Top 10 Best How I Met Your Mother Episodes
When it comes to How I Met Your Mother, it's hard to narrow down the best episodes because the show has so many moments that are funny, touching, and downright unforgettable. Whether you're a die-hard fan who's watched every season multiple times or someone just discovering the magic of Ted, Robin, Marshall, Lily, and Barney, everyone has their own favorites.Funniest episode I saw! I laughed the whole time, and it showed us a different Ted! Plus, what's up with the pineapple?
For me, it is the funniest episode! I laughed so hard when I watched it that I peed a little! I was even crying!
One of the best episodes ever, and it is really hard to pick just one. The whole show is legendary!
This episode was amazing because:
1. It introduced the whole slap bet thing that lasted until the second-to-last episode!
2. It also introduced Robin Sparkles, one of the funniest parts of the TV show.
3. It's way better than The Pineapple Incident because we actually figure out the secret in it (I cannot stand secrets)!
4. So you're saying you want to go to the mall... today?!
Slap Bet is THE best episode ever because it tells you how the slap bet thing started! I can't believe this episode isn't number one!
Definitely the best episode. It gives a lot of context and anecdotes to many other episodes and seasons. Plus, it's hilarious.
A real emotional rollercoaster. Best episode of the series.
The mother is so lovely, a really good episode.
I really loved that one, and it's not just for La Vie en Rose.
Ted coming up with Swarles Barkey and Robin saying, "Save that one for later", was hilarious for both of them. Then Marshall says the pumpkin joke and actually makes it funny.
Lily jumping in the middle of Marshall and the coffee lady. The crazy eyes theory. Barney trying to make fun of Robin's mate (Roland) at the end. This episode is the best.
Best things about this episode:
1. Swarley
2. Lily realizing that she will always love Marshall
3. The Crazy Eyes Theory
4. Marshall and Lily getting back together
Swarley: Hilarious. I loved it, and I laughed every second! Honestly, I think Swarley doesn't have a nice sense of humor for not finding this whole "Swarley" thing funny.
This should be higher. Also, Episode 1 - really guys, watch more of the show. Heck, watch the ending. That relationship is annoying once you watch the whole show. I mean, I believe everyone has an opinion, but come on. The finale was criticized for that exact reason.
Best Barney episode by far. Genius plays in the playbook. Nonstop laughs. This one is an absolute classic. There's never going to be an episode like this again. It's better than any other episode by far.
He's just so damn creative, and he shows viewers exactly how he gets a woman. This episode gives an insight into Barney Stinson and is, therefore, obviously the best episode.
The best pop song I ever heard. Nothing suits me like a (wait for it) suit, although she looks hot... I choose you, baby.
Hilarious! I have watched it a million times and never get tired of it.
After two years of being on and off, Barney and Robin find each other in this double episode, in a scene that is so truly Barney and so deeply moving and romantic. Finally.
I cried.
It was all so happy, though.
Epic... Direction, story, and gags too.
A different approach was handled. We used to think the same among our friends.
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This is the best episode in the whole series. I can't believe it features at the 9th position. Absolutely beautiful scene as it ends, and the music is just perfect. This is one of the best episodes I have ever seen.
Just such a beautiful moment when Ted and Robin kiss in her apartment after he became the rain man... juxtaposed against Marshall breaking up with Lily. Truly bittersweet.
This episode is the best because it's what launched How I Met Your Mother into success. Right away, you begin to identify with the characters and become invested in Ted's story and how everyone else will play into it.
My favorite episode of the series. Ted and Robin's characters just rocked!
There was a lot of backlash against this one, which I think was unjustified. The simple fact is, Barney and Robin weren't meant to be together, period. Barney was a womanizer, not a husband. But he did find one love, and that was his child.
His transformation back into a womanizer was really nostalgic as well. It was who Barney was. Ted and Tracy had a seemingly perfect relationship. But the fact is, Tracy may have been the one for Ted, but it wasn't the other way around. The one for Tracy was Max, who died before she met Ted.
But when Tracy died (if you're a religious person), she was reunited with Max in heaven. And while it seemed like Robin wasn't the one for Ted, he had his kids, but he was looking for someone to love after Tracy died. It's kind of like the final piece of the puzzle.
It was at a time when Ted had his kids like he planned, Robin loved his kids, and Ted's kids loved Robin. It was the final piece of a very complex puzzle. Max and Tracy were together, and Ted and Robin were together.
At the end, Ted told the story to tell his kids he loved Robin, not about him meeting the mother. But the whole series wasn't a lie because of this. The ending is what the show built towards. It led to the point where Ted and Robin could finally work it all out, and both of them wanted to.
The blue French horn at the end made me cry. It was a gesture that defined their relationship and a major piece of the puzzle of How I Met Your Mother. If you still don't like the finale, I think you need to look at it really, really closely, and you'll realize that this is the fact of the matter.
Great episode. It was called "Bad News," so I expected Marshall and Lily can't have kids. Well, it kind of took another way. (By the way, it includes the best moment ever: "MY SPERM IS FINE.")
It had funny moments. We met the last doppelganger. In the background, we had a countdown from 50, so we knew that something important would happen. We were happy with Lily and Marshall when we found out that they were able to have kids.
When Lily came out of the taxi, I thought for a second that the big important thing could be her pregnancy. And then... Silence. Shock. Sorrow. And credits. Incredible.
Best episode hands down. It has so much emotion behind it and does a great job at hinting at the end of the show and what happens with the mother.
I will never not cry at the last three minutes. Even when I am a 20-year-old man, it will always be my favorite.