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color: black; padding: 0.25em 1em; font-size: 125%;"><i>How I Met Your Mother</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="background-color: #FF6052; color: black; padding: 0.25em 1em; font-weight: bold; font-size: 125%;">Season 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:How_I_Met_Your_Mother_Season_4_DVD_Cover.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/How_I_Met_Your_Mother_Season_4_DVD_Cover.jpg/250px-How_I_Met_Your_Mother_Season_4_DVD_Cover.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/How_I_Met_Your_Mother_Season_4_DVD_Cover.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="269" data-file-height="371" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><i>The Awesome Season 4 DVD cover art</i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Radnor" title="Josh Radnor">Josh Radnor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Segel" title="Jason Segel">Jason Segel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobie_Smulders" title="Cobie Smulders">Cobie Smulders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" title="Neil Patrick Harris">Neil Patrick Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyson_Hannigan" title="Alyson Hannigan">Alyson Hannigan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">24</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary" style="background-color: #FF6052; color: black; padding: 0.25em 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Original network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Original release</th><td class="infobox-data">September 22, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-09-22</span>)</span> –<br />May 18, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2009-05-18</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary" style="background-color: #FF6052; color: black; padding: 0.25em 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Season chronology</th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;">← <b>Previous</b><br /><a href="/wiki/How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_3" title="How I Met Your Mother season 3">Season 3</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><b>Next</b> →<br /><a href="/wiki/How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_5" title="How I Met Your Mother season 5">Season 5</a> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_How_I_Met_Your_Mother_episodes" title="List of How I Met Your Mother episodes">List of episodes</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The fourth season of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="/wiki/Television_comedy" title="Television comedy">television comedy</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/How_I_Met_Your_Mother" title="How I Met Your Mother">How I Met Your Mother</a></i> premiered on September 22, 2008 and concluded on May 18, 2009. It consisted of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length. <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> broadcast the fourth season on Monday nights at 8:30 pm in the United States. The complete fourth season was released on Region 1 DVD on September 29, 2009. In the United Kingdom it aired on E4.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fourth season is the only season of <i>How I Met Your Mother</i> to be nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Comedy_Series" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTimes-News_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTimes-News-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_4&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_cast">Main cast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_4&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Main cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Radnor" title="Josh Radnor">Josh Radnor</a> as <a href="/wiki/Ted_Mosby" title="Ted Mosby">Ted Mosby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Segel" title="Jason Segel">Jason Segel</a> as <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Eriksen" title="Marshall Eriksen">Marshall Eriksen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobie_Smulders" title="Cobie Smulders">Cobie Smulders</a> as <a href="/wiki/Robin_Scherbatsky" title="Robin Scherbatsky">Robin Scherbatsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" title="Neil Patrick Harris">Neil Patrick Harris</a> as <a href="/wiki/Barney_Stinson" title="Barney Stinson">Barney Stinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyson_Hannigan" title="Alyson Hannigan">Alyson Hannigan</a> as <a href="/wiki/Lily_Aldrin" title="Lily Aldrin">Lily Aldrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Saget" title="Bob Saget">Bob Saget</a> (uncredited) as Future Ted Mosby (voice only)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recurring_cast">Recurring cast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_4&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recurring cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Chalke" title="Sarah Chalke">Sarah Chalke</a> as Stella Zinman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyndsy_Fonseca" title="Lyndsy Fonseca">Lyndsy Fonseca</a> as Penny, Ted's Daughter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Henrie" title="David Henrie">David Henrie</a> as Luke, Ted's Son</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlene_Amoia" title="Charlene Amoia">Charlene Amoia</a> as Wendy the Waitress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Callen" title="Bryan Callen">Bryan Callen</a> as Bilson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Jones_(actor)" title="Jason Jones (actor)">Jason Jones</a> as Tony Grafanello</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darcy_Rose_Byrnes" title="Darcy Rose Byrnes">Darcy Rose Byrnes</a> as Lucy Zinman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Manesh" title="Marshall Manesh">Marshall Manesh</a> as Ranjit</li> <li>Joe Nieves as Carl, the owner of MacLarens Pub</li> <li>Matt Boren as Stuart</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guest_cast">Guest cast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_4&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Guest cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regis_Philbin" title="Regis Philbin">Regis Philbin</a> as himself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke" title="Bill Fagerbakke">Bill Fagerbakke</a> as Marvin Eriksen, Sr.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Burtka" title="David Burtka">David Burtka</a> as Scooter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Conroy" title="Frances Conroy">Frances Conroy</a> as Loretta Stinson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erin_Cahill" title="Erin Cahill">Erin Cahill</a> as Heather Mosby</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooke_D%27Orsay" title="Brooke D'Orsay">Brooke D'Orsay</a> as Margaret (Betty - Barney's Wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Prepon" title="Laura Prepon">Laura Prepon</a> as Karen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendra_Wilkinson" title="Kendra Wilkinson">Kendra Wilkinson</a> as herself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Michael_Richardson" title="Kevin Michael Richardson">Kevin Michael Richardson</a> as Stan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heidi_Montag" title="Heidi Montag">Heidi Montag</a> as herself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Pratt" title="Spencer Pratt">Spencer Pratt</a> as himself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Kardashian" title="Kim Kardashian">Kim Kardashian</a> as herself</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Sasso" title="Will Sasso">Will Sasso</a> as Doug