How I Met Your Podcast: A How I Met Your Mother Recap

Ted attempts to woo his Doctor in 10 sessions of tattoo removal. Brittney Spears shines as Abby with pitch-perfect comedic timing. Steve reminisces that this is the first episode he ever saw.

The Saint Patty's Day Episode. Mostly a teaser that Ted came close to meeting the mother but some good stuff with Lily and Marshall's new apartment and Civil War Southern Soldier Ghost talk.

In the most brilliantly layered episode of TV, perhaps EVER, we learn how the Platinum Rule came about via three stories over three years. Barney with Wendy the Waitress, Lily and Marshall with some neighbors, and Robin with a coworker.

Barney/Barry learns that his sexual prowess is missing a first act; The gang decides to join a gym together with hilarious results; Lily owns this episode on jokes.

The Slapsgiving countdown ticks to zero; Robin's slightly older boyfriend looks 70 to Ted; Steve and Jen are starting to get more mail!

Ted can't see his new girlfriend's annoying trait, until he does. The gang forms a circular firing squad to point out each other's annoying habits. Marshall passes the bar and yells at his grandmother.

In a brilliantly structured episode, Marshall and Lily go through a rollercoaster decision making process in buying a condo. The Mosby Boys crack a really big case and the narrator has never been put to better use than with his interjections in this episode.

Ted meets Porno Ted Mosby, sex architect. Lily's stylish but shameful secret is exposed. Marshall gets seduced by the dark side of the legal world.

We get to meet Blah Blah and enjoy her one-sided rivalry with Robin. Many flashbacks including Ted, Marshall and Lily the college years. How did everyone meet?

Ted and Barney compete for a woman and once again, Marshall feels left out. Lily's miserable track record of setting friends up on dates is exposed. Robin gets dumped by a 6 year old.