The Best Episodes Written By Carter Bays
Every TV Episode Written by Carter Bays Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Carter Bays Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Carter Bays is "The Playbook", rated 8.406/10 from 32 user votes. It was "directed by Pamela Fryman". "The Playbook" aired on 11/16/2009 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Pineapple Incident".
8.4/10 32 votes#1 - The Playbook
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2009
After his relationship with Robin ends, Barney dusts off his "playbook" to help him back into the dating scene
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.4/10 40 votes#2 - The Pineapple Incident
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2005
After being forced into knocking back 5 shots, so he will stop thinking, Ted goes on a partying rampage. The next morning he wakes up with a woman in his bed, but he does not know who it is. So he turns to his friends to try and piece the night together and work out who the woman is in his bed.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.3/10 30 votes#3 - Blitzgiving
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2010
When Ted leaves the bar early to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for his friends, the gang winds up partying all night with The Blitz, an old friend from college who has bad luck. As a result Ted is forced to spend Thanksgiving with Zoey.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.2/10 28 votes#4 - Something Blue
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2007
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.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.1/10 29 votes#5 - Girls vs. Suits
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/2010
When Barney debates giving up wearing suits in order to land a hot bartender, his conflicted feelings lead to an amazingly awesome musical number. Meanwhile, Ted gets one step closer to meeting the future mother of his kids.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.1/10 31 votes#6 - Ten Sessions
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/24/2008
Ted pursues a woman named Stella, but only gets attention from her receptionist Abby.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.0/10 37 votes#7 - Come On
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2006
Ted tries to keep Robin from going on a camping trip so that she can spend time with him. Barney enlists the help of an old flame to perform a rain dance. At the same time Marshall finds out about Lily's interview for the fellowship in San Francisco.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.0/10 29 votes#8 - The End of the Aisle
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/2014
With only a half an hour left before the wedding, Robin and Barney panic; Lily and Marshall rewrite their wedding vows.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.0/10 27 votes#9 - Last Words
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/2011
While on a trip to Minnesota, Ted and Barney try anything to make Marshall laugh. Marshall runs into an old nemesis from high school.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.0/10 26 votes#10 - The Best Burger in New York
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2008
Marshall claims that he had the best hamburger in the world during his first week in New York City, but he forgot where the burger joint is located. The gang then hits the streets of Manhattan to help him find it.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
8.0/10 26 votes#11 - The Magician's Code (2)
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/2012
Ted is conflicted when Victoria approaches him on her wedding day and asks him to elope. Meanwhile, Barney and Quinn are arrested by airport security while on the way to Hawaii when Barney refuses to open a box they are travelling with.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 28 votes#12 - Do I Know You?
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2008
Ted and Stella get engaged, but Ted soon learns that he doesn't know anything about her. Meanwhile, Barney confesses to Lily that he's in love with Robin.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 28 votes#13 - Ducky Tie
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2011
Barney faces having to wear Marshall's ducky tie if he loses a bet with him. Meanwhile, Ted hopes to apologize to an ex for cheating on her.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 27 votes#14 - Doppelgangers
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/24/2010
Marshall and Lily make a secret pact to start trying to have a baby if they ever finally see Barney's doppelganger. Meanwhile, Robin finally gets an offer for her dream job.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 31 votes#15 - Daisy
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/2014
Marshall asks Barney and Ted for help figuring out where Lily went in the middle of the night during their argument.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 27 votes#16 - Miracles
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/19/2008
Ted is in a car accident that prompts Marshall to talk about miracles. Everyone flashbacks to prior moments in their lives.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 31 votes#17 - The Platinum Rule
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2007
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.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 38 votes#18 - Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/2006
Robin, who is very lonely, asks Ted to come over to her apartment after 2 A.M., but he isn't sure if he wants to go as he has a phone call on the way over with his friends, and with Victoria on his mind
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 30 votes#19 - Oh Honey
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/7/2011
Barney gets emotional when he opens up to Honey about his life. Ted admits to having feelings for Zoey to the group.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 29 votes#20 - Something New
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2013
As the gang prepares to go to Robin and Barney’s wedding, Ted invites Lily to see the house he's finally finished fixing up. Meanwhile, Robin and Barney’s night of relaxation is ruined by an obnoxious couple, and Marshall takes the baby on a last-minute trip to Minnesota to see his family.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 28 votes#21 - Definitions
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2009
After sharing a kiss at the beginning of the summer, Robin and Barney are unsure how to handle their mutual attraction. After some consideration they tell the gang they have decided to remain just friends, but secretly continue seeing each other. They are able to get away with their secret romance for a couple months, but are discovered when Ted, Marshall and Lily walk in on them together. They explain to the gang that they are happy with their casual relationship, and didn’t want to complicate it by defining it. This is unacceptable to Lily, who pressures them to label their situation, and ultimately locks them in Robin’s room to force them to address it. Meanwhile, Ted is anxious about his first days as a professor at Columbia, which is made worse when he shows up at the wrong class and starts his lecture.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.9/10 27 votes#22 - Robin 101
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2009
When Robin fears that Barney is cheating on her, she soon discovers that he is spending his evenings with Ted learning everything there is to know on how to date her.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.8/10 37 votes#23 - Milk
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2006
When a matchmaking company calls Ted claiming they have found his soul mate, he is forced to postpone his date when Lily asks for his help.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.8/10 29 votes#24 - Challenge Accepted
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2011
Robin and Barney bond when they intervene in Ted's relationship, and Marshall and Lily watch a ticking clock as he fears that he soon will be the victim of food poisoning.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays
7.8/10 29 votes#25 - The Best Man
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2011
While Barney prepares for his wedding to a mystery bride, he and Ted reminisce about Punchy’s wedding, including when Marshall and Lily announced they are having a baby. Meanwhile, Robin considers telling Barney she has feelings for him.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Carter Bays