Martin</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episodes">Episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_4&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_How_I_Met_Your_Mother_episodes" title="List of How I Met Your Mother episodes">List of How I Met Your Mother episodes</a></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:black;text-align:center"><th scope="col" style="background:#FF6052;width:5%;color:black"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr><br />overall</th><th scope="col" style="background:#FF6052;width:5%;color:black"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> in<br />season</th><th scope="col" style="background:#FF6052;width:24%;color:black">Title</th><th scope="col" style="background:#FF6052;width:12%;color:black">Directed by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#FF6052;width:22%;color:black">Written by</th><th scope="col" style="background:#FF6052;width:14%;color:black">Original air date</th><th scope="col" style="background:#FF6052;width:8%;color:black"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code</th><th scope="col" style="background:#FF6052;width:10%;color:black">US viewers<br />(millions)</th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep65" style="text-align:center">65</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Do I Know You?"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Fryman" title="Pamela Fryman">Pamela Fryman</a></td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Carter_Bays" title="Carter Bays">Carter Bays</a> & <a href="/wiki/Craig_Thomas_(screenwriter)" title="Craig Thomas (screenwriter)">Craig Thomas</a></td><td style="text-align:center">September 22, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-09-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH01" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH01</td><td style="text-align:center">9.79<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> As Stella finally gives Ted an answer on his proposal, Barney realizes that he may be in love with Robin.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep66" style="text-align:center">66</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Best Burger in New York"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Carter Bays & Craig Thomas</td><td style="text-align:center">September 29, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-09-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH02" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH02</td><td style="text-align:center">8.72<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Barney, Lily, <a href="/wiki/Regis_Philbin" title="Regis Philbin">Regis Philbin</a>, Robin, Marshall and Ted set out on a mission to find the restaurant in which Marshall ate his first New York burger.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep67" style="text-align:center">67</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/I_Heart_NJ" title="I Heart NJ">I Heart NJ</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Greg Malins</td><td style="text-align:center">October 6, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-10-06</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH04" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH04</td><td style="text-align:center">8.97<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ted invites the gang to Stella's house in New Jersey. Stella shocks him by announcing that she wants to live there permanently once they marry.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep68" style="text-align:center">68</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Intervention"</td><td style="text-align:center">Michael Shea</td><td style="text-align:center">Stephen Lloyd</td><td style="text-align:center">October 13, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-10-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH03" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH03</td><td style="text-align:center">9.25<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ted insists that his friends attend an intervention after learning that they had previously ditched one for his engagement to Stella.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep69" style="text-align:center">69</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Shelter_Island_(How_I_Met_Your_Mother)" title="Shelter Island (How I Met Your Mother)">Shelter Island</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Chris Harris</td><td style="text-align:center">October 20, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-10-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH05" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH05</td><td style="text-align:center">9.45<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ted and Stella make the decision to get married in three days. So when the day comes, it turns out to not be all they had imagined because of the presence of their exes.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep70" style="text-align:center">70</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Happily Ever After"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Jamie Rhonheimer</td><td style="text-align:center">November 3, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-03</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH06" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH06</td><td style="text-align:center">9.40<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When Ted unexpectedly runs into someone from his past whom he would rather forget, the gang starts wondering how they would handle it, if it happened to them.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep71" style="text-align:center">71</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Not_a_Father%27s_Day" title="Not a Father's Day">Not a Father's Day</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Robia Rashid</td><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH07" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH07</td><td style="text-align:center">9.79<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Lily and Marshall receive different views on whether they should have a baby. When Lily asks, Ted and Marshall turn to Robin for advice. Barney creates his own holiday for single men.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep72" style="text-align:center">72</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Woooo!" title="Woooo!">Woooo!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Carter Bays & Craig Thomas</td><td style="text-align:center">November 17, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH09" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH09</td><td style="text-align:center">9.99<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A depressed Robin joins a group of overindulging single party girls known as the "Woo Girls." Meanwhile, Barney receives a submission for design of the new company headquarters from Ted.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep73" style="text-align:center">73</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Naked Man"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Joe Kelly</td><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH08" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH08</td><td style="text-align:center">9.96<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ted walks into his apartment to find Robin's date sitting naked on his couch. He learns about a technique that could revolutionize dating for the whole group, and everyone thinks about whether or not they should try it out that night.