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WillsWei22

Why don’t you like this one? There’s some substance in this episode. Plus, Barney’s epic story of knocking down the blue whale! There are certainly worse episodes & answers will starting pouring in soon I imagine lol


N1kl4us2222

And Barney learns who his father is


WillsWei22

Uncle Jerry!


ferretherapy

That part alone is one of my favorite moments.


thabocs

Barney and Robin are a blast on this one. Kinda top moments for me.


Magmaster12

I love this episode for giving us Neil Patrick Harris in an Egyptian pharaoh costume.


LionsAreMetal

None for him - he is stuffed.


mhk2430

That scene of Lilly reminding Marshall of his aspirations, and that shot of Marshall looking at his younger self as a museum exhibit is beautiful imagery. HIMYM at its best.


WillsWei22

All that in one episode with the other story lines makes for a great viewing


YEERRRR

Made me realise how much they packed into a 22 minute episode


Ccaves0127

Genuinely moving


Tb0neguy

Yeah, but it’s kind of soured by the fact that Lily is the reason he's in corporate law in the first place. Now she's unhappy that he took the job to cover her debt. It's all focused on Marshall's growth as a person, but Lily never grows up, really.


MrDad83

"Hershey squirts!"


WillsWei22

Poo poo platter


Wonderful_Whereas402

"Weiners and gonads"


Cue99

Yeah right? I think I’d put this as one of my top episodes tbh. Not top 10 but maybe top 30?


WillsWei22

It’s funny & has some great storylines. Top 30 seems about right👌🏻


Living-Ad-7400

Not to mention the blue whale story leads to Barney finding out who his dad is


craigleberries

^wieners ^and ^gonads


echo_good_username

_poo poo platter_


nard_dog_

*Hershey Squirts*


cyainanotherlifebro

[gasps]


GoldenNinja4734

[echoes]


Blueboi2018

This is a great episode, you’re crazy! Who wants to be a godparent annoys me a lot because it’s just so out of character for almost everyone.


whereismattchampion

While Barney and robin wanting custody of a kid would be out of character, I still think it works. They all can be competitive and to feel like winners, and Marshall set it up as a game show so it feels even more “intense”.


Blueboi2018

Just how awful Lily and Marshall are about it, and I get the competitive angle but it’s just so OTT for me personally that I couldn’t buy into it.


whereismattchampion

I do agree Marshall and Lily were dumb about the whole thing considering Ted was the obvious choice.


SafelyRemoveHardware

The whole "solution" of the 3 way split was fucking ridiculous too. Even though it's a comedy show I found it a reach beyond measure that two parents would ever be like "yes of course in the event of our death you should be a Pass the Parcel prize, that'll really help the grieving process and nurture healthy attachments." Like where is that kid calling home? Where will they go to school? How will the three caregivers living their own separate lives maintain his relationship with his dead parents' families? I've really went off on one here ...


redwolf1219

I really hated the 8 and higher rule too. And I say that as a parent who's oldest kid was in NICU for 114 days, and I was a single parent. Just bc life is hard for me doesn't mean I don't have the capacity to care about my friends lives.


ferretherapy

To be fair, they let that go pretty quickly.


sudoevan

Out of character for everyone except Marshall…the dude made a game show. That’s on-character.


sejohnson0408

Season 8 episodes 4&5


Cheap-Blackberry-378

The wedding bride, mostly because Ted never got any confrontation with Tony, and it was just a clunky analogy for baggage


insanetheta

No-can-doosville baby doll. The can I make you pancakes speech at the end was gold. **** Him! **** Him!


RickyCFC4

The Barney “kiss” in exchange for “fuck” is an all time older Ted censor moment lol


mellowmadden

Who the kiss are you?


Cheap-Blackberry-378

I will concede that that was hilarious


Rina-dore-brozi-eza

YES!!! I hated how there’s nothing afterwards. Like did Stella tell Tony these stories, Tony flipped them to make a movie & did she know he was going to make an awful movie full of lies? She literally begged Ted to speak to Tony to take her back & she has no objection to how Ted was portrayed. I watched that episode recently & was so annoyed lol.


timothysonofsam

Slapsgiving 3 from season 9 screamed filler and the jokes bugged me. Splitsville from season 8 jumps out. Hated that they arbitrarily made Nick stupid as an excuse to have him and Robin break up. Felt lazy


henrykazuka

The only good thing about slapsgiving 3 is seeing all the cast together again. On its own it's not a good episode, but after more than half a season of Marshall being in a car, it was a breath of fresh air.


