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As a
framing device, the main character,
Ted Mosby (
Josh Radnor,
[2] with narration by
Bob Saget), 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.
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[2] The show was recently renewed for a sixth season.
[3]
Production
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The two 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.
[5] Thomas' wife Rebecca was initially reluctant to have a character based on her, but only agreed if they could get
Alyson Hannigan to play her. Fortunately, Hannigan was available, and was looking to do more comedy work.
[5]
The bar "MacLaren's", in which some of the show is set, is based on a bar in
New York City called McGee's.
[6] It has a
mural that Carter Bays and Craig Thomas both liked and wanted to incorporate into the show.
[7] The name for the bar is from Carter Bays' assistant Carl MacLaren; the bartender in the show is also called
Carl.
[8]
Usually each episode is shot over three days, where most other sitcoms are typically shot in a single day, and features upwards of 50 scenes an episode. The show uses a
laugh track and
flashbacks frequently featured in the story. The laugh track is later created by recording an audience being shown the final edited episode. Due to the larger scope of the show, co-creator Thomas claims that shooting in front of a live audience would be impossible, and doing so "would blur the line between 'audience' and 'hostage situation'".
[9]
The theme song is a portion of "Hey Beautiful" by
The Solids, of which Bays and Thomas are members. Episodes from the first season generally started with the opening credits. A
cold opening has been used since season two.
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Alternatively, scenes from previous shows or shots of New York City with Ted narrating over the top are shown. Thomas has explicitly said that Future Ted is an
unreliable narrator.
[10] A scene directly relating to the identity of the mother, involving Ted's future children, was filmed near the beginning of season two for the show's eventual
series finale.
[11]
During the
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike,
How I Met Your Mother shut down production, but once the strike ended the show returned on March 17, 2008, with 9 new episodes.
[12] A change in
timeslot was also announced, to 8:30 ET/7:30 CT, flip-flopping from the summer schedule with
The Big Bang Theory.
[13] The show was renewed for a fourth season by CBS on May 14, 2008,
[14] which premiered on September 22, 2008.
[15]
In September 2008, it was announced that
Lifetime Television purchased the right to
rerun How I Met Your Mother at a rate of about $725,000 per episode.
[16] As part of the agreement, the four-year syndication contract stipulates that the studio will deliver 110 half-hour episodes by the year 2010. At the end of the fourth season only 88 episodes had been produced. Therefore, under the syndication deal, the studio is obligated to deliver at least 22 more episodes, ensuring there would be a fifth season.
[17] On May 19, 2009, the fifth-season renewal was announced.
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On January 12th, 2010, the show hit the milestone of its 100th episode. The show is currently in its fifth season, and it was announced that the series had been renewed for a sixth season on CBS.
[19]
Cast
Main characters
Recurring characters
While Lyndsy Fonseca and David Henrie have appeared in the show since the pilot, no new footage was filmed after the season 2 episode
Where Were We?. They are still credited when the archive footage is used.
Plot
Season One
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Ted begins his search for his perfect mate and meets an ambitious young reporter,
Robin Scherbatsky (
Cobie Smulders), whom he quickly falls in love with. Robin, however, doesn't want to rush into a relationship and the two decide to be friends. Future Ted reveals that Robin is not the mother after referring to her as his children's "
Aunt Robin".
Ted begins dating a baker, Victoria, whom he meets at a wedding, causing Robin to become jealous and realize she does have feelings for him. Victoria moves to Germany for a culinary fellowship, and she and Ted try a
long-distance relationship. Once Ted learns Robin has feelings for him, he tells her that he has broken up with Victoria, even though he hasn't. They almost have sex when Victoria calls and Robin answers by mistake. Ted and Victoria then break up and Robin becomes mad at Ted, but they eventually make up and decide to date.
Meanwhile, Lily begins to wonder if she's missed any opportunities because of her relationship with Marshall, and decides to pursue an art fellowship in San Francisco, breaking up with Marshall in the process. The season ends with Ted coming back to the apartment, the morning after spending the night with Robin for the first time, to find Marshall sitting in the rain with Lily's engagement ring.