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep74" style="text-align:center">74</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Fight_(How_I_Met_Your_Mother)" title="The Fight (How I Met Your Mother)">The Fight</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Theresa Mulligan Rosenthal</td><td style="text-align:center">December 8, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-12-08</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH10" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH10</td><td style="text-align:center">10.49<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ted tries to prove to the gang that he's not a loser after being left at the altar. Meanwhile, Barney and Ted decide to pick a fight with the guys sitting in their favorite booth to impress Robin. Robin gets turned on by the fighting.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep75" style="text-align:center">75</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Little_Minnesota" title="Little Minnesota">Little Minnesota</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Tatham" title="Chuck Tatham">Chuck Tatham</a></td><td style="text-align:center">December 15, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-12-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH12" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH12</td><td style="text-align:center">11.37<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> It is Christmas time and Ted's younger sister, <a href="/wiki/Erin_Cahill" title="Erin Cahill">Heather</a>, comes for a visit; meanwhile, Marshall introduces Robin to her first theme bar.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep76" style="text-align:center">76</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Benefits"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Kourtney Kang</td><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-01-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH11" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH11</td><td style="text-align:center">11.76<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When Ted and Robin decide to be "friends with benefits" to end conflicts around the apartment, Barney tries to fix their problems so they will stop sleeping with each other.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep77" style="text-align:center">77</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Three_Days_of_Snow" title="Three Days of Snow">Three Days of Snow</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Matt Kuhn</td><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-01-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH13" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH13</td><td style="text-align:center">10.69<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Lily comes back from a trip to Seattle only to run into a blizzard, which may threaten an airport ritual of meeting Marshall. Meanwhile, Ted & Barney offer to keep watch over the bar at MacLaren's while awaiting their dates, since Carl wants to close up early.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep78" style="text-align:center">78</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Possimpible" title="The Possimpible">The Possimpible</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Jonathan Groff</td><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-02-02</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH14" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH14</td><td style="text-align:center">10.31<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Robin discovers she must find employment within seven days or be deported back to Canada, and agrees to create a video resume with Barney's help.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep79" style="text-align:center">79</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Stinsons" title="The Stinsons">The Stinsons</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Carter Bays & Craig Thomas</td><td style="text-align:center">March 2, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-03-02</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH15" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH15</td><td style="text-align:center">11.09<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The gang suspect Barney has a girlfriend after he suddenly leaves MacLaren's but realizes he has a wife and a son.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep80" style="text-align:center">80</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Sorry,_Bro" title="Sorry, Bro">Sorry, Bro</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Craig Gerard & Matthew Zinman</td><td style="text-align:center">March 9, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-03-09</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH16" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH16</td><td style="text-align:center">8.68<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When Lily and Marshall get wind of the fact that Ted's college girlfriend Karen (<a href="/wiki/Laura_Prepon" title="Laura Prepon">Laura Prepon</a>), who they always hated, has moved to New York, they try to persuade him not to contact her.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep81" style="text-align:center">81</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Front_Porch" title="The Front Porch">The Front Porch</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Greenberg" title="Rob Greenberg">Rob Greenberg</a></td><td style="text-align:center">Chris Harris</td><td style="text-align:center">March 16, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-03-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH17" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH17</td><td style="text-align:center">9.29<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When Karen comes across another woman's earring in Ted's bed, he learns that Lily put it there on purpose. Ted discovers this isn't the first time she's covertly meddled in his relationships.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep82" style="text-align:center">82</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Old_King_Clancy" title="Old King Clancy">Old King Clancy</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Jamie Rhonheimer</td><td style="text-align:center">March 23, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-03-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH19" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH19</td><td style="text-align:center">7.36<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> As a means of protecting Ted from discovering he has lost an important job, Marshall and Barney dream up an elaborate lie.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep83" style="text-align:center">83</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Murtaugh_(How_I_Met_Your_Mother)" title="Murtaugh (How I Met Your Mother)">Murtaugh</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Joe Kelly</td><td style="text-align:center">March 30, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-03-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH18" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH18</td><td style="text-align:center">9.20<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When Barney learns Ted has a list of things he thinks the gang is too old to do, he sets out to do every task within 24 hours in order to prove Ted wrong.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep84" style="text-align:center">84</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Mosbius_Designs" title="Mosbius Designs">Mosbius Designs</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Kourtney Kang</td><td style="text-align:center">April 13, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-04-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH20" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH20</td><td style="text-align:center">9.60<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When Ted loses his job and decides to form his own architectural firm out of his apartment, he hires an intern to help get his company off the ground, but the intern gets too close for comfort with some of Ted's friends. Meanwhile, Marshall tries to make himself more valuable at work with a gimmick.