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8.3

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Tilde Nilsdotter
rated 8

A very funny tv-show which shows many perspectives of life.

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alpderg
rated 9

couldve been a 10 if the ending never happend

2 years ago
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nina
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I grew up watching this show.. I'll never forget It🥹

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Cast & Crew

Neil Patrick Harris
As Barney Stinson
Jason Segel
As Marshall Eriksen
Cobie Smulders
As Robin Scherbatsky
Alyson Hannigan
As Lily Aldrin
Cristin Milioti
As Tracy McConnell
Josh Radnor
As Ted Mosby
John Swihart
Composer

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How I Met Your Mother is a half-hour comedy series that follows the journey of Ted Mosby, an architect and college professor, as he recounts to his children the story of how he met their mother. The show takes place in New York City and features a cast of five main characters, including Ted, Marshall, Lily, Barney, and Robin. Ted is the central character of the series and is portrayed by Josh Radnor. He is a hopeless romantic who is on a quest for happiness and "The One," the woman he will marry. Throughout the series, Ted has many relationships that reveal the qualities he wants in his future wife. Despite his elegant and higher-class interests, Ted often acts immaturely and goes to great lengths to profess his love to the women in his life. Marshall Eriksen, played by Jason Segel, is Ted's best friend from college. Marshall marries Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan) in season 2 and they have a child together during season 7. Marshall has an interest in mythical creatures like Sasquatch but later switches from corporate law to environmental lawyer job to help protect the environment .By end of sitcom ,he has become New York supreme court judge . Cobie Smulders plays Robin Scherbatsky , news anchor trying make it as journalist who dates both Ted & Barney .Robin emigrated from Canada take job at news station &met ted at McLaren's pub; her Canadian background makes jokes between friends for instance 'Robin Sparkles' which was her stage name as Canadian teenage pop-star .She drinks scotch & smokes cigars ,is avid fun fan & often reject traditional role such as getting married & having kids., she eventually gets engaged &marries barney but divorce three years later after they initially get married penultimate episode of series finale..Smolders husband Taran Killam appeared six episodes as Gary Blauman before Robin marries barney then divorces him three years afterwards..Barney Stinson played by NPH(Neil Patrick Harris) uses outrageous strategies&relative wealth with no intention engaging relationship; clings friends due abandonment issues arising from being abandoned by father when younger; tells extravagant lies about past events as defense mechanism substandard childhood ; gets married robin penultimate episode but divorces after three years two part finale then gets daughter Ellis result failed one night stand twenty twenty ;Harris husband David Burtka appeared seven episodes scooter before barneys daughter ellie was born via one night stand nonetheless...Lily Aldrin Alyson Hannigan kindergarten teacher aspiring artist terrible singer who sometimes bribes her students with candy canes if they behave well enough even though it isn't appropriate under education rules because children should learn first priority over others things like sweets which Lily distributed throughout classes when felt stressed out or bored while teaching them important material for growth mindset development according Life magazine interview where Hannigan discussed importance being kind compassionate towards more sensitive students without resorting bribery tactics seen show believing every child deserves chance shine without external rewards due their efforts made towards learning process regardless personal circumstances faced outside classroom setting where teachers could potentially help students grow into positive role models society needs most especially today where we face various challenges require solutions implemented within community so everyone can benefit somehow whether directly indirectly involved educational systems nationwide USA specifically since these are future generations will lead us into new era technological advancements science breakthroughs supreme court judges ruling cases based upon evidence presented before rather than feelings involved amongst other major decisions made daily basis requiring proper training focus guided expertise specialized field experts trained handle specific tasks efficiently effectively at highest level possible!

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