Theodore Evelyn Mosby is a fictional character and the protagonist in the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother , portrayed by Josh Radnor . He serves as the show's narrator from the future, voiced by Bob Saget , as he tells his children the "long version" of how he met their mother.
71-561: Joshua Thomas Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and musician. He is best known for portraying Ted Mosby on the Emmy Award –winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). He made his writing and directorial debut with the 2010 comedy drama film Happythankyoumoreplease , for which he won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for
142-632: A Bachelor of Arts in drama in 1996. Radnor received his Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University 's graduate acting program at the Tisch School of the Arts in 1999. Radnor participated in an Israel experience program in Tzfat with Livnot U'Lehibanot in 1997. Radnor was cast as the lead in The WB series Off Centre . However, the role was re-cast with Eddie Kaye Thomas before
213-533: A "gently lilting ballad about the breakdown of a friendship on which he sings... which features deep textures of piano, acoustic guitar, organ, and snapping fingers." The EP's 2nd single, "You Feel New," premiered on March 31, 2021, with features in Rolling Stone , NPR , American Songwriter and Paste Magazine . From 2020 to 2023 he starred as Lonny Flash Amazon Prime series, Hunters acting alongside Logan Lerman and Al Pacino . He voiced Durpleton in
284-473: A building to the New York City skyline so they can be together. In the end, however, Ted chooses the building over her, and they break up. Zoey is portrayed by Jennifer Morrison . Luke and Penny are Ted's two children with Tracy. Penny was born in 2015, and Luke in 2017. In the year 2030, six years after Tracy's death, he tells them the story of how he met their mother. The two are frequently seen at
355-543: A family. No longer angry about what Stella did to him, Ted walks away without saying a word to her. Stella is portrayed by Sarah Chalke . Zoey is another of Ted's ex-girlfriends. He has strong feelings for her, even though she is already married and is leading a campaign to preserve the building that Ted's company, GNB, plans to knock down to make way for the skyscraper that Ted has always wanted to design. She leaves her husband, The Captain ( Kyle McLachlan ), for him, and he briefly considers abandoning his dream of contributing
426-463: A few struggles in the process. On their wedding day, however, Stella leaves Ted at the altar for her ex-boyfriend Tony ( Jason Jones ), the father of her daughter. Being left at the altar causes Ted to go into a deep depression to the point during which he refuses to go anywhere they went together. Despite initially wanting to confront her over leaving him for Tony, Ted ultimately decides not after seeing Stella, Tony, and their daughter happy together as
497-514: A job in Chicago and planning to move there right after their wedding. On the day of Robin's wedding, she panics and tries to run off with him, but Ted knows it would not work and tells her that he no longer feels that way about her. That night, Ted meets Tracy McConnell , and they fall in love, eventually getting married. The series ends in the year 2030, with Tracy having died six years before. Ted's children encourage him to date Robin, and he brings
568-428: A lot of music, but especially true for Cloud Cult's music, is that it stirs up the thing that's already in you and calls it out. If this film is able to do that, I'll sleep well at night." Radnor married clinical psychologist Jordana J. Jacobs on January 6, 2024. Ted Mosby Ted is the central character of How I Met Your Mother . The character was born April 25, 1978, he is from Shaker Heights, Ohio (like
639-439: A movie theater advertising The Wedding Bride III during the episode " No Pressure ", although the wife's face is not shown nor is her identity revealed. Throughout the series, Future Ted always uses past tense when referring to The Mother. Among other clues, this led many viewers to suspect that The Mother had died by 2030, which was confirmed in the broadcast finale. Happythankyoumoreplease Happythankyoumoreplease
710-456: A number of flashforward scenes depicting Ted's life with the Mother, including their first date, the day he proposed and the birth of their second child. In the final episode of the series, " Last Forever ", it is revealed that Ted finally meets his wife, whose name is shown to be Tracy McConnell , at a train station as he is about to leave for Chicago. They hit it off immediately, and date for
