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Season 08
Episode 24
Something New

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Meet the Mother

And there she is.

Season 08
Season 07
Season 06
Season 05

S.08
Ep.23
'Something Old'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Digging Up the Past

Nothing much seems to matter in HIMYM's love triangle.

S.08
Ep.22
'The Bro Mitzvah'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Sweeping Barney’s Leg

With an appearance by William Zabka. You might be too young to know who that is.

S.08
Ep.21
'Romeward Bound'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Lost in Translation

What an awkward episode.

S.08
Ep.20
'The Time Travelers'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: The Future Is Now

Last night's episode was unexpectedly moving.

S.08
Ep.19
'The Fortress'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Home Sweet Home

Last night's episode was incapable of coming up with a joke that it didn't then beat to death.

S.08
Ep.18
'Weekend at Barney’s'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Standing on Ceremony

Back to Barney's Playbook.

S.08
Ep.17
'The Ashtray'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Revisionist History

It looks like HIMYM is getting to those episodes that were probably written when the show’s fate was still in flux.

S.08
Ep.16
'Bad Crazy'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Crazy Love

Laborious storytelling abounded on last night's episode, which featured a Mike Tyson cameo.

S.08
Ep.15
'P.S. I Love You'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: The Dobler Effect

Robin Sparkles returns in what might be the best episode of this season.

S.08
Ep.14
'Ring Up'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Ring in the New

We’re still getting used to seeing Barney and Robin as an engaged couple.

S.08
Ep.13
'Band or DJ?'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Ted’s With the Band

A lot happened at a restaurant named Pizzazzy's. In case you didn't get that, we'll repeat it: Pizzazzy's.

S.08
Ep.11/12
'The Final Page, Parts One and Two '

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Holiday Surprise

Robin and Barney forever.

S.08
Ep.10
'The Over-Correction'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Trapped in the Closet

Neither a Borrow-neyer nor a lender be.

S.08
Ep.09
'Lobster Crawl'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: No More Second Chances

After two impressive episodes in a row, we were probably due for a lazy one.

S.08
Ep.08
'Twelve Horny Women'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Peer Pressure

Last night’s episode was kind of timeless.

S.08
Ep.07
'The Stamp Tramp'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Where Credit Is Due

We have nothing but praise for last night’s episode.

S.08
Ep.06
'Splitsville'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: The Nick of Time

Nick, we hardly knew you — not that we really wanted to.

S.08
Ep.05
'The Autumn of Break-Ups'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Man’s Best Friend

How did it take this long for HIMYM to come up with the idea of having a dog play Barney’s wingman?

S.08
Ep.04
'Who Wants to Be a Godparent'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Be My Little Baby

Let's play "Who Wants to Be a godparent?"

S.08
Ep.03
'Nannies'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Child’s Play

Really? Chris Elliott? Again?

S.08
Ep.02
'The Pre-Nup'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: The Fine Print

Episodes like last night’s represent the best and worst of HIMYM.

S.08
Ep.01
'Farhampton'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: There Goes the Bride

This is hopefully the show's last season, so let's give these lovable characters the exit they deserve.

S.07
Ep.23/24
'The Magician's Code'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: How Did We Get Here?

An engagement, a wedding, and a baby.

S.07
Ep.22
'Good Crazy'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Labor Day

Marshall’s last cigarette and the birth of Baby Eriksen.

S.07
Ep.21
'Now We’re Even'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Point Taken

Lily had a sex dream, Barney dated a stripper, and Ted learned the benefits of living alone.

S.07
Ep.20
'Trilogy Time'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Great Expectations

Yes, it's the inevitable Star Wars–themed episode.

S.07
Ep.19
'The Broath'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Don the Brobe, Take the Broath

Welcome back, gang.

S.07
Ep.18
'Karma'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Moving On

“I see her dancing on that pole, too.”

S.07
Ep.17
'No Pressure'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: The Stakes Are High

Robin and Ted take three?

S.07
Ep.16
'The Drunk Train'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Knockin’ Robin

And Barney.

