“How I Met Your Mother” celebrates its 20th birthday this month. The iconic sitcom premiered on Sept. 19, 2005, when creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays introduced the world to Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris). Over the next nine seasons, we’d cherish watching this motley, yet relatable quintet of New York City friends navigate work, life, and love throughout their early adulthood.

The show revolved around Ted’s quest to find the woman he would someday marry. Narrated by future Ted (Bob Saget) and framed as a story he’s telling his children in the year 2030, “How I Met Your Mother” recounts the long, windy lead up to the titular romantic encounter.

While

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