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep85" style="text-align:center">85</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Three_Days_Rule" title="The Three Days Rule">The Three Days Rule</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Greg Malins</td><td style="text-align:center">April 27, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-04-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH22" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH22</td><td style="text-align:center">8.87<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When Ted breaks Barney and Marshall's "three-days rule" by having a "text" relationship with a girl he just met, they play a cruel joke on him by pretending to be her.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep86" style="text-align:center">86</th><td style="text-align:center">22</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Right_Place,_Right_Time_(How_I_Met_Your_Mother)" title="Right Place, Right Time (How I Met Your Mother)">Right Place, Right Time</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Stephen Lloyd</td><td style="text-align:center">May 4, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-05-04</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH21" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH21</td><td style="text-align:center">8.89<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ted explains to his future children how important it is to be in the right place at the right time. Meanwhile, Barney celebrates his 200th conquest.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep87" style="text-align:center">87</th><td style="text-align:center">23</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"As Fast as She Can"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Carter Bays & Craig Thomas</td><td style="text-align:center">May 11, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-05-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH23" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH23</td><td style="text-align:center">8.78<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Tony, Stella's fiancé, makes an attempt to ease the burden he feels for "ruining Ted's life," by helping him find a job. Meanwhile, Barney wants to prove that he can get out of a speeding ticket.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep88" style="text-align:center">88</th><td style="text-align:center">24</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Leap_(How_I_Met_Your_Mother)" title="The Leap (How I Met Your Mother)">The Leap</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">Pamela Fryman</td><td style="text-align:center">Carter Bays & Craig Thomas</td><td style="text-align:center">May 18, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-05-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4ALH24" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4ALH24</td><td style="text-align:center">8.73<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #FF6052"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ted is trying to keep his architecture firm afloat by working all night, but Marshall tries to lure him to the roof for a surprise 31st birthday party. Robin finally learns about Barney's secret feelings for her.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237879425">.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent,.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent th{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable .summary{text-align:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}</style> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="U.S._viewership">U.S. viewership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_4&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: U.S. viewership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:508px;max-width:508px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:252px;max-width:252px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Viewership_season_4.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Viewership_season_4.png/250px-Viewership_season_4.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Viewership_season_4.png/375px-Viewership_season_4.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Viewership_season_4.png/500px-Viewership_season_4.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="638" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Episodic Viewership of Season 4</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:252px;max-width:252px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Season_4_Demo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Season_4_Demo.png/250px-Season_4_Demo.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Season_4_Demo.png/375px-Season_4_Demo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Season_4_Demo.png/500px-Season_4_Demo.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="638" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Episodic Demo Ratings of Season 4</div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flow-root"><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center">Viewership and Demo Rating for Season 4 episodes</div></div></div></div> <p>This season is currently the second highest rated season of <i>How I Met Your Mother</i> in terms of viewership, at an average of 9.42 million viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-Season4_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Season4-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it is currently the highest rated in terms of the important Adults 18-49 demographic, which is what advertisers use to determine how much a 30-second advertising spot costs. Season 4 averaged 4.0/10 in terms of rating/share in the Adults 18-49 demographic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_response">Critical response <span class="anchor" id="Critics"></span><span class="anchor" id="Reception"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_4&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Season 4 received highly positive reviews and is often considered to be the best season of the series. Michelle Zoromski of <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> gave Season 4 an overall rating of 8.5 out of 10. Michelle stated, "This fourth season seemed to settle down the chase for the titular mother. While Ted was busy dating Stella, the gang settled into many stand alone episodes which were every bit as entertaining as episodes devoted to Ted's love life," later going on to say, "A stellar Robin-Marshall episode, titled "Little Minnesota," makes it clear that these two do not get enough screen time together. With Robin homesick and unemployed (and at risk of being deported), this pairing brought out the best Robin Sparkles reference of the season, when Marshall leads a rousing karaoke version of "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_to_the_Mall" title="Let's Go to the Mall">Let's Go to the Mall</a>!"<sup id="cite_ref-IGN-Review_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGN-Review-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=How_I_Met_Your_Mother_season_4&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/himymania-the-30-best-how-i-met-your-mother-moments-13774/">"HIMYMania: The 30 Best 'How I Met Your Mother' Moments"</a>. <i>Rolling Stone</i>. 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