How I Met Your Mother: Season 4
2008 · 24 episodes · ★ 7.8
What Season 4 of How I Met Your Mother
Ted finally receives Stella's answer to his marriage proposal, and the relationship enters a decisive phase. But the wedding doesn't come without tension. Stella wants to settle in New Jersey, and the group is shocked by the idea. Barney, for his part, starts to wonder whether he has feelings for Robin. Ted also runs into his past, in particular Karen, and his friends try to keep him away from that relationship. Robin goes through a low point, and Marshall and Lily continue with their own projects. The season revolves around Ted's desire to settle down and the obstacles that get in his way.
Season 4 Episodes
4x01 Do I Know You?
Ted and Stella get engaged, but Ted soon learns that he doesn't know anything about her. Meanwhile, Barney confesses to Lily that he's in love with Robin.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas · Starring: Sarah Chalke, Kyle Archer, Heidi Herschbach, Lyndsy Fonseca
4x02 The Best Burger in New York
Marshall claims that he had the best hamburger in the world during his first week in New York City, but he forgot where the burger joint is located. The gang then hits the streets of Manhattan to help him find it.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas · Starring: Regis Philbin, Charlene Amoia, Jay Lay, Mandy McMillian
4x03 I Heart NJ
When Stella's babysitter cancels, a night out turns into the gang hanging out at her place, and Ted talks up New Jersey... until he learns Stella wants him to move there after marriage.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Greg Malins · Starring: Darcy Rose Byrnes, Edward Kiniry-Ostro, Sarah Chalke, Michael Kagan
4x04 Intervention
When Ted is packing his stuff for his move to New Jersey, he discovers that the gang was going to hold an intervention for his engagement to Stella and demands they hold it anyway.
Directing: Michael J. Shea · Writing: Stephen Lloyd · Starring: Emily Baldoni, Michelle Gunn, Virginia Williams, Matt Boren
4x05 Shelter Island
Ted and Stella move up their wedding date, but the wedding may not go off as planned after Ted breaks the "No Exes Rule" and invites Robin to come in from Japan for the wedding.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Chris Harris · Starring: Danneel Ackles, Darcy Rose Byrnes, Jason Jones, Sarah Chalke
4x06 Happily Ever After
A serendipitous meeting with someone from his past has Ted thinking about how he would handle running into someone he would prefer to forget.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writer: Jamie Rhonheimer · Starring: Eric Braeden, Darcy Rose Byrnes, Jason Jones, Michael Bolten
4x07 Not a Father's Day
Barney creates a holiday to celebrate not being a father. Meanwhile, Lily and Marshall are considering having a baby, but Lily first wants advice from Ted and Robin.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writer: Robia Rashid · Starring: Dan Lauria, Lindsey Stoddart, Michael Antosy, Michael Hagiwara
4x08 Woooo!
A birthday party for one of Lily's co-workers leads to Robin connecting with a group of single partiers known as the "Woo Girls". Ted presents a plan for Goliath National Bank's new HQ.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas · Starring: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Krista Kalmus, Erika Medina, Jae Suh Park
4x09 The Naked Man
The gang learns a new way to get their dates to sleep with them after Ted walks in on Robin's date sitting naked on the couch.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writer: Joe Kelly · Starring: Courtney Ford, Candace Moon, Adam Paul, Jim Woods
4x10 The Fight
Ted (to prove he's not a milquetoast) and Barney (to impress Robin) pick a fight with a group of guys sitting in the gang's favorite booth at MacLaren's.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Starring: Khary Payton, Will Sasso, Davis Cleveland, Kate Mansi
4x11 Little Minnesota Mid-Season Finale
Ted tries to keep his irresponsible sister from hooking up with Barney during her trip to New York, and Robin starts hanging out with Marshall at a bar for Minnesotans, not telling them that she's really Canadian.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Chuck Tatham · Starring: Erin Cahill, Eric Bruskotter, Tