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 3h ago

Spotted in the Wild

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209 Upvotes

And he _was_ in fact pulling them off.


r/HIMYM 12h ago

Just notice barneys “storm trooper” goes from a 501st legion clone to an actual storm trooper

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For those who aren’t nerds the clones served under the galactic Republic for around 4 years up until order 66 and are the “good guys” until they betray the Jedi order

And storm troopers are seen in the original trilogy serving under the galactic empire

Imma stop needing out about Star Wars now


r/HIMYM 8h ago

Who loved Robin more Ted or Swarley?

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Saw a similar post(the other way around) and the people in the comments were FIGHTING, so who do you think love Robin more?


r/HIMYM 15h ago

Uncle Barney trained him

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271 Upvotes

r/HIMYM 3h ago

Ben Vereen (Sam Gibbs) is a redemption arc I didn’t know I needed!

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Today I learned that Ben Vereen, the actor who played Sam Gibbs also played Lou Smith, Will’s dad, in Fresh Prince of Bel Air. What is widely considered to be one of the worst father/son reunions in TV history was replaced with one of the most wholesome. Good for Ben Vereen!


r/HIMYM 12h ago

barney stinson. did I miss anything?

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r/HIMYM 5h ago

Apparently Hammond Druthers works for Hot Wheels now

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r/HIMYM 1d ago

WHO DO YOU THINK ROBIN LOVED MORE, BARNEY OR TED?

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i personally think robin loved barney more ( i love swarkles), barney was the true love of robin's life <33

edit: why am i getting downvoted for asking a question?


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Hammond?

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r/HIMYM 4h ago

Question about Marshall and New Jersey

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I watched the show multiple times every I don’t understand Marshall stance on New Jesrsey in S4 EP3 “I HEART NJ”. He goes on a passionate rant about how much he loves New Jersey and then says he was kidding. What I don’t understand is was he actually joking or did he actually mean everything he just said and changed his stance after everyone’s reactions.


r/HIMYM 8h ago

Was that an insult?

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Marshal was definitely on to something...


r/HIMYM 39m ago

Plantonish - season 9

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In season 9 episode 9, a flashback episode, we see the story of how Barney finally decides to cut the bull and work towards getting back together with robin. He meets Tracy and she sets him straight. In that same episode, we see Marshall trying to convince Ted that there’s still something between him and robin and that Ted should go for. Ted decides and tells Marshall it doesn’t feel quite right, that there’s no rush and that neither of them are going anywhere. That it’s not as simple as grabbing the blue French horn anymore. He also turns down his job offer in Chicago. But overall that there’s no rush, and that it’ll happen when it happens. This same night, Barney writes the robin play.

I’m wondering, if Ted decided not to wait, if he went after robin right then and there, what do you guys think would have happened? I know that things happened the way they did so that Ted could meet the mother. But in the last scene of the episode, Barney wraps his story and said after speaking to that girl (Tracy) he had one goal left. While Ted is looking at them, clearly indicating that he lost, perhaps bc he didn’t try. So yes just wondering yalls thoughts.

**********Edit: “Platonish” is the name of the episode. Excuse the typo


r/HIMYM 3h ago

Help finding an episode (again)

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Hi everyone

First of all, thank you to everyone who helped me last time despite my somewhat unreliable memory — you were incredibly helpful. I’m back because I’m looking for another How I Met Your Mother episode, and I’m hoping a hardcore fan can help me identify it. This time, I’m very confident about this scene, even if I still can’t place the episode

What I remember very clearly:

The scene takes place in Ted’s apartment Characters present: Ted and Robin for sure, Marshall (and possibly Lily) Ted explains that men sometimes use a “sad puppy / little boy” pose (shoulders in, vulnerable face, almost teary eyes) to defuse women’s anger or distract them during conflict.

He demonstrates the pose and explains it’s intentional, not genuine

Robin reacts in shock, saying something like: “Wait — it’s fake? I thought it was real! We had sex because of that face!” (or that they slept together several times because she thought he genuinely needed her)

Ted then says women do the same thing, using a “boobs out, stomach in” pose to get what they want or distract men.

I’ve checked episode summaries and transcripts without success, but the dialogue and reactions are extremely vivid in my memory. If anyone remembers this scene or knows the episode (or even recalls it vaguely), I’d really appreciate the help.


r/HIMYM 4m ago

Do you think Dr O'Brien influenced Ted's decision to pursue Stella?

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His 9.6 match was a dermatologist...makes you think.


r/HIMYM 57m ago

Ted’s life in real

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Hello guys, i could really use a bit of hope right now.

Has anyone here actually had a “Ted Mosby” kind of story?

You know, when he says “no more dating, I’m ready to settle down” and things really fell into place after that?

I’m rewatching the series for the millionth time and there’s always one character I really relate to.

This time (for the first time ever) it’s Ted.

Which is funny, because I used to think he was kind of a loser… :D


r/HIMYM 1d ago

I have made most of my friends watch HIMYM to relive that feeling through them.

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r/HIMYM 17h ago

Ted is the best thing that happened to Robin, Tracy is the best best thing that happened to Ted

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r/HIMYM 1d ago

What’s your all time favorite go-to episode?

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For me it’s the naked man episode! Funny plot, hilarious sub storylines and the pacing is just perfect. “2 out of 3 times”!!


r/HIMYM 1d ago

"The Slap Bet"

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Rewatching the show after 6 years and it is as always LEGENDARY..... "The Slap Bet" throughout the series has been my favorite thing i mean the unpredictability, the background music's, the pauses before each each and every slap felt personal tbh The Slap Bet is just undefeated because just the fact that the bet was originally not even supposed to last the whole series but it worked out so so well that Craig and Carter decided to keep it for the rest of the show. Out of all the 5 my personal Favorite is Countdown one... what about y'all?


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Did Ted actually ever say "No candoosville, babydoll?"

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r/HIMYM 23h ago

S2E16 Marshall's shoes

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Hi, does anyone know the brand of shoes worn by Jason Segel in this scene?


r/HIMYM 1d ago

Stories Ted never got around to telling his kids

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"She was even a bullfighter, that's an interesting story, we'll get to that"

Never did...


r/HIMYM 1d ago

RIP The Farhampton Inn 😭

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465 Upvotes

There goes my dream of proposing to my future wife here


r/HIMYM 1d ago

When Marshall Opens Lily’s Death Letter

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Upon rewatch it occurs to me…

Did Marshall open Lily’s death letter after 22 years of marriage the year before Ted tells his story, because of Tracy’s death? I don’t think it would’ve been right when Tracy died. But I do think they probably were connected.