query: in what episode does ted meet their mother

pos: The Mother (How I Met Your Mother) behind the series; many facts about her are revealed throughout the series, including the fact that Ted once unwittingly owned her umbrella before accidentally leaving it behind in her apartment. Ted and The Mother meet at the Farhampton train station following Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin Scherbatsky's (Cobie Smulders) wedding; this scene is shown in "Last Forever", the series finale. The Mother's death from an unspecified terminal illness in 2024, also revealed in the series finale, received a mixed reaction from fans. An alternate ending was released in the ninth season DVD. In the alternate ending, Tracy Mosby

pos: Vesuvius (How I Met Your Mother) episode a B. Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode 8.3/10, saying it finished strong thanks to a compelling and emotional frame story featuring Ted and the Mother. Vesuvius (How I Met Your Mother) "Vesuvius" is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 203rd episode overall. The episode features Ted in 2024, telling the Mother about the day of Robin and Barney's wedding. The final scene prompted some to think that the Mother was dead; this was proven correct in the series finale, "Last Forever". Ted and the Mother

pos: Vesuvius (How I Met Your Mother) Vesuvius (How I Met Your Mother) "Vesuvius" is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 203rd episode overall. The episode features Ted in 2024, telling the Mother about the day of Robin and Barney's wedding. The final scene prompted some to think that the Mother was dead; this was proven correct in the series finale, "Last Forever". Ted and the Mother are dining at the Farhampton Inn during a snowstorm in 2024. They pass the time by telling each other stories, but come to realize that they have told

neg: Ted Mosby Barney and Robin's wedding when "the mother" (indicated by future Ted's voiceover and the appearance of the signature yellow umbrella) is shown arriving at the same station via taxi cab, though whether or not they meet at that time is unconfirmed as the episode fades to credits with the two unaware of each other. In the Season 8 episode entitled "Band or DJ?" Future Ted reveals in a flashback that "the mother" played bass guitar in the wedding band that performed at Barney and Robin's wedding. Although the flashback shows that Ted does see the mother at the wedding, it

neg: The Mother (How I Met Your Mother) at which he is the best man. In the episode "False Positive" Robin asks Ted to be her future best man, should she ever get married. In the episode "Challenge Accepted", it is revealed that Ted meets the mother of his children the day of Barney's wedding. In the last episode of season 7, "The Magician's Code" it is shown that Barney will marry Robin, and Ted will meet the mother "the day of" their wedding. On the premiere of season 8, Ted's wife appears after Barney and Robin's wedding, outside at the "Farhampton" station while holding a yellow umbrella

neg: Last Words (How I Met Your Mother) everyone of how his father had told him to rent "Crocodile Dundee 3". Judy thanks Lily for what she had done during the course of the wake while making one last crude joke at Lily's expense, stating that it was the last time, apparently resolving their strained relationship. Ted, Lily, and Robin call their fathers to have meaningful conversations with them. Meanwhile, Barney calls his mother and tells her that he's ready to meet his father. This is the first episode since the season one finale, "Come On" to not have a cold opening; instead, it starts with the opening

neg: Right Place, Right Time (How I Met Your Mother) Right Place, Right Time (How I Met Your Mother) "Right Place, Right Time" is the 22nd episode of the fourth season of "How I Met Your Mother" and 86th overall. It aired on May 4, 2009. Future Ted (Bob Saget) describes to his children a day near the beginning of his struggling solo architecture career, where a set of circumstances began his journey to meet their mother. The cold open shows Ted walking down his street with a yellow umbrella, stopping at a newsstand, giving some cash to a homeless man, and stopping at a crosswalk before a woman's hand

neg: Something Blue (How I Met Your Mother) Something Blue (How I Met Your Mother) "Something Blue" is the 22nd and final episode in the second season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on May 14, 2007. With Marshall and Lily's wedding reception in full swing, Ted and Robin begin discussing a big announcement, and when Barney overhears, he harasses them until they relent, telling him of what happened 2–3 weeks before the wedding. Ted and Robin say that they have not revealed it before, because of the wedding. In the restaurant where Ted and Robin had their first date, Ted and

neg: Murtaugh (How I Met Your Mother) Murtaugh (How I Met Your Mother) "Murtaugh" is the 19th episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 83rd overall. It originally aired on March 30, 2009. In this episode, Ted and Barney feud over what activities are appropriate for their age, while Marshall and Lily disagree on how to coach Lily's students. Barney is banned from laser tag for being too rough, so he plans to toilet paper the arena. Ted notes that Barney is too old for laser tag, and reveals his "Murtaugh List" of things he believes he is too

neg: Wait for It (How I Met Your Mother) Wait for It (How I Met Your Mother) "Wait for It" is the first episode in the third season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 45th episode overall. It originally aired on September 24, 2007. Future Ted tells his children that, although they know the short story (involving a yellow umbrella) of how he met their mother, there is a bigger story of how he became the man he needed to be in order to meet her. This story begins back at Lily and Marshall's wedding, just as Barney finishes his word "...dary!" and he tries

neg: Natural History (How I Met Your Mother) College Marshall tells her that while Corporate Marshall may have changed in a few ways, he hasn't changed where it counts. Just then, the real Marshall appears and promises to work harder to provide a stable future for their family. Future Ted later reveals that Marshall does leave GNB in the future (with the camera pulling back to reveal an exhibit showing extinct Corporate Marshall), but the episode ends with Future Ted just saying, "but that's another story". Reviews of the episode have been positive. Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B+ score, saying the episode

neg: Bad Crazy Bad Crazy "Bad Crazy" is the 16th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 176th episode overall. Future Ted explains to his kids that, while Ted has previously claimed to be ready to stop dating and settle down with one woman, he enjoyed being single and dating different women. However, his relationship with Jeanette, the last woman he dated before meeting their mother, would be what made him decide to settle down. Robin's aversion to holding babies continues to assert itself; she has never held Marvin in the eight months since

neg: Something Blue (How I Met Your Mother) 9.3 out of 10. Something Blue (How I Met Your Mother) "Something Blue" is the 22nd and final episode in the second season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on May 14, 2007. With Marshall and Lily's wedding reception in full swing, Ted and Robin begin discussing a big announcement, and when Barney overhears, he harasses them until they relent, telling him of what happened 2–3 weeks before the wedding. Ted and Robin say that they have not revealed it before, because of the wedding. In the restaurant where Ted and Robin had their

neg: Ted Mosby is implied that they do not actually formally meet at the wedding. Ted and his wife are shown in a flashfoward standing outside a movie theater advertising "The Wedding Bride III" during the episode "No Pressure", although the wife's face is not shown nor is her identity revealed. Throughout the series, Future Ted always uses past tense when referring to The Mother. This, among other clues, led many viewers to suspect that the mother had died by 2030, which was confirmed in the finale. Ted Mosby Theodore Evelyn Mosby is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the U.S.

