When Ted goes on a date without researching the girl on the Internet, the gang interferes, showing Kevin that they are too into each other’s business. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall…
After Robin assaults a girl who is out to ruin Barney’s relationship, she is forced to begin court-mandated therapy sessions. Meanwhile, Ted gets too involved in Lily’s pregnancy.
While Barney prepares for his wedding to a mystery bride, he and Ted reminisce about Punchy’s wedding, including when Marshall and Lily announced they are having a baby. Meanwhile, Robin…
Robin and Barney bond when they intervene in Ted’s relationship, and Marshall and Lily watch a ticking clock as he fears that he soon will be the victim of food…
When Marshall and Barney argue over the destruction of the Arcadian Hotel, Robin and Lily try to mix the right combination of cocktails that will force them to make up….
Lily and Barney react badly when Marshall finally quits his job at Goliath National Bank to take a volunteer position at an environmental organization. Meanwhile, Ted and Zoey’s opposing positions…
Barney meets his father and is shocked by the differences in their lives. The rest of the gang learn their ”gaps”; knowledge they should have by now, but don’t.
When Barney starts to have real feelings for Nora, he worries that something is wrong with his heart. Meanwhile, Robin starts dating a guy who acts a lot like a…
Barney declares February 13th a holiday for desperate women. Marshall receives a Valentine’s Day surprise from Lily. Zoey and Ted work on figuring out their relationship.
When Ben Parr and Kate Swanson accidentally meet at the top of the Empire State Building, they make a date for later that evening and each bring along their best…
When Ted’s new friendship with Zoey tests the theory that single men and married women can’t be friends, he invites her husband, ”The Captain,” to hang out with them. Meanwhile,…
When Ted leaves the bar early to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for his friends, the gang winds up partying all night with The Blitz, an old friend from college who…
Barney’s discovery of a Canadian kids show called Space Teens, that Robin appeared on as Robin Sparkles, leads the gang to get her to reach out to her co-star, Jessica…
When Zoey enrolls in Ted’s class, she manipulates his students into taking her side in the fight to save the building being torn down to make room for his project….
When Barney convinces the gang to help his mom move out of her home, they quickly learn that she has been very protective of Barney and lied to him about…
Marshall and Lily make a secret pact to start trying to have a baby if they ever finally see Barney’s doppelganger. Meanwhile, Robin finally gets an offer for her dream…
When Ted and Barney jeopardize Robin’s new relationship by professing their love for her, Robin realizes that she is finally over them. Meanwhile, after spending a weekend sleeping in twin…
When Ted attends his mother’s wedding, he is extremely disturbed by her overly affectionate relationship with her fiancé, which forces him to think about his own life and make an…
When Marshall gets mugged, Lily decides she wants to get a gun for protection, so Marshall comes up with a convoluted story about the mugging to deter Lily from following…
When Ted ruins Lily’s birthday dinner celebration by bringing a date, Lily goes to great lengths to keep her out of the traditional photo she takes every year of the…
When Robin confesses that she is still angry with Barney for the way he handled their break-up, she enlists the help of Anita, a self-help author who plans to beat…
When the gang tries to convince Ted that he is being strung along by Tiffany, they reflect about relationships where each of them has been in the same situation.
When Lily and Marshall forget to fix up Ted on a blind date for Valentine’s Day, they use one of Barney’s many discarded girls to see if they may become…
When Barney is about to complete the perfect week – landing seven different girls in seven days – the gang roots him on in order to forget about their own…
When Barney debates giving up wearing suits in order to land a hot bartender, his conflicted feelings lead to an amazingly awesome musical number. Meanwhile, Ted gets one step closer…
When Marshall picks up smoking again, it prompts Lily, Ted and Barney, ex-smokers all, to succumb as well. Meanwhile, Robin gets a new co-anchor at her show…
When a perfect girl finally shows up, the gang tries everything to help Ted, while Marshall takes action when he discovers a letter written by younger himself.
