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How I Met Your Mother S1E4 — Return of the Shirt

7.8

How I Met Your Mother•Season 1•Episode 4

Return of the Shirt

7.8/10 · 6,060 votesOct 10, 200523 min

Ranked #18 of 22 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Ted's outlook on his continuing search for love is altered when he rediscovers a shirt that has not seen daylight in years. Meanwhile, Barney amuses himself by coaxing Robin into sacrificing her job by saying completely outlandish things on air live for a cash reward.

Directed byPamela Fryman

Written byKourtney Kang

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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

K

Kourtney Kang

Writer

Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman

Director

C

Chris Harris

Co-Producer

S

Suzy Mamann Greenberg

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Return of the Shirt" is episode 4 of How I Met Your Mother season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 6,060 votes, ranking #18 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Kourtney Kang, it aired on October 10, 2005.

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