781-642: A peace offering, though Tony's film The Wedding Bride , released in the next season, pits a caricature of Ted as its villain against a romanticized version of Tony and Stella. He reaches a low point in his personal life in Season 7 and confides in Robin that he is beginning to believe he will never find "The One". This reaches a breaking point when he tells Robin he still loves her after she breaks up with her boyfriend Kevin ( Kal Penn ). However, Robin does not reciprocate his feelings and moves out. Eventually Ted gives
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#1732791973279852-467: A running bet with Lily that Ted and Robin will end up together. Barney is Ted's other best friend. The two met at MacLaren's in 2001 and he told Ted he was going to "teach him how to live". Barney is Ted's self-appointed "wingman", and they spend time together meeting women. Despite their conflicting views on life and relationships, Barney often acts as a mentor for Ted when it comes to picking up women, making important life decisions and living his life to
923-407: A string quartet with blue instruments to play in her apartment while he makes his appeal. She finally falls for him some time later when Ted apparently summons a storm with a complicated rain dance . They date throughout the second season, but break up in " Something Blue " upon realizing that they want different things from life. At a St. Patrick's Day party he and Barney attended, his future wife
994-861: A suburb of Columbus, and was raised in Conservative Judaism . He attended the Orthodox Jewish day school Columbus Torah Academy before going to Bexley High School and then Kenyon College , where his school's theater department presented him with the Paul Newman Award and during which he spent a semester (Spring 1995) training at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut . He graduated from Kenyon with
1065-414: A tendency to become boring and pretentious when discussing it. In the pilot episode, Ted meets Robin at MacLaren's, the bar in which the main characters hang out. They go on a date, which Ted ruins by impulsively telling her he is in love with her. They decide to be friends, but they have lingering feelings for each other. Eventually, Ted wins Robin over, and they start dating. Their relationship last for
1136-426: A wedding dress and says she is ready to run away with him. Initially, he tries to take her back to her wedding, but after realizing how much he likes her he changes his mind and they ride off into the sunset. After dating for a few months, Ted proposes, but Victoria says she will only marry Ted on the condition that he end his friendship with Robin. Ted tells Victoria that although he is no longer in love with Robin, she
1207-527: A woman struggling with hair loss due to the autoimmune disorder alopecia , tries to find a reason to be loved. Sam's cousin Mary Catherine considers leaving New York for California after her boyfriend Charlie tells her about a promising job offer in Los Angeles. When Mary finds out she is pregnant, her decision to stay or leave becomes complicated. Sam also meets Mississippi, an aspiring singer who
1278-431: A year and a half (since his appearance on New York Magazine ), bought the same book as him 10 minutes after him (the book they were both reading on the subway), and started a fire outside his lecture hall to meet him. While his friends are horrified, Ted finds this romantic and ignores the warning signs. In " Weekend at Barney's ", Jeanette breaks up with Ted; she takes virtually everything he says and does as proof that he
1349-461: A year before getting engaged. They do not actually marry for another five years, during which time they have two children, Penny and Luke. Tracy dies in 2024. Upon the conclusion of his story, his children tell him that it barely contained any mention of their mother and was more focused on Robin, who divorced Barney after a brief marriage. While Ted denies it, the children say that he is clearly seeking their approval to date Robin, which they grant. In
1420-435: A year until they break up at the end of the second season upon realizing that they want different things. They decide to remain friends, and are roommates between the fourth and seventh seasons. Despite their romantic history, Ted and Robin go on to become good friends with one another and are very supportive of each other. The two eventually go on to see other people, and both seem fine until Robin and Barney sleep together in
1491-470: Is Ted's ex-girlfriend. They meet at a wedding and fall in love. After two months of dating, she moves to Germany and they try to have a long-distance relationship. They break up after Ted kisses Robin. Six years later, they meet again, and Victoria ends up leaving a man at the altar for Ted. Ted and Victoria get back together and last for a while. Ultimately, however, they break up again after Victoria insists that Ted end his friendship with Robin. Victoria