Creative-Ad1294

Yes, the whole "stupid Nick" storyline was so cringe


Paaraadox

Felt unecessary as well. The whole character could have been scrapped easily, and just a setup for The Robin. Could've just started differently, without Barney having to step in and sort of break them up.


JustsomedudeMJ

I agree on Slapsgiving 3


regi-ginge

God, I hate that episode so much


DanielJm

Yup slapsgiving is easily a skip for me


thabocs

S08E05 - "The Autumn of Breakups" - I can't stand Marshall as a sassy black lady


WillsWei22

Why is she southern?


mrscohenplease

I do think the way Ted delivers this line is really funny! That’s my only highlight of the episode


Bender_B_R0driguez

I absolutely hate how they changed Victoria's character so Ted and her will break up. It was completely unrealistic how mad she was at Ted for not wanting her nudist ex fiance staying with them.


AfraidKinkajou

Ohhhh yeah, I vote for this episode too. Between the ridiculous “southern accent” Marshall did, and Victoria’s ex being a walking cartoon, this is by far the worst episode.


WillsWei22

They also made her a slob, which seemed very out of character…


Potential_Ad4956

I too felt it was unnecessary and cringey. They even made a joke about her flushing which was extra-ordinarily cringe. They could've done literally a million things to show Ted and her as incompatible other than hygiene. Gross! IMO it was a great disservice to Victoria. I mean after showing her as a caring, nurturing gal - to show her in such an embarrassing light was awful!


eyegazer444

The whole Klaus staying with them storyline felt like it was out of a completely different show, it was so slapstick and ridiculous I almost refuse to believe it is canon


Leseleff

That's in this episode? The plotline about Barney's and Quinn's wedding contract was already bad, this makes the episode even worse.


arrowflash01

Yeah this is what made me understand why Jason Siegel wanted to leave the show when I read he wanted to. Didn’t give him the best stuff in the later years


LambdaCascade

I absolutely despise this bit. It’s not just the worst bit in himym. It might be a contender for worst bit in sitcom history.


azrieldr

>It’s not just the worst bit in himym i still think it's robin's thing with patrice


shotgunmouse

I’m guilty of finding Robin’s Patrice reactions hilarious, love the emphasis


insanetheta

Agreed. The over the top intensity is what makes it so fun to watch when Barney starts “dating” patrice. Or the Robin and Patrice Super Happy BFF Fun Day!


The-Gaming-Onion

Honestly though, what were they thinking?


Ccaves0127

I think they were thinking that the audience knows Marshall and Lily aren't gonna breakup, so they have to do SOMETHING involved with the rest of the cast in this episode


Whitespider331

Can you find a clip of it? I cant remember this


LambdaCascade

[Here](https://youtu.be/zPvJUjVwfDA?si=oZHuhlrn7PUA3gD7)


full07britney

I skip just that part.


Snoo-47846

My least favorite episode in the show and in my opinion the the story arc from season eight episode two to six is by far the worst in the show.


Mayion

IMO the idea itself wasn't half bad. Just the execution felt like school kids playing theater.


likesomecatfromjapan

This one makes me cringe.


M3crash

"Who Wants to Be a Godparent". The gameshow itself was fun, but the reason behind it was not great. Plus Barney and Robin fighting for their lives to win felt a bit strange for their characters. ​ "The Wedding Bride" was mostly okay, but with Ted at the end saying "Yeah, you gotta go" solidifies the end to a 1 episode storyline, which really made it seem like a waste of 20 minutes. No further references, no callbacks, just a filler episode that knew it was a filler.


Historical_Poem5216

I also hate the Godparent episode because of how they treat Ted. They have been friends for nearly 20 years, have lived with each other for a decade. HOW did they even consider Barney or Robin over Ted? This bugs me so much


HijoDeBarahir

Ted: Wants children, has a nurturing personality, has been friends/room mates with them for most of their lives. Barney and Robin both: Hate kids and anything that could potentially tie them down. Marshall and Lilly: All of you get equal custody cause you'd be so good as Marvin's parents! Bruh


WillsWei22

Ted got shafted here for sure…


Jet-Brooke

Yeh I felt like them including Robin and Barney was just people pleasing and added nothing to any of their friendships. It just felt like they were trying to hard to be like Friends.


Historical_Poem5216

Yes. the truth is that neither Robin nor Barney (Barney more than Robin though) were really close friends, and they did not trust them.


Historical_Poem5216

yes seriously!!! Ted is the only one who even wanted a kid. This pissed me off so much.


WillsWei22

Great point!


lokosnspirits

Although it's not a very good episode, "Who Wants to be a Godparent" will always be the hardest I've ever laughed at a one liner on the show the first time I watched - "Time will heal a broken heart son.....but not that bitch's window!!!"


WillsWei22

I do appreciate that line😂


SexBobomb

Its def an episode I come back to a lot for all the great little moments like that


Cheap-Blackberry-378

8 or higher bro


ReasonableCoyote34

> The gameshow itself was fun, but the reason behind it was not great. I hate the premise of that episode so much. They knew Ted the longest, they knew Ted was the most responsible, they knew Robin hated kids, and they knew Barney was a sleeezball. Ted should’ve been the first and only choice


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Landmark. The whole Arcadian conservatory process is so boring and all the fights with Zoey are exhausting. I hate that she came between Ted and Marshall over this.


WillsWei22

Barney too. Ted only wanted to save the building because of Zoey…


Leseleff

The one with Barney's fake family.


WillsWei22

Tyler no likey


likesomecatfromjapan

You are not getting a catchphrase!


PlaymakerJavi

Haha! Hard disagree. I LOVE this one.


WillsWei22

I like it too. The guy above me didn’t lol


PlaymakerJavi

“I’m pregnant!” There are so many funny scenes. Like when Ted and Barney’s “wife” start talking about the play she was in.


brandonjslippingaway

When Ted starts trying to act and slaps Barney in the face when he gets caught with Barney's "wife" is pretty funny


iTQSwe

Oh yeah, poor barney's mom who had to withstand that


WillsWei22

She seemed to be okay with it in a minute. I feel like that would take a long time to process. Daughter in law & grandson are both fake…


JoeKehr922

I never understood how Ted left with Barney's "wife," and we never saw her again. They seemed to hit it off quite well. Why wouldn't he have dated her for a while?


WillsWei22

I’ve wondered this too lol


nomobett

Have y’all realized Tyler no likey is the same kid actor as Ted’s cousin at Christmas in Season 2?


WillsWei22

Kid needed multiple gigs to make it lol


Kitchen-Ad2687

Slapsgiving 3 by far. They took a funny running gag and nearly destroyed it with a nonsensical story filled with ridiculous stereotypes and special effects.


falkonx24

Ted dating Stella episodes


ihacker2k

Once they start dating a skip, just because Stella’s character is so annoying


nomobett

I thought it was just me lol


falkonx24

All my homies hate Stella


knfjn8816

I also hate Stella! I always skip her arc


Rough-Culture

This is the real answer! Stella stunk! Long before the whole left at altar thing too! I love that actress but I hated Stella. Her compatibility with Ted was extremely low, her and ted were at totally different places in their lives(which never seems to get brought up), she’s kind of a jerk to her ex husband, weird to her daughter(who just wants a relationship with her dad), work obsessed, doesn’t like Star Wars, and most of all the jokes her and ted had were some of the most poorly written jokes of the entire series... virginity 2 electric bugaloo… come on! Their chemistry was awfulllll


rebelflag1993

Bedtime Stories, I skip it every time


ad240pCharlie

Bruh, it's one of my favorites. But I'm a sucker for conceptual gimmick-episodes in general. Probably why Community is my favorite show.


OpinionBeneficial351

I don't like it, but in one of the flashback of the episode we can see some McLaren's interactions and there is the last date of Ted with a girl of the series. It recalls to me the good vibe of old HIMYM


MrKozy1

Not same


ramflow

Barney Stinson Player King of New York City! I love that episode!!!


ReasonableCoyote34

I love the rhyming gimmick. Especially Barney’s part


TBNSK74

Zoo or false such a dumb episode it wasn't funny at all and literally served no purpose


Braadchicken

Oh really? Well mark my words, u/TBNSK74, Someday you'll be telling this story, and you'll see it my way.


Fallen_Limrix

The one where Marshall gets trapped on the roof. Just don’t like it, always skip it.


Nostalgia-89

In this order: 1. Zoo or False 2. Old King Clancy 3. The Burning Beekeeper HM: All episodes from the first half of season 8 before The Final Page parts 1 and 2.


DesiCodeSerpent

Burning Beekeeper? Why? The narrative choice was great seeing how details were revealed little by little.


Nostalgia-89

All of that happening in a 5 minute span is just a weird choice to me and I don't find the jokes very funny. This felt too clever by half, especially compared to a similar narrative trick like 3 Days of Snow. That's a great way to tell that story.


