The BEST episodes of How I Met Your Mother season 9
Every episode of How I Met Your Mother season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of How I Met Your Mother season 9!
A father tells his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey that he and his four best friends undertook, which would lead him to meet their mother.
#1 - How Your Mother Met Me
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2014
On the 200th episode, The Mother recounts how she met Ted and what she’s been up to for the past eight years.
#2 - Bass Player Wanted
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/2013
The gang encounters a guy at the wedding who intentionally stirs up trouble among them, and Marshall finally arrives at the Farhampton Inn.
#3 - The End of the Aisle
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/2014
With only a half-hour to go, both Barney and Robin have panic attacks about their upcoming nuptials. Meanwhile, Marshall and Lily rewrite their old wedding vows.
#4 - The Rehearsal Dinner
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/2013
Barney is shooting to have the rehearsal dinner at a laser-tag venue, while Lily is upset when Ted fails to live up to a promise.
#5 - Coming Back
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2013
When James reveals that he is getting divorced, Robin worries about how Barney will take the news. Meanwhile, Marshall races to find a way to get to New York in time for the wedding, and Ted deals with being alone at a romantic hotel.
#6 - Unpause
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2014
When Barney drinks too much, Ted and Robin take advantage of him and get him to reveal secrets he’s been hiding for years. Meanwhile, Marshall does everything he can to avoid fighting with Lily.
#7 - Daisy
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/2014
Marshall enlists Ted and Barney to help him figure out where Lily went when she left in the middle of their fight.
#8 - The Locket
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2013
On their way to Long Island for their wedding weekend, Robin and Barney come across a startling family discovery. Meanwhile, Marshall sees something online that changes the course of his journey east, while Lily confronts Ted about letting go of Robin.
#9 - Gary Blauman
Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/2014
Gary Blauman shows up at Barney and Robin's wedding, sending the gang into a frenzy about which table to seat him at. Through their debate, they realize each of them either hates or loves Gary. Meanwhile, in the year 2014, Ted and The Mother go out on their first date.
#10 - Last Time in New York
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2013
When Lily discovers Ted’s list of things he wants to do in New York before he moves for Chicago, she becomes frustrated that she is the only person who knows about his plans. Meanwhile, Robin and Barney realize they have very little time together before their relatives arrive for their wedding.
#11 - The Poker Game
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2013
When Barney is forced to pick sides in a fight between Robin and his mother, Lily coaches him on how not to ruin his relationship. Meanwhile, Ted and Marshall get into a dispute over wedding gifts and thank-you notes.
#12 - Rally
Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/24/2014
When Barney suffers from the world’s worst hangover the morning of his wedding, the gang tries to figure out the far-fetched ingredients to concoct the Stinson Hangover Fixer Elixir.
#13 - Platonish
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/2013
In a flashback episode, the gang ponders the future of the Ted, Robin and Barney love triangle. Meanwhile, Barney accepts a series of challenges from Lily and Robin.
#14 - The Broken Code
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2013
While Barney works through his anger at Ted after finding out he still has feelings for Robin, Marshall Skypes in to act as a judge and help settle their dispute. Meanwhile, Lily realizes she is Robin’s only girlfriend.
#15 - Last Forever (1)
Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/31/2014
Ted finally finishes telling his kids the story of how he met their mother.
#16 - Knight Vision
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2013
When Ted finds himself with three prospects to be his date for the wedding weekend, he chooses poorly. Meanwhile, Barney and Robin have a confrontation with their minister, and Marshall learns more about his driving companion, Daphne.
#17 - The Lighthouse
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/2013
When Robin and Loretta's conflict escalates, Barney is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Marshall and Daphne deal with a stowaway on their road trip, and Ted and Cassie try to enjoy a trip to a lighthouse.
#18 - No Questions Asked
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2013
When Daphne sends a troubling text message to Lily, Marshall enlists the gang’s help to remove the message while enforcing the “No Questions Asked” rule.
#19 - Sunrise
Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/2014
Robin and Ted reminisce about past relationships as they search for a drunken Barney on the day of the wedding. Lily and Marshall come to a resolution. Barney befriends two men who are eager to meet women.
#20 - Mom and Dad
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/2013
When Barney’s father arrives at the hotel, Barney devises a plan that makes Robin very nervous. Meanwhile, Ted is convinced someone framed him by messing up a wedding-related duty.
#21 - Last Forever (2)
Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/31/2014
#22 - Vesuvius
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/2014
On the morning of the wedding, Lily and Robin have a fight and Barney freaks out about which suit to wear. Meanwhile, the gang watches a movie Ted has forbidden them to see.
#23 - Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/2014
In an attempt to deliver a devastating final slap to Barney, Marshall explains how he mastered the Slap of A Million Exploding Suns.
#24 - Bedtime Stories
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/2013
Marshall tries to get Marvin to sleep by reciting three rhyming bedtime tales about his friends as they wind down their epic cross-country journey.