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Robin Scherbatsky
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Robin Scherbatsky
Aliases: Robin Charles Scherbatsky, Jr.; Robin Sparkles
Series: How I Met Your Mother
Gender: Female
Notability: Main character
Occupation: Reporter
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Relatives: Robin Charles Scherbatsky, Sr. (father)
Barney Stinson (ex-husband)
Status: Alive
Born: July 23rd, 1980
First: "Pilot"
Actor: Cobie Smulders

Robin Scherbatsky is one of the main characters from the CBS comedy series How I Met Your Mother. She is played by actress Cobie Smulders.

Overview[]

Robin Scherbatskey is presented as a fun-loving and slightly tomboyish news reporter residing in Brooklyn at the beginning of the series. She meets a man named Ted Mosby and develops a romantic relationship with him, through which, she becomes part of Ted's inner circle of friends, which includes Marshall Eriksen, Lily Aldrin and Barney Stinson. Prior to living in New York, Robin grew up in Canada, where she developed an appreciation for guns, malt liquor and cigars. For a brief period, she was also a Canadian teen pop sensation going under the name Robin Sparkles.

Biography[]

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Owned five dogs at the beginning of the series.
  • Is a cigar afficionado.
  • Hates olives (thereby passing Ted's "olive test" on their first date).
  • Has assisted in the birth of eleven farm animals and one human. She would have assisted in the birth of Marshall and Lily's son, but fainted immediately after seeing the top of his head emerge from Lily's womb. (HIMYM: The Magician's Code (Part 1))
  • Claims to have once gotten to second base with musician Neil Young, but this was actually proven to actually be somebody impersonating the famous singer. Like Robin, Neil Young is also Canadian. (HIMYM: The Magician's Code (Part 1))

Notable episodes[]

  • "Pilot": 1st appearance; meets Ted; Goes on first date with Ted.

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