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#17327919732791562-432: Is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Josh Radnor in his directorial debut. The film features Radnor, Malin Åkerman , Kate Mara , Zoe Kazan , Michael Algieri, Pablo Schreiber , and Tony Hale , in the story of a group of young New Yorkers , struggling to balance love, friendship, and their encroaching adulthoods. Happythankyoumoreplease premiered at the 26th Sundance Film Festival in 2010, where it
1633-480: Is also there for the birth of Barney's daughter in 2020. Lily has been close friends with Ted since they went to Wesleyan together. For several years they lived with Marshall in the same apartment. Despite sometimes being a third wheel in their relationship, Lily often relies on Ted's insight when it comes to Marshall. She is fiercely protective of Ted, and even goes so far as to break him up with women she does not believe are right for him - including Robin. Victoria
1704-640: Is also very close friends with Marshall's wife, Lily, and the three have shared a longtime bond with one another since college. Despite sometimes feeling like a third wheel, Ted is extremely supportive of Marshall's relationship with Lily and would do anything to make sure they stay together. When Lily breaks up with Marshall at the end of the first season, Ted helps Marshall through the aftermath. All three share an apartment together from seasons one through four. Marshall has always had faith in Ted's relationship with Robin, as well, encouraging him to go after her. He even has
1775-463: Is cheating on her. Barney tries to set up Ted with other women to get his mind off Jeanette, although Jeanette finds him at the bar and they get back together. However, this does not last long: Jeanette finds Barney's playbook in Ted's apartment and destroys the place, locking Ted out and throwing his things out the window to the street below. At this moment, Ted decides he is done with the single life and ready to settle down. Although happy for them, Ted
1846-718: Is hampered by Robin's insistence that she does not want to get married or have children, so they agree to just be friends. For a time in the first season, Ted dates a baker named Victoria, whom he meets at a friend's wedding. She accepts a culinary fellowship in Germany , prompting a long-distance relationship, which does not last, due in large part to his persistent feelings for Robin. Ted upsets Robin by implying that Victoria broke up with him when she did not; Ted and Robin make out before both women realize they've been deceived. Ted and Robin ultimately reconcile as friends, and, in " Come On ", Ted makes one last attempt to win her over, hiring
1917-434: Is like family and an irreplaceable part of his life. Victoria wishes him luck, and breaks up with him. After Victoria, in the Season 8 episode " P.S. I Love You ", Ted meets Jeanette Peterson ( Abby Elliott ), his final girlfriend before meeting The Mother. Ted and Jeanette meet on the subway after Ted notices they read the same book. Jeanette turns out to be obsessed with him: he finds out that she had been stalking him for
1988-504: Is portrayed by Ashley Williams . Stella is Ted's ex-fiancé. They meet when Stella, a dermatologist , removes a lower back tattoo that Ted had gotten while drunk, and Ted is instantly smitten. She rejects his advances at first, but he wins her over after taking her on a two-minute date, complete with dinner, a movie, and a goodnight kiss. They get engaged after Ted has a near-death experience and realizes he loves her. He proposes to her in an arcade to which she says yes, although they have
2059-420: Is the best man. In the season premiere of the eighth season, Ted is reading a book while waiting at the "Farhampton" train station after Barney and Robin's wedding when "The Mother" (indicated by future Ted's voiceover and the appearance of the signature yellow umbrella) is shown arriving at the same station via taxicab, though whether or not they meet at that time is unconfirmed as the episode fades to credits with
2130-433: Is trying to make it in the city and works at a cabaret . Sam's attempt to return the young Rasheen to the social services fails when the boy is determined not to re-enter the foster care program. Sam subsequently tries to adopt the boy, but botches the application process in a fashion that ends in his brief arrest. Rasheen is finally placed with a new foster family, but Sam keeps tabs on his new situation, including providing
