How I Met Your Mother isn't one of the funnier sitcoms ever made (though it definitely has its moments), but it does boast some of the best plotting in a sitcom. This show's flashback structure is incredibly well-executed and allows for some strong character development, hilarious smash cuts, and effective emotional gut punches. While HIMYM isn't anything spectacular and does suffer from a pretty awful ending, I still found myself enjoying the series and would easily recommend it to sitcom fans. Here's my ranking of its episodes:
- How Your Mother Met Me (S9.16)
- Girls Vs Suits (S5.12)
- The Final Page: Part 2 (S8.12)
- Slap Bet (S2.09)
- Subway Wars (S6.04)
- The Final Page: Part 1 (S8.11)
- Symphony Of Illumination (S7.12)
- Something New (S8.24)
- The Playbook (S5.08)
- Sandcastles In The Sand (S3.16)
- Bad News (S6.13)
- The Leap (S4.24)
- The Pineapple Incident (S1.10)
- Challenge Accepted (S6.24)
- Arrivaderci, Fiero (S2.17) - 500 Miles is the greatest song ever
- Intervention (S4.04)
- Swarley (S2.07)
- False Positive (S6.12)
- The Time Travelers (S8.20)
- Tick Tick Tick (S7.10)
- Come On (S1.22)
- The Magician's Code: Part 2 (S7.24)
- Game Night (S1.15) - The start of Barney's villain arc
- Last Words (S6.14)
- Trilogy Time (S7.20)
- Gary Blauman (S9.21)
- The Possimpible (S4.14)
- How I Met Everyone Else (S3.05)
- Something Borrowed (S2.21)
- The Window (S5.10)
- Disaster Averted (S7.09)
- Spoiler Alert (S3.08)
- Glitter (S6.09)
- End Of The Aisle (S9.22)
- The Naked Man (S4.09)
- Something Blue (S2.22)
- Platoonish (S9.09)
- The Three Days Rule (S4.21)
- Perfect Week (S5.14)
- Miracles (S3.20)
- The Limo (S1.11)
- Of Course (S5.17)
- The Over-Correction (S8.10)
- The Best Burger In New York (S4.02)
- The Magician's Code: Part 1 (S7.23)
- Farhampton (S8.01)
- Three Days Of Snow (S4.13)
- Showdown (S2.20)
- Slapsgiving (S3.09)
- Dopplegangers (S5.24)
- Brunch (S2.03)
- Robin 101 (S5.03)
- No Pressure (S7.17)
- Happily Ever After (S4.06)
- Monday Night Football (S2.14)
- Rally (S9.18)
- Ducky Tie (S7.03)
- The Front Porch (S4.17)
- The Goat (S3.17)
- Dowisetrepia (S3.07)
- The Rebound Girl (S7.11)
- Unpause (S9.15)
- The Wedding Bride (S5.23)
- Drumroll, Please (S1.13)
- Definitions (S5.01)
- No Questions Asked (S9.07)
- Legendaddy (S6.19)
- Benefits (S4.12)
- How Lily Stole Christmas (S2.11)
- Cleaning House (S6.02)
- Bass Player Wanted (S9.13)
- The Best Man (S7.01)
- The Platinum Rule (S3.11)
- Blitzgiving (S6.10)
- Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM (S1.18)
- Right Place, Right Time (S4.22)
- Okay Awesome (S1.05)
- Shelter Island (S4.05)
- PS I Love You (S8.15)
- Jenkins (S5.13)
- World's Greatest Couple (S2.05)
- Natural History (S6.08)
- Little Minnesota (S4.11)
- Milk (S1.21)
- Landmarks (S6.23)
- Splitsville (S8.06)
- Slapsgiving 2: Revenge Of The Slap (S5.09)
- Do I Know You? (S4.01)
- Sunrise (S9.17)
- Pilot (S1.01)
- Last Time In New York (S9.03)
- The Drunk Train (S7.16)