Season Two
Ted and Robin are now a couple, and a heartbroken Marshall tries to continue his life without Lily. Realizing she is not an artist, Lily returns to
New York. She is reunited with Marshall, and the season culminates in their marriage. Barney loses a "slap bet," which permits Marshall to slap him in the face five times at any given time in the future, whenever Marshall chooses, which he does twice during this season. It is revealed that Barney has a gay, black brother (
Wayne Brady). Barney believes that
Bob Barker is his father and takes a trip to California to be a contestant on
The Price is Right. Everyone discovers Robin was a Canadian teen pop star in the early 90s, with a hit single "Let's Go To The Mall". The music video is viewed by Barney hundreds of times.
In the season finale, Ted reveals to Barney that he and Robin have been broken up for some time due to their conflicting views on marriage. They didn't tell anyone in order to avoid taking attention away from Lily and Marshall's wedding. The season ends with Barney excited at the prospect of Ted and himself being single guys on the town again.
Season Three
Robin returns from a trip to Argentina and Ted must adjust to life as just her friend. Marshall and Lily decide to move out on their own, falling in love with a place they can't afford. Marshall learns of Lily's bad credit rating due to her compulsive shopping. Despite this, they are able to finally secure their dream apartment, only to discover it's in a bad location and more poorly constructed than they thought. Barney is slapped for the third time on Thanksgiving, which Marshall dubs "Slapsgiving."
Ted tells his children that he met their mother through a story with her yellow umbrella. He finds the umbrella at a club and takes home after attending a St. Patrick's Day party where his future wife was, although they did not meet. Ted attempts to woo Stella (
Sarah Chalke), a dermatologist he sees to remove an embarrassing tattoo. This culminates in a memorable "two-minute date," which incorporates small talk, dinner, a movie, coffee, two cab rides, and a goodnight kiss, all within two minutes. Robin sleeps with Barney after he comforts her following a break-up, which is followed by Ted's disapproval and decision to stop being friends with Barney. Meanwhile, an unknown woman begins to sabotage Barney's attempts to
hook up. His
saboteur is revealed to be Abby (
Britney Spears), Stella's receptionist, with a vendetta against him for not calling her after they had sex.
In the season finale, after Ted and Barney get into separate car accidents and end up in the hospital, they renew their friendship. It is revealed that Barney has true feelings for Robin, while Ted proposes to Stella.
Season Four
Stella says "yes" to Ted's proposal. Robin takes a new job in Japan, but quickly resigns, returning to New York to attend Ted's wedding. Stella leaves Ted at the altar to get back together with the father of her daughter, Tony. Barney struggles with his feelings for Robin as his company shifts him to the management team of a new acquisition, Goliath National Bank (GNB).
Marshall and Lily move to their new apartment and debate over whether or not they're ready to have children. Robin becomes roommates with Ted and gets a job as an anchor for a 4:00 A.M. news show after Barney sends out her video resume. Ted finds out about Barney's feelings for Robin when Ted and Robin sleep together constantly so they won't fight over each others bad co-living habits.
Ted finds out Lily has sabotaged all of his relationships with anyone she doesn't approve of and indirectly may have inspired his breakup with Robin. Robin and Ted end up talking about it, causing their friendship to begin moving towards a positive note. As Barney finally sleeps with his 200th woman, after rubbing it in the face of the childhood bully that taunted him into pursuing it, he questions what the rest of his life would be about now, leaving him more certain of his feelings for Robin.
Ted, while carrying the yellow umbrella, bumps into Stella and Tony. Tony later decides to visit him, sympathizing with Ted over his loss of Stella. Tony offers him a job as a professor of architecture, which Ted initially turns down. Lily abandons the group and disappears for four weeks after hearing a dirty joke from Barney.
In the season finale, Robin finds out about Barney's love for her, which she cautiously reciprocates. Ted decides he is done being an architect and finally decides to instead teach architecture classes. The finale ends with Ted stating that he met the mother in one of his classes.
Season Five
Ted starts his first day as an architecture professor, standing in the middle of a classroom - although the mother was present, it turns out not to be the architecture class he is supposed to teach. Barney and Robin have had a sexual relationship throughout the summer and Lily locks them in a room, forcing them to come to terms with their relationship. After a rough patch they decide to break up. Robin describes it instead as "two friends getting back together." Barney immediately goes back to his old ways, using
the playbook to score with women. Ted dates a graduate student named Cindy (
Rachel Bilson) and it is revealed that her roommate is his future wife.
Tie-ins
Books
- The Bro Code: stated by Barney many times throughout the series, is a set of written rules for bros to follow, and has been published as a tie-in novel and also an audiobook.[20] Barney alleges it was written by Barnabus Stinson, a contemporary of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin (and assumed relative of Barney).