neg: Definitions (How I Met Your Mother) Definitions (How I Met Your Mother) "Definitions" is the first episode of the fifth season of the "How I Met Your Mother" TV series and 89th episode overall. It originally aired on September 21, 2009. Future Ted explains how nervous he was his first day of teaching, when he was trying to figure out what kind of teacher he would be: formal disciplinarian or laid-back peer. Before the first class, Marshall gives Ted the gift of a worn leather fedora and whip, just like fictional college teacher Indiana Jones. That night, Ted has a dream about his first day. However,

neg: Big Days Welker of Television Without Pity gave the episode a B+. Chris O'Hara of TV Fanatic gave the episode 3.5 out of 5 stars. Big Days "Big Days" is the first episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 113th episode overall. It originally aired on September 20, 2010. Future Ted pontificates on the important days in a relationship: "the day you meet the girl of your dreams, and the day you marry her." The audience is shown a church backyard, where Marshall brings Ted a beer, both men dressed in tuxedos. Marshall

neg: Big Days Big Days "Big Days" is the first episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 113th episode overall. It originally aired on September 20, 2010. Future Ted pontificates on the important days in a relationship: "the day you meet the girl of your dreams, and the day you marry her." The audience is shown a church backyard, where Marshall brings Ted a beer, both men dressed in tuxedos. Marshall notices Ted is nervous by his habit of ripping the beer bottle labels. Flashing back to the present day at MacLaren's, Barney notices

neg: Bachelor Party (How I Met Your Mother) Bachelor Party (How I Met Your Mother) "Bachelor Party" is the 19th episode in the second season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on April 9, 2007. Ted has planned out a bachelor party for Marshall, since he is his best man. Barney wants to offer some input, but Marshall has said that he does not want a stripper at his bachelor party. Barney keeps trying to convince Ted, but Ted doesn't want to hear any of it from Barney. Ted's planned bachelor party involved watching a boxing match and eating large steaks from

neg: Bad News (How I Met Your Mother) Bad News (How I Met Your Mother) "Bad News" is the 13th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and their 125th episode overall. It aired January 3, 2011. "TV Guide" listed "Bad News" in its list of 2011's Top TV Episodes. Future Ted tells his kids that Marshall and Lily are anxious and worried about their chances of having a baby. After several months of trying to conceive without success, their doctor refers them to a fertility expert. As they tell Ted the news at MacLaren's, Barney arrives and announces to Ted

neg: No Pressure (How I Met Your Mother) if Barney does not). After scaring Barney with possible images that he won't want to see, Marshall wins the bet when Barney destroys Ted's VCR. When Robin returns from Russia, she and Ted have the chance to re-examine their relationship. Ted picks her up at the airport, takes her to dinner at the Brooklyn bistro from the "Pilot" episode, and then home. He realizes that they aren't going to work out and turns down Robin's consolation that they still have an agreement to get married if they are both single at age 40. When Ted asks if Robin loves him,

neg: Rally (How I Met Your Mother) Rally (How I Met Your Mother) "Rally" is the eighteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 202nd episode overall. In the future, Ted and The Mother are in the back of a limo on their way to a New Year's Eve party. Ted pops open some champagne to toast to a great year with his wife, who has just released a new book. The Mother warns Ted to go easy on the champagne, but he tells her he will be fine as he made a vow in the past. Future

neg: Rally (How I Met Your Mother) one-dimensional (yet very funny) womanizer into a fleshed-out person." Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club graded the episode an A. Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode 7.5/10, saying it did little to move the story forward, but it did include a few telling flash-forward sequences. Rally (How I Met Your Mother) "Rally" is the eighteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 202nd episode overall. In the future, Ted and The Mother are in the back of a limo on their way to a New Year's Eve party. Ted pops

neg: The Ashtray The Ashtray "The Ashtray" is the 17th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 177th episode overall. When Zoey's ex-husband, The Captain, unexpectedly calls Ted, the gang reminisces about what happened when they last saw him a year and a half earlier. Ted tells Barney and Marshall that he, Robin, and Lily had attended a gallery opening a year and a half ago, after Ted and Zoey had broken up and he was dating Becky. The Captain and his art consultant showed up at the gallery; Ted recalled the Captain looked

neg: Ted Mosby him that it barely contained any mention of their mother and was more focused on Robin, who divorced Barney after a brief marriage. While Ted denies it, the children say that he is clearly seeking their approval to date Robin - which they grant. In the final scene of the series, Ted stands outside Robin's window, holding the blue French horn from their first date. Future Ted, voiced by Bob Saget, narrates every episode to his children in 2030, framed as the story of how he met their mother. The mother was finally revealed in the season 8 finale "Something

neg: Spoiler Alert (How I Met Your Mother) high-pitched voice, and Marshall singing his own praises) which they all let go. At the end, in a time leap three years forward, Ted runs into his overly loquacious ex-girlfriend with her deaf fiancé Daniel, and uses sign language to announce how Cathy talks too much. Even though the man is deaf and it does not affect him, Ted has "spoiled" Cathy to Daniel, and a subtitle displays "(Glass shattering)" as Ted walks away and Daniel looks on in despair. Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a B rating. "IGN" rated the episode 8.6 out of 10.