2201-446: Is untrue. Ted speaks French and knows sign language , and has an annoying habit of correcting everything that people around him say. As a child, he had a detective club called "The Mosby Boys", which consisted of him and his sister, Heather. Ted also speaks and reads Spanish , albeit clumsily. Pablo Neruda is one of his favorite writers. He also has a fondness for high culture such as classical literature and philosophy, and has
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2272-410: Is upset when Robin and Barney get engaged. In " The Time Travelers ", future Ted fantasizes about seeking out The Mother weeks before they actually meet, so that he can tell her how desperate he is to meet her. He is supportive of his friends' engagement, but ultimately realizes his lingering feelings for Robin would make it difficult to be around them once they are married, and so plans to move to Chicago
2343-511: Is waiting for the train to the airport to take him to Chicago; however, he falls in love with her at first sight and changes his mind about moving. The following night, Ted calls Tracy and the two begin dating. Almost two years later, they get engaged and start to plan for a huge wedding. In 2015, they delay the wedding because she gets pregnant with their daughter, Penny; she gets pregnant again in 2017 with their son, Luke. They finally get married in 2020 and live together until Tracy dies in 2024. In
2414-578: The Broadway production of Disgraced , which opened October 23, 2014, at the Lyceum Theatre . He is set to direct the sci-fi thriller film The Leaves . From 2016 to 2017 he played Dr. Jedediah Foster in the historical medical drama Mercy Street on PBS . In October 2016, Radnor also confirmed he is in a band, Radnor and Lee , with Australian musician Ben Lee . Radnor and Lee had known each other for "twelve or thirteen years after meeting on
2485-551: The Itamar Moses play The Ally directed by Lila Neugebauer at The Public Theatre . In 2008, Radnor told the Los Angeles Times , "I do Transcendental Meditation , and part of the reason I chose my house is that I thought it would be a great place to meditate." Radnor is an avid Cloud Cult fan. He collaborated with the band to make the film The Seeker in 2016. Radnor explained, "What's true for me about
2556-656: The Netflix animated series Centaurworld (2021). He took a recurring role as Adam one of the protagonists friends, in the FX on Hulu limited series Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022). He acted alongside Jesse Eisenberg , Lizzy Caplan , and Adam Brody . The series went on to receive a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series . In 2024 Radnor returned to theatre starring in
2627-418: The "short version" of the story of how he met their mother, and that it was an incident involving her yellow umbrella . Some clues given are that Ted's future wife is a college student studying economics, as she was in the classroom on Ted's first day as a professor, where he initially went to the wrong room and started teaching Architecture 101 to what, actually, was Economics 305. It was also mentioned that she
2698-657: The Grand Jury Prize. In 2012, he wrote, directed and starred in his second film, Liberal Arts , which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival . In 2014, Radnor portrayed Isaac in the Broadway play Disgraced , which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play . He then starred as Dr. Jedediah Foster on the PBS American Civil War drama series Mercy Street , Lou Mazzuchelli in
2769-534: The United States. One month after its US theatrical release, Happythankyoumoreplease opened in Spain where it did comparatively better, grossing $ 551,472. It was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray disc on June 21, 2011. The film received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes , it has an approval rating of 43% based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. Metacritic assigned
2840-428: The alternate ending, Tracy is still alive at the time Ted tells their children how they met. Marshall is Ted's best friend. Their relationship is a core element within the series, with them rarely being at odds and sharing common interests in a wide variety of things, particularly the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope . They were roommates in college, and became best friends following an ill-fated road trip. By
2911-440: The apartment back to Marshall and Lily and moves into the apartment Barney's girlfriend Quinn ( Becki Newton ) used to live in. In the episode " Trilogy Time " it is revealed that by 2015, Ted's daughter will already be born. After a few months, Ted decides to patch things up with Robin, and she helps him realize that Victoria was the only woman who has even come close to being right for him. When Ted calls Victoria, she shows up in