Lily comes up with a perfect plan to break up the relationship between Barney and Robin when they have a rough patch, but she needs help from Robin’s famous friend,…
Even though they do their best in order to be the perfect couple, Barney’s attitude of know-it-all lands him in trouble with Robin and they are forced to seek Marshall…
Barney tries his best hoping to convince Robin into becoming an American citizen, while Ted and Marshall’s road trip takes an unexpected turn for the worst when Marshall invites Lily…
Marshall and Lily want to hook up with Barney and Robin for double-dating and fun, but their desperate eagerness to please is a huge turn-off. Meanwhile, when a succession of…
When Robin fears that Barney is cheating on her, she soon discovers that he is spending his evenings with Ted learning everything there is to know on how to date…
While snooping through Zack’s belongings Billie discovers a note addressed to her, that he never finished writing and sets out to find what Zack is hiding.
Barney takes Marshall, and Robin to a strip club where they find a stripper who looks almost exactly like Lily. Meanwhile, Ted discovers he had been fixed up with the…
After breaking up with her commitment-phobic boyfriend, Billie has a fling with a younger guy, ends up pregnant and decides to keep the baby – and the daddy.
After sharing a kiss at the beginning of the summer, Robin and Barney are unsure how to handle their mutual attraction. After some consideration they tell the gang they have…
Ted is trying to keep his architecture firm afloat by doing an all-nighter, but Marshall tries to lure him to the roof for a surprise 31st birthday party, on the…
Ted breaks one of Barney and Marshall’s relationship rules, texting a woman he recently met, so the pair play a joke on Ted by pretending to be the woman.
Lily and Marshall try to continue their airport reunion tradition. Barney and Ted offer to keep MacLaren’s open during a blizzard so they can meet up with some college girls.
Ted and Robin discover that sex with each other solve their fights as roommates, which makes Barney very jealous and angry. Meanwhile, Marshall reveals that he’s too embarrassed to use…
Ted tries to keep his irresponsible sister from hooking up with Barney during her trip to New York, and Robin starts hanging out with Marshall at a bar for Minnesotans,…
Ted (to prove he’s not a milquetoast) and Barney (to impress Robin) pick a fight with a group of guys sitting in the gang’s favorite booth at MacLaren’s.
A birthday party for one of Lily’s co-workers leads to Robin connecting with a group of single partiers known as the ”Woo Girls”. Ted presents a plan for Goliath National…
Barney creates a holiday to celebrate not being a father. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are considering having a baby, but Lily first wants advice from Ted and Robin.
When Stella’s babysitter cancels, a night out turns into the gang hanging out at her place, and Ted talks up New Jersey… until he learns Stella wants him to move…
Marshall claims that he had the best hamburger in the world during his first week in New York City, but he forgot where the burger joint is located. The gang…
Ted and Stella get engaged, but Ted soon learns that he doesn’t know anything about her. Meanwhile, Barney confesses to Lily that he’s in love with Robin.
Barney’s efforts to hook up with women are being thwarted by a mysterious woman from his past. Barney and the gang must sift though his many past flings in an…
Ted lives like there’s no tomorrow during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration with Barney. Lily and Marshall spend the evening at their new apartment with Robin.
Lily and Marshall have their first Thanksgiving as a married couple; Barney is tortured by the slap bet countdown clock, worrying about when the slap will be dished out.
Marshall has to contemplate giving up his plan of using his law degree to help the planet when he’s courted by a major firm; Lily reveals a secret to Robin…
Amid sharing stories with her about how members of the gang met each other, Ted’s hot new girlfriend has a reaction to the meeting that gets her a high ranking…
Ted’s new attitude attracts women in the present and one from his past. The rest of the gang pulls together to help him make the most of the situation.
It’s still Marshall and Lily’s big wedding day but now we’re at the reception. Robin tries to tell a story but keeps getting interrupted. Barney tries his hardest to figure…