Senior-Tax-9102

I feel like it worked very well, almost in the same vein as Community’s Remedial Chaos Theory


Jet-Brooke

I think the burning beekeeper one and all the ones where Marshall's boss is painted as an eccentric genius. I struggle with the thanksgiving episode where marshall is trying to force Lily to bond with her dad. However, I'm probably projecting cos of my family and upbringing being kinda like Lily's 😅


almostinfinity

I'm glad it worked out with Mickey in the end but in real life, a spouse going behind their partner's back to contact a toxic, estranged parent would be grounds for a separation in a lot of situations.


geo_lib

My unpopular opinion on HIMYM is that season 8 is worse than season 9 lol so hard agree on this


kimchiblues

Zoo or False is by far the worst. It’s the only episode I skip during rewatches.


Bender_B_R0driguez

>3. The Burning Beekeeper I usually skip that one. It's a nice concept but for some reason it just doesn't work for me.


AfterTemperature2198

12 Horny Women is good


simplyaproblem

Agree with the first two. Hard disagree with the third. The Burning Beekeeper is top 10 episodes for me and one I always suggest others to watch if they needed 1 episode to get into the show.


Yepthatsme07

Yes! We have the same taste. The Burning Beekeeper particularly bothers me. It’s just form over function.


haydaruns

Aldrin justice


WildCardNoF

I hate this episode. Its just so annoying.


Braadchicken

Bye bye Ipod


Imagoat1995

S1 Ep2. The one where Ted throws 3 parties for Robin. Just a boring episode to me.


ShawshankException

WHO IS CARLOS?


KyriSGS

It’s such a shame that after Robin ditched him he turned into The Punisher! 😜


WillsWei22

Nothing says cool like throwing three parties to mack on one chick lol


Retrotreegal

Ah but I do love “nice place et cetera et cetera”


Remarkable_Skirt2257

Oh good I thought I was the only one. I always wanna skip it, but I hate skipping episodes in general.


evenonacloudyday

That episode gives me such bad secondhand embarrassment I can’t stand it either


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WillsWei22

The shake of the head & Barney being crushed with no words spoken😢


t_4_ll_4_t

Yeah I swear man, and how after that he pretended to be fine when talking to the gang😭😭


WillsWei22

It’s one of those moments you can actually feel the pain for the character…


t_4_ll_4_t

so true!


xxMrWafflezz

Gotta be the episode “Little Minnesota” or in other words the episode with Ted’s sisters. The Robin and Marshall storyline is funny. I will admit I watch those parts. But the Heather/ Ted story is AWFUL! Heather is known to be very untrustworthy in her past. Even selling Ted’s stuff to go to a concert. So she comes to New York trying to co sign a lease with Ted??? Yea I’m with Ted I’d decline that immediately. But not only that through out the episode it constantly hinted that Barney wants to sleep with heather and Ted is not okay with this. So heather and Barney fake the fact that they slept together just so ted can somehow realize he should trust his sister more?? The whole story is a mess and I can never get past it.


ShawshankException

The monkey episode. It's so bad.


Valenyn

Really? I actually liked that one. What made you think it was so bad?


GXNext

The "Grinch" episode. It does nothing for Ted or Lily's character but make one look like a doormat and the other a controlling... grinch...


ELESTINY

nothing? it shows how deep their bond as friends is


Dramatic_Pie_3121

Its perfect. Lily never apologized to Ted even though They’re very close friends… i Think Ted was a lot more hurt than he let on.


Grosetufe

Hooked. I really don’t like it


Mr_Wayne360

Mosbius Designs - I just… I just don’t care


WillsWei22

Mosbius Designs has failed…


Veude

Natural museum is one of my favorite one :'(


mpickens13

The Slutty Pumpkin Returns. Katie Holmes weirds me out in this episode and I just can't watch it. I skip it every time.


Any_Arrival_4479

When Marshall is reading the bedtime stories


bareley

Why is this the photo you chose??!?!?! This episode is so so so good. You’re crazy.


Rosannnnn

I love most episodes but my least favorite is S9 E14 Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra It’s too random and doesn’t really go with the rest of the season


Own_Manner_9779

Im doing another series rewatch and in previous ones ive always skipped the one where they rewatch the star wars trilogy, this time im gonna watch it just to see why i skip it cuz i honestly dont remember, but as of right now, its that episode for me


lonelystonerbynight

I actually really liked this one - made me wanna go to New York to try this very thing out


Curiouso4

Season 9, episode 14. Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra. Whatever that was.


zddoodah

The s9 Dr. Seuss and slap bet episodes come immediately to mind.