neg: Ring Up! Ring Up! "Ring Up!" is the 14th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 174th episode overall. Ted meets a new girlfriend who turns out to be just slightly younger than 21 (and also a leather cuff salesperson who convinced him to buy a leather cuff), so the gang is unable to meet her in person at MacLaren's. While he finds her really attractive, their age difference means he has trouble connecting with her. When he is about to give up and end things with her, Barney convinces him to give

neg: Three Days of Snow from Television Without Pity gave the episode an A−. Kirk Beger of Jowl-Plow Magazine rated the episode in 2017 and called #1 of "the greatest How I Met Your Mother of all-time" in his top 100 poll. Three Days of Snow "Three Days of Snow" is the 13th episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 77th overall. It originally aired on January 19, 2009. Ted and Barney set up dates with two young women in a band, planning to meet back at MacLaren's the next night. The next night, with a huge

neg: Definitions (How I Met Your Mother) Ted doesn't have the energy to think about what kind of teacher he'll be, and simply starts teaching, which turns out well. Future Ted adds that the mother had been in the Economics class, though he does not reveal where she had been sitting. Meanwhile, Barney and Robin have spent the summer having sex together, but without any discussion about their relationship ("the Talk"). After the events of "The Leap", Lily is ecstatic to have another couple to double date with, but the two quickly tell her they are not dating. They lie to the gang all summer while hooking

neg: Twin Beds (How I Met Your Mother) Twin Beds (How I Met Your Mother) "Twin Beds" is the 21st episode of the fifth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and 109th episode overall. It aired May 3, 2010. Although Robin and Don have only been dating a short while, he surprises her by suggesting she move in with him. The rest of the gang think it might be too soon, so she agrees to let them meet Don, which she had specifically avoided before. They enjoy his company, but it soon becomes clear Don doesn't know that both Ted and Barney had once

neg: Knots Landing and Gary to reunite. They remarried and Gary's mother, Miss Ellie, bought the couple a house in California. "Knots Landing" is officially spun off from "Dallas" in the third-season episode entitled "Return Engagements.” In the first episode, newly remarried Gary (Ted Shackelford) and Valene Ewing (Joan Van Ark) move to Knots Landing, California in a cul-de-sac known as Seaview Circle. They meet their neighbors, Sid Fairgate (Don Murray), the owner of Knots Landing Motors, a used car dealership, and his wife Karen (Michele Lee), the parents of three children: Diana (Claudia Lonow), Eric (Steve Shaw), and Michael (Patrick Petersen). Also

neg: The Best Man (How I Met Your Mother) episode at A, praising the episode as the mark of "professionals at work both in front of and behind the camera, demonstrating impeccable timing, delivering moments of real emotion, and never forgetting what makes them funny." The Best Man (How I Met Your Mother) "The Best Man" is the premiere episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 137th episode overall. It aired on September 19, 2011. The episode picks up from where the season 6 finale left off, when Ted is called in to speak to Barney before his wedding to

neg: No Pressure (How I Met Your Mother) being particularly critical of the previous episode, "Television Without Pity"'s Ethan Alter gave "No Pressure" a B, stating that the Ted and Robin storyline was "mercifully brief" but criticised Lily and Marshall for breaking character. No Pressure (How I Met Your Mother) "No Pressure" is the 17th episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 153rd episode overall. It aired on February 20, 2012. Future Ted tells his children that the day that he told their mother he loved her was significant because he had not said those words to anyone since

neg: False Positive (How I Met Your Mother) False Positive (How I Met Your Mother) "False Positive" is the 12th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 124th episode overall. It aired on December 13, 2010. It features guest star Alex Trebek. Ted is outside a movie theater showing "It's a Wonderful Life", waiting for the rest of the gang and carrying a gingerbread house as their Christmas-themed movie snack. Future Ted backtracks to two days before, when Marshall and Lily eagerly await the results of her latest pregnancy test. The test is positive and they tell Ted, Barney,

neg: Landmarks (How I Met Your Mother) what he plans to say the next day at the LPC meeting. Ted ultimately says he does not wish for the Arcadian to be preserved. This prompts Zoey to present voice recordings of Ted from "Natural History", saying how he was in support of the Arcadian’s preservation, particularly mentioning its ornate stonework of a lion head. With the LPC poised to give a decision the next morning, Ted is saddened to realize they will surely vote to preserve the Arcadian, thus causing him and Barney to lose their jobs. However, Lily comes up with a plan to possibly keep Ted’s

neg: How Your Mother Met Me universe", complimenting its many Easter eggs. Goodman also described the storyline as "heartbreaking" and summarised that the episode was "one of the strongest, most beautiful episodes ... in years". Sandra Gonzalez of "Entertainment Weekly" summarised the episode as "an unraveling a person". Gonzalez said it changed her perception of what The Mother was like, replacing a mental image of "this Dream Girl put on this Earth solely to be the opposite end of Ted Mosby’s two-piece puzzle life" with "a real woman" going through heartbreak. How Your Mother Met Me "How Your Mother Met Me" is the sixteenth episode of

neg: Definitions (How I Met Your Mother) shows up dressed to the nines at MacLaren's. Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club rated the episode B+ Brian Zoromski of IGN gave the episode 9 out of 10. Definitions (How I Met Your Mother) "Definitions" is the first episode of the fifth season of the "How I Met Your Mother" TV series and 89th episode overall. It originally aired on September 21, 2009. Future Ted explains how nervous he was his first day of teaching, when he was trying to figure out what kind of teacher he would be: formal disciplinarian or laid-back peer. Before the first class, Marshall

neg: Slapsgiving Slapsgiving "Slapsgiving" is the ninth episode in the third season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 53rd overall. It originally aired on November 19, 2007. The episode begins with Future Ted telling his kids about a private joke he and Robin used to share while they were going out where they would salute whenever another person used a word that sounded like a military rank before another word in a sentence (an example being 'Kernel (Colonel) Stuck In My Teeth'), but since breaking up they simply share awkward looks whenever someone does it. Future Ted also

