robin, and Barney Stinson. All legendary 9 seasons lead up to the moment of Ted's final encounter with "the one."

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Plot Keywords:

group of friends | friendship | 2030s | best friend | canadian abroad | 

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Taglines:

A love story in reverse.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Persian Chinese

Release Date:

19 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

H.I.M.Y.M

Filming Locations:

Stage 22, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Bays Thomas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 4,576 min (Entire series)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Barney has had both a clone trooper and a storm trooper costume in his apartment throughout the series.

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Goofs

When Lily is approached by the girl that's been sabotaging Barney while he's trying to pick up girls, the girl's hair is wavy/curly - and her voice definitely not Britney Spears. Later we find out that the girl who talked to Lily was Abby, Britney's character, and the scene is shown again - this time with the actual Britney in it, straight hair and all.

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Quotes

Barney: Moist.
[repeated during Barney's play to get back at Lily]

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Connections

Referenced in A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

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Soundtracks

I'm gonna be (500 Miles)
Written by Charlie Reid (as Charles Reid) and Craig Reid
Performed by The Proclaimers
Courtesy of EMI Records Group/Chrysalis Records
by arrangement with CEMA Special Markets

User Reviews

Watch iT!

When "How I Met Your Mother" first appeared on the small screen, I refused to watch it. But then I watched an episode (I think it was Episode 5 when they went to a club) and a thought it was pretty funny. I must admit that the new show isn't laugh-out-loud, slap-your-knee HILARIOUS...but it has potential to be great! Every character in the CBS show (5 in total) are likable but I must give extra kudos to the characters played by Alyson Hannigan (Lily), and Neil Patrick Harris (Barney). I may be biased towards my liking of Alyson Hannigan's Lily (due to her previous comedic roles: American Pie Series, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) but she brings a charm and charismatic flair to the show. Also Neil Patrick Harris' Barney is GREAT!!! He basically plays a creep which I'm sure everyone is familiar with (because I know I sure am!). I find Barney hilarious!!! He IS that creepy guy at the club but that's what makes him lovable.

All in all this show has potential! As long as the stories, acting and writing keep up then I am definitely going to tune in! I think once people start getting to know the characters better, they'll start tuning in as well. Everyone always compares this show to "Friends" which didn't really get popular until after the first season. Hopefully, this show will continue to be funny and exceed our expectations. But WATCH IT!