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The American sitcom How I Met Your Mother premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. Created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, the show is presented from the perspective of Ted Mosby in 2030 ("Future Ted") as he tells his children how he met the titular mother. The show lasted for nine seasons and 208 episodes; the finale first aired on March 31, 2014.
The fourth season is the only season of "How I Met Your Mother" to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
This season is currently the second highest rated season of "How I Met Your Mother" in terms of viewership, at an average of 9.42 million viewers. However, it is currently the highest rated in terms of the important Adults 18-49 demographic, which is what advertisers use to determine how much a 30-second advertising spot costs. Season 4 averaged 4.0/10 in terms of rating/share in the Adults 18-49 demographic.
The main characters are: Ted Mosby, a romantic searching for "The One"; Barney Stinson, a womanizer; Robin Scherbatsky, a journalist who moved to New York in 2005; and Marshall Eriksen and Lily Aldrin, a long-term couple. Although the show is based around The Mother, her first appearance is not until the season eight finale.
The fifth season of the American television comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" premiered on September 21, 2009 and concluded on May 24, 2010. It consists of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. CBS broadcast the fifth season on Monday nights at 8:00 pm in the United States. 
Reviews for season 5 of "How I Met Your Mother" were mixed. 
Gerwig made her first talk show appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in 2010. She later was cast as a lead in the HBO pilot "The Corrections" (2011) and a spin-off of "How I Met Your Mother" titled "How I Met Your Dad" (2014), but neither was picked up to series. Gerwig voiced one of the main characters in the Adult Swim animated series "China, IL". In 2016, she guest-starred in two episodes of the comedy series "The Mindy Project".
Played by Joe Nieves, Carl is the bartender at MacLaren's, which is frequented by the main characters. It's assumed that Carl's last name is MacLaren and that he owns the bar.[15] Carl eventually has a son who helps him at MacLaren's.
Kaitlin Thomas from TV.com has also given the episode a positive review, saying, "'How Your Mother Met Me' was a great 200th episode for How I Met Your Mother. It was something different, but it was also a long time coming. It fleshed out a character we've been hearing about for nearly nine years but still didn't really know, and it was one of those patented emotional episodes the series does so well that sometimes I wonder why it even bothers with pure comedy. How I Met Your Mother could easily be a successful 30-minute dramedy if it wanted to be, and I maintain that it's at its best when it's doing these kinds of emotional stories. I didn't expect the Mother to have loved and lost at such a young age, but it worked for the show and for her character, and it added a nice bit of depth to the woman Ted will soon love, and that we already do."
During its first eight seasons, "How I Met Your Mother" often hinted at the unseen character of The Mother. Carter Bays and Craig Thomas wanted to cast a lesser known actress in the role to avoid audiences associating the Mother with the actresses' previous roles, similar to how Cobie Smulders being cast as Robin Scherbatsky had "kept the show alive" when it began. Bays and Thomas also did not want a large casting call. They chose Cristin Milioti after seeing her on "30 Rock" and "Once"; her musical ability was also helpful, as The Mother had been described as a band member. Milioti filmed her first scene for the last episode of season 8 having never watched "How I Met Your Mother" before. She only learned of the character's importance after binge watching the show during the summer.
"How I Wet Your Mother" is written by Billy Kimball and Ian Maxtone-Graham and was directed by Lance Kramer. The title of the episode is a reference to the TV show, "How I Met Your Mother". The plot spoofs the film "Inception", with various scenes parodying certain moments from the film. The episode is also the fourth to feature the character of Mona Simpson, who had previously died in "Mona Leaves-a". The name of character B.F. Sherwood is a parody of American psychologist B.F. Skinner.
In addition to the Region 1 DVD release of the season on October 1, 2013, it was also added for streaming on Netflix the same day.The eighth season of "How I Met Your Mother" received widespread criticism. The review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes reported that 40% of critics gave it a positive review. The consensus reads: ""How I Met Your Mother" wears out its welcome this season, with an anticlimactic reveal and rote, less-than-fruitful humor."
"The Lighthouse" is the eighth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 192nd episode overall.
Theodore Evelyn Mosby is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the U.S. television sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", portrayed by Josh Radnor. Ted also serves as the show's narrator from the future, voiced by Bob Saget, as he tells his children the "long version" of how he met their mother.