S.07
Ep.15
'The Burning Beekeeper'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Kugel Exercise

“Every 30 seconds there’s a crisis. Oh God, this is parenthood.”

S.07
Ep.14
'46 Minutes'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Separation Anxiety

“Celebrate our independence with an on-the-peen-dance.”

S.07
Ep.13
'Tailgate'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Same Auld Story

Happy New Year.

S.07
Ep.12
'Symphony of Illumination'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: She’s Not Having a Baby

Was there a dry eye in the house?

S.07
Ep.11
'The Rebound Girl'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Shock and Awww

Buns are in the oven.

S.07
Ep.10
'Tick, Tick, Tick'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Time After Time

“I’m such a mess — why do you even like me?”

S.07
Ep.09
'Disaster Averted'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Come On, Irene

Hurricane!

S.07
Ep.08
'The Slutty Pumpkin Returns'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: The Not-So-Great Pumpkin

Katie Holmes makes her appearance.

S.07
Ep.06
'Mystery vs. History'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: To Know or Not to Know

Baby sex: revealed!

S.07
Ep.05
'Field Trip'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Stand and Deliver

'Star Wars' jokes.

S.07
Ep.03
'The Stinson Missile Crisis'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Three’s Company

"I've had serial killers lead me to shallow graves faster than you're telling this story."

S.07
Ep.02
'The Ducky Tie'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Victoria Is Not Ours

The second episode of the season improves on the first.

S.07
Ep.01
'Episode 01'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Cover Boy

The seventh season begins!

S.06
Ep.24
'Episode 24'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Weddings and Babies

Surprises in the season finale.

S.06
Ep.23
'landmarks'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Tear Down That Wall Already

Good bye Zoey. Don't let the door hit you...

S.06
Ep.22
'The Perfect Cocktail'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Drinking Games

On alcohol and its mood-altering side effects.

S.06
Ep.21
'Hopeless'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Best Band Ever

Lithgow's back.

S.06
Ep.20
'The Exploding Meatball Sub'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Repress Yourself

Enough with Zoey already.

S.06
Ep.19
'Legendaddy'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Mind the Gap

How Barney met his father.

S.06
Ep.18
'A Change of Heart'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Barney’s Aversion

And Jason Segel's stoned acting was not as Method as we would have expected.

S.06
Ep.16
'Desperation Day'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Who Gives Love a Bad Name?

Based on the past few episodes, it’s fair to say that this season of 'HIMYM' has finally hit its stride.

S.06
Ep.15
'Oh Honey'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: It’s All in the Game

"We hate Ted now, get on board."

S.06
Ep.14
'Last Words'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Any Last Words

"That guy gave you noogies? What, did he carry a stepladder?"

S.06
Ep.13
'Bad News'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Well Uh Okay

Something big happened.

S.06
Ep.12
'False Positives'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Fake Babies, Real Trebek

Yes, real Trebek.

S.06
Ep.11
'The Mermaid Theory'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Sexy Manatees and Attempted Murder

Oh, Lily's pregnant.

S.06
Ep.09
'Glitter'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Sparkles and Glitter

The return of Robin Sparkles.

S.06
Ep.08
'Natural History'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Museum of Natural History Got Us Falling In Love

Ted moves closer to Zoey, while Robin and Barney move closer to fake lions and penguins.

S.06
Ep.07
'Canning Randy'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Monday Night Live

Will Forte pops up again, and kills it.

S.06
Ep.06
'Baby Talk'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Why Aren’t There More People Named After Dikembe Mutumbo?

Excellent question, 'HIMYM.'

S.06
Ep.05
'Architect of Destruction'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: It’s Never a Bad Idea to Rip Off Hugh Grant

'HIMYM' does 'Two Weeks Notice.'

S.06
Ep.04
'Subway Wars'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: New York Is Killing Me

Buses, subways, cabs, and Maury Povich.

S.06
Ep.03
'Unfinished'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: These Dreams

Ted and Robin have some growing up to do.

S.06
Ep.02
'Cleaning House'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Tell Me Lies

Barney faces the truth.

