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The Best Episodes of How I Met Your Mother

Every episode of How I Met Your Mother ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of How I Met Your Mother!

The Best Episodes of How I Met Your Mother

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to...

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  1. Background image for How Your Mother Met Me
    9.5/10(11.6k votes)

    #1 - How Your Mother Met Me

    S9:E16

    The mother reveals how she met Ted and what she has been doing over the past eight years.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Slap Bet
    9.4/10(8.6k votes)

    #2 - Slap Bet

    S2:E9

    Ted and Barney discusses their viewpoints on knowing things about women. Barney thinks that the more you know the more likely you are to find a deal breaker. Ted wants to know the deal breakers right away, as Robin refuses to go to the mall to cover her secret.

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  3. Background image for The Playbook
    9.3/10(7.8k votes)

    #3 - The Playbook

    S5:E8

    After his relationship with Robin ends, Barney dusts off his "playbook" to help him back into the dating scene

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    9.3/10(8.0k votes)

    #4 - The Final Page (2)

    S8:E12

    Christmas approaches and Ted wrestles with whether to tell Robin about Barney's intentions involving Patrice, while Marshall and Lily get an early Yule gift, a night away from Marvin, but a case of separation anxiety strikes and threatens to ruin the evening.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    9.1/10(7.4k votes)

    #5 - The Pineapple Incident

    S1:E10

    After being forced into knocking back 5 shots, so he will stop thinking, Ted goes on a partying rampage. The next morning he wakes up with a woman in his bed, but he does not know who it is. So he turns to his friends to try and piece the night together and work out who the woman is in his bed.

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    9.1/10(6.2k votes)

    #6 - The Naked Man

    S4:E9

    The gang learns a new way to get their dates to sleep with them after Ted walks in on Robin's date sitting naked on the couch.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Joe Kelly
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    9.0/10(6.2k votes)

    #7 - Game Night

    S1:E15

    A mysterious tape arrives for Barney from one of his numerous ex-girlfriends, and the entire gang watches it. But, in order for them all to find out how she broke Barney's heart and made him into a suit-wearing bachelor, everyone must share their most embarrassing moment.

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    9.0/10(5.5k votes)

    #8 - Spoiler Alert

    S3:E8

    Marshall awaits his bar exam results; Ted introduces his latest girlfriend to the gang, who all see the flaw that Ted has missed

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    9.0/10(6.3k votes)

    #9 - Girls vs. Suits

    S5:E12

    When Barney debates giving up wearing suits in order to land a hot bartender, his conflicted feelings lead to an amazingly awesome musical number. Meanwhile, Ted gets one step closer to meeting the future mother of his kids.

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    9.0/10(5.7k votes)

    #10 - Blitzgiving

    S6:E10

    When Ted leaves the bar early to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for his friends, the gang winds up partying all night with The Blitz, an old friend from college who has bad luck. As a result Ted is forced to spend Thanksgiving with Zoey.

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    8.9/10(5.9k votes)

    #11 - Swarley

    S2:E7

    Marshall goes on his first real date post-breakup with Lily. Not only do Ted and Barney try to warn him that this girl has got the crazy eyes, but Lily decides to do everything she can to find out about this her and break them up. Also, Barney gets a new name.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
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    8.9/10(5.4k votes)

    #12 - How I Met Everyone Else

    S3:E5

    Amid sharing stories with her about how members of the gang met each other, Ted's hot new girlfriend has a reaction to the meeting that gets her a high ranking on Barney's crazy scale.

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    8.9/10(5.2k votes)

    #13 - Slapsgiving

    S3:E9

    Lily and Marshall have their first Thanksgiving as a married couple; Barney is tortured by the slap bet countdown clock, worrying about when the slap will be dished out.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Matt Kuhn
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    8.9/10(5.5k votes)

    #14 - Bad News

    S6:E13

    Afraid they will never get pregnant, Lily and Marshall decide to see a specialist. Robin begins her new job.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.9/10(5.6k votes)

    #15 - Tick Tick Tick

    S7:E10

    Barney and Robin are afraid to break the news to Nora and Kevin that they cheated with each other and want to get back together, while Ted and Marshall get stoned together at a concert.

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    8.8/10(5.5k votes)

    #16 - Come On

    S1:E22

    Ted tries to keep Robin from going on a camping trip so that she can spend time with him. Barney enlists the help of an old flame to perform a rain dance. At the same time Marshall finds out about Lily's interview for the fellowship in San Francisco.

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    8.8/10(4.7k votes)

    #17 - Showdown

    S2:E20

    Thinking that Bob Barker may be his father, Barney is overjoyed to be a contestant on The Price is Right. Marshall and Lily try sleeping apart prior to the wedding.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.8/10(5.0k votes)

    #18 - Ducky Tie

    S7:E3

    Barney faces having to wear Marshall's ducky tie if he loses a bet with him. Meanwhile, Ted hopes to apologize to an ex for cheating on her.

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    8.8/10(5.5k votes)

    #19 - The End of the Aisle

    S9:E22

    With only a half an hour left before the wedding, Robin and Barney panic; Lily and Marshall rewrite their wedding vows.

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    8.7/10(5.5k votes)

    #20 - Drumroll, Please

    S1:E13

    Ted finds a new woman at the wedding. They want to remember the evening so they don't exchange last names or numbers; but Ted takes a big fall when he tries to find out her name.

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    8.7/10(5.3k votes)

    #21 - Mary the Paralegal

    S1:E19

    Robin is nominated to receive an award for a news report and everyone needs a date to take to the show. Barney introduces Ted to Mary as a date that Ted can take to the show. Originally Ted is opposed to the idea of just trying to save face in front of Robin but when she shows up with a date he changes his mind. Robin asks Mary lots of questions, and Ted begins to really like Mary, despite her occupation.

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    8.7/10(5.1k votes)

    #22 - Ted Mosby, Architect

    S2:E4

    After Ted and Robin's first big fight, Barney tries to convince Ted that being an architect is an easy in to picking up chicks. Lily and Robin start following his trail after discovering that Ted hit it off with a girl named Anna shortly afterward.

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    8.7/10(4.9k votes)

    #23 - World's Greatest Couple

    S2:E5

    Marshall tries to get used to being single in a world that is very coupled-oriented. Barney intended one-night-stand won't go away. Barney uses Lily to get out of his "horrifying" situation. Lily finds a place to stay.

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    8.7/10(4.5k votes)

    #24 - Something Borrowed

    S2:E21

    With everything going wrong on Lily and Marshall's wedding day, to everyone's surprise it's confirmed bachelor Barney who tries to fix it all.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
  26. Background image for Something Blue
    8.7/10(4.6k votes)

    #25 - Something Blue

    S2:E22

    It's still Marshall and Lily's big wedding day but now we're at the reception. Robin tries to tell a story but keeps getting interrupted. Barney tries his hardest to figure out Ted and Robin's secret.

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Best Episodes Summary

"How Your Mother Met Me" is the best rated episode of "How I Met Your Mother". It scored 9.5/10 based on 11577 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/27/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Slap Bet".