How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American situation comedy that premiered on CBS Broadcasting on September 19, 2005. The show was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays. As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother, which explains the title and allows for a narration in the past tense. How I Met Your Mother's other main characters are Marshall Eriksen, Robin Scherbatsky, Barney Stinson, and Lily Aldrin. Thomas and Bays drew from their friendship in creating the characters, with Ted based loosely on Bays, and Marshall and Lily based loosely on Thomas and his wife.
In September 2008, it was announced that Lifetime Television purchased the syndication rights to How I Met Your Mother at a rate of $750,000 per episode[5]. That is the second highest price per episode for a syndicated show, only behind CBS's Two and a Half Men which scored $800,000 per episode on Fox.
Main characters
Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby
Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin
Bob Saget (uncredited) as Future Ted Mosby (voice only)
Season 1
Episode 1 - Pilot
Episode 2 - Purple Giraffe
Episode 3 - Sweet Taste of Liberty
Episode 4 - Return of the Shirt
Episode 5 - Okay Awesome
Episode 6 - Slutty Pumpkin
Episode 7 - Matchmaker
Episode 8 - The Duel
Episode 9 - Belly Full of Turkey
Episode 10 - The Pineapple Incident
Episode 11 - The Limo
Episode 12 - The Wedding
Episode 13 - Drumroll, Please
Episode 14 - Zip, Zip, Zip
Episode 15 - Game Night
Episode 16 - Cupcake
Episode 17 - Life Among the Gorillas
Episode 18 - Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
Episode 19 - Mary the Paralegal
Episode 20 - Best Prom Ever
Episode 21 - Milk
Episode 22 - Come On
Season 2
Episode 1 - Where Were We?
Episode 2 - The Scorpion and the Toad
Episode 3 - Brunch
Episode 4 - Ted Mosby: Architect
Episode 5 - World’s Greatest Couple
Episode 6 - Aldrin Justice
Episode 7 - Swarley
Episode 8 - Atlantic City
Episode 9 - Slap Bet
Episode 10 - Single Stamina
Episode 11 - How Lily Stole Christmas
Episode 12 - First Time In New York
Episode 13 - Columns
Episode 14 - Monday Night Football
Episode 15 - Lucky Penny
Episode 16 - Stuff
Episode 17 - Arrivederci, Fiero
Episode 18 - Moving Day
Episode 19 - Bachelor Party
Episode 20 - Showdown
Episode 21 - Something Borrowed
Episode 22 - Something Blue
Season 3
Episode 1 - Wait For It…
Episode 2 - We’re Not From Here
Episode 3 - Third Wheel
Episode 4 - Little Boys
Episode 5 - How I Met Everyone Else
Episode 6 - I’m Not That Guy
Episode 7 - Dowisetrepla
Episode 8 - Spoiler Alert
Episode 9 - Slapsgiving
Episode 10 - The Yips
Episode 11 - The Platinum Rule
Episode 12 - No Tomorrow
Episode 13 - Ten Sessions
Episode 14 - The Bracket a.k.a. The Final Four
Episode 15 - The Chain of Screaming
Episode 16 - Sandcastles in The Sky
Episode 17 - The Goat
Episode 18 - Rebound Bro
Episode 19 - Everything Must Go
Episode 20 - Miracles
Season 4
Episode 1 - Do I Know You?
Episode 2 - The Best Burger in New York
Episode 3 - I Love NJ
Episode 4 - Intervention
Episode 5 - Shelter Island
Episode 6 - Happily Ever After
Episode 7 - Not a Father’s Day
Episode 8 - Woooo!
Episode 9 - The Naked Man