How I Met Your Mother: Pilot

Synopsis
In the year 2030, a man named Ted Mosby sits his adolescent children down on the couch and decides to tell them the protracted tale of how he met their mother.

In the year 2005, Ted's best friend and former college roomate is Marshall Erickson. Marshall is preparing to propose to his longtime girlfriend Lily and tests out his proposal on Ted. Ted then calls his other best friend, the rich and womanizing Barney Stinson. They agree to meet up at their favorite drinking establishment, McLarens.

Notes & Trivia

 * The first episode of the series does not have the opening credit sequence that appears in future episodes.


 * This episode establishes that Ted Mosby is twenty-six years old in the year 2005.

Quotes

 * Barney Stinson: Hey, so you know how I've always had a thing for half-Asian girls? Well now I've got a new favorite... Lebonese girls. Lebonese girls are the new half-Asians.


 * Barney Stinson: Meet me at the bar in fifteen minutes. And suit up!