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A love story in reverse.
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
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Episode 1
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.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Carter Bays, Craig ThomasGuest stars Sarah Chalke, Kyle Archer, Heidi Herschbach, Lyndsy Fonseca, David Henrie, Nicole Taylor
Episode 2
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 then hits the streets of Manhattan to help him find it.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Carter Bays, Craig ThomasGuest stars Regis Philbin, Charlene Amoia, Jay Lay, Mandy McMillian, Casey Washington
Episode 3
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 there after marriage.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Greg MalinsGuest stars Darcy Rose Byrnes, Edward Kiniry-Ostro, Sarah Chalke, Michael Kagan, Shammy Dee, Elaine Kao, John Pollono
Episode 4
When Ted is packing his stuff for his move to New Jersey, he discovers that the gang was going to hold an intervention for his engagement to Stella and demands they hold it anyway.
Directed by Michael J. SheaWritten by Stephen LloydGuest stars Emily Baldoni, Michelle Gunn, Virginia Williams, Matt Boren, Charlene Amoia, Declan Beaty, Shaila Vaidya, Michael Christian Alexander
Episode 5
Ted and Stella move up their wedding date, but the wedding may not go off as planned after Ted breaks the "No Exes Rule" and invites Robin to come in from Japan for the wedding.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Chris HarrisGuest stars Danneel Ackles, Darcy Rose Byrnes, Jason Jones, Sarah Chalke, Annie Abrams, Lyndsy Fonseca, David Henrie, Aaron Hendry
Episode 6
A serendipitous meeting with someone from his past has Ted thinking about how he would handle running into someone he would prefer to forget.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Jamie RhonheimerGuest stars Eric Braeden, Darcy Rose Byrnes, Jason Jones, Michael Bolten, Sarah Chalke, Max Prado, Shelby Zemanek, Meegan E. Godfrey
Episode 7
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.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Robia RashidGuest stars Dan Lauria, Lindsey Stoddart, Michael Antosy, Michael Hagiwara, Michael McCafferty, Elena K. Smith, Danièle Watts
Episode 8
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 Bank's new HQ.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Carter Bays, Craig ThomasGuest stars Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Krista Kalmus, Erika Medina, Jae Suh Park, Bryan Callen, Kevin Christy, Ted Cannon, Sam Littlefield
Episode 9
The gang learns a new way to get their dates to sleep with them after Ted walks in on Robin's date sitting naked on the couch.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Joe KellyGuest stars Courtney Ford, Candace Moon, Adam Paul, Jim Woods, Lyndsy Fonseca, David Henrie, David Tran, Kevin Michael Walsh
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Pamela FrymanGuest stars Khary Payton, Will Sasso, Davis Cleveland, Kate Mansi, Robert Michael Ryan, Charlene Amoia, Sarah Campbell, Ethan Dizon
Episode 11
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, not telling them that she's really Canadian.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Chuck TathamGuest stars Erin Cahill, Eric Bruskotter, Tug Coker, Jon Paul Burkhart, Sean C. Graham, Scott Michael Morgan
Episode 12
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 the office bathroom.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Kourtney KangGuest stars Kendra Wilkinson, Kim Kardashian, Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag, Greg Collins, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Ambrit Millhouse, Jason Rogel
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Matt KuhnGuest stars Joe Nieves, Marshall Manesh, Eileen April Boylan, Pat Crawford Brown, Cal Gibson, Amy Gumenick, Jordan Masterson, Yves Bright
Episode 14
Robin, desperate to find a job before she is deported, agrees to let Barney produce a video resume for her.
Directed by Pamela FrymanGuest stars Colleen Shannon, Regan Burns, Tina Casciani, Angela Martinez, Seth Morris, Mark Tomesek, Ara Anton, Wayne Lopez
Episode 15
The gang thinks that Barney must have a secret girlfriend after noticing his bizarre behavior.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Carter Bays, Craig ThomasGuest stars Frances Conroy, Brooke D'Orsay, Zachary Gordon, Angelo Diona, Kimberly Dawn Guerrero
Episode 16
Marshall and Lily are less than thrilled when they hear that Ted's college girlfriend (Laura Prepon) has moved to New York.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Craig Gerard, Matthew ZinmanGuest stars Bryan Callen, Hayes MacArthur, Rowly Dennis, David Burtka, Laura Prepon, Taran Killam, Charlene Amoia, Patrick Moote
Episode 17
Ted learns that not only did Lily plant another woman's earring in his bed for Karen to find, she has meddled in some of his other relationships as well.
Written by Chris HarrisGuest stars Laura Prepon, Italia Ricci, Nikki BreAnne Wells, Jessica Anderson
Episode 18
Marshall and Barney lie to keep Ted from finding out the headquarters he'd been hired to design for GNB has been cancelled.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Jamie RhonheimerGuest stars Aaron Hill, Bryan Callen, Darlena Tejeiro, Aynsley Bubbico, Stephen Kearin, William Walton
Episode 19
When Barney learns Ted has a list of things he thinks the gang is too old to do, he sets out to do every task within 24 hours in order to prove Ted wrong.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Joe KellyGuest stars Charlie Stewart, Robert Wisdom, Andrew Astor, Bill Fagerbakke, Justin Lawrence, Brian Collins, Kaela Elmido
Episode 20
Ted goes out on his own as an architect and hires an intern to help get things started, but the intern gets a little too close to others in the gang.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Kourtney KangGuest stars Ryan Sypek, Stephen Holland, Joel Spence, Bo Barrett, Edward Rudolph Flores, Darren O'Hare
Episode 21
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.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Greg MalinsGuest stars Kevin Michael Richardson, Rebecca Budig
Episode 22
Ted ponders how being in the right place at the right time can impact a person's life; Barney celebrates his 200th female conquest.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Stephen LloydGuest stars Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Long, Kit Pongetti, Joel McCrary, Mary Ann Jarou, John Duerler, Sarah Chalke, Tanner Maguire
Episode 23
Ted is trying to find a new job, and when an old acquaintance tries to help nothing goes as planned. Barney tries to smooth talk his way out of a ticket.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Carter Bays, Craig ThomasGuest stars Amir Talai, Jason Jones, Sarah Chalke, Renée Taylor, Peter Breitmayer, Nicolai Dorian, Azita Ghanizada, Ezra Buzzington
Episode 24
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 fourth season finale.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Carter Bays, Craig ThomasGuest stars Christine Scott Bennett, Joel McCrary, Jayden Lund, John Duerler
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Josh RadnorTed Mosby
Neil Patrick HarrisBarney Stinson
Jason SegelMarshall Eriksen
Alyson HanniganLily Aldrin
Cobie SmuldersRobin Scherbatsky
Cristin MiliotiTracy McConnell
Becki NewtonQuinn Garvey
Jennifer MorrisonZoey Pierson
CBSUnited States
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States