- Lucky Penny (S2.15)
- Say Cheese (S5.18)
- The Stinson Missile Crisis (S7.04)
- The Bro Mitzvah (S8.22)
- I'm Not That Guy (S3.06)
- Ted Mosby, Architect (S2.04)
- Murtaugh (S4.19)
- The Wedding (S1.12)
- Daisy (S9.20)
- Double Date (S5.02)
- The Slutty Pumpkin Returns (S7.08)
- Where Were We? (S2.01)
- Big Days (S6.01)
- Rabbit Or Duck (S5.15)
- Moving Day (S2.18)
- Purple Giraffes (S1.02)
- Oh Honey (S6.15)
- Woooo! (S4.08)
- Weekend At Barney's (S8.18)
- Third Wheel (S3.03)
- As Fast As She Can (S4.23)
- Atlantic City (S2.08)
- No Tomorrow (S3.12)
- Band Or DJ? (S8.13)
- Home Wreckers (S5.20)
- Sorry, Bro (S4.16)
- The Broath (S7.19)
- Bagpipes (S5.06)
- Cupcake (S1.16)
- Baby Talk (S6.06)
- The Sweet Taste Of Liberty (S1.03)
- Something Old (S8.23)
- The Naked Truth (S7.02)
- Who Wants To Be A Godparent (S8.04)
- Single Stamina (S2.10)
- Robots Vs Wrestlers (S5.22)
- The Yips (S3.10)
- Mary The Paralegal (S1.19)
- A Change Of Heart (S6.18)
- Ten Horny Women (S8.08)
- Tailgate (S7.13)
- Unfinished (S6.03)
- Not A Father's Day (S4.07)
- Now We're Even (S7.21)
- Slutty Pumpkin (S1.06)
- I Heart NJ (S4.03)
- Wait For It (S3.01)
- Duel Citizenships (S5.05)
- The Pre Nup (S8.02)
- Karma (S7.18)
- Columns (S2.13)
- The Bracket (S3.14)
- Zoo Or False (S5.19)
- The Mermaid Theory (S6.11)
- The Locket (S9.01)
- The Scorpion And The Toad (S2.02)
- The Rehearsal Dinner (S9.12)
- Bad Crazy (S8.16)
- Mystery Vs History (S7.06)
- Old King Clancy (S4.18)
- Hopeless (S6.21)
- Good Crazy (S7.22)
- Stuff (S2.16)
- Vesuvius (S9.19)
- Lobster Crawl (S8.09)
- The Sexless Innkeeper (S5.04)
- Mosbius Designs (S4.20)
- Zip, Zip, Zip (S1.14)
- Hooked (S5.16)
- Desperation Day (S6.16)
- The Broken Code (S9.04)
- We're Not From Here (S3.02)
- The Fortress (S8.19)
- The Autumn Of Breakups (S8.05) - 7.9
- Bachelor Party (S2.19)
- The Duel (S1.08)
- Noretta (S7.07)
- 46 Minutes (S7.14)
- Knight Vision (S9.06)
- Canning Randy (S6.07)
- The Stinsons (S4.15)
- The Exploding Meatball Sub (S6.20)
- The Chain Of Screaming (S3.15)
- Twin Beds (S5.21)
- Ten Sessions (S3.13)
- Coming Back (S9.02)
- Aldrin Justice (S2.06)
- Return Of The Shirt (S1.04)
- The Fight (S4.10)
- The Ashtray (S8.17)
- The Rough Patch (S5.07)
- Architect Of Destruction (S6.05)
- Life Among The Gorillas (S1.17)
- Romeward Bound (S8.21)
- Best Prom Ever (S1.20)
- Field Trip (S7.05)
- Little Boys (S3.04)
- Nannies (S8.03)
- The Perfect Cocktail (S6.22)
- Belly Full Of Turkey (S1.09)
- Rebound Bro (S3.18)
- Matchmaker (S1.07)
- First Time In New York (S2.12)
- Ring Up (S8.14)
- The Poker Game (S9.05)
- Last Cigarette Ever (S5.11)
- Garbage Island (S6.17)
- The Stamp Tramp (S8.07)
- Everything Must Go (S3.19)
- The Burning Beekeeper (S7.15)
- The Lighthouse (S9.08)
- Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment In Slapmarra (S9.14)
- Mom And Dad (S9.10)
- Bedtime Stories (S9.11)
- Last Forever (S9.23/24)
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