S.06
Ep.01
'Big Days'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Sex Music and Cheetos

HIMYM's season premiere.

S.05
Ep.24
'Doppelgangers'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Baby-Making Time

In the season finale, Marshall and Lily start making plans. Baby plans.

S.05
Ep.23
'Episode 23'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Ted Mosby Biopic

Without his knowledge, Ted gets the Hollywood treatment.

S.05
Ep.22
'Robots Versus Wrestlers'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: The Fourth Doppelgänger

Robots! Wrestling! Arianna Huffington!

S.05
Ep.21
'Episode 21'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Robin’s Out

In last night's episode, something actually happened!

S.05
Ep.20
'Episode 20'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Ted Mosby Is Crazy

Ted buys a house in the suburbs.

S.05
Ep.19
'Episode 19'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Monkey Business

Marshall gets mugged, but blames it on a monkey for Lily's sake.

S.05
Ep.18
'Say Cheese'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Random Skank Lane

Ted ruins Lily's birthday.

S.05
Ep.17
'Of Course'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Robin Cries

Also: J.Lo!

S.05
Ep.16
'Hooked'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Captain Hook

Carrie Underwood joined the crew for some dating drama.

S.05
Ep.15
'Rabbit or Duck'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Super Bowls and Magic Phones

Also, lots of talk about ducks.

S.05
Ep.14
'Perfect Week'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Perfectionist Barney Stinson

Barney goes for the "perfect week" while the gang cheers him on out of sadness.

S.05
Ep.13
'Jenkins'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: No Neil Patrick Harris, No Problem

Barney ceded the spotlight last night, and counterintuitively, it totally worked.

S.05
Ep.12
'Girls Versus Suits'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Suit Up

Barney goes after a hot bartender, while Ted gets closer than ever to the mother.

S.05
Ep.11
'Last Cigarette Ever'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Smoke Break

While Robin tangles with her new co-worker/future-love-interest, the gang tries to quit smoking.

S.05
Ep.10
'The Window'

How I Met Your Mother Recap: Vanilla Thunder

While Ted goes after the girl of his dreams (again), Marshall comes to terms with growing up (again).

S.05
Ep.09
'Slapsgiving II: The Revenge of the Slap'

How I Met Your Mother: Home for the Holidays

Slaps, turkey, fake bile, and more!

S.05
Ep.08
'The Playbook'

How I Met Your Mother: Barney Cracks Open the Playbook

The episode culminates in his deployment of the "Scuba Diver."

S.05
Ep.07
'The Rough Patch'

How I Met Your Mother: Barney From the Rubble

Last night’s episode was the best of the season.

S.05
Ep.06
'Bagpipes'

How I Met Your Mother: Couples Therapy

Barney: “Can’t fight when you’re not there. That’s what Gandhi taught us.”

S.05
Ep.05
'Dual Citizenship'

How I Met Your Mother: Oh, Canada

The gang goes traveling to Chicago and Toronto.

S.05
Ep.04
'The Sexless Inkeeper'

How I Met Your Mother: Ye Olde Sexless Innkeeper

Marshall and Lily woo Barney and Robin, while Ted strikes out on his own.

S.05
Ep.03
'Robin 101'

How I Met Your Mother: Those Who Can, Do ...

Ted teaches Barney how to date Robin, while Marshall tries to give away a barrel.

S.05
Ep.02
'Double Date'

How I Met Your Mother Goes to the Strip Club

Stripper doppelgängers! Jell-O! Chewbacca!

S.05
Ep.01
'Definitions'

How I Met Your Mother Season Premiere: Barman and Robin

While Ted gets nervous about his first day of school, Barney and Robin decline to define the relationship.

Schedule

Mondays, 8 p.m.
CBS

Cast

Josh Radnor:
‘Ted’
Jason Segel:
‘Marshall’
Neil Patrick Harris:
‘Barney’
Alyson Hannigan:
‘Lily’
Cobie Smulders:
‘Robin’

Creators

Craig Thomas and Carter Bays

Debut

September 19, 2005

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