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How I Met Your Mother S1E1 — Pilot

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How I Met Your Mother•Season 1•Episode 1

Pilot

8.4/10 · 8,774 votesSep 19, 200523 min

Ranked #6 of 22 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

When Ted's best friend Marshall proposes to his girlfriend, Lily, Ted realizes he'd better get a move on if he hopes to find true love. Ted soon meets Robin in a neighborhood bar, immediately becomes smitten and scores a first date. But when Ted can

Directed byPamela Fryman

Written byCarter Bays, Craig Thomas

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Cast5

Josh Radnor

Josh Radnor

Ted Mosby

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Barney Stinson

Jason Segel

Jason Segel

Marshall Eriksen

Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan

Lily Aldrin

Cobie Smulders

Cobie Smulders

Robin Scherbatsky

Crew3

Carter Bays

Carter Bays

Writer

Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas

Writer

Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman

Director

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Episode Summary

"Pilot" is episode 1 of How I Met Your Mother season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 8,774 votes, ranking #6 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, it aired on September 19, 2005.

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