neg: Vesuvius (How I Met Your Mother) visibly fill with tears. She quickly changes the subject. In December 2013, Cobie Smulders stated that the show was looking to cast Robin's mother, and said that Annette Bening was one of the actresses she pitched to producers. Bill Kuchman of Popculturology noted that the episode supports the theory that Ted is telling his children this story because The Mother is dead in the year 2030, drawing parallels between "Vesuvius" and "The Time Travelers." "When 'The Time Travelers' aired, there was a lot of discussion over what that soliloquy meant. Was The Mother dead? Was Ted dead? After seeing 'Vesuvius,'

neg: Mera Naseeb whatever happens. Due to all the pressure of the situation, he kills himself. On his funeral, his mother breaks down and begs Nazia's family for forgiveness, finally having realised her mistake. When Nazia hears of his suicide she goes into early labour. Upon giving birth and returning home, she sinks into depression. Her mother, Salima, then encourages her to go back to college and make something of herself, which she does. In the last episode, Nazia takes her daughter to meet Fahad's mum, who apologises for what she has done and also encourages Nazia to marry Shehbaz. Shehbaz then meets

neg: Aansoo live in two different countries. What happens to Dr. Ahsan? What happens with Aryan and Denial's love story? Whom does Isha love? Does Amna ever comes to know about Sadia and do they ever come to know about their sons? What happens with Sofie and Sami? How does Imaan recover and does she ever meet her mother again? Aansoo Aansoo (English: Tears) was a popular 2000 Pakistani drama which was shown on the Pakistan Television network in 2000. The drama was written by the legendary writer Haseena Moin and directed by Ali Rizvi. The drama became immensely popular because of

neg: Last Time in New York each other even after 60 years of marriage, they stop worrying that their relationship will become dull and argumentative and decide to face their relatives. Ted finally decides to stop avoiding Barney and goes with a bottle and two glasses to meet Barney. Before Ted can offer the scotch, Barney reveals that he had seen Ted and Robin at the carousel where she had been looking for her missing locket. Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A− rating. Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode a 7.0/10 rating claiming it "included a funny and sweet subplot

neg: The Over-Correction The Over-Correction "The Over-Correction" is the tenth episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 170th episode overall. Robin, Marshall, Lily, and Ted are trapped in different closets. Future Ted narrates how things came to be. A week earlier at MacLaren's, Marshall and Lily tell Ted and Robin that Marshall's mother Judy is staying at their apartment. Judy tells Lily that having gotten over the death of her husband, she is ready to date again and she hooks up with Lily's father Mickey, so Marshall seeks refuge in a closet. Noting Robin's

neg: How I Met Your Mother humor: in the episode "How I Met Everyone Else", Ted describes his dates with a girlfriend whose name he has forgotten, leading all characters to act as though her given name were "Blah-Blah"; later in the series, Ted remembers her name as Carol. While the traditional love-story structure begins when the romantic leads first encounter each other, "How I Met Your Mother" does not introduce Ted's wife (Cristin Milioti) until the eighth-season finale, and only announces her name (Tracy McConnell) during the series finale. The show instead focuses on Ted's prior relationships and his dissatisfaction with those women, thus setting

neg: Children of Divorce (1927 film) mother who insisted that she marry a wealthy man, Kitty soon sets her sights on Ted—even though she knows that Ted and her close friend Jean love each other. One evening, after going on a drunken spree, Kitty tricks Ted into marrying her, even though she does not love him. Desperately unhappy, Ted assures Jean that he will seek a divorce as soon as possible. Not wanting him to repeat the mistakes of their parents, Jean refuses to marry him if he divorces, and sails off for Europe. The arrival of their baby does little for their marriage, and Ted

neg: Are You Right There Father Ted? Ted: The Complete Scripts", Arthur Mathews observes that the islanders' actions in this episode are the opposite of those in "The Passion of Saint Tibulus": in the earlier episode, they completely fail to do what Ted wants them to, while in this episode they enthusiastically follow what they imagine to be Ted's example even though he desperately wants them not to. Are You Right There Father Ted? "Are You Right There Father Ted?" is the first episode of the third series of the Channel 4 television sitcom "Father Ted", and the 18th episode overall. It is notable for being the

neg: Gary Blauman Gary Blauman "Gary Blauman" is the 21st episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 205th episode overall. Ted and the Mother are going out to dinner on their first date at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, three days after Barney and Robin's wedding. When they decide not to go to the restaurant they originally chose, the Mother says they should just find a restaurant where they don't need a reservation. Ted tells her that going somewhere without a reservation isn't easy, through the story of Gary Blauman. In the present, Blauman shows

neg: Girls Versus Suits Girls Versus Suits "Girls Versus Suits" is the 12th episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy "How I Met Your Mother" and the show's 100th episode overall. It originally aired on January 11, 2010. The episode features a fantasy musical number, "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit", performed by Neil Patrick Harris, which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. Future Ted tells the kids about the time he "almost" met their mother. Leaving class, Ted confiscates alcohol from fraternity brothers and shares it with the woman they were propositioning, Cindy

neg: Gary Blauman that it "delivered a sharp and enjoyable storyline that felt like a snapshot of the show's former glory." Gary Blauman "Gary Blauman" is the 21st episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 205th episode overall. Ted and the Mother are going out to dinner on their first date at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, three days after Barney and Robin's wedding. When they decide not to go to the restaurant they originally chose, the Mother says they should just find a restaurant where they don't need a reservation. Ted tells her that

neg: Ted Mosby on St. Patrick's Day, 2008. In the first season episode "Belly Full of Turkey", Future Ted jokes to his kids that a stripper he meets named Tracy is the mother (the mother's first name also turned out to be Tracy in the finale). Future Ted told his kids that he met their mother "on the day of the wedding" which is later revealed to be the day of Barney and Robin's wedding, in which Ted is the Best Man. In the season premiere of the 8th season, Ted is reading a book while waiting at the "Farhampton" train station after

neg: The Time Travelers (How I Met Your Mother) The Time Travelers (How I Met Your Mother) "The Time Travelers" is the 20th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 180th episode overall. At MacLaren's, Ted passes up Barney's invitation to watch "Robots Versus Wrestlers: Legends" because he has to prepare for class. Barney claims he will regret this in 20 years, and Ted is then shocked when likenesses of Barney and Ted from 20 years in the future appear and try to convince him. A Ted from 20 hours in the future warns present Ted that he will enjoy

