How I Met Your Mother

Dating-life flashback series

How I Met Your Mother is an American television sitcom that aired from 2005 to 2014, following a man named Ted Mosby as he recounts to his children the lengthy story of meeting their mother.

The show is known for its nonlinear storytelling, running jokes, and the extended tease of its central mystery.

We're doing a How I Met Your Mother marathon this weekend.

The title has become shorthand for any drawn-out explanation that takes far longer than necessary to reach its point.

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Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG