How I Met Your Mother Season 1 (2005-2006)

OVERVIEW: In the year 2030, Ted Mosby (voiced by Bob Saget) gathers his daughter and son to tell them the story of how he met their mother. The story begins in 2005 with Ted (Josh Radnor) as a single, 27-year-old architect living with his two best friends from Wesleyan University. Marshall Eriksen, a law student, and Lily Aldrin , a kindergarten teacher, who have been dating for almost nine years when Marshall proposes. Their engagement causes Ted to think about marriage and finding his soul mate, much to the disgust of his (best) friend Barney Stinson whom he met in a bathroom after a night of drinks. Barney is known as a womanizer with an unnamed corporate job. Ted begins his search for his perfect mate. He is introduced to the ambitious young reporter Robin Scherbatsky, when Barney plays the game he invented to introduce Ted to women: "Have you met Ted?" Ted quickly falls in love with Robin and thinks about settling down, but Robin isn't ready. The viewers learn that Robin is not the mother when Ted, as he talks to his children, refers to Robin as their "Aunt Robin".

	1x01 Pilot When Ted's best friend Marshall proposes to his girlfriend, Lily, Ted realizes he'd better get a move on if he hopes to find true love. Ted soon meets Robin in a neighborhood bar, immediately ...	Sep. 19, 2005
	1x02 Purple Giraffe In a desperate attempt for a second date, Ted invites Robin to a party he is throwing. However, she doesn't show up and he keeps throwing parties in the hopes she will finally arri ...	Sep. 26, 2005
	1x03 Sweet Taste of Liberty Ted agrees to let Barney spice up his love life, and ends up on a crazy adventure of flying to Philadelphia, encountering the law and visiting the Liberty Bell.	Oct. 03, 2005
	1x04 Return of the Shirt Ted's outlook on his continuing search for love is altered when he rediscovers a shirt that has not seen daylight in years. Meanwhile, Barney amuses himself by coaxing Robin into sacrificing ...	Oct. 10, 2005
	1x05 Okay Awesome Ted and Barney start checking out the club scene with their friend Robin, whereas Lily and Marshall try to participate ...	Oct. 17, 2005
	1x06 Slutty Pumpkin Ted makes his yearly pilgrimage to the rooftop Halloween party in search of a girl dressed as a pumpkin who he met years ago. Meanwhile, Robin is dumped after driving her new boyfriend ...	Oct. 24, 2005
	1x07 Matchmaker When Ted turns to a matchmaker to find love, he is sent away matchless.When a matchmaker with a 100 percent success rate turns Ted away because he is not compatible with any of the ...	Nov. 07, 2005
	1x08 The Duel As Lily becomes more of a permanent fixture in Ted and Marshall's apartment, Ted feels like he is being edged out of the mix by his engaged roomies. Petrified of being left alone and ...	Nov. 14, 2005
	1x09 Belly Full of Turkey When Ted and Robin decide to help feed the homeless on Thanksgiving Day, they are in a state of disbelief when they run into Barney and discover that he is a regular volunteer at the ...	Nov. 21, 2005
	1x10 The Pineapple Incident After Ted overdoes it during a night out on the town, his friends help him to put together the pieces of his antics the next morning.With the encouragement of his friends, Ted decides ...	Nov. 28, 2005
	1x11 The Limo Ted surprises his friends with a styling and well-planned out New Year's Eve excursion around the Big Apple. After spending New Year's Eve apart from his friends last year, Ted is dead-set ...	Dec. 19, 2005
	1x12 The Wedding Ted is planning to bring Robin as his date to a wedding but the bride says he did not RSVP with a guest. When he goes around her and gets permission from the groom, a man named Stuart. ...	Jan. 09, 2006
	1x13 Drumroll, Please At a wedding, there's instant attraction between Ted and a woman. Both agree to preserve the evening in memory by not exchanging names or numbers, but Ted falls too hard to let it go ...	Jan. 23, 2006
	1x13 Drumroll, Please At a wedding, there's instant attraction between Ted and a woman. Both agree to preserve the evening in memory by not exchanging names or numbers, but Ted falls too hard to let it go ...	Jan. 23, 2006
	1x14 Zip, Zip, Zip After agreeing to take things slowly and not have sex for a month, Ted and Victoria decide that they have waited long enough. With Marshall and Lily out of town, the timing seems perfect. ...	Feb. 06, 2006
	1x15 Game Night As Barney shares his most embarrassing moment with the gang we see flashbacks of what he was like before he started wearing suits all the time and sleeping around, and learn what caused ...	Feb. 27, 2006
	1x16 Cupcake Just as things are going so well with Ted and Victoria's relationship, Victoria gets her dream offer and the couple is confronted with some hard decisions about their future. Meanwhile, ...	Mar. 06, 2006
	1x17 Life Among the Gorillas After a rough start on the new job at Barney's company, Marshall conforms in order to be accepted by his crude and obnoxious "frat boy" co-workers. However, he soon realizes that staying ...	Mar. 20, 2006
	1x18 Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. Convinced Victoria is about to dump him, Ted accepts a late night invite to Robin's place. When Robin inquires about his relationship with Victoria, Ted tells her that they broke up. ...	Apr. 10, 2006
	1x19 Mary the Paralegal Everyone is invited to a banquet when Robin is nominated for a news award, and Barney sets Ted up with a hot "date".	Apr. 24, 2006
	1x20 Best Prom Ever Lily and Marshall's wedding date has just been pushed up, and in order to hear a potential band for the big wedding, Lily crashes a high school prom.	May. 01, 2006
	1x21 Milk When Lily's car breaks down on the way to a secret appointment, Ted changes a very important date to come to Lily's rescue. However, Lily drives off after confidentially telling him ...	May. 08, 2006
	1x22 Come On In an attempt to capture Robin's heart, Ted declares his love to her. Once again, Robin resists and prepares for a weekend away with her co-anchor, Sandy. Ted makes one last romantic ...	May. 15, 2006

Season 1 Characters Ted Mosby played by Josh Radnor Marshall Eriksen played by Jason Segel Robin Scherbatsky played by Cobie Smulders Barney Stinson played by Neil Patrick Harris Lily Aldrin played by Alyson Hannigan Narrator voiced by Bob Saget Daughter played by Lyndsy Fonseca Son played by David Henrie Victoria played by Ashley Williams Carl played by Joe Nieves Sandy Rivers played by Alexis Denisof Ranjit played by Marshall Manesh Claudia played by Virginia Williams (III) Stuart played by Matt Boren Judy Eriksen played by Suzie Plakson Jackie played by Jacqueline Pinol Producer played by Monique Edwards Dumped Friend played by Sarah Loew Scooter played by David Burtka Mike played by Jeremy Gabriel Marvin Eriksen Sr. played by Bill Fagerbakke Phil played by Samm Levine Marybeth played by Kathleen Rose Perkins [More Cast]

Season 1 Videos Ted Asks Robin Out (01:25) In Love With You (00:23) Ted's Plan Vs. Barney's Plan (01:48) Got A Room (01:28) [More Videos]

Season 1 Quotes

Season 1 / Episode 10: - The Pineapple Incident Lily: [Marshall, Ted and Lily discover Barney in the bathtub] What are you doing in the bathtub? Barney: The porcelain keeps the suit from wrinkling. Lily: Wait a minute, were you here when I went to the bathroom in the middle of the night? Barney: Don't worry, I slept through it. Barney: Haha, I totally didn't sleep through it! And boy, for a little girl, you've got a big tank!

Season 1 / Episode 8: - The Duel Barney: Lemon law! It's gonna be a thing.

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Season 1 Trivia Episode 08 - Goof (continuity error): While in the hospital room, Lily's shoulder strap is alternately on/off her shoulder/bandage. Episode 22 - One member of the orchestra is complaining that the pizza Ted promised is not going to happen. He may be right: Ted is so much preoccupied with Robin and the rain quest that he probably forgot all about the pizzas. Episode 12 - When the audience first see the bride in the episode she's on the phone yelling at the person who is making her wedding cake. The girl at the wedding that Ted locks eyes with and dates for a while is, as revealed in the next episode to be this baker. Foreshadowing. Episode 18 - Goof (plot holes): Ted mentions that Robin lives in Park Slope. Earlier in season 1 Robin denies living in Park Slope. Robin has not switched apartments, so this is clearly a mistake. Episode 22 - Cast member Alyson Hannigan guest-starred on Angel. Guest-stars Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof were cast members on Angel. [More Trivia]

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