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How I Met Your Mother (2005)

How I Met Your Mother is a sitcom created initially for CBS by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. Five friends living in New York City navigate their twenties and thirties as they try to find love, success, and purpose. The show is framed through one friend's eyes, Ted Mosby, as he retells the story of how he met his wife to his children.

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How I Met Your Mother
Comedy
Drama

Cast
Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Bob Saget
Release Date
September 19, 2005
Seasons
9
Network
CBS
Writers
Carter Bays, Craig Thomas
Directors
Carter Bays
Showrunner
Craig Thomas
Story By
Carter Bays; Craig Thomas; Rob Greenberg

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