- Bro on the Go: a companion to The Bro Code, released in 2009.[21]
Websites
- Barney's Blog — Throughout the series, Barney makes references to his blog. In real life it is hosted and updated by CBS.
- Barney's Twitter CBS also updates a Twitter account for Barney.
- swarley.com (archived) — At the end of the episode “Swarley,” Barney tries to pretend he loves his new name to avoid being called Swarley again. Though not shown in the episode, there used to be a website called swarley.com about it.
- TedMosbyIsAJerk.com — In the episode "The Bracket", it is revealed that one of Barney's former one-night-stands, whom he told that his name was Ted Mosby (in "Ted Mosby: Architect"), created a website denouncing him called TedMosbyIsAJerk.com. There is also TedMosbyIsNotAJerk.com.
- Marshall and Lily's Wedding — A website with videos and pictures of Marshall's and Lily's honeymoon, never shown on the show (the honeymoon part was never shown).
- LilyAndMarshallSellTheirStuff.com (archived) — In Season 3, Episode 19 (Everything Must Go) Marshall made a website so Lily could sell her clothes to pay for a contractor to fix the floor in their new apartment. The site was promoted at the end of the episode, as an actual online auction of memorabilia from the show. The proceeds were given to the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. The site was shut down after the auction was completed.
- GuyForcesHisWifeToDressInAGarbagebagForTheNextThreeYears.com — Lily proposes this name for their clothing auction website, after Marshall suggested “LilyAndMarshallSellTheirStuff.com.” To their surprise, Lily’s name has already been taken.
- Mysterious Dr X — The website of Ted’s “mysterious” identity when he was in college, as seen on the episode The Possimpible.
- Barney’s Video Resume — In the episode "The Possimpible", Barney reveals that he has created an online video resume.
- The Wedding Bride — In the episode "As Fast As She Can", it is revealed that Tony wrote a screen play entitled "The Wedding Bride" that became a big hit and has an "official" website.
- canadiansexacts.org — In the episode "Old King Clancy", Barney reveals this site as the source of his knowledge of Canadian Sex Acts and has it bookmarked on his laptop. Except for the Lily & Marshall interactive wedding album, this is the most extensive of all the himym fake websites. Canadian actor Alan Thicke makes several humorous cameos.
- slapcountdown.com (archived) — In the episode "Wait For It" (and again in "Slapsgiving") Marshall debuts this website to torment Barney by counting down the days until he next gets slapped, the result of their Slap Bet. .
- itwasthebestnightever.com — In the episode "The Sexless Innkeeper", Marshall made this website after he and Lily went on a couples date with Barney and Robin.^ The How I Met Your Mother star is due to have her first baby soon.
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It features a photo-montage of the evening and a music video of Marshall and Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme called "Best Night Ever", in which Marshall describes what a great time he and Lily had with Robin and Barney. The video was a parody of Extreme's "More Than Words" video. However, the website is no longer in use
Phone numbers
- 1-877-987-6401 — During the Super Bowl XLIV telecast, a clip of Neil Patrick Harris was shown holding up a sign, ostensibly in the stadium's stands, with the words "Call Barney Stinson (CBS)" and the aforementioned phone number.[23][24][25] In the episode Rabbit or Duck, which aired the week after the Super Bowl, the same clip from the Super Bowl with Harris was shown; however, the number on the sign had been changed to a 555 number.[26] This occurrence became a plot point within the episode.[27] When the number is dialed, a message recorded by Harris in character as Barney is played. [28]
Reception
The show has received generally favorable reviews, and has a 69/100 rating on
metacritic.com.
[29] During the first season of the show, the reviews were very mixed. The
New York Times said of the show, "
How I Met Your Mother is not perfect. The writing does not yet live up to the show's premise, but the series has potential to improve," later adding, "This is not the kind of sitcom that revolutionizes the genre, or creates a pop culture buzz, but they are pleasant to watch. And that is nothing to sneer at."
[30] Popmatters were less favorable, saying, "The comedy that does occur in
How I Met Your Mother isn't enough to compensate for its inconsistencies. The jokes are often predictable or lame. For instance, Barney's insistence that Ted dress up in a suit to go out ("Suit up!") was instantly tired. Likewise, when Barney plants a kiss on Marshall to make a point to Ted, the joke is too evident to be amusing—look, the ladies' man is kissing another guy. With the increased presence of gays on television, the shock value of such a scene has long passed. Maybe How I Met Your Mother should have tried to be more like Friends after all."
