User:Appleorangebanana12/How I Met Your Mother- Season 1

Synopsis

In the year 2030, Ted Mosby sits his children down and tells them the story of how he met their mother.

The story begins in 2005 with Ted (Josh Radnor) as a single, 27-year-old architect living with his two best friends from college; Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), a law student, and Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), a kindergarten teacher, who have been dating for almost nine years when Marshall proposes. Their engagement causes Ted to think about marriage and finding his soul mate, much to the disgust of his self-appointed best friend Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) whom he met in a bathroom after a night of drinks. Barney is known as a womanizer with an unnamed corporate job. Ted begins his search for his perfect mate and meets an ambitious young reporter, Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), whom he quickly falls in love with. Robin, however, doesn't want to rush into a relationship and the two decide to be friends. Future Ted reveals that Robin is not the mother after referring to her as his children's "Aunt Robin".

Ted begins dating a baker, Victoria, whom he meets at a wedding, causing Robin to become jealous and realize she does have feelings for him. Victoria moves to Germany for a culinary fellowship, and she and Ted try a long-distance relationship. Once Ted learns Robin has feelings for him, he tells her that he has broken up with Victoria, even though he hasn't. They almost have sex, but Victoria calls and Robin answers by mistake. Ted and Victoria then break up and an angry Robin distances herself from Ted, but they eventually make up and decide to date. Meanwhile, Lily begins to wonder if she's missed any opportunities because of her relationship with Marshall, and decides to pursue an art fellowship in San Francisco, breaking up with Marshall in the process. The season ends with Ted coming back to the apartment, the morning after spending the night with Robin for the first time, to find Marshall sitting in the rain with Lily's engagement ring.

Season 1, Episode 1- Pilot

When 27-year-old Ted Mosby's (Josh Radnor) best friend from college Marshall (Jason Segel) proposes to his longtime girlfriend Lily (Alyson Hannigan), he starts to re-evaluate his life and realizes he wants to settle down. Later at the bar, he meets Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) who agrees to go on a date with him. However, the date goes awry when he confesses his love for her much too soon, and they agree to just be friends.

Season 1, Episode 2- The Purple Giraffe

Desperate to see Robin again, Ted throws three different parties three nights in a row at the apartment, which irritates Marshall who is trying to write a paper for law school. Ted tries to play it cool with Robin when she finally arrives at the third party, but ends up confessing his feelings and the two share a kiss on the roof.

Season 1, Episode 3- Sweet Taste of Liberty

Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) convinces Ted to join him for a crazy night in order to spice up Ted's love life, which leads to them flying to Philadelphia and eventually licking the Liberty Bell.

Season 1, Episode 4- Return of the Shirt

Ted feels as though his tastes are changing when he suddenly likes an old shirt that he hasn't worn for years, prompting him to think about the girls he's dated in the past. He thinks of Natalie, an ex-girlfriend who he broke up with over voicemail on her birthday three years before. He tracks her down, and after much talk, convinces her to go out with him, only to have him realize she 'isn't the one' and break up with her on her birthday yet again 2 weeks later. Meanwhile, Barney is amusing himself by paying Robin increasing amounts of money to say various disgusting things on her news show, which no one watches.

Season 1, Episode 5- Okay Awesome

Ted and Barney go clubbing with Robin without Marshall and Lily, who are trying to participate in more 'grown up' activities due to their upcoming wedding. However, Marshall gets bored and sneaks out of the window to find his friends, causing Lily to follow him.

Season 1, Episode 6- Slutty Pumpkin

Ted goes up to the rooftop Halloween party that he's gone to every Halloween in search of a girl in a pumpkin costume he met 6 years before. Robin's independence causes a quick end to her relationship with her new boyfriend Mike. The 'slutty pumpkin' never shows, and Ted and Robin have a heartfelt talk on the roof.

Season 1, Episode 7- Matchmaker

When Barney drags Ted to a matchmaker in hopes of picking up girls, Ted actually tries to find a match. However, the owner, who claims to have a 100 percent success rate, says she can't find Ted a match. He becomes determined and tracks down a beautiful (and engaged) dermatologist who is his only match, but she turns him down despite their strange similarities. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily discover a strange hybrid creature in their apartment and vow to take it down.

Season 1, Episode 8- The Duel

When Lily officially moves into Marshall and Ted's apartment, Ted quickly begins to feel edged out by the couple. He and Marshall have a sword fight over who will get the apartment, but Lily later says that when she and Marshall get married, she wants to move out, and Ted gets the apartment.

Season 1, Episode 9- Belly Full of Turkey

Robin and Ted decide to give back on Thanksgiving and go to work at a homeless shelter. Much to their surprise, they find Barney there, and even more shocked to find that he is volunteer of the year. However, they discover he's only there because he peed on a church when he was drunk and is now doing court-mandated community service. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall head to Saint Cloud, Minnesota to spend Thanksgiving with Marshall's family, leading to Lily getting upset and storming out of the house due to an argument with Marshall over where they'll live once they have children. She later takes a pregnancy test, but it comes up negative.

Season 1, Episode 10- The Pineapple Incident

Ted wakes up confused after a night of drinking with a burnt jacket, a pineapple, a sprained ankle, and an unidentified girl in his bed. He asks his friends to fill him in, but no one knows about the pineapple or who the girl is. Everyone thinks it's Robin, but then it's revealed that it's just a girl from the bar named Trudy.

