Starting in 2005, HIMYM tells the story of Ted, a hopeless romantic looking for his soul mate in NYC. With his best friends Lily and Marshall, his "wing man" Barney and one time girlfriend Robin with him, will Ted Mosby find love?
During the episode there is an ongoing countdown to the bad news starting at 50. Number 50 shows up in the first sceene on the doctors desk all the way to 1 that's on the cab from which Lilly steps out of to tell Marshall the bad news. All numbers are shown in numeric form except for the number 5. It's the number of fingers Marshall holds up when Barney is giving him a high-five.
1 More TriviaMarshall EriksenThe lesson of Blauman is when your boss screams at you, you never scream back. That's why there's a little thing in corporate America I like to call "The Chain of Screaming."
Barney StinsonChain of screaming?
Ted MosbyYes. The chain of screaming starts at the top. Arthur's boss boss screams at Arthur's boss. Arthur's boss screams at Arthur. Arthur screams at you. You go home and scream at Lily. Lily, screams at one of the kids in her kindergarten class. Then, that kid screams at her dad, Arthur's boss boss. Then the whole thing starts all over again, thus completing "The Circle of Screaming."
Barney StinsonI thought it was a chain of screaming?
Marshall EriksenIt's a circle Ted. I called it a circle.
Lily AldrinI don't scream at Lily.
Robin ScherbatskyAnd I don't scream at my kids, none of whom have parents who work at Marshall's firm.
Barney StinsonSo its not a circle.
34 More Quotes(Barney in a very angry tone) Fine! You want it to be a chain of screaming!? Its a chain of screaming! I came up with the circle idea halfway through because I thought it was a more elegant metaphor. But fine ruin it! (Barney beings to yell) You guys always undermind me, when I'm trying to make a point and I'm sick of it! God! I'm surrounded by idiots! Idiots! (Barney talks in a normal, calm voice) See, doesn't everybody feel better now?
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Josh Radnor | Ted Mosby | 157 eps. |
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Cobie Smulders | Robin Scherbatsky | 157 eps. |
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Jason Segel | Marshall Eriksen | 157 eps. |
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Neil Patrick Harris | Barney Stinson | 157 eps. |
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Alyson Hannigan | Lily Aldrin | 157 eps. |
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Bob Saget | Future Ted Mosby | 132 eps. |
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Lyndsy Fonseca | Ted Mosby's Daughter | 51 eps. |
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David Henrie | Ted Mosby's Son | 51 eps. |
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Charlene Amoia | Wendy the Waitress | 16 eps. |
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Joe Nieves | Carl | 13 eps. |
| 1 | Pilot | 09/19/2005 | |
| 2 | Purple Giraffe | 09/26/2005 | |
| 3 | The Sweet Taste of Liberty | 10/03/2005 | |
| 4 | Return of the Shirt | 10/10/2005 | |
| 5 | Okay Awesome | 10/17/2005 | |
| 6 | The Slutty Pumpkin | 10/24/2005 | |
| 7 | Matchmaker | 11/07/2005 | |
| 8 | The Duel | 11/14/2005 | |
| 9 | Belly Full of Turkey | 11/21/2005 | |
| 10 | The Pineapple Incident | 11/28/2005 | |
| 11 | The Limo | 12/19/2005 | |
| 12 | The Wedding | 01/09/2006 | |
| 13 | Drumroll, Please | 01/23/2006 | |
| 14 | Zip, Zip, Zip | 02/06/2006 | |
| 15 | Game Night | 02/27/2006 | |
| 16 | Cupcake | 03/06/2006 | |
| 17 | Life Among the Gorillas | 03/20/2006 | |
| 18 | Nothing Good Ever Happens After 2 A | 04/10/2006 | |
| 19 | Mary The Paralegal | 04/24/2006 | |
| 20 | Best Prom Ever | 05/01/2006 | |
| 21 | Milk | 05/08/2006 | |
| 22 | Come On | 05/15/2006 |
| Name | How I Met Your Mother |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Date of 1st Airing | Sept. 19, 2005 |
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| Show Length | 30 |
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| Alias(es) | HIMYM |