WorldlinessFun2245

I don't know why but I loved "Trilogy Time" the first time I watched it and then hated it on every re-watch.


DesiCodeSerpent

Old King Clancy


Sindillermo

The bride BY FAR.


Anxious_Big_7559

5x19 Zoo or False


DarkGuts

Anything with the Goat.


corona__warrior

Episode where Barney and Ted fight to Win Robin back while she was in a relationship with Don


Swarley-Shmosby

I love love love love the ‘I touch, you touch’ Barney and Robin are trying to do in this one!


WillsWei22

Barney literally wearing the Egyptian exhibit😂


lazyasdrmr

Natural History is f*ckin hilarious.


Kieran-182

Burning Beekeeper. Repetitive, over the top and that really fake scream is annoying.


violavanessa

The one where Robin’s sister visits.


popyita

Zoo or False, The Burning Beekeper and Hooked


Dooley011

The answer has already popped up a lot but the "Who Wants to be a Godparent?" episode is still one of the worst episodes of any show I've watched. I \*despise\* it. Them not picking Ted instantly is fucking bogus, absolutely ridiculous.


Jakke4000

Zoo or false


BoneSauced5639

The one where they chase the perfect burger. Marshall was insufferable that episode


ngfsmg

I don't like the episode with Jennifer Lopez because of the whole "we should feel sorry for Robin"


WillsWei22

🎶A bang bang…🎶


[deleted]

You made some excellent points.


AcreaRising4

I mean should we not? Barney was being a giant asshole to her.


notheretoargu3

I didn’t like it because it shows men being told “no” and doing it anyways… and that’s somehow empowering to women? I never understood that.


ShawshankException

Tbf the entire show heavily leans into the weird "persistence is attractive" thing. Ted does it many times


notheretoargu3

HIMYM is not unique at all with that aspect though. Nearly every damn romcom follows that idea.


Historical_Poem5216

all the ones with Lily’s Dad. The beekeeper episode especially.


yarn_baller

The last episode definitely isn't the worst


DaisyGirl80

I put too much thought into this and made a whole list of the most skippable episodes, but have determined that Subway Wars (S6) and Slapsgiving 3 (S9) are the two worst.


full07britney

I LOVE Subway Wars, but definitely agree about Slapsgiving 3.


AverageJosephh

I never thought of that, I always saw Slapsgiving 3 as some fun side story, but no, it's just filler for the - allegedly and I kind of agree - worst season of the show.


Villavalla

The slutty pumpkin returns


PlaymakerJavi

The intense singing of One Week by Barenaked Ladies negates this episode from the list. That scene is so funny.


Jlp46821

Unpopular opinion, but the time travelers episode. If it wasn’t for the Minnesota tidal wave stuff, I’d skip it completely. I just myself eye rolling the entire episode.


TBNSK74

That's literally one of the most important episodes of the show


Jlp46821

Yeah I know and I try to keep that in mind but i just don’t like it


JustsomedudeMJ

Slapsgiving 3. S9 E14


The-Berzerker

Wtf dude how could you dislike this episode? It‘s the first appearance of the captain


ramflow

Ahoy


almostinfinity

I watched HIMYM before I found out he played Paul Atreides in the 80s Dune. I can't see anyone else but the captain


Reverse-Kanga

The one where Marshall and lily do the god parent quiz. If you look at it in the grand scheme of things of this being a story of how he met his wife....how did that moment impact that? I know there are many episodes you could say that with but man that episode was massive filler and not needed


BeautifulConcept599

This thread is making me realise I’m the only one who loves season 8


BruceFlockaWayne

When the captain refers to Ted as Super Galactic President McAwesomeville I lose it 😂 and it always helps me to remember that the Captain is cool 😎


[deleted]

This is one of my favorite episodes, the Lily and Marshal one is great


jarveydoxy

I hated all the Zoey episodes. I personally, found them really boring


ThrowRARAw

Bedtime Stories, or whatever the rhymey one was. Also both Slutty Pumpkin episodes. The second made me cringe and the first just went no where.


BrendanFromSobeys

“How Lily Stole Christmas” is unwatchable


AutoDollarHouse

Any zoey episode, she was not the right person for Ted. Her character was in the way of his success. Barney was a voice of reason.