| Barney Stinson | |
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| Barney Stinson | |
| Aliases: | Barnabas Stinson; Barney Whittaker |
| Series: | How I Met Your Mother |
| Gender: | Male |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Location: | New York City, New York |
| Relatives: | Robin Scherbatsky (ex-wife) Ellie (daughter) |
| Status: | Alive |
| Born: | 1975 |
| First: | "Pilot" |
| Actor: | Neil Patrick Harris |
Barnabas "Barney" Stinson is one of the main characters from the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother. He is played by former child actor Neil Patrick Harris.
Overview[]
Biography[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Barney Stinson was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas.
- Barney Stinson also appeared on two episodes of the animated series Family Guy. He appeared in "No Chris Left Behind" and "Peter's Progress".
- Once saved a choking woman by accidentally knocking into her after slipping on a banana peel, thus forcing her to cough up her food. (HIMYM: The Magician's Code (Part 1))
- Once pantomimed scenes from The Terminator in order to pick up women. (HIMYM: The Magician's Code (Part 1))
- Barney convinced Marshall to let him provide his son's middle name. Marshall and Lily's child's full name is Marvin Wait-for-It Eriksen, which they all agree is the coolest middle name ever. (HIMYM: The Magician's Code (Part 1))
Trademarks[]
- Womanizing: With an inexhaustible libido, Barney is always looking to secure his next sexual conquest.
- Suits: Barney has two wardrobe styles: Suit and buck naked. Arches his eyebrows disapprovingly at anyone who isn't or won't wear a suit. "Suits are cool", as Barney says.
- The Bro Code: Barney always invokes the rules governed by the fictional "Bro Code", which he himself has authored and codified.
- "Have you met Ted?": A pick-up line that Barney uses whenever he tries to set Ted up on a date.
- Tie straightening: Barney is always seen tugging and/or straightening his tie.
- "Suit up!": Barney often declares this aloud whenever he wishes someone, usually Ted, to accompany him somewhere.
- Hyphenated verbiage: Barney likes to insert pregnant pauses into words and phrases for dramatic effect. Sometimes he will interject the phrase "wait for it" between syllables. A commonly used example is, "It will be leg-en... wait for it... dary. Legendary!"
Notable episodes[]
- "Pilot": 1st appearance; meets Ted in flashback.
See also[]
- How I Met Your Mother
- How I Met Your Mother images
- How I Met Your Mother episodes
- How I Met Your Mother characters
External links[]
- Barney Stinson at IMDB
- Barney Stinson at the TV IV
- Barney Stinson at Wikipedia
- Barney Stinson at TV Rage.com
- Barney Stinson at the HIMYM Wiki