As of July 2026, How I Met Your Mother Season 1 aired in 2005 with 22 episodes — streaming now on Disney Plus. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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How I Met Your Mother Season 1

2005 22 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 8/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, How I Met Your Mother Season 1 is available on and right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 5,795 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Josh Radnor sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

There is a reason How I Met Your Mother Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. How I Met Your Mother Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. A love story in reverse: How I Met Your Mother is a fresh new comedy about Ted (Josh Radnor) and how he fell in love. When Ted's best friends Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) decide to tie the knot, it sparks the search for his own Miss Right. Helping him in his quest is his bar-hopping "wing-man" Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), a confirmed bachelor with plenty of wild schemes for picking up women. Josh Radnor and Neil Patrick Harris lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2005. The timing in How I Met Your Mother Season 1 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, How I Met Your Mother Season 1 respects your intelligence. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Josh Radnor sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

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🎬 How I Met Your Mother Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Pilot
2005-09-19
When Ted's best friend Marshall proposes to his girlfriend, Lily, Ted realizes he'd better get a move on if he hopes to find true love. Ted soon meets Robin in a neighborhood bar, immediately becomes smitten and scores a first date. But when Ted can hardly wait to see her again, his eagerness threat...
E2
Purple Giraffe
2005-09-26
In a desperate attempt for a second date, Ted invites Robin to a party he is throwing. However, she doesn't show up and he keeps throwing parties in the hopes she will finally arrive.
E3
Sweet Taste of Liberty
2005-10-03
Ted agrees to let Barney spice up his love life, and ends up on a crazy adventure of flying to Philadelphia, encountering the law, and visiting the Liberty Bell.
E4
Return of the Shirt
2005-10-10
Ted's outlook on his continuing search for love is altered when he rediscovers a shirt that has not seen daylight in years. Meanwhile, Barney amuses himself by coaxing Robin into sacrificing her job by saying completely outlandish things on air live for a cash reward.
E5
Okay Awesome
2005-10-17
Ted and Barney start checking out the club scene with their friend Robin, whereas Lily and Marshall try to participate in some more "grown-up" activities, as they draw slowly nearer to their wedding.
E6
The Slutty Pumpkin
2005-10-24
Ted makes his yearly pilgrimage to the rooftop Halloween party in search of a girl dressed as a pumpkin who he met years ago. Meanwhile, Robin struggles her new boyfriend because of her independent ways.
E7
Matchmaker
2005-11-07
When a matchmaker with a 100% success rate turns Ted away because he is not compatible with any of the available women in her database, he is still determined that he is going to find his match. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily are obsessed with ridding their apartment of a critter.
E8
The Duel
2005-11-14
As Lily officially moves into the apartment, Ted feels like he is being edged out of the mix by his engaged roomies. Ted and Marshall each want to keep the place, so they settle it like real "grown-ups" -- launching into a sword fight.
E9
Belly Full of Turkey
2005-11-21
Ted and Robin are surprised to run into Barney when they volunteer at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving. Lily is on the brink of freaking out when she goes to Thanksgiving dinner at her future in-laws house.
E10
The Pineapple Incident
2005-11-28
After being forced into knocking back 5 shots so he will stop thinking, Ted goes on a partying rampage. The next morning, he wakes up with a woman -- and a pineapple. The gang tries to piece together the night and figure out who the woman is in his bed.
E11
The Limo
2005-12-19
Ted rents a limo to take the gang out to sample five New Year's Eve parties in a quest to find the perfect celebration.
E12
The Wedding
2006-01-09
Robin accepts Ted's invite to a friend's wedding, but thanks to Ted, the couple may never make it down the aisle.
E13
Drumroll, Please
2006-01-23
Ted finds a new woman at the wedding. They want to remember the evening so they don't exchange last names or numbers; but Ted takes a big fall when he tries to find out her name.
E14
Zip, Zip, Zip
2006-02-06
After agreeing to take things slowly and not have sex for a month, Ted and Victoria decide that they have waited long enough.
E15
Game Night
2006-02-27
A mysterious tape arrives for Barney from one of his numerous ex-girlfriends, and the entire gang watches it. But, in order for them all to find out how she broke Barney's heart and made him into a suit-wearing bachelor, everyone must share their most embarrassing moment.
E16
Cupcake
2006-03-06
Things are going great with Ted and Victoria's relationship, but when Victoria is offered her dream job, the couple have to make serious relationship decisions. Meanwhile Marshall and Lily set out to purchase their wedding outfits and find out that none can afford what they bought.
E17
Life Among the Gorillas
2006-03-20
Marshall interns at the corporation where Barney works and Lily finds that he is becoming a shallow jerk as he tries to fit in with his crude fratty coworkers. Meanwhile, Ted feels guilty when he receives several gifts from Victoria (Erika Singh) while he hasn't sent her anything.
E18
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.
2006-04-10
Robin, who is very lonely, asks Ted to come over to her apartment after 2 A.M., but he isn't sure if he wants to go as he has a phone call on the way over with his friends, and with Victoria on his mind
E19
Mary the Paralegal
2006-04-24
Robin is nominated to receive an award for a news report and everyone needs a date to take to the show. Barney introduces Ted to Mary as a date that Ted can take to the show. Originally Ted is opposed to the idea of just trying to save face in front of Robin but when she shows up with a date he chan...
E20
Best Prom Ever
2006-05-01
Lily, Barney and Robin attend a high school prom to scout out a potential band for Lily and Marshall's wedding reception. In order to get in Lily and Robin pretend to be the dates of two kids who were going alone. Ted and Marshall are back at the apartment where they are preparing the invitations to...

🎭 Cast of How I Met Your Mother Season 1

Josh Radnor
Josh Radnor
Ted Mosby
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
Barney Stinson
Jason Segel
Jason Segel
Marshall Eriksen
Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Hannigan
Lily Aldrin
Cobie Smulders
Cobie Smulders
Robin Scherbatsky

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