neg: La Belle Verte As Mila helps to hide the baby from the two functionaries that intend to take the baby away, she "disconnects" them too. She communicates with her sons telepathically, and they get a glimpse of Masha and Sonia. They wish to come join their mother on Earth to meet the breathtaking sisters they have just seen, but Osam misses his aim, and they land in the Australian desert, where they meet aboriginal people just as evolved as they are. They are very surprised – this does not look like what their mother had described. Eventually, they make it to an airport,

neg: Happily Ever After (How I Met Your Mother) idea is to simply let it go, so you can move on. Finally, Ted gets rid of his map, so he can get on with his life. Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" gave the episode an A. Michelle Zoromski of "IGN" rated it 8.5/10. Happily Ever After (How I Met Your Mother) "Happily Ever After" is the sixth episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 70th overall. It originally aired on November 3, 2008. The day after Stella ran out on their wedding, Ted is unusually happy. His friends (other than

neg: Spoiler Alert (How I Met Your Mother) Omar G of "Television Without Pity" rated the episode A−. Spoiler Alert (How I Met Your Mother) "Spoiler Alert" is the eighth episode in the third season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 52nd overall. It originally aired on November 12, 2007. Ted thinks that he has found the perfect girl, Cathy (played by Lindsay Price) and decides to take her to dinner along with the gang. During the dinner, Ted can see the group's hate for Cathy and their annoyance whenever she speaks to them. At first they refuse to give a reason so as

neg: Trilogy Time Trilogy Time "Trilogy Time" is the 20th episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 156th episode overall. It aired on April 9, 2012. Quinn has thrown out most of her things in order to appease Barney's irrational fear of change, but Barney won't even let her keep her coffee mugs. Ted and Marshall suggest it would be a good time to sit down for another "trilogy time", in which they watch the original "Star Wars" trilogy and predict what their lives will be like in three years. The tradition started in

neg: A Spoonful of Sugar show "How I Met Your Mother", in the episode "Last Words", the character Robin Scherbatsky (portrayed by Cobie Smulders) implies to her friend, Ted Mosby (portrayed by Josh Radnor), that it's naive and childish of him to believe that what the kids were given with their medicine truly was sugar, rather implying that what the children were actually given with their medicine was (crack) cocaine, referencing the fact that the kids, at one point in the movie, attempted to jump into paintings with Poppins. A Spoonful of Sugar "A Spoonful of Sugar" is a song from Walt Disney's 1964 film

neg: Good Crazy Good Crazy "Good Crazy" is the 22nd episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 158th episode overall. Lily and Marshall hold their baby shower. Ted and Robin separately miss the shower on purpose to avoid seeing each other. Barney encourages Ted to try online dating and sets him up with three specific women. Over the course of each date, Ted suddenly visualizes Robin sitting in front of him and is determined to get her out of his mind even if his dates found him weird. On the third date, Ted finds

neg: Three Days of Snow Three Days of Snow "Three Days of Snow" is the 13th episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 77th overall. It originally aired on January 19, 2009. Ted and Barney set up dates with two young women in a band, planning to meet back at MacLaren's the next night. The next night, with a huge snow storm outside, they sit alone at the bar, waiting for the girls. Barney and Ted beg Carl the bartender to leave them in charge of the bar for the rest of the night, as Carl has

neg: Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M." is the 18th episode in the first season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on April 10, 2006. Future Ted tells his children of a saying his mother used and which he agrees with: "Nothing good ever happens after 2 a.m." He then picks up his narrative from where the previous episode left off, having just returned home from a karaoke club and receiving a call from Robin. Earlier that day, Robin does a presentation on her career with Lily's class but

neg: Unfinished (How I Met Your Mother) Unfinished (How I Met Your Mother) "Unfinished" is the third episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 115th episode overall. It aired on October 4, 2010. Future Ted states that during his early years as a professor, he had a simple goal: to give a lecture that would change someone's life. Ted believes he accomplished that goal, and recalls the story. The story begins when Ted is just beginning a lecture. He takes an airplane out of his pocket, but Future Ted decides to go back in time a couple days

neg: The Man from O.R.G.Y. with the slogan: "Meet Steve Victor, a new breed of agent. He stands up for what he believes in ... SEX!" Overall at the time period after the film's release it did not get a positive reception. A reviewer for "The New York Times" commented: "A certain charming innocence pertains to all the low-level vulgarity, as it does to the plump, often pretty girls themselves, with their piled-up hairdo's, their freighted eyelids, and their brave little attempts to say their lines." This poor reception had a negative impact on the filmwriting career of Ted Mark. "British Film Culture in the

neg: Sunrise (How I Met Your Mother) crazy soon returns as she tries to get back together with him and fails. Ted and Robin end their evening watching the sunrise together and Ted finally lets go of Robin, who is shown flying away in his mind, but is still disappointed to learn that Robin thought he should have kissed her at the end of their first date. Bill Kuchman of Popculturology gave the episode high marks, noting that it didn't just rehash previous episodes focusing on Ted and Robin's relationship. "There was never a 'will they or won’t they?' moment in this episode, a change from past

neg: No Tomorrow (How I Met Your Mother) article also included a poll asking if the woman Ted ran into was the mother or a red herring thrown in by the writers. Omar of Television Without Pity rated the episode with a grade B. This is the second most watched episode of season 3. No Tomorrow (How I Met Your Mother) "No Tomorrow" is the 12th episode in the third season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 56th overall. It originally aired on March 17, 2008. It was the first episode to air after the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike concluded. Ted, Marshall

neg: The Stinsons that moment, they share a hug and she tells him to make sure to go for it when he does meet the right girl. At that moment, Robin walks in and Barney looks at her as he tells his mother he will try. On the ride home, Ted and Betty are in one cab while Barney, Robin, Marshall and Lily are in another. Lily then fakes a conversation on her cell phone with Betty pretending to be Marshall's mother in order to make him think she's on good terms with his mother. Donna Bowman of "The A.V. Club" rated the

