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

3 Breaking Bad (2008) actors have appeared in the series as guests: Bryan Cranston (Walter White), Bob Odenkirk (Saul Goodman), and Matt Jones (Badger).

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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.

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Quotes

Barney: Ted, tonight we're gonna go out. We're gonna meet some ladies, it's gonna be *legendary*. Phone-five!
[slaps cell-phone]
Barney: You didn't phone-five, did you?
[pause]
Barney: I know when you don't phone-five Ted.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.112 (2013)

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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

This show is fantastic!

I love this show!! It's one of the best sitcoms on the air and one of the best CBS shows!!! I disagree with the other comment - Barney is the best character. He's the funniest person on the show. I love how the entire ensemble has chemistry together!! It actually feels like they're friends in real life. And I don't think they need new writers, they just need to grow a little more. This show gets better with time. I laugh so hard with the show that my sides hurt every time I watch. I recommend this show to anyone that has a great sense of humor and wants to laugh until their sides hurt. I hope that this show has a long run on the air.