Jorge Garcia guest starred on a season 6 episode of the CBS show "How I Met Your Mother", "Blitzgiving" which had references to "Lost". When Marshall asks for a random phone number, Jorge Garcia's character immediately shouts out the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42. Later Jorge's character says "I feel like I was on that island for eternity", referencing his curse. Both Hugo and Stephen, the character that Jorge Garcia plays on "How I Met Your Mother" are cursed. In Jeremy Garelick's comedy "The Wedding Ringer", Garcia portrays the character Lurch, who poses as one of Josh Gad's groomsmen. In the film's finale, the groomsmen are sat on a plane headed towards Tahiti for a weekend trip following the failed wedding. On the plane, Lurch claims "I've got a bad feeling about this flight", a reference to "Lost".
"The Fortress" is the 19th episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 179th episode overall.
The sixth season of the American television comedy series "How I Met Your Mother" premiered on September 20, 2010, and concluded on May 16, 2011 on CBS.
Season six of "How I Met Your Mother" was met with mostly positive reviews.
"How Your Mother Met Me" is the sixteenth episode of the ninth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and the 200th episode overall. This is the only episode of the series in which the episode title was used instead of the usual opening that featured the cast and series's title.
How I Met Your Music is the name of two albums (the first being followed by the subtitle Original Songs from the Hit Series "How I Met Your Mother", the second being followed by Deluxe) composed of songs from the CBS television series "How I Met Your Mother", the first of which was released hours before the Season 8 premiere. It features 20 songs that had appeared in the first seven seasons of the show and was released only digitally, originally through iTunes. A second iteration, titled "How I Met Your Music: Deluxe" album, was released a year later. It contains an entirely different play list. Many critics have said that the albums reflect the series' consistently effective use of music.
Tracy McConnell (colloquial: "The Mother") is the title character from the CBS television sitcom "How I Met Your Mother". The show, narrated by Future Ted (Bob Saget), tells the story of how Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) met The Mother. Tracy McConnell appears in eight episodes, from "Lucky Penny" to "The Time Travelers", as an unseen character; she was first seen fully in "Something New" and was promoted to a main character in season 9. The Mother is played by Cristin Milioti.
The ninth and final season of "How I Met Your Mother", an American sitcom created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, premiered on CBS on September 23, 2013, with two episodes, and concluded on March 31, 2014. The show was renewed for the final season on December 21, 2012, after cast member Jason Segel changed his decision to leave the show after Season 8. Cristin Milioti, who was revealed as "The Mother" in the Season 8 finale, was promoted to a series regular, the only time "How I Met Your Mother" added a new regular cast member. Season 9 consists of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length.
In the opening scene of the episode, the Griffin family is seen watching a television show entitled "How I Met Your Father", a parody of the CBS comedy-sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", which was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, who were writers for MacFarlane's sister show, "American Dad!". Actors Josh Radnor and Neil Patrick Harris make cameo appearances, voicing their characters, Ted Mosby and Barney Stinson, who end up kissing passionately by the end of the scene.
In 2008, Bettencourt was featured on the soundtrack for the motion picture "Smart People". Bettencourt is credited on the cover on the soundtrack as well. The soundtrack also features the Gary Cherone track, "Need I Say More", and Baby Animals selections. The album was released by Hollywood Records and is available on iTunes. The following year, Bettencourt was featured in a song and video called "Best Night Ever" by Marshall Eriksen, a character on "How I Met Your Mother". The video was a parody of Extreme's "More Than Words" video, in which the entire main cast of "How I Met Your Mother" made appearances.
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 term "hoser" was used frequently on the U.S. sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" in relation to main character Robin Scherbatsky, who was a native of Canada.
"Nannies" is the third episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother", and the 163rd episode overall.
Fryman directed the majority of the episodes of "How I Met Your Mother". Show creator Craig Thomas praised her communication skills, saying, "She makes everyone feel they've been heard and respected and she can connect with anyone."
Though Fryman's original career plan did not include directing (she figured she would "follow in her father's footsteps in merchandising"), she has grown to realize that directing is her forte and passion. In "Variety" magazine, Fryman said that continuing to direct "How I Met Your Mother" is her fantasy realized. In 2014, she officiated the wedding of "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, who played a side role in the show.