After his relationship with Robin ends, Barney dusts off his “playbook” to help him back into the dating scene

Barney freaks out when Marshall bequeaths a “slap bet” slap to Ted and Robin. Meanwhile, Lily’s estranged father shows up for Thanksgiving.

When a perfect girl finally shows up, the gang tries everything to help Ted, while Marshall takes action when he discovers a letter written by younger himself.

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…

Marshall and Lily want to hook up with Barney and Robin for double-dating and fun, but their desperate eagerness to please is a huge turn-off. Meanwhile, when a succession of…

Barney tries his best hoping to convince Robin into becoming an American citizen, while Ted and Marshall’s road trip takes an unexpected turn for the worst when Marshall invites Lily…

Even though they do their best in order to be the perfect couple, Barney’s attitude of know-it-all lands him in trouble with Robin and they are forced to seek Marshall…

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…

Barney takes Marshall, and Robin to a strip club where they find a stripper who looks almost exactly like Lily. Meanwhile, Ted discovers he had been fixed up with the…

Ted ponders how being in the right place at the right time can impact a person’s life; Barney celebrates his 200th female conquest.

Ted is trying to find a new job, and when an old acquaintance tries to help nothing goes as planned. Barney tries to smooth talk his way out of a…

Ted is trying to keep his architecture firm afloat by doing an all-nighter, but Marshall tries to lure him to the roof for a surprise 31st birthday party, on the…

When Barney learns Ted has a list of things he thinks the gang is too old to do, he sets out to do every task within 24 hours in order…

Ted goes out on his own as an architect and hires an intern to help get things started, but the intern gets a little too close to others in the…

Ted breaks one of Barney and Marshall’s relationship rules, texting a woman he recently met, so the pair play a joke on Ted by pretending to be the woman.

Ted learns that not only did Lily plant another woman’s earring in his bed for Karen to find, she has meddled in some of his other relationships as well.

Marshall and Barney lie to keep Ted from finding out the headquarters he’d been hired to design for GNB has been cancelled.

Lily and Marshall try to continue their airport reunion tradition. Barney and Ted offer to keep MacLaren’s open during a blizzard so they can meet up with some college girls.

Robin, desperate to find a job before she is deported, agrees to let Barney produce a video resume for her.

The gang thinks that Barney must have a secret girlfriend after noticing his bizarre behavior.

Marshall and Lily are less than thrilled when they hear that Ted’s college girlfriend (Laura Prepon) has moved to New York.

The gang learns a new way to get their dates to sleep with them after Ted walks in on Robin’s date sitting naked on the couch.

Ted (to prove he’s not a milquetoast) and Barney (to impress Robin) pick a fight with a group of guys sitting in the gang’s favorite booth at MacLaren’s.

Ted tries to keep his irresponsible sister from hooking up with Barney during her trip to New York, and Robin starts hanging out with Marshall at a bar for Minnesotans,…

Ted and Robin discover that sex with each other solve their fights as roommates, which makes Barney very jealous and angry. Meanwhile, Marshall reveals that he’s too embarrassed to use…

When Ted is packing his stuff for his move to New Jersey, he discovers that the gang was going to hold an intervention for his engagement to Stella and demands…

Ted and Stella move up their wedding date, but the wedding may not go off as planned after Ted breaks the “No Exes Rule” and invites Robin to come in…

A serendipitous meeting with someone from his past has Ted thinking about how he would handle running into someone he would prefer to forget.

Barney creates a holiday to celebrate not being a father. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are considering having a baby, but Lily first wants advice from Ted and Robin.

A birthday party for one of Lily’s co-workers leads to Robin connecting with a group of single partiers known as the “Woo Girls”. Ted presents a plan for Goliath National…

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.

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…

When Stella’s babysitter cancels, a night out turns into the gang hanging out at her place, and Ted talks up New Jersey… until he learns Stella wants him to move…

Tomo wants to experience some girly interaction, like hugging and hand-holding, so she tries it with all of her girl friends.

Desperate to talk to the girl in the labcoat, Pochita convinces Inukai-san to smuggle him into school. He also gets a dog’s eye view of the classroom!

Barney gets a new wingman and Ted meets Stella’s daughter.

When Barney and Abby realize that they have one thing in common – their mutual hatred of Ted – the “couple” decides to go to the bar to flaunt their…

Ted is in a car accident that prompts Marshall to talk about miracles. Everyone flashbacks to prior moments in their lives.

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…

After Marshall witnesses a work buddy get yelled at after handing in a report, he becomes paranoid that the same will happen to him.

Robin’s musical past emerges again as the group learns of someone named Simon from Robin’s past. Barney searches for more Robin Sparkles memorabilia.

Barney and Marshall have a discussion about “The Bro Code” because Barney has broken it and wants advice.

When Barney loses his way with women, he hopes a trip to the Victoria’s Secret Fall Fashion Show will help him regain his form.

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.