Năm 2030, khi ông bố Ted Mosby, kể lại cho các con của mình về những sự kiện dẫn đến cuộc gặp mặt giữa anh và vợ mình. Quay lại năm 2005, khi anh chàng kĩ sư 27 tuổi, Ted cảm thấy muốn kết hôn sau khi cậu bạn cùng phòng, Marshall đính hôn với cô bạn thân từ thời đại học của anh, Lily sau 9 năm hẹn hò lãng mạn. Với sự giúp đỡ của "chuyên gia tán gái" Barney, Ted đã gặp phải tiếng sét ái tình với Robin, những tưởng đó là người phụ nữ của đời mình, nhưng rốt cục lại là "dì" Robin của hai đứa nhỏ. Và rồi, ông bố Ted của chúng lại tiếp tục hành trình tìm kiếm cùng với sự giúp đỡ của 4 người bạn. Mỗi tập phim là một câu chuyện nhỏ, dí dỏm và vui nhộn, mang đến cho các bạn những tràng cười sảng khoái và thư giãn, đồng thời cũng ẩn chứa nhiều thông điệp ý nghĩa.
Pilot 7.6
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-09-19
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: 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 threatens to scare her away.
Purple Giraffe 7.4
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-09-26
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Sweet Taste of Liberty 7.6
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-10-03
Thời lượng: 21 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Return of the Shirt 7.5
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-10-10
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Okay Awesome 7.6
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-10-17
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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.
The Slutty Pumpkin 7.4
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-10-24
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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 is dumped after driving her new boyfriend away with her independent ways.
Matchmaker 7.3
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-11-07
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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. After getting information from the matchmaker’s computer, Ted pays a visit to a very cute, but taken, dermatologist in an effort to prove the prediction wrong that there are no women out there for him. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily are obsessed with ridding their apartment of a critter.
The Duel 7.7
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-11-14
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: As Lily becomes more of a permanent fixture in the apartment, Ted feels like he is being edged out of the mix by his engaged roomies. Petrified of being left alone and homeless, Ted tells Marshall that when he and Lily are married, he wants the apartment. The problem is that Marshall wants to keep the place too, so they settle it like real "grown-ups" -- launching into a sword fight that leaves one man down for the count.
Belly Full of Turkey 7.6
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-11-21
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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.
The Pineapple Incident 8.4
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-11-28
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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 in his bed, but he does not know who it is. So he turns to his friends to try and piece the night together and work out who the woman is in his bed.
The Limo 7.7
Ngày phát sóng: 2005-12-19
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: 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.
The Wedding 7.4
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-01-09
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: Robin accepts Ted's invite to a friend's wedding, but thanks to Ted, the couple may never make it down the aisle.
Drumroll, Please 8.0
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-01-23
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Zip, Zip, Zip 7.6
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-02-06
Thời lượng: 23 min
Tổng quan: After agreeing to take things slowly and not have sex for a month, Ted and Victoria decide that they have waited long enough.
Game Night 8.1
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-02-27
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Cupcake 7.2
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-03-06
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Life Among the Gorillas 7.4
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-03-20
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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.
Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. 7.9
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-04-10
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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
Mary the Paralegal 8.0
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-04-24
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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 changes his mind. Robin asks Mary lots of questions, and Ted begins to really like Mary, despite her occupation.
Best Prom Ever 7.5
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-05-01
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: 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 be sent out.
Milk 7.9
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-05-08
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: When a matchmaking company calls Ted claiming they have found his soul mate, he is forced to postpone his date when Lily asks for his help.
Come On 8.1
Ngày phát sóng: 2006-05-15
Thời lượng: 22 min
Tổng quan: Ted tries to keep Robin from going on a camping trip so that she can spend time with him. Barney enlists the help of an old flame to perform a rain dance. At the same time Marshall finds out about Lily's interview for the fellowship in San Francisco.
