How I Met Your Mother backdrop

How I Met Your Mother S3E14 — The Bracket

8.6

How I Met Your Mother•Season 3•Episode 14

The Bracket

8.6/10 · 4,731 votesMar 31, 200821 min

Ranked #5 of 20 in Season 3•+0.5 vs season avg

Barney's efforts to hook up with women are being thwarted by a mysterious woman from his past. Barney and the gang must sift though his many past flings in an attempt to find out who she is.

Directed byPamela Fryman

Written byJoe Kelly

Previous episodeE13 · Ten Sessions Next episodeE15 · The Chain of Screaming

Seasons9

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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

Crew3

Pamela Fryman

Pamela Fryman

Director

J

Joe Kelly

Writer

C

Chris Harris

Co-Executive Producer

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"The Bracket" is episode 14 of How I Met Your Mother season 3. It scored 8.6/10 from 4,731 votes, ranking #5 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Pamela Fryman and written by Joe Kelly, it aired on March 31, 2008.

Next: E15 · The Chain of Screaming Best of Season 3