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.
Episodes
Season 3 - Episodes
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S03E01Wait for It
Aired: 24 Sep. 2007
Show details expand_moreTed's still not ready to date months after his breakup with Robin. But when Robin returns to New York with an exotic new boyfriend, he decides it's time to finally do something adventurous.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
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S03E02We're Not from Here
Aired: 1 Oct. 2007
Show details expand_moreTed and Barney pose as tourists to pick up on a couple of New York women, and Robin starts getting fed up with her new boyfriend.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Chris Harris
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Chris Harris
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S03E03Third Wheel
Aired: 8 Oct. 2007
Show details expand_moreTed has a chance for a threesome with two women, but Barney and Lily try to sabotage it. Meanwhile, Robin's date also goes better than expected, if only she can find a razor.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, David Hemingson
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, David Hemingson
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S03E04Little Boys
Aired: 15 Oct. 2007
Show details expand_moreRobin tries to date a guy with a child, even though she does not like or want children. Meanwhile, Ted finds it impossible to make it with a woman he knows that Barney slept with a year ago.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Rob Greenberg
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Kourtney Kang
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Rob Greenberg
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Kourtney Kang
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S03E05How I Met Everyone Else
Aired: 22 Oct. 2007
Show details expand_moreWhile everyone meets Ted's new crazy girlfriend, everyone recounts their stories of how they met everyone else. But the stories turn out to have several inconsistencies.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Gloria Calderón Kellett
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Gloria Calderón Kellett
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S03E06I'm Not That Guy
Aired: 29 Oct. 2007
Show details expand_moreTed discovers that a porn star is using his name. Marshall is wined and dined by a firm that defends polluters, and Lily's spending habits may force him to take the job.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Jonathan Groff
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Jonathan Groff
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S03E07Dowisetrepla
Aired: 5 Nov. 2007
Show details expand_moreMarshall and Lily decide to buy a new home, which forces Lily to finally confront Marshall about her credit card debt.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Brenda Hsueh
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Brenda Hsueh
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S03E08Spoiler Alert
Aired: 12 Nov. 2007
Show details expand_moreThe guys shatter Ted's impressions of his new girlfriend by telling him she talks too much. Ted responds by turning the tables on his friends, and they react by pointing out Ted's worst flaw.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Stephen Lloyd
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Stephen Lloyd
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S03E09Slapsgiving
Aired: 19 Nov. 2007
Show details expand_moreMarshall warns Barney that the third slap in their "slap bet" will be coming on Thanksgiving night. Meanwhile, Ted and Robin sleep together on the night before Thanksgiving.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Matt Kuhn
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Matt Kuhn
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S03E10The Yips
Aired: 26 Nov. 2007
Show details expand_moreBarney has trouble hitting on women at the Victoria's Secret after party and so has to return to the woman who took his virginity.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Jamie Rhonheimer
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Jamie Rhonheimer
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S03E11The Platinum Rule
Aired: 10 Dec. 2007
Show details expand_moreBarney and the gang try to convince Ted not to date the doctor that is removing his tattoo by giving examples of the Platinum Rule.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
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S03E12No Tomorrow
Aired: 17 Mar. 2008
Show details expand_moreOn St-Patrick's Day, Ted follows Barney to a bar to party like there's no tomorrow, while Robin discovers something strange about Marshall and Lily's new apartment.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
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S03E13Ten Sessions
Aired: 24 Mar. 2008
Show details expand_moreAs the search for Mrs. Right continues, Ted woos his dermatologist Stella -- but her receptionist, Abby, seems more interested in him.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Chris Harris
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Chris Harris
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S03E14The Bracket
Aired: 31 Mar. 2008
Show details expand_moreOne of Barney's exes is sabotaging his love life, but he doesn't know who. So he makes a NCAA Basketball Tournament-style bracket to figure out which women he wronged the worst.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
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S03E15The Chain of Screaming
Aired: 14 Apr. 2008
Show details expand_moreMarshall cries in front of his boss after he chews him out, and everybody gives Marshall their own unique advice on how to confront his boss about the situation.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
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S03E16Sandcastles in the Sand
Aired: 21 Apr. 2008
Show details expand_moreRobin gives romance a second try with an old boyfriend, only to have him break her heart...again.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Kourtney Kang
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Kourtney Kang
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S03E17The Goat
Aired: 28 Apr. 2008
Show details expand_moreBarney is upset because he violated his own "bro code" by sleeping with Robin. How will Ted react when he learns that Barney slept with his ex-girlfriend?
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Stephen Lloyd
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Stephen Lloyd
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S03E18Rebound Bro
Aired: 5 May 2008
Show details expand_moreBarney finds a new wingman to replace Ted, but he's painfully shy and awkward around women. Meanwhile Ted discovers that his new girlfriend Stella hasn't had sex in 5 years.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Jamie Rhonheimer
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Jamie Rhonheimer
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S03E19Everything Must Go
Aired: 12 May 2008
Show details expand_moreBarney helps Abby get back at Ted by staging a fake proposal, but Abby doesn't realize that it's fake. Lily decides to sell some of her paintings so that she and Marshall can pay for floor repairs at their new place.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Jonathan Groff
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Jonathan Groff
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S03E20Miracles
Aired: 19 May 2008
Show details expand_moreTed breaks up with Stella but immediately wants to take it back after a life-changing experience. However, Stella doesn't realize that he broke up with her. Meanwhile, Barney has a serious accident on his way to see Ted in the hos...
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Joe Kelly










































