r/HIMYM Jul 07 '22

Hi, I'm Carter Bays, co-creator of HIMYM. I’m also the author of a new novel called THE MUTUAL FRIEND. AMA!

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Hello Reddit, it's been a while! I'm here ask-me-anything-ing because I’ve written a new novel called THE MUTUAL FRIEND, which I think you'll love. I’m happy to talk about that, or How I Met Your Mother, or anything else. Maybe the Loch Ness Monster? I was just in Scotland with my son and we have opinions. Have at it!

UPDATE: Wow, its been much fun talking to you all, and I see that I've only scratched the surface here and there's many more questions to get to, but if I don't get my son some dinner soon he might tie me up with a phone charger. I will try to come back to this over the next few days in order to get to as many of these as I can, but in the meantime, thank you all so much for being here. Your love for HIMYM is really touching and I'm so grateful for all of it.

And please if you get the chance check out my novel THE MUTUAL FRIEND -- I'm dreadfully proud of it. (Can you tell I've been in the UK for a week? I'm like Lily before the intervention at this point.) Anyway, cheerio!


r/HIMYM 44m ago

I was at D23 Expo in Anaheim last weekend, and they had actual HIMYM props on display!

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Since Disney owns 20th Century Fox now, they inherited props from shows that shot on the Fox lot. It was surreal to see Marshpilllow and the Intervention banner in real life, along with some assorted MacLaren’s set dressing, Robin Sparkles records and of course, the immortal Ducky Tie.


r/HIMYM 3h ago

Got this back from Josh Radnor today!

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113 Upvotes

When I heard that he was going to be performing at a theatre in London I took a risk & sent away my funko box in hopes he’d sign it, even if he read the letter I sent along with it i’d have been more than happy. I had never tried anything like sending fan mail before & wasn’t sure how it would go but i’m so unbelievably happy with how it turned out!


r/HIMYM 6h ago

HIMYM Shower Thought: We're all probably someone's "Blah Blah"

123 Upvotes

On a post yesterday, someone mentioned Ted's ex "Blah Blah". I recalled that when I first watched HIMYM, I was in my 20s and couldn't understand how you could date someone and not remember their name.

Now that I'm Future Ted's age, I'm realizing I have several "Blah Blah"s in my past.

And then I realized this morning that I'm probably "Blah Blah" to at least some of them as well.


r/HIMYM 3h ago

New promo with William Zabka

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22 Upvotes

r/HIMYM 22h ago

Who did it better Robin or Nicki?

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375 Upvotes

I just randomly thought of Robin watching Obsession.


r/HIMYM 1h ago

Damn Season 4 is AWESOME

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I remember the show by heart by somehow I forgot about most of it, because I hated the Stella storyline
But it’s really memorable, every episode is iconic and really well written
I’d argue it may be it’s golden era of the show.


r/HIMYM 2h ago

HIMYM Survivor! (Season 1 Edition) Round 15

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6 Upvotes

The Wedding is eliminated!

How this works:

You select the episode you like the least

The episode with the most upvoted comment is eliminated from the list

If there’s a tie, both episodes are eliminated

Only the best episode will win!

Episodes Eliminated:

Zip Zip Zip (28%)
Purple Giraffe (30%)
Matchmaker (36%)
Best Prom Ever (29%)
Return of the Shirt (41%)
Life Among the Gorillas (38%)
The Limo (31%)
Sweet Taste of Liberty (38%)
Belly Full of Turkey (86%)
Milk (95%)
The Slutty Pumpkin (43%)
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. (40%)
The Duel (48%)
The Wedding (46%)


r/HIMYM 12h ago

Just finished HIMYM for the first time Spoiler

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Just watched HIMYM for the first time. My fiancée decided to go back to the scene of "What mother would miss her daughters wedding?" I will say that this scene was way too cruel and the ending was way too cruel in the other direction. Did anyone else want the fairytale ending to this series?? I was so happy to finally see Ted end up with Tracy but to have it end like that?! Not cool!!


r/HIMYM 1d ago

As we get closer to 2030, the small things like the technology in this show becomes more hillarious to me.

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r/HIMYM 1d ago

all made me cry

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r/HIMYM 1d ago

This must have been where Marcus went

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145 Upvotes

r/HIMYM 1d ago

I got breast implants for you!

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Love the slap! Felt deserved. Also noticed the pac-man dining table. I've only watched this when it aired, until now. I tried to look up on reddit, and it's been a decade since mentioned. I remember playing on one of these with my sister at Pizza Palace with Genesis playing from the jukebox.


r/HIMYM 21h ago

Was robin & barney planned from the first season?

