The Best of How I Met Your Mother

The Best of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)

Creators: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas

Seasons: 9 Episodes: 208 Years: 2005-2014

Premise: A long story about love and sex told to kids

My 20 Standout Episodes

1. Pilot S01E01 | #01

Ted instantly falls in love with Robin; Marshall and Lily get engaged

2. Game Night S01E15 | #15

Barney reveals his hippie past as others reveal embarrassing moments

3. Slap Bet S02E09 | #31

Marshall & Barney bet on Robin’s past not knowing she was a pop star

4. Stuff S02E16 | #38

Ted & Robin have a hard time letting go of stuff; Lily does an awful play

5. Something Borrowed S02E21 | #43

Everything goes wrong for Lily and Marshall’s wedding day

6. Slapsgiving S03E09 | #53

Robin dates an older man; Lily wants a perfect dinner; the third slap

7. Ten Sessions S03E13 | #57

Ted falls for his plastic surgeon but only has ten sessions to woo her

8. Sandcastles in the Sand S03E16 | #60

Robin can’t get over her past Robin Sparkles crush

9. Murtaugh S04E19 | #83

Barney tries to be young as Ted tries out being old; Marshall & Lily coach

10. Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap S05E09 | #97

Lily’s game-making dad appears, Marshall gifts his next slap

11. Girls vs Suits S05E12 | #100

Ted dates the Mother’s roommate, Barney must make a big decision

12. Blitzgiving S06E10 | #122

Hurley’s blitz is passed on as Ted & Barney miss amazing things

13. The Magicians Code, Part I S07E23 | #159

Robin & Ted distract Lily in labour, Barney gets Marshall to the hospital

14. The Final Page, Part I & II S08E11-12 | #172 & #173

Barney is first jinxed then proposes; Ted’s building opens

15. P.S. I Love You S08E15 | #175

Ted dates a Dahlmer not a Dobbler girl

16. The Ashtray S08E17 | #177

Ted, Robin and Lily have different encounters with the Captain

17. Bedtime Stories S09E11 | #195

Rhyming stories of Ted’s date and Robin seeing Simon again

18. The Rehearsal Dinner S09E12 | #196

Robin is mad that Barney wants a laser tag dinner

19. How Your Mother Met Me S09E16 | #200

Mother’s near-misses of Ted before that fateful wedding weekend

20. Last Forever, Part I & II S09E23-24 | #207 & #208

Barney & Robin don’t last, Ted & Tracy are happy together

My Top Five

1. Slap Bet

2. Stuff

3. Murtaugh

4. Ten Sessions

5. Girls vs Suits