How I Met Your Mother has given us so many great moments from 2005 till now and shows no signs of stopping, with the series being renewed
until at least 2013. While some of
you may be asking the question of "how much longer can the writers drag out
introducing the mother," identity isn't the heart of the series. Unlike LOST, How I Met Your Mother won't
frustrate you with its long-running mysteries, provided they keep up their best
moments!
So what How I Met Your Mother moments have had you rolling
on the floor? We're all anxiously
awaiting Marshall's fifth and final slap to Barney, but, from the four that came
before it, we'd be hard pressed to choose just one. Robin Sparkles' "Let's Go to the Mall" still
echoes in our minds, and we don't even have to have "eaten any sandwiches" to
giggle uncontrollably at the idea of Cobie Smulders in 80s garb.
More than gut-busting and legend... wait for it... DARY humor, How
I Met Your Mother has also delivered sweet and memorable moments
that unlock the inner "aw" of even the bro-iest of bros. So forget about a high-five, we've got eleven
of the best moments from the entire series that make us forget all about the
fact that it's taken 6 years to find out who's under a yellow umbrella! Grab a Wharmpess from the fridge, light up a
hot sandwich and re-live some of the greatest moments of How I Met Your Mother.
Are there any moments you think we missed? Follow the Bro Code and let us know in the
comments section below!
How I Met Your Mother's Best Moments
How I Met Your Mother's best moments have been sprinkled across six seasons and we've got the very best from Marshall, Lily, Barney, Ted and Robin.
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By Kevin Fitzpatrick August 22, 2011 |
| 11 | Game Night |
On some level we knew that awesome couldn't have been awesome forever. Even the most legendary of awesome needs an origin. That's why we were so satisfied to find out Barney's secret origins as a sensitive hippie spurned by love, adding some real character to the bro-iest of bro-ey men. All of the gang's embarrassing secrets made for a hilarious watch as well, but none so much as the depth given to Barney Stinson, forever cementing the awesome within him.
| 10 | How I Met Everyone Else |
Not only did "How I Met Everyone Else" introduce the "sandwich as pot" metaphor, it also introduced Barney's Hot/Crazy scale that provided a recurring well of jokes for the series. Friends went back to the "exaggerated decade flashback gag" one too many times, but How I Met Your Mother managed to effectively balance the gags with the real mystery of Lily and Ted's kiss in the present.
| 9 | Slap Bet |
Robin Sparkles, need we say more? Yes, yes we do. "Slap Bet" introduced two of How I Met Your Mother's best gags. Both Robin's jaded Canadian past as the aforementioned pop star and the titular slap bet that kept Barney, and audiences alike, in terror for years to come. If that wasn't enough to hook you, the video will have you flocking to malls in no time.
| 8 | The Sweet Taste of Liberty |
In the series's third episode, we learned the depths Barney would go to be legendary and just how long any given episode could stretch out a gag. Sure, the premise seems awfully sitcom-y, with Barney wanting to lick the Liberty Bell and the comic misunderstandings of Marshall walking in on a gay man patting Lily, but How I Met Your Mother has always straddled that line with aplomb.
| 7 | The Pineapple Incident |
When you wake up the next morning, you have to take the good with the bad. For instance, hooking up with a woman? Good! Burning your coat? Bad. Getting a random phone number? Good! Spraining your ankle? Bad. The pineapple... remains a mystery.
Some of How I Met Your Mother's greatest episodes unfold as the gang works together to solve a groovy mystery. So, if the series's habit of continuity and recurring gags holds out, we'll be over the moon to learn the epic secrets behind the pineapple on Ted's nightstand sometime in the last season!
