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How I Met Your Mother S1E20 — Best Prom Ever

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How I Met Your Mother•Season 1•Episode 20

Best Prom Ever

7.7/10 · 5,043 votesMay 1, 200622 min

Ranked #20 of 22 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

Lily, Barney and Robin attend a high school prom to scout out a potential band for Lily and Marshall's wedding reception. In order to get in Lily and Robin pretend to be the dates of two kids who were going alone. Ted and Marshall are

Directed byPamela Fryman

Written byIra Ungerleider

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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

Crew4

Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman

Director

Ira Ungerleider

Ira Ungerleider

Writer

Stephen Lloyd

Stephen Lloyd

Co-Executive Producer

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Suzy Mamann Greenberg

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Best Prom Ever" is episode 20 of How I Met Your Mother season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 5,043 votes, ranking #20 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Ira Ungerleider, it aired on May 1, 2006.

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