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2982-506: The beginning of episodes, sometimes looking bored or disinterested in Ted's stories leading to when he met their mother and often question whether or not they are that important, to which Ted always responds they are. At the end of the series finale, they convince Ted to go after Robin. Luke is portrayed by David Henrie , and Penny by Lyndsey Fonseca . Ted decides to meet his soulmate and settle down after Marshall and Lily get engaged. He meets and falls for Robin, but their mutual attraction
3053-449: The beginning of the third season, an inebriated Ted gets a tattoo on his lower back (his "tramp stamp"). He goes to see Dr. Stella Zinman in order to have it removed, and goes on a date with her in " The Platinum Rule ." In " Ten Sessions ," he falls for her, and after the tattoo is removed, Ted takes her on a "two-minute date" in which he fits an entire night of romance into the two minutes she can spare before work. They begin dating, and at
3124-496: The blue French horn he stole for her on their first date to her apartment. She smiles at him with tears in her eyes; a deleted scene with Lily and Marshall confirms they become a couple. However, in the DVD-exclusive alternate ending of the show, it is revealed that Tracy is still alive and that she and Ted are happily married. Ted meets the love of his life, Tracy McConnell, in 2013 after Barney and Robin's wedding, being
3195-447: The boy with drawing materials when he learns of his artistic abilities. Sam also works on bringing Mississippi into his life, with several setbacks, but at movie's end it appears that their relationship is in place. Radnor wrote the film while working on the first and second seasons of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother . Radnor's script had appeared on the 2007 Black List , a list of
3266-404: The dating world, and his job becomes a source of trouble as well. After being hired to design a project for Goliath National Bank, he is fired after weeks of unsuccessful work. He attempts to remedy this by starting his own firm, Möbius Designs, but it is largely unsuccessful. In the season four finale " The Leap ", Ted ultimately accepts a job as an architecture professor offered to him by Tony as
3337-713: The day after the wedding. The series' final season revolves around the weekend of Barney and Robin's wedding, during which Ted wrestles with his feelings for Robin. He goes to extreme lengths to find a locket that Robin had buried in Central Park years before, which she wants as a "sign from the universe" that she should marry Barney. Moments before the wedding, Robin has cold feet and tells Ted that she should be marrying him instead of Barney. Ted swallows his true feelings and says that he no longer loves her in that way. He then stands by as Robin marries Barney, and bids an affectionate goodbye to his friends. The season also contains
3408-403: The end of " Miracles " Ted proposes to her. She says yes at the beginning of the fourth season. In " Shelter Island ", Ted invites Stella's ex-boyfriend, Tony, to his wedding; Stella and Tony rekindle their relationship, and Stella leaves a devastated Ted at the altar. Ted's life continues its downward slide during the fourth season. After being left at the altar, Ted has trouble getting back into
3479-549: The film a score of 45 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe wrote though the film is "frequently funny and occasionally brilliant", the subplot with Rasheen is underdeveloped and "treats Rashaan [ sic ] like a puppy, a token of Sam’s worthiness as a person." Morris lamented that Radnor "raises the possibility of a better, more complicated film about guilt and ambition and self-doubt", but stops short of exploring these themes. John Anderson of Variety praised
3550-486: The final scene of the series, Ted stands outside Robin's window, holding the blue French horn from their first date. Future Ted, voiced by Bob Saget , narrates every episode to his children in 2030, framed as the story of how he met their mother. The Mother was finally revealed in the season 8 finale " Something New ," played by Cristin Milioti . In the third season premiere, " Wait for It ", Ted's children already know
