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Websites 

Websites were consistently mentioned throughout the How I Met Your Mothe r series. Many of the websites directly tie in to running gags on the show. CBS turned nearly every website mentioned in the series into a real functioning website. Since the shows ending in 2014, majority of the websites remain active.


 * The first Instance of a website tie-in on How I Met Your Mother was on Season 3, Episode 14 'The Bracket' with one of Barney's one-night-stands creating both  http://tedmosbyisajerk.com and http://tedmosbyisnotajerk.com.
 * In Season 3, Episode 19 'Everything Must Go' Lily is forced to sell her clothes on the internet because she is in serious credit card debt. She jokes they should call the website http://www.guyforceshiswifetodressinagarbagebagforthenextthreeyears.com.
 * Goliath National Bank (GNB) is first introduced in Season 4, Episode 2 'The Best Burger in New York' and is consistently mentioned throughout the show's run. Barney Stinson, Marshall Eriksen, and Ted Mosby have all worked for GNB. http://www.goliathbank.com.
 * In Season 4, Episode 7 'Not a Fathers Day'  as a form of celebration, Barney Stinson creates a fake holiday called “not a fathers day” as well as a subsequent website to promote it:   http://www.notafathersday.com.
 * In Season 4, Episode 14 'The Possimpible' Ted Mosby's alter-ego Doctor X was introduced. The episode explained Doctor X's origins and shared his website: http://mysteriousdrx.com.
 * In Season 4, Episode 14 'The Possimpible' Robin Sherbatsky is facing deportation due to unemployment, Barney attempts to help her by sharing his video resume website: http://www.barneysvideoresume.com.
 * In Season 4, Episode 18 'Old King Clancy' -- the gang is attempting to guess facts about Robins sexual history with the help of http://canadiansexacts.org . This website is now inactive.
 * In Season 5, Episode 4 'The Sexless Innkeepe r' Marshall Eriksen createshttp://www.itwasthebestnightever.com to celebrate “the best night ever”.
 * In Season 5, Episode 8 'The Playbook' -- Barney Stinson creates http://www.extremitiesquarterly.com, http://balloonexplorersclub.com , http://www.lorenzovonmatterhorn.com , and http://bigbusinessjournal.com to solidify his fake identity as Lorenzo von Matterhorn as a part of a play in “The Playbook”.
 * In Season 5, Episode 23 'The Wedding Bride' Ted Mosby' s ex-finance Stella's new husband releases a successful movie about Ted and Stella's relationship. The website http://www.weddingbridemovie.com was created to promote the fictional movie.
 * In Season 6, Episode 4 'Subway Wars' Ted uses http://grademyteacher.net to see what his college students are writing about him as a professor.
 * In Season 7, Episode 4 'Stinson Missile Crisis' Barney creates two websites: http://www.stinsonbreastreduction.com and http://www.linsonbreastlawsuit.com as part of a play in "The Playbook".
 * In Season 7, Episode 9 'Disaster Averted' Marshall creates the countdown website: http://www.theslapbetcountdown.com to warn Barney of his next slap as a part of their "Slap Bet", which was created five seasons earlier.
 * In Season 7, Episode 13 'Tailgate' Barney and Ted start a bar titled Puzzles and use   http://www.puzzlesthebar.com to promote the bar.
 * In Season 7, Episode 23 'The Magician's Code (Part 1)' Ted creates http://www.lilysinlabor.com to announce that Lily is in labor.
 * In Season 8, Episode 3 'Nannies' Marshall and Lily use http://www.heynannynanny.com to find a nanny.
 * In Season 8, Episode 9 'Lobster Crawl' Barney starts a new business called "Bro Bibs" and uses the website http://www.brobibs.com to sell his product. Barney's company is challenged by the competing brand http://www.dudeaprons.com.

[adding to] Spin Offs 

How I Met Your Father

On January 18, 2022 How I Met Your Father began streaming on Hulu. Rotten Tomatoes reports the new series has a 63% audience score. Critics of the show point out the lack of connection to the original series and call it a “hollow nostalgia grab” alongside the recent resurgence of spin off shows airing such as Fuller House and iCarly. On February 15th, 2022 Hulu renewed How I Met Your Father for a second season which will consist of 20 episodes.