neg: Coming Back (How I Met Your Mother) room much to his dismay. Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the double-episode premiere of "The Locket" and "Coming Back" a B+ rating. Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx also rated the double-episode saying that there was many "annoying little things, and a few big ones" but one big thing they got absolutely right: That was the Mother. Bill Kuchman of Popculturology gave the second half of the season premiere high marks, saying that watching Ted and The Mother together is "what we were promised almost a decade ago, and now we’re finally watching it happen." He also praised the chemistry

neg: Aldrin Justice Aldrin Justice "Aldrin Justice" is the sixth episode in the second season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on October 23, 2006. Lily is having trouble deciding what she wants to do with her life. In the meantime, she is working at a Hawaiian restaurant. Ted offers her a job as a secretary at his architectural firm. Lily is put off by Hammond Druthers, Ted's boss, because his designs are phallic and he is abusive to his employees, especially Ted. When Ted finds Hammond's prized baseball that was autographed by Pete Rose in Lily's

neg: Eddie Huang criticism of the development process of the show, writing a lengthy essay about his concern that his vision for the show was compromised. Huang has said that he does not watch the show, because he thinks that the storyline after the pilot episode is not what he wrote in his memoir. In 2012, Huang was named a 2013 TED Fellow. He later had his TED fellowship revoked for not attending every event of the conference, per the fellowship agreement. He went on to compare TED to a "Scientology summer camp". Huang drew criticism in May 2015 for comments he made

neg: Happily Ever After (How I Met Your Mother) Happily Ever After (How I Met Your Mother) "Happily Ever After" is the sixth episode in the fourth season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 70th overall. It originally aired on November 3, 2008. The day after Stella ran out on their wedding, Ted is unusually happy. His friends (other than Barney, who is just happy Ted isn't married) are worried about him, thinking that he is repressing his emotions. Over the course of two weeks, the group tries to be there for Ted, but he insists he is fine. Eventually, the group becomes frustrated, and

neg: Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson because he does not truly believe in what he is saying. Homer announces on television that he "is full of crap" and reconciles with Lisa. As a result, Nugent is stripped of his position as the Republican presidential candidate. The episode ends as he sings a song about what his presidency would have been like. The episode, titled "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson", was written by John Frink and directed by Mark Kirkland. American musician and conservative political activist Ted Nugent guest starred in the episode as himself, providing his voice for both speaking and singing parts. His song at

neg: Double Date (How I Met Your Mother) Brian Zoromski of IGN gave the episode 7.5 out of 10. He criticized the episode for its portrayal of Robin as a jealous girlfriend, although he praised the episode for the editing and character appropriate way Ted behaved on his double date. Double Date (How I Met Your Mother) "Double Date" is the second episode of the fifth season of the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 90th episode overall. It originally aired on September 28, 2009. Future Ted describes a date he went on in 2009, and the screen quickly changes to show a side-by-side shot of

neg: Bad News (How I Met Your Mother) 9.5 out of 10. DeAnn Welker of Television Without Pity graded the episode at A. This episode achieved the second highest ratings of season 6, bringing in 10.15 million viewers, just behind the episode "Last Words" which attracted 10.51 million viewers. Bad News (How I Met Your Mother) "Bad News" is the 13th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and their 125th episode overall. It aired January 3, 2011. "TV Guide" listed "Bad News" in its list of 2011's Top TV Episodes. Future Ted tells his kids that Marshall and Lily are

neg: Pilot (How I Met Your Mother) and Marshall and Lily based on Thomas and his wife. The interior shots for the episode was filmed at the CBS Radford in Los Angeles, making it the only episode of the show to be filmed at the studio. The pilot received generally positive reviews from television critics. It was viewed by 10.94 million viewers. In 2030, Ted Mosby (voiced by Bob Saget) is telling his teenaged children the story of how he met their mother. The story flashes back to 2005, where 27-year-old Ted (Josh Radnor) helps his best friend and roommate Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel) prepare to propose

neg: How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother (often abbreviated to HIMYM) is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in New York City's Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meet their mother. The series was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, who also served as the show's executive producers and were frequent writers. The series was loosely inspired

neg: Something Old to depict Ted as having traveled to Mexico instead. Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B. Max Nicholson of IGN scored the episode 7, stating that the episode featured a strong comedic A story, a weak B story and an intriguing but mostly hollow end. Something Old "Something Old" is the 23rd episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 183rd episode overall. In 1994, Robin and her father visited New York (on what Robin Sr. called a 'father-son bonding trip') with Robin determined to move to the

neg: Noretta At the bar, Ted says that he had suggested to "Weird Al" the lyrics for "Like a Surgeon." Kevin and Robin go to the apartment, leaving Ted alone, where he meets a "Weird Al" fan who resembles his mother. "Weird Al" gets a fan letter from Ted in 1985 which gives him the inspiration for "Like a Surgeon." Donna Bowman of the A.V. Club gave the episode a B. Noretta "Noretta" is the seventh episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 143rd episode overall. It aired on October 24, 2011. Barney's

neg: Beware the Gray Ghost short of money. In an act of desperation after trashing his display cases in frustration, Trent attempts to sell his "Gray Ghost" memorabilia to toy collector and toy shop owner, Ted Dymer. Later that night, Trent awakens to find his memorabilia back in his apartment and his display cases restored. Trent also finds a letter from an anonymous person to meet in an alley. When Trent and Batman finally meet, Trent is unable to recall the details of the episode featuring the Mad Bomber and states that he does not want to help Batman and just wants to be left

neg: The Leap (How I Met Your Mother) each other and kiss. After this, they decide to discuss it later. Finally, back in the apartment, Ted laments his situation, and Lily tells him to stop chasing something that is not working, and let the universe take over for a bit. When Lily tells him that maybe he should just take 'the leap' and do what the world seems to want him to do, Ted accepts the professor job at the University. Marshall takes the advice literally, and leaps from the roof to the other building, followed by the rest of the gang. The episode ends with Ted, now

