How I Met Your Mother
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2005-09-19
Synopsis
Ted meets Robin in a neighborhood bar, immediately becomes smitten and even scores a first date. But, when Robin must leave in the middle of the date, Ted can hardly wait to see her again, and his eagerness threatens to scare her away. Ted realizes Robin may not be as easy to catch as he had hoped, and it becomes apparent that he may have to meet a few more women before he finds his true love.
In the series
This episode is part of How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014) on CBS.
A long setup about a mother, with slap bets and yellow umbrellas.
Key cast
- Josh Radnor as Ted Mosby
- Jason Segel as Marshall Eriksen
- Cobie Smulders as Robin Scherbatsky
- Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
- Alyson Hannigan as Lily Aldrin
- Cristin Milioti as The Mother