[31]
USA today gave the show a more positive review, reflecting on the cast as well. They said, "The script is humorous, though not hilarious, and the show boasts a fine cast that could, with time, jell into a great one. Harris sparkles in a change-of-pace role as a clueless would-be player, and Hannigan is as delightful here as she was in
Buffy, which is high praise indeed."
[32] Orlando Sentinel praised the show. The author, Hal Boedeker, said, "Romantic comedies depend on appealing actors, and these five are irresistible. In this adult show, series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas shift easily from risque material to tenderness before supplying the biggest surprise on any new fall series. That twist should keep viewers coming back to
How I Met Your Mother."
[33]
Nielsen ratings
| Season |
Timeslot (EDT) |
Season premiere |
Season finale |
TV season |
Rank |
Viewers
(in millions) |
| 1 |
Monday 8:30 P.M. (September 19, 2005 – May 15, 2006) |
September 19, 2005 |
May 15, 2006 |
2005–2006 |
#43[34] |
9.47[34] |
| 2 |
Monday 8:30 P.M. (September 18, 2006 – October 2, 2006)
Monday 8:00 P.M. (October 9, 2006 – May 14, 2007) |
September 18, 2006 |
May 14, 2007 |
2006–2007 |
#61[35] |
8.5[35] |
| 3 |
Monday 8:00 P.M. (September 24, 2007 – March 10, 2008)
Monday 8:30 P.M. (March 17, 2008 – May 19, 2008) |
September 24, 2007 |
May 19, 2008 |
2007–2008 |
#70[36] |
8.2[36] |
| 4 |
Monday 8:30 P.M. (September 22, 2008 - May 18, 2009)
|
September 22, 2008 |
May 18, 2009 |
2008–2009 |
#49[37] |
9.4[37] |
| 5 |
Monday 8:00 P.M. (September 21, 2009 - ) |
September 21, 2009 |
May 2010 |
2009–2010 |
|
9.34 (to date) |
The show had an average of 9.72 million viewers for season 4, and episode 12 hit a season high of 11.85 million viewers, the show's highest ratings since Season 1 (February 2006). Episode 18, which aired at 8:00 instead of the show's usual 8:30 time-slot, hit a season low of only 7.40 million viewers. This was the lowest rated episode of How I Met Your Mother since the "Showdown" episode.
Awards and nominations
DVD release
- Season releases Region 1
| DVD name |
Release date |
Episode # |
Additional information |
| Season 1 |
November 21, 2006 |
22 |
This three-disc box set includes all 22 episodes of Season 1. Bonus features include commentaries on six episodes, Video Yearbook (20:29), two music videos: "First Round" (1:13) and "Last Call" (1:45), and Gag Reel (9:00). The episodes on the DVD have been cropped from the originally broadcast widescreen to a full frame 4:3 format. At present there is no widescreen version available. |
| Season 2 |
October 2, 2007 |
22 |
This three-disc box set includes all 22 episodes of Season 2. Bonus features include commentaries on seven episodes, How We Make Your Mother (17:10), two music videos: Robin Sparkles' "Let's Go To The Mall" (3:17) and The Solids' "Hey Beautiful" (3:51), three "How It Really Happened" scenes (5:28), Gag Reel (7:10), and an Easter Egg. |
| Season 3 |
October 7, 2008 |
20 |
This three-disc box set includes all 20 episodes of Season 3. Bonus features include commentaries on seven episodes, Series Retrospective (2:42), Lily & Marshall's Honeymoon Videos (10:37), Cast Favorites (4:59), Behind the Scenes of "We're Not From Here" (5:43), six "How It Really Happened" scenes (8:33), two music videos: Marshall Eriksen's "You Just Got Slapped" (1:52) and Robin Sparkles' "Sandcastles in the Sand" (3:39), "Ted Mosby Is A Jerk" Audio Track for "The Bracket", and Gag Reel (11:12). |
| Season 4 |
September 29, 2009 |
24 |
This three-disc box set includes all 24 episodes of Season 4. Bonus features include commentaries on four episodes, A Night With Your Mother: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Panel Discussion, Season 3 Recap, Eriksen's Fight Club, music video for Barney Stinson's "That Guy's Awesome", and Gag Reel. Also available on Blu-Ray outside of the UK. |
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