neg: Natural History (How I Met Your Mother) tackled people's thoughts about their past and how they should let things go, which were explained well during the third part. DeAnn Welker of Television Without Pity gave the episode an A− score. Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a rating of 6.5 out of 10. Chris O'Hara of TVFanatic.com gave the episode a rating of 4 out of 5. Natural History (How I Met Your Mother) "Natural History" is the eighth episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 120th episode overall. It aired on November 8, 2010. Ted and

neg: Voices (Cheap Trick song) Zander ever sung better? - but the live version on "Silver" is pretty swell, as well."" Jon Brion covered "Voices" on his 2001 debut album "Meaningless". The song is featured in the How I Met Your Mother episode "The Pineapple Incident" where Ted has a hangover and Ted, Marshall, Lily and Barney have to find out the entire story by telling it from their point of view. The song is played when Ted gets drunk and calls Robin and plays the song on the jukebox and starts singing it until he falls over. Earlier in the episode, the show uses

neg: The Rough Patch The Rough Patch "The Rough Patch" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and 95th episode overall. It originally aired on November 9, 2009. Future Ted explains the gang's apprehension as Barney and Robin entered the later months of their relationship. Barney gives Ted all of his porn. Marshall can tell Barney is serious about Robin since he has developed "relationship gut" - weight put on when in a stable relationship from eating so much food. Marshall and Lily steal videos from the collection when Ted is not looking and

neg: The Goat (How I Met Your Mother) played by Alan Fudge) brings it to her kindergarten class and horrifies her students by going into great detail about what will happen to Missy when she visits the butcher. Lily plans to give the goat away to animal control, but becomes attached to the goat while waiting for Ted to arrive at his birthday party. Older Ted reveals at the end of the episode, after hinting at the destruction the goat would do, that he had the story wrong: Everything involving the goat actually takes place during his 31st birthday, at which point – Older Ted also reveals –

neg: Sandcastles in the Sand Sandcastles in the Sand "Sandcastles in the Sand" is the 16th episode in the third season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother" and 60th overall. It originally aired on April 21, 2008. The episode begins with a montage of Robin, as Future Ted explains how much she has changed since her days as bubblegum pop star Robin Sparkles. At the bar, Robin announces that her former boyfriend, Simon (James Van Der Beek), plans to meet up with her later on at the bar. Robin tells the gang the story of how Simon broke up with her: He

neg: Home Wreckers Home Wreckers "Home Wreckers" is the 20th episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy "How I Met Your Mother" and 108th episode overall. It aired on April 19, 2010. Ted is stunned when his mother and her long-term boyfriend Clint announce they are going to be married. At the reception, Ted is unable to grasp the fact that his mother is getting married a second time before he has even once, and when Clint begins singing a song, Ted leaves without giving his toast. The gang then doesn't see him for nearly three days (72 hours), after

neg: Jenkins (How I Met Your Mother) Jenkins (How I Met Your Mother) "Jenkins" is the 13th episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy "How I Met Your Mother" and 101st episode overall. It originally aired on January 18, 2010. The episode hit a season high with 10.52 million viewers and high overall ratings. The episode is directed by starring actor and first-time director Neil Patrick Harris. Ted and Marshall walk into a college bar, and Ted is worried about meeting his students there. Marshall goes to the bar often to maintain his skeeball high score. Marshall tells him that Jenkins, a particularly quirky

neg: Bedtime Stories (How I Met Your Mother) wished that Robin's had somehow tied into Ted and Barney's connected stories. Bedtime Stories (How I Met Your Mother) "Bedtime Stories" is the eleventh episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 195th episode overall. On Saturday at 5pm, 25 hours before the wedding, Marshall and his son, Marvin, are taking the bus in the final leg of their journey to Farhampton. In an effort to get Marvin to sleep, Marshall constantly uses rhymes (the entire episode is worded with rhymes), and begins telling stories of his friends. The episode also features

neg: Coming Back (How I Met Your Mother) Cristin Milioti had with Josh Radnor, saying "the showrunners appear to have done the impossible" with this casting. Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode an 8.0/10 rating saying it "introduced several great subplots, including a scene between Ted and the Mother." Coming Back (How I Met Your Mother) "Coming Back" is the second episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 186th episode overall. On Friday at noon, 54 hours before the wedding, Ted and Lily begin checking into the Farhampton Inn. The man at the front desk (Roger Bart) is

neg: The Window (How I Met Your Mother) the episode brought a few laughs regarding Marshall and Barney stories. The Window (How I Met Your Mother) "The Window" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the CBS situation comedy "How I Met Your Mother" and 98th episode overall. It aired on Monday, December 7, 2009. Marshall stops by Ted's apartment with a box of childhood memorabilia from his mother. Ted receives a call from an old woman telling him "the window is open", and races over to a woman's apartment a few blocks away. Later at MacLaren's, Ted explains that "the window" was the window of

neg: Garbage Island (How I Met Your Mother) Garbage Island (How I Met Your Mother) "Garbage Island" is the 17th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 129th episode overall. It aired on February 21, 2011. At Hong Kong International Airport in 2021, Ted's flight to New York City has been cancelled. While arguing with an attendant at the departure lounge, he runs into Wendy the Waitress. Future Ted describes how it happened. At MacLaren's, Ted and Zoey tell Wendy the Waitress how they ended up together. Ted says Zoey was unhappy with her marriage to the Captain, and

neg: P.S. I Love You (How I Met Your Mother) still, Ted finds it charming. Meanwhile, Robin's co-star on the "Sandcastles in the Sand" video, Simon, reveals to Barney that a MuchMusic documentary show about musicians' lives off the stage, "Underneath The Tunes", discussed Robin's career in an episode. Marshall gets increasingly irritated that Ted has found Jeanette's behaviour attractive, and that their "destiny" was forced. Barney returns with a copy of the "Underneath The Tunes" episode and shows it to Ted, Marshall, and Lily. Using interviews with many Canadian celebrities, the documentary depicts a picture of Robin's musical career different from that she described in Slap Bet. She originally

neg: Unpause he found in the street. "Had Ted moved away all those years ago, he would have never met The Mother. Thanks to that lucky penny, Ted was in the right place at the right time". Donna Bowman of the A.V. Club graded the episode at B+. Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode 8.5/10, saying it brought the goods, including answers to two big mysteries. Unpause "Unpause" is the fifteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 199th episode overall. This is also the episode where Ted's future children's names are

