How I Met Your Mother

Sweet Taste of Liberty: Ted agrees that Barney should spice up his love life, as a result of which he ends up flying to Philadelphia for a crazy adventure. (S1 Ep3)

Ted's views about life and love change when he discovers an old shirt that he previously disliked and suddenly loves the look of it. (S1 Ep4)

Ted investigates the club scene with Barney and Robin, while Marshall and Lily try to be more 'grown up' as their wedding day approaches. (S1 Ep5)

Slutty Pumpkin: Ted goes to a boring Halloween party hoping to find a girl he lost touch with who dresses as a 'slutty pumpkin'. Robin goes on a double date. (S1 Ep6)

Ted is coaxed into joining a matchmaking service that Robin has written about and which offers a 100% success rate at finding a soulmate in three days. (S1 Ep7)

Ted feels pushed out when Lily and Marshall dominate the household and tells them that he wants to take the flat after they get married, but Marshall wants it too. (S1 Ep8)

Ted and Robin are surprised to see Barney when they volunteer at a homeless refuge at Thanksgiving. Lily's nerves are tested at her future in-laws' house. (S1 Ep9)

Ted goes on a boozy night out to try to stop himself from brooding and wakes up the next morning to find a stranger in his bed. (S1 Ep10)

On a determined quest to locate the perfect New Year's Eve celebration, Ted takes his friends to five different parties in order to find the best one. (S1 Ep11)

Ted is relieved when Robin agrees to go with him to his friends' wedding and thinks his luck is changing. The bridal couple, however, don't fare so well. (S1 Ep12)

Drumroll, Please: Ted meets a woman at a wedding. They agree that romance at weddings is false and decide not to swap numbers or surnames. Will Ted stick to their deal? (S1 Ep13)

Marshall invents a new game - Marshgammon - after winning previous game nights. Unfortunately no one but Marshall understands how to play it. (S1 Ep15)

Ted and Victoria face their first relationship challenge when Victoria is offered a job in Germany. Marshall and Lily find themselves in some bother. (S1 Ep16)

Marshall has a tough first day at Barney's office and feels like a square peg surrounded by colleagues with obnoxious outlooks on life. (S1 Ep17)

Ted gets into a state of confusion when both Victoria and Robin demand a share of his attention at the same time. (S1 Ep18)

Marshall and Lily's dream wedding venue becomes free and they set a date for their nuptials. Lily, however, worries that she's not ready to get married. (S1 Ep20)

It's Ted's 28th birthday and he gets a call from the matchmaking service saying they've found his dream woman. Unconvinced, Ted realises that Robin is the one for him. (S1 Ep21)