3621-820: The first episode aired. In 2002, he made his Broadway debut in the stage version of The Graduate , succeeding Jason Biggs , opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone . In 2004, Radnor starred in The Paris Letter alongside his future How I Met Your Mother co-star Neil Patrick Harris . From 2005 to 2014, Radnor starred as Ted Mosby in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother , his biggest role to date. The series ran for nine seasons and revolved around friends living in New York City and finding love. He acted alongside Cobie Smulders , Neil Patrick Harris , Jason Segel , and Alyson Hannigan . In July 2008, he starred opposite Jennifer Westfeldt in
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#17327919732793692-466: The first single "Outside In." American Songwriter later premiered the video for the album's 2nd single, "Simple Harmony." Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the album's release date was pushed back to June 2020. Radnor's debut solo EP, One More Then I'll Let You Go, was released on April 16, 2021, on Flower Moon Records. Rolling Stone premiered the first single, "The High Road," March 10, 2021, calling it
3763-499: The fullest. Barney insists that he is Ted's best friend, despite the fact that Ted repeatedly says that Marshall fills that role in his life. They have a brief falling out after Barney sleeps with Robin, but reconcile when Barney risks his life to be there for Ted after the latter gets into a car accident. Ted even tries to teach Barney how to be a good boyfriend to Robin, serves as his best man at his and Robin's wedding, and convinces Robin not to run out on him on their wedding day. Ted
3834-502: The general direction of the show, along with Ted's relationship with Marshall, Marshall's wife Lily Aldrin ( Alyson Hannigan ), Ted's on/off girlfriend Robin Scherbatsky ( Cobie Smulders ), and his other best friend Barney Stinson ( Neil Patrick Harris ). Ted is prone to questionable (and sometimes desperate) romantic gestures; in the pilot episode , for example, he steals a blue French horn (nicknamed "The Smurf Penis") that
3905-466: The last of the gang to meet her (Barney met her six months prior, Lily meets her on the train to the wedding, Marshall meets her on the way to the Farhampton Inn, and Robin meets her moments before she gets married. ) Tracy is the focal point of Ted's stories to his children and has actually encountered her at multiple points in his life before meeting her. Ted ultimately meets Tracy while Ted
3976-587: The most "liked" unproduced film scripts. Radnor had actors read for roles, wrote revisions, and sought financing for two years. Radnor received financing in April 2009 and began shooting in July 2009 in New York City , after six weeks of pre-production. Myriad Pictures bought the international distribution rights for the film. The publisher Hannover House bought the North American distribution rights, but
4047-561: The musical series Rise , and as Lonny Flash in Hunters . In 2024, he returned to theater acting in the Itamar Moses play The Ally at The Public Theater . Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio , to a Jewish family, the son of Carol Radnor ( née Hirsch ), a high school counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer. Radnor has two sisters. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio ,
4118-504: The premiere of the play Finks , written by Joe Gilford and directed by Charlie Stratton for New York Stage and Film. Radnor made his directorial debut with the film Happythankyoumoreplease , where he was both the writer and star of the 2010 comedy-drama. His second directorial effort, Liberal Arts , starring himself and Elizabeth Olsen , premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2012. Radnor appeared in
4189-429: The production values and the performance of Åkerman, but wrote "the characters are uniformly annoying, their stories insubstantial and the tone one of smug contentment." Writing for the Los Angeles Times , Sam Adams critiqued the film’s plot contrivances and commented, "Treating their problems like they’re the most important crises in the world is what people in their 20s do, but that doesn’t mean we have to go along for
4260-533: The ride." Mark Jenkins of NPR was more positive, writing it "is among the better [Woody] Allen knockoffs of recent years, even if a few of its riffs seem hazardously off-key." Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle praised the film and wrote, "There's a point in life where being young starts to get old, but being adult seems like too much of a risk, and Happythankyoumoreplease presents people at that juncture - right before they take
4331-707: The rights were later acquired by Anchor Bay Films . Happythankyoumoreplease was selected to screen at the 26th Sundance Film Festival , where it premiered on January 22, 2010. At the festival, the film won the Audience Award in the Dramatic category. The film was also screened as part of the Gen Art Film Festival in New York City on April 7, 2010. The film went into limited theatrical release on March 4, 2011, opening in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles. The film grossed $ 216,110 in
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#17327919732794402-408: The set of How I Met Your Mother " eventually writing songs together. Their debut album, Radnor & Lee was released on November 10, 2017, "receiving widespread praise across the board, and cementing the duo as an accomplished pair of artists," stated Rolling Stone . On February 19, 2020, Spin announced Radnor and Lee 's sophomore album, Golden State , out on Flower Moon Records, and premiered
4473-415: The show's creator, Carter Bays ), a graduate of Wesleyan University (like Bays and show co-creator Craig Thomas ), an Eagle Scout, and an architect. Ted continues his profession as an architect in New York City , possibly at Columbia University . After his best friend, Marshall Eriksen ( Jason Segel ), gets engaged in the pilot episode , Ted decides to try to find his soulmate. This quest informs
4544-600: The third season, which causes a rift within their friend group. Ted later gets over it, however, and eventually becomes supportive of Robin's relationship with Barney. Despite seemingly moving on, however, Ted never quite gets over Robin. He is particularly conflicted when she and Barney get engaged; he wants her to be happy, but cannot shake the feeling that he and Robin are meant to be together. Although he initially plans to win Robin back, Ted ultimately decides against it, as he sees that Barney makes her happy; he instead decides to remove himself from their life together by accepting
4615-407: The time Ted tells his children the story, he and Marshall have been friends for 34 years. While Ted and Marshall are best friends, Marshall also becomes good friends with Barney despite the latter's repeated claims that he is truly Ted's best friend. The three enjoy watching Star Wars, hanging out at the bar, and talking about girls despite Marshall only ever sleeping with one woman in his life. Ted
4686-403: The two unaware of each other. In the Season 8 episode entitled "Band or DJ?" Future Ted reveals in a flashback that "The Mother" played bass guitar in the band that performed at Barney and Robin's wedding. Although the flashback shows that Ted does see The Mother at the wedding, it is implied that they do not actually formally meet there. Ted and his wife are shown in a flashforward standing outside
4757-580: The woman, he discovers that they have no romantic chemistry whatsoever. ) Ted describes himself as "half- Jewish ". He is seen cheering for the Cleveland Indians when they play the New York Yankees at a baseball game. He and Marshall were randomly assigned as freshman-year roommates at Wesleyan, and became best friends on a long, ill-fated road trip. In several episodes, Ted claims to have been "vomit-free since '93", although it
4828-432: Was a topic of conversation in his first date with Robin, and then scares Robin off by telling her he is in love with her. In a similar vein, he dresses up as a "hanging chad" and attends the same party every year for Halloween, in the hopes of meeting " The Slutty Pumpkin ”, a woman dressed as a jack-o'-lantern (complete with strategically placed holes) whom he once met at a Halloween party. (However, when he finally meets
4899-445: Was also present, although he did not meet her that night. Once he returns to the room of the party the morning after, he picks up a yellow umbrella which can be seen blowing in the wind in the season promo. Also, he becomes the second main character to actually own a car (a blue Toyota Camry Hybrid ) after getting a raise at his job. By the end of the episode, Ted decides to sell the car to help Marshall with his money problems. At
4970-432: Was at the same nightclub as Ted and Barney on St. Patrick's Day, 2008. In the first season episode "Belly Full of Turkey", Future Ted jokes to his kids that a stripper he meets named Tracy is The Mother (The Mother's first name also turned out to be Tracy in the finale). Future Ted told his kids that he met their mother "on the day of the wedding" which is later revealed to be the day of Barney and Robin's wedding, in which Ted
5041-485: Was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and won the Audience Award . On March 4, 2011, it was released in theaters throughout Los Angeles and New York. In New York City, Sam Wexler is a writer on the verge of turning 30 and is unsuccessfully trying to get his first novel published. On the subway, he meets foster care child Rasheen and decides to take the boy in for a few days. Meanwhile, Sam's best friend Annie,
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