neg: Rabbit or Duck the episode 9 out of 10. TV Fanatic gave the episode 4 out of 5 praising the quotes, while "Time" praised acting of Barney Stinson. Alan Sepinwall and "The Star-Ledger" also didn't opted out to comment saying "What a bizarre but ultimately funny episode of "HIMYM."" Rabbit or Duck "Rabbit or Duck" is the 15th episode of the fifth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and 103rd episode overall. It originally aired on February 8, 2010. Ted, Marshall, Lily, and Robin hang out at Ted's apartment to watch Super Bowl XLIV, where the camera catches Barney

neg: P.S. I Love You (How I Met Your Mother) P.S. I Love You (How I Met Your Mother) "P.S. I Love You" is the 15th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 175th episode overall. Ted tells the gang that he found his destined love on the subway—they were both reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude"—but lost her at the next stop. Ted hopes to find her again, but Marshall and Lily are unsure of this; especially when he reveals he has written details he remembered about her. However, Ted indeed reunites with the woman, Jeanette, after a fire alarm

neg: Natural History (How I Met Your Mother) Natural History (How I Met Your Mother) "Natural History" is the eighth episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 120th episode overall. It aired on November 8, 2010. Ted and the gang are invited to a gala party at the Natural History Museum thrown by George van Smoot, also known as "The Captain". While hobnobbing, Ted sees Zoey, with whom he is angry for writing a column criticizing his work at GNB regarding the Arcadian, describing the project as "taking away from the have-nots, giving to the haves". Ted is especially

neg: Marshall Eriksen is never revealed. Marshall and Ted are college roommates and best friends. They first bonded during an ill-fated college road trip. Marshall and Lily consider Ted a part of their family, their "third Musketeer". Ted helps Marshall recover when he and Lily briefly break up. Along with the other main characters, Marshall is by Ted's side during every major event in his life, including a serious car accident, being left at the altar, and, finally, Ted's marriage to the titular Mother. Ted is best man at Marshall's wedding, and Marshall does the honors when Ted gets married in the series

neg: The Mermaid Theory The Mermaid Theory "The Mermaid Theory" is the 11th episode of the sixth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 123rd episode overall. It aired on December 6, 2010. The Episode hints at future events, which are elaborated in Season 7 episode "Now We're Even". Ted tells the group Zoey has invited them to an art gala, though only Ted expresses interest. Lily cautions Ted on hanging out alone with a married woman. Ted dismisses Lily’s concerns but when out with Zoey she tells her husband, ‘the Captain’, that she is “out with friends” instead

neg: Gary Blauman of Blauman, saying he doesn't want to miss the wedding. After finishing his story, Ted and the Mother have their first kiss. Bill Kuchman of Popculturology praised the episode, saying HIMYM "very effectively used the character [Gary Blauman] as an instrument to not only show us another slice of Ted and The Mother’s life together, but it also used Blauman as a device to assure fans that there were happy endings in the future for many of our favorite characters." Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club graded the episode an A. Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode 8.7/10, saying

neg: No Pressure (How I Met Your Mother) No Pressure (How I Met Your Mother) "No Pressure" is the 17th episode of the seventh season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 153rd episode overall. It aired on February 20, 2012. Future Ted tells his children that the day that he told their mother he loved her was significant because he had not said those words to anyone since he confessed to Robin that he still loved her. In the aftermath of Ted's confession, he reminds Robin that five years ago their thoughts on the future were too different, and they broke up. Before

neg: Pilot (How I Met Your Mother) Pilot (How I Met Your Mother) "Pilot" is the pilot episode of American television sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", which premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. It was written by series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, and directed by Pamela Fryman The pilot takes place in 2030, as a future Ted Mosby (Voiced by Bob Saget) is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother. It flashes back to 2005 to a younger Ted (Josh Radnor) who meets Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), a reporter who he becomes smitten for. Meanwhile, Ted's lawyer friend Marshall

neg: Belly Full of Turkey get a lap dance, which he realizes is the one act of charity he performed on Thanksgiving. Another stripper named Tracy (Katie A. Keane) compliments Ted on his generosity, and Ted tells his kids "And that's the story of how I met your mother", shocking them before Ted reveals, to their relief, that he is joking. Belly Full of Turkey "Belly Full of Turkey" is the ninth episode in the first season of the television series "How I Met Your Mother". It originally aired on November 21, 2005. It's Thanksgiving time, and Marshall and Lily visit Marshall's family in St.

neg: The Mother (How I Met Your Mother) the wrong room and runs off. She heads back to the room after seeing Ted scramble to his actual classroom. Later, in "Girls Versus Suits", Ted dates Cindy, not knowing that her roommate is his future wife. Throughout the episode, Ted notes that Cindy had spent most of their first date talking jealously about her roommate. When in Cindy and the mother's apartment he picks up many of The Mother's belongings, attempting to show how compatible he and Cindy are (thinking the items are Cindy's) and glimpses the mother's foot as she disappears into her room after taking a shower.

neg: How I Met Your Mother brands, and forces Lily to tell Marshall. Despite this, they are able to finally secure their dream apartment, only to discover it is in a bad location and more poorly constructed than they thought (the floor is tilted). Barney is slapped for the third time on Thanksgiving, which Marshall dubs "Slapsgiving." Ted tells his children he met their mother through a story concerning her yellow umbrella. He finds the umbrella at a club and takes it 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

neg: The Mainland (Father Ted) The Mainland (Father Ted) "The Mainland" is the fourth episode of the third series of the Channel 4 sitcom "Father Ted" and the 21st episode overall. It was first broadcast on 3 April 1998. Ted, Dougal, Jack, and Mrs. Doyle depart Craggy Island for the mainland for various reasons; Ted plans to collect £200 he won in a bet, and then visit the Very Dark Caves with Dougal, Mrs. Doyle plans to meet with her friend Mrs. Dineen to have tea, and Jack needs a new set of glasses as his last pair were taken by a bird. After dropping