How I Met Your Mother

The Best Episodes of How I Met Your Mother Season 2

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Every episode of How I Met Your Mother Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How I Met Your Mother Season 2!

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. 9.4/10(8.6k votes)

    #1 - Slap Bet

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    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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  2. 8.9/10(5.9k votes)

    #2 - Swarley

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    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
  3. 8.8/10(4.7k votes)

    #3 - Showdown

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    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:N/A
  4. 8.7/10(5.0k votes)

    #4 - Ted Mosby, Architect

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    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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  5. 8.7/10(4.9k votes)

    #5 - World's Greatest Couple

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    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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  6. 8.7/10(4.4k votes)

    #6 - Something Borrowed

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    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
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  8. 8.7/10(4.5k votes)

    #7 - Something Blue

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    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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  9. 8.4/10(4.5k votes)

    #8 - Brunch

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    S2:E3

    Ted's parents visit New York for their anniversary and he learns a family secret. Robin worries that they won't like her. Lily and Marshall try to adjust to the new format of their relationship now that they are no longer together.

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  10. 8.3/10(4.3k votes)

    #9 - Monday Night Football

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    S2:E14

    When a funeral conflicts with the Super Bowl, the gang vows to avoid hearing the score and watch it together on Monday. This proves difficult, as Marshall is threatened with the score by a boy in Lily's class, while doing the news puts Robin in danger of finding out who won.

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    Director:N/A
  11. 8.3/10(4.3k votes)

    #10 - Lucky Penny

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    S2:E15

    Ted can't seem to catch a flight to interview for his dream job and he and Robin contemplate why. The story unfolds backwards as they think about it they remember when Robin and Lily went hunting for a wedding dress and when Barney got stuck on the subway.

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  12. 8.3/10(4.5k votes)

    #11 - Stuff

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    S2:E16

    Lily gets asked to play in an off-off-off-off-broadway play, and the gang shows up to support her. Ted and Robin get hung up on what each kept from their past relationships. Barney performs his own play to prove a point to Lily.

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  13. 8.3/10(4.3k votes)

    #12 - Bachelor Party

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    S2:E19

    Robin attends Lily's bridal shower and finds the gift that she brought is out of place. Barney hires a stripper for Marshall's bachelor party.

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  14. 8.1/10(4.4k votes)

    #13 - The Scorpion and the Toad

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    S2:E2

    Barney works with Marshall on his bachelor skills, which include hitting on women. Lily is back from her venture. Robin helps her look for a new apartment but gets sick of hearing about San Francisco.

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  15. 8.1/10(4.3k votes)

    #14 - Arrivederci, Fiero

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    S2:E17

    Marshall is all set to celebrate his beloved Fiero hitting the 200,000 mile mark but it stops. While the gang sits in the mechanic's garage and waits to hear what will happen to the vehicle they think about times gone by that they have spent together in the car. We also get the story of how Ted met Marshall.

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  16. 8.0/10(4.5k votes)

    #15 - Where Were We?

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    S2:E1

    The gang tries to help Marshall get over Lily, especially when he finds a credit card bill that leads to a hotel in New York City where some of her charges are listed.

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  17. 8.0/10(4.3k votes)

    #16 - Aldrin Justice

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    S2:E6

    Barney seduces Marshall's law professor in hopes of getting her to grade more leniently. Lily takes a job at Ted's office, where she promptly steals to teach Ted's boss a lesson.

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  18. 8.0/10(4.3k votes)

    #17 - Single Stamina

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    S2:E10

    Barney's brother, James (Wayne Brady), visits and Robin, the only one in the group that has never met him, is suprised. But James has a surprise for Barney that he finds difficult to swallow.

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  19. 8.0/10(4.3k votes)

    #18 - How Lily Stole Christmas

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    S2:E11

    Ted almost ruins Christmas for everyone when, still carrying around anger toward Lily, he calls her a horribly disgusting name. Robin tends to Barney while he has a cold.

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  20. 8.0/10(4.4k votes)

    #19 - First Time in New York

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    S2:E12

    Robin wants to tell Ted that she loves him, but she can't tell him. Meanwhile, her sister visits and brings her boyfriend, and Robin doesn't know how to react when her sister says she's ready to lose her virginity.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.9/10(4.0k votes)

    #20 - Moving Day

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    S2:E18

    Barney takes drastic measures to prevent Ted from moving into Robin's apartment. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily are discovering the ups and downs of having the apartment to themselves. Barney considers moving in with Marshall and Lily.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
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  22. 7.8/10(4.3k votes)

    #21 - Atlantic City

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    S2:E8

    Marshall and Lily drag the gang to Atlantic City to elope, and their quest to overcome the three-day wait for a marriage license crosses them with some Chinese gamblers, a ship captain, and a sexy novelty shirt.

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    Director:Pamela Fryman
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  23. 7.8/10(4.0k votes)

    #22 - Columns

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    S2:E13

    When Ted is constantly insulted by his former boss, who is now working for him on a project, he is told to fire the man, but he finds that a hard thing to do. Meanwhile, Barney offers Lily a lot of money to paint a nude portrait of him.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Matt Kuhn

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Slap Bet" is the best rated episode of "How I Met Your Mother" season 2. It scored 9.4/10 based on 8573 votes. Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Kourtney Kang, it aired on 11/20/2006. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Swarley".