How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, and directed by Pamela Fryman.
Set in Manhattan, How I Met Your Mother follows the social and romantic lives of Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and his friends Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris).[1] As a framing device, the main character, Ted,[1] using voiceover narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and his daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother.
Known for its unique structure[citation needed] and eccentric humor, How I Met Your Mother has been a critical success, having received consistently positive reviews throughout its run. The show has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning six. In 2012, the series won the People's Choice Award for Best TV Network Comedy and Neil Patrick Harris won the award for Best Male Comedy Actor.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
2.1 Main characters
2.2 Recurring characters
3 Season synopsis
3.1 Season One
3.2 Season Two
3.3 Season Three
3.4 Season Four
3.5 Season Five
3.6 Season Six
3.7 Season Seven
3.8 Season Eight
4 Tie-ins
4.1 Books
4.2 Phone numbers
5 Nielsen ratings
6 Awards and nominations
7 DVD releases
8 References
9 External links
[edit]Production
How I Met Your Mother was inspired by Carter Bays' and Craig Thomas's idea to "write about our friends and the stupid stuff we did in New York".[3] The two drew from their friendship in creating the characters. Ted is based loosely on Bays, and Marshall and Lily are based loosely on Thomas and his wife.[4][5] Thomas's wife Rebecca was initially reluctant to have a character based on her, but agreed if they could get Alyson Hannigan to play her. Hannigan was looking to do more comedy work, and was available.[4]
MacLaren's, a bar in the middle of New York, in which some of the
Set in Manhattan, How I Met Your Mother follows the social and romantic lives of Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and his friends Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris).[1] As a framing device, the main character, Ted,[1] using voiceover narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and his daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother.
Known for its unique structure[citation needed] and eccentric humor, How I Met Your Mother has been a critical success, having received consistently positive reviews throughout its run. The show has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning six. In 2012, the series won the People's Choice Award for Best TV Network Comedy and Neil Patrick Harris won the award for Best Male Comedy Actor.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Production
2 Cast
2.1 Main characters
2.2 Recurring characters
3 Season synopsis
3.1 Season One
3.2 Season Two
3.3 Season Three
3.4 Season Four
3.5 Season Five
3.6 Season Six
3.7 Season Seven
3.8 Season Eight
4 Tie-ins
4.1 Books
4.2 Phone numbers
5 Nielsen ratings
6 Awards and nominations
7 DVD releases
8 References
9 External links
[edit]Production
How I Met Your Mother was inspired by Carter Bays' and Craig Thomas's idea to "write about our friends and the stupid stuff we did in New York".[3] The two drew from their friendship in creating the characters. Ted is based loosely on Bays, and Marshall and Lily are based loosely on Thomas and his wife.[4][5] Thomas's wife Rebecca was initially reluctant to have a character based on her, but agreed if they could get Alyson Hannigan to play her. Hannigan was looking to do more comedy work, and was available.[4]
MacLaren's, a bar in the middle of New York, in which some of the