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How I Met Your Mother S3E11 — The Platinum Rule
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How I Met Your Mother•Season 3•Episode 11

The Platinum Rule

8.4/10 · 4,646 votesDec 10, 200721 min

Ranked #7 of 20 in Season 3•+0.3 vs season avg

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Ted's upcoming date with his doctor leads the gang to give him their own examples of why dating someone you already see regularly is a bad idea.

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

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Carter Bays

Carter Bays

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Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas

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Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman

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Chris Harris

Co-Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"The Platinum Rule" is episode 11 of How I Met Your Mother season 3. It scored 8.4/10 from 4,646 votes, ranking #7 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, it aired on December 10, 2007.

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