Season 1, Episode 11- The Limo

It's New Years, and Ted decides to make it a fun event by renting a limo. Ted is excited to spend time with Robin, only to find that her new multi-millionaire boyfriend is taking her out instead. The night doesn't go as planned, but at midnight, Ted and Robin kiss for the second time.

Season 1, Episode 12- The Wedding

When some friends of Ted, Lily, and Marshall are getting married, Ted must pick a date for their wedding. He finally works up the nerve to ask Robin, and she accepts and buys an expensive dress and shoes. However, issues arise when the bride tells Ted that he RSVPd for just him, and not a date. Ted then asks the groom-to-be if he can bring his date, and he says it's okay, leading to the couple breaking up. Finally, Marshall, Lily, and Ted get the couple back together, but Robin receives a phone call telling her to come anchor the news that night, and she decides to go instead of going to the wedding.

Season 1, Episode 13- Drumroll, Please

At the wedding, Ted is upset about not being with Robin when he spontaneously meets Victoria, with whom he has an instant connection. She won't reveal anything except for her first name in order to preserve the magic of the night, and they make an agreement to never see each other after that night. However, Robin reveals to Lily that she has feelings for Ted and that she came to the wedding after her show was over only to find Ted and Victoria dancing. She ends up crying in the bathroom, where she unknowingly meets and talks with Victoria who comforts her. This reveals that Victoria made the cake for the wedding, and Ted tracks down her bake shop. The two kiss and begin dating.

Season 1, Episode 14- Zip, Zip, Zip

Ted and Victoria have agreed to take their relationship slow and are waiting one month to have sex. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall's 9-year anniversary plans to go away are canceled when they decide they'd rather stay at home, which results in them being stuck in the bathroom of the apartment while Ted and Victoria have sex. Robin replaces Ted for the night as Barney's wingman, and the two enjoy a night on the town. However, things end badly when Robin invites Barney to play battleship, which he falsely takes as a invitation for sex.

Season 1, Episode 15- Game Night

The gang, along with Victoria, have a Game Night at the apartment, and end up watching a humiliating video of Barney 10 years before as a hippie singing a love song while crying about his girlfriend Shannon who had broken up with him. He gets upset and storms out, leading the rest of the group to tell their most embarrassing stories. Later that night, Barney sees Shannon and they have sex, but he no longer has interest in her.

Season 1, Episode 16- Cupcake

Ted and Victoria's seemingly perfect relationship hits a bump when Victoria is offered a fellowship in Germany and decides to take it. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall run into money issues when Marshall needs a new suit for an interview and Lily accidentally destroys an $8,000 wedding dress.

Season 1, Episode 17- Life Among the Gorillas

Needing money, Marshall takes a job at Barney's workplace but clashes with his crude "frat boy" co-workers. He adapts his personality to fit theirs, which upsets Lily. Ted thinks that he and Victoria are in trouble when she sends him a "we need to talk" text.

Season 1, Episode 18- Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M.

Robin, who is still in love with Ted without him knowing it, invites him to her place at 2 A.M. 'for juice'. Ted hasn't had his breakup with Victoria yet, but with plans to call her and end things the next day, he lies to Robin and says that they're over. Lily calls Ted and tells him to leave because Robin's in love with him. He realizes that he still loves her too, and the two almost have sex when Robin discovers that he lied about his relationship being over by accidentally answering his phone. She gets angry with him and tells him to leave. Meanwhile, Barney is trying to convince Marshall and Lily that good things can happen after 2 A.M. by taking them out, but the theory is proven true. During his cab ride home, Ted calls Victoria and they break up.

Season 1, Episode 19- Mary the Paralegal

When Robin wins an award, everyone is invited to the banquet. Still not speaking to each other, Robin and Ted have a fierce competition going on, and they both bring dates. Robin brings Sandy Rivers, her obnoxious colleague, and Ted brings Mary, who is a paralegal from Barney's building. However, as a prank, Barney told Ted that Mary is a prostitute, which causes Ted to confront her about it. She insists that she really is a paralegal, but he won't have it and she storms off. Robin admits she only brought Sandy to make Ted jealous.

Season 1, Episode 20- Best Prom Ever

Lily and Marshall are in the middle of planning their wedding, and Marshall has his heart set on a band called the 88. Lily refuses to hire them without hearing them first, so Lily, Robin, and Barney crash a high-school prom in New Jersey to hear them play. Things between Ted and Robin are still awkward, but they end up sharing a dance. Lily confesses to Robin that she's having second thoughts about getting married because of her unfulfilled dreams of traveling and being an artist.

Season 1, Episode 21- Milk

The matchmaker finally has a match for Ted, but he has to leave their date before she even gets there because Lily is in the middle of nowhere with a flat tire and needs his help. She reveals to him that she was going to an interview for a summer art fellowship in San Francisco because her doubts about getting married are getting stronger. He begs her not to leave Marshall, but she takes off. He calls Robin for a ride and then realizes that he still loves her and decides not to go on his date, but to pursue her instead. Later, at the apartment, Lily tells Ted that she's not going to take the fellowship, and that she's going to stay with Marshall.

Season 1, Episode 22- Come On

Ted decides to make one final attempt to win Robin's heart by waiting in her apartment with roses and a string quartet. Meanwhile, at the apartment, a voicemail from the art fellowship comes on saying that they've accepted Lily's application. Marshall gets upset and the two get in a fight. She decides to go and leaves Marshall, sending him into a deep depression. At the same time, Ted and Robin have begun dating and Ted arrives home the next morning gloriously happy only to find Marshall sitting alone in the rain holding Lily's engagement ring.