How I Met Your Mother

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Series Length: 8 Seasons, 184 Episodes
Schedule: Monday 8:00 PM et/pt on CBS
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How I Met Your Mother is a unique take on the standard sitcom format. Told mostly through flashbacks, the show is framed around Ted Mosby telling his children the story about how he and their mother met many years prior. The show focuses on a younger Ted Mosby and the funny antics he and his friends get involved in on their quests for love, happiness and fulfillment.

Ted Mosby is the main character and a romantic sort with a razor sharp wit and a propensity for getting into awkward situations. Lily and Marshall are his college friends and, at one time, roommates. They provide a real backbone of warmth to the show with their goofy antics and deep love for one another. Robin is a new addition to the group of friends and is also a one-time romantic interest for Ted. Robin's Canadian heritage and very unfeminine demeanor are the basis of many humorous situations on the show. Last, but not least, is Barney, a slick womanizer who hides a gentle heart behind his smirk and rapid fire one liners.

Over the course of the show, the five friends get themselves involved in a wide array of hilarious situations. From Ted stealing a restaurant decoration to show his love for Robin to Barney's endless array of quips and his string of conquests to the amusing disaster of Lily and Marshall's wedding day, the group experiences many funny events. Yet, there is also a strong heart to the show as it deals with dramatic themes like break-ups, the death of parents and struggles with infertility.

The flash forwards as Ted talks to his kids are also amusing in their own right as the children, despite their short amount of screen time, even have well-developed personalities. Getting to see the futures of your favorite characters also provides a counterpoint to the comedy and drama of the show's present time line.

Overall, the balance of wicked humor with a strong emotional core in How I Met Your Mother creates a show that will make you laugh, make you cry and definitely give you a few good laughs.

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Status: Currently Airing
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 9.1/10
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How I Met Your Mother Full Episode Guide:

Season 8 (76 full episodes, 81 clips available)

Season 7 (76 full episodes)

Season 6 (72 full episodes)

Season 5 (96 full episodes, 3 clips available)

Season 4 (96 full episodes, 4 clips available)

Season 3 (80 full episodes, 1 clip available)

Season 2 (92 full episodes, 42 clips available)

Season 1 (88 full episodes, 41 clips available)

How I Met Your Mother News

'How I Met Your Mother' Season 8, Episode 24: 'Something New' Recap

Everyone prepares for Barney and Robin's wedding, and Lily and Marshall's big move. Ted has a big piece of news of his own... and then some.

'How I Met Your Mother': Season 8, Episode 23: 'Something Old' Recap

Robin searches for the locket she buried in 1994 to be her "something old" at the wedding.

What's New Tonight: Monday, May 6th.

What's new tonight? "How I Met Your Mother", "2 Broke Girls", "Bates Motel", and more! Which of these shows are you looking forward to watching?

'How I Met Your Mother' Recap: Season 8, Episode 22: 'The Bro Mitzva'

Barney gets a surprise bachelor party... but it turns out to be the worst night oh his life.

What's New Tonight: Monday, April 29th.

What's new tonight? "Bones", "How I Met Your Mother", "Bates Motel", and more! Which of these shows are you looking forward to watching?

'How I Met Your Mother' Season 8, Episode 21: 'Romeward Bound' Recap

The Captain asks Lily to move to Rome with him for a year, but something is holding Lily back...

What's New Tonight: Monday, April 15th.
The 'How I Met Your Mother' Conspiracy Theories: Is The Mother Dead??

Bill Kuchman investigates new theories raised by "The Time Travelers" episode, wherein Ted speaks to his future wife in a heartfelt moment, wishing they had more time. Is the Mother dead?

CBS, FOX, Threatening to go Cable if Aereo Continues

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'How I Met Your Mother' Season 8, Episode 20: 'The Time Travelers' Recap

 Debating whether or not to see Robots vs. Wrestlers, Ted encounters future Teds and Barneys who try to convince him to go have the greatest night of his life.

'How I Met Your Mother' Season 8, Episode 19: 'The Fortress' Recap

Robin insists that it is time to sell Barney's apartment so they can move into a new, more sanitary place together; Marshall gets upset at Lily for always being gone.

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'How I Met Your Mother' Season 8, Episode 18: 'Weekend at Barney's' Recap

After breaking up with Jeanette, Barney tutors Ted using the Playbook, which he only pretended to destroy... something Robin will not be happy about.

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