When "How I Met Your Mother" premiered in 2005, the CBS series earned some positive murmurs amongst sitom fans. Though the story of young adults dating and falling in love in New York City is not new territory for television, the unique thing about this show was framing it as a father recounting the story of how he and his friends eventually met the mother of his children (plus every quirky, hilarious, and meaningful moment in between).

But by the time the second season rolled around, the series starring Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan, and Neil Patrick Harris had entered the zeitgeist and captured the attention of many viewers. Phrases made popular by Harris' Barney Stinson like "Challenge accepted!" and "Legen... wait for it... DARY!" entered the modern lexicon

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