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 4 - Episodes
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S04E01Do I Know You?
Aired: 22 Sep. 2008
Show details expand_moreTed 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
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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S04E02The Best Burger in New York
Aired: 29 Sep. 2008
Show details expand_moreMarshall 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.
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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S04E03I Heart NJ
Aired: 6 Oct. 2008
Show details expand_moreTed does not want to move in with Stella because he hates New Jersey. Robin prematurely quits her TV job because she incorrectly thinks that she already has a new job.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Greg Malins
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Greg Malins
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S04E04Intervention
Aired: 13 Oct. 2008
Show details expand_moreTed, Robin, Marshall, and Lily all begin getting cold feet because of their imminent life changes, and Barney tries to prove that he can pick up a woman while posing as an 80-year-old man.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Michael J. Shea
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Stephen Lloyd
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Michael J. Shea
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Stephen Lloyd
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S04E05Shelter Island
Aired: 20 Oct. 2008
Show details expand_moreTed 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.
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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S04E06Happily Ever After
Aired: 3 Nov. 2008
Show details expand_moreThe gang tries to hide from Stella when they discover that they are eating at the same restaurant.
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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S04E07Not a Father's Day
Aired: 10 Nov. 2008
Show details expand_moreWhile Barney celebrates a pregnancy false alarm, Marshall and Lily try to figure out if it's time to have a baby.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Robia Rashid
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Robia Rashid
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S04E08Woooo!
Aired: 17 Nov. 2008
Show details expand_moreLily is disappointed to discover that Robin is secretly a "Woooo! Girl," and Barney secretly sabotages Ted's chance to get the contract to design a new bank skyscraper.
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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S04E09The Naked Man
Aired: 24 Nov. 2008
Show details expand_moreWhen the gang learns that a bold, desperation date move got Robin into bed, Ted and Barney decide to try it out for themselves.
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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S04E10The Fight
Aired: 8 Dec. 2008
Show details expand_moreThe guys get invited to fight alongside Doug the Bartender. However, the fight doesn't go exactly how they imagined it to.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Theresa Mulligan
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Theresa Mulligan
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S04E11Little Minnesota
Aired: 15 Dec. 2008
Show details expand_moreTed 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.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Chuck Tatham
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Chuck Tatham
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S04E12Benefits
Aired: 12 Jan. 2009
Show details expand_moreTed 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.
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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S04E13Three Days of Snow
Aired: 19 Jan. 2009
Show details expand_moreTed and Barney get an opportunity to run their own bar during a historic blizzard, while Marshall and Lily try to defy the odds and continue one of their cherished traditions.
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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S04E14The Possimpible
Aired: 2 Feb. 2009
Show details expand_moreRobin needs to find a television job in seven days or else she loses her work visa, and Barney volunteers to come to her aid. Meanwhile, Ted, Marshall, and Lily consider cleaning up their resumes
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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S04E15The Stinsons
Aired: 2 Mar. 2009
Show details expand_moreThe guys find out that Barney is pretending to have a wife and son to make his mother happy, but the charade is blown when Ted makes a move on Barney's "wife."
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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S04E16Sorry, Bro
Aired: 9 Mar. 2009
Show details expand_moreTed meets with his ex-girlfriend from college--a girlfriend who cheated on him constantly and Marshall and Lily can't stand, and Marshall tells the story about how he forgot to bring his pants to work.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Craig Gerard
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Craig Gerard
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S04E17The Front Porch
Aired: 16 Mar. 2009
Show details expand_moreTed becomes angry with Lily when he finds out that she has been sabotaging all his relationships that she did not approve of, including his relationship with Robin.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Rob Greenberg
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Chris Harris
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Rob Greenberg
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Chris Harris
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S04E18Old King Clancy
Aired: 23 Mar. 2009
Show details expand_moreBarney and Marshall don't tell Ted that the plans for the building he has been working on have been scrapped, and the guys try to figure out which Canadian celebrity Robin slept with.
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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S04E19Murtaugh
Aired: 30 Mar. 2009
Show details expand_moreBarney tries to do all the items on Ted's "I'm too old for this stuff" list while Marshall's over-competitive side comes out when he coaches Lily's kindergarten basketball team.
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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S04E20Mosbius Designs
Aired: 13 Apr. 2009
Show details expand_moreTed's plans to make his own design firm in his apartment hit a snag when his personal assistant begins sleeping with Robin, and Marshall tries to find a way to make himself indispensable at his workplace.
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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S04E21The Three Days Rule
Aired: 27 Apr. 2009
Show details expand_moreTed gets around the three-day rule by texting a woman he just met, but he doesn't realize that he's actually texting Barney and Marshall.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Greg Malins
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders
Director(s): Pamela Fryman
Writer(s): Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Greg Malins
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S04E22Right Place Right Time
Aired: 4 May 2009
Show details expand_moreTed recounts the series of random events that lead up to the chance meeting with the woman who would eventually become his wife.
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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S04E23As Fast as She Can
Aired: 11 May 2009
Show details expand_moreStella's boyfriend Tony breaks up with her after having a conversation with Ted, prompting Stella to come back to Ted with a surprising request.
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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S04E24The Leap
Aired: 18 May 2009
Show details expand_moreWhile Ted struggles with an unorthodox architecture project, Robin finds out that Barney is in love with her, and Marshall threatens to take a long-considered leap from the roof to a neighboring building.
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










