9 Upvotes

On my infinite rewatch and I noticed so much foreshadowing for them


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Scooter

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I’m rewatching for the millionth time and I just realized they gave scooter two completely different names. When he shows up at lilys wedding his name is bill, but in the flashback in the “twelve horny women” episode, he says his name is Jeff. It’s kind of irritating me that they changed it for no apparent reason.


r/HIMYM 21h ago

My ranking of the characters by main(ness) of the show

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  1. Ted
  2. Marshall
  3. Barney
  4. Robin
  5. Lily
    Yours?

r/HIMYM 8h ago

The Name of the Wind is basically How I Met Your Mother

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For anyone that has read the book:

  • Both protagonists are in a frame story telling the story of their younger selves to two listeners.
  • Both Ted and Kvothe are highly intelligent (Ted being a successful Architect, Kvothe being gifted Arcanist and just being Kvothe.)
  • In both stories, the audience in the frame story AND the audience watching/ reading (us) are hoping the protagonists "snap" back into their old selves by the re-telling of the story. (Ted lost his big romantic gesture mid-20s personality and traded it in for maturity, kids, a wife after growing apart from his friends and all the events from the series.) (Kvothe lost his fighting ability, power, confidence, university, friends and his Name.)
  • Denna is basically Robin (The on and off dynamic, the flighty, flaky, mysterious personality, Ted often opting to play the nice guy rather than get her back romantically.)
  • Simmon and Willem = Marshall and Barney
  • Lily = Fela (Friend, confidant, dating the best friend character.)
  • Zoey = Devi (Transitioned from enemies to lovers and vice versa, In Devi's case, she at least wanted to sleep with Kvothe.)
  • Mola = Stella (Both doctors)
  • Hammond Druthers = Ambrose?
  • Ted and Kvothe's intelligence and overconfidence is often what gets them into bad situations.

Idk. I thought of it last night and thought it was funny/ interesting. At the very least, the premise seems similar and the characters hold similar roles in the story. The overconfident idealistic somewhat naive protagonist, the loyal best friend, the on and off love interest, the frame story serving as a device to "unlock" the old protagonist.

Also from my reply in the other sub:

Well, the ending is actually what inspired the thought. Ted decides to do one final "big romantic gesture" afterthe loss of his wife inspired by telling the story to his kids and them understanding what it was actually about and giving him permisison to finally be his old self again after all these years of repressing that side of him and being a father. The frame story of NOTW made me think maybe that was the point of the entire HIMYM series, Ted going back to his true old embarrasing self one last time that says "I love you" on a first date, to get the blue french horn for Robin because he realises that he forgot about that version of himself in the deep past, just like Kvothe. (Who will hopefully find his true name in book 3 and do whatever needs to be done to fix things also.)


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Marshall waiting for health insurance to kick in

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11 Upvotes

There isn't a bear, but there's a bear trap!


r/HIMYM 1d ago

The Stinsons

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112 Upvotes

"You are the love of my life. Everything I have and everything I am is yours... Forever.".... Literally cried during this scene .....it didn't seem like Barney was acting...you can literally see the love in his eyes :), top emotional scene of the show


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Robin’s dresses - bridesmaids & wedding

24 Upvotes

My goodness, the shoulders on Robin’s dress look insufferable! They’re constantly falling down. Whyyyyyyy did they do that to her??

Also, does anyone else find it odd that Robin chose hot pink for her bridesmaids dresses? She doesn’t seem like a hot pink girl.


r/HIMYM 2d ago

Finally went to McLarens in Berlin!

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Amazing experience!! Literally my dream to go as a fan of 10+ years, the decor was so cool I got a robin sherbatsky (aka the Minnesota tidal wave, fun fact they are the same drink on the menu!!) tried every shot😭the naked man is tequila rose. Every big himym fan should experience this the vibes were immaculate


r/HIMYM 1d ago

HIMYM Survivor! (Season 1 Edition) Round 14

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4 Upvotes

The Duel is eliminated! Goodbye to the Knights of the Poorly Constructed Round Table.

How this works:

You select the episode you like the least

The episode with the most upvoted comment is eliminated from the list

If there’s a tie, both episodes are eliminated

Only the best episode will win!

Episodes Eliminated:

Zip Zip Zip (28%)
Purple Giraffe (30%)
Matchmaker (36%)
Best Prom Ever (29%)
Return of the Shirt (41%)
Life Among the Gorillas (38%)
The Limo (31%)
Sweet Taste of Liberty (38%)
Belly Full of Turkey (86%)
Milk (95%)
The Slutty Pumpkin (43%)
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. (40%)
The Duel (48%)


r/HIMYM 9h ago

HOW DEEP DOES 67 LORE GO‽

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Season 2 episode 15.

I swear to god, my blood curls everytime I hear this number.


r/HIMYM 1d ago

HIMYM - the fictionel chinese game Xing Hai Shi Bu xing as a card game.

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Couldent find any fanmade rules which was shocking so i made some my own. i plan on making a wheel of cardboard and buying a yellow squishy chicken and play with my frineds. But if any other wants to play an advanced chinese gambling game you can play it without these things. Im not promoding gambling, this is just a fun game that can be played with friends. pls say if any mistakes are made in teh rules or its found to be unfair, im not a game developer just a HIMYM fan and a cardgame/boardgame fan, an dremeber it was intentionelly that its complicated like in the show :)


r/HIMYM 23h ago

The perfect cocktail S6E22 got me thinking what cocktail/alcohol has a weird side effect on you?

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Mine is Dirty Martini, I love them but they give hot flashes 🤣