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How I Met Your Mother S3E1 — Wait for It

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How I Met Your Mother•Season 3•Episode 1

Wait for It

8.1/10 · 4,882 votesSep 24, 200721 min

Ranked #8 of 20 in Season 3•matches the season avg

Robin shows up with a date and this motivates Ted to 'get back out there'. We also learn something major about 'the Mother'.

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

Crew4

Carter Bays

Carter Bays

Writer

Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas

Writer

Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman

Director

C

Chris Harris

Supervising Producer

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Episode Summary

"Wait for It" is episode 1 of How I Met Your Mother season 3. It scored 8.1/10 from 4,882 votes, ranking #8 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, it aired on September 24, 2007.

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