How I Met Your Mother

2005 • E4

4.7

640 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (22)

1 Pilot

9/19/05

Season-only

In 2030, Ted tells his children the story of how he met their mother, beginning back in 2005 with Marshall and Lily's engagement. Ted, eager to find his soulmate, meets Robin, and sets his sights on marrying her.

2 Purple Giraffe

9/26/05

Season-only

Ted throws a party in hopes of seeing Robin again, but when she doesn't show up, he throws another party...and another. Meanwhile, Lily's heightened libido prevents Marshall from getting his work done.

3 The Sweet Taste of Liberty

10/3/05

Season-only

Barney's plan to meet girls at the airport backfires as he and Ted are picked up by airport security, and Lily gets jealous when Robin monopolizes the male attention at their girls' night out.

4 Return of the Shirt

10/10/05

Season-only

Ted reconnects with Natalie, an old flame, and soon remembers why he dumped her in the first place. Meanwhile, Barney pays Robin to say outrageous things on the air.

5 Okay Awesone

7/8/13

Season-only

Robin, Ted, and Barney go to a hot new club, leaving the engaged Marshall and Lily to a more adult, albeit boring, evening of wine tasting.

6 The Slutty Pumpkin

10/24/05

Season-only

Halloween hijinx are afoot as Ted makes his annual trek to the same lame party in search of a girl he met there years ago, while Robin joins Marshall and Lily for a double date.

7 Matchmaker

11/7/05

Season-only

When Ted signs up with a matchmaking service, he learns that love is not a science. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily confront a frightening creature living in the apartment.

8 The Duel

11/14/05

Season-only

Lily officially moves in with Marshall and Ted, and when Ted suspects that he's being edged out of the apartment, he and Marshall decide to settle it like men.When Ted signs up with a matchmaking service, he learns that love is not a science.

9 Belly Full Of Turkey

11/21/05

Season-only

Thanksgiving with Marshall's family is especially stressful for Lily because she thinks she may be pregnant. Elsewhere, Robin, Barney and Ted spend the holiday volunteering at a homeless shelter.

10 The Pineapple Incident

11/28/05

Season-only

After an alcohol-induced blackout, Ted awakens to find a strange woman - and a pineapple - in his bed.

11 The Limo

12/19/05

Season-only

New Year's Eve is a wild ride as Ted rents a limo for a night of party-hopping with the gang.

12 The Wedding

1/9/06

Season-only

Ted's romantic hopes are dashed when he invites Robin to a fancy wedding, only to discover that the bride-to-be won't allow him to bring a date.

13 Drumroll, Please

1/23/06

Season-only

Robin is emotionally torn when Ted meets an exciting new woman, Victoria, at the wedding. Afterward, though, he doesn't know how to contact her.

14 Zip, Zip, Zip

2/6/06

Season-only

Hiding in the bathroom, Marshall and Lily wait impatiently for Ted and Victoria to consummate their relationship, and Barney typically gets the wrong idea while hanging out with Robin.

15 Game Night

2/27/06

Season-only

Marshall's game night leads to some startling and very embarrassing revelations.

16 Cupcake

3/6/06

Season-only

Just as Ted and Victoria's relationship is beginning to flourish, she's offered a scholarship to a culinary institute in Germany. Should she stay, or should she go?

17 Life Among the Gorillas

3/20/06

Season-only

With Victoria in Germany, Ted faces the pitfalls of long-distance relationships, and Marshall has trouble fitting in when he takes a job at Barney's company.

18 Nothing Good Ever Happens After 2 A.M.

4/10/06

Season-only

With Victoria on his mind, Ted has conflicted feelings when Robin invites him over for a late night rendezvous.

19 Mary The Paralegal

4/24/06

Season-only

Ted needs a date to take to Robin's awards banquet, so Barney hooks him up with Mary, who may be a call girl.

20 Best Prom Ever

5/1/06

Season-only

With her wedding day fast approaching, Lily, along with Barney and Robin, crashes a high school prom to scope out a potential band for the reception.

21 Milk

5/8/06

Season-only

Ted is excited when a matchmaking service claims to have found his soul mate, but he must postpone his date to help Lily, who has a surprising revelation.

22 Come On

5/15/06

Season-only

Hoping to get closer to Robin, Ted tries to prevent her from going away for the weekend with her co-anchor, Sandy. Meanwhile, Marshall is upset when he finds out about Lily's fellowship interview.

About this show

A half-hour comedy series about Ted and how he fell in love. It all started when Ted's best friend, Marshall, drops the bombshell that he's going to propose to his long-time girlfriend, Lily, a kindergarten teacher. At that moment, Ted realizes that he had better get a move on if he too hopes to find true love. Helping him in his quest to find his future wife is Barney, a friend with endless, sometimes outrageous opinions, a penchant for suits and a foolproof way to meet women. When Ted meets Robin, he's sure it's love at first sight, but after a whirlwind romance with her, he realizes destiny has something else in store for him. The series is narrated through flashbacks from the future.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

640 reviews

A Google user

November 16, 2014

Now this is the best romcom ever, was devastated at the end but ted got what he wanted . Would be nice if there was a one-off ten years in the future to let us fans know how there life's turned out. As Barney says "NEW IS ALWAYS BETTER "

Ty warner

October 17, 2014

Epic show, would be nice if they rallyed and they showed us barney bringing up his kid and ted with the mother bringing up the kids before she dies, sad ending but when watching this show, i could really relate to barneys character so i thank neil patrick harris for being such an a amazing actor and changing my life, thank you barney/neil

Adrian Baylis

March 23, 2014

Absolutely love this show. Top class acting with brilliant comedic scripting. The plots never die and each episode manages to keep the tale alive without killing off the series. The Ted moseby character may be slightly weak and lacking but this is more then made up for by the perfect character building and comic timing of Barney. Great show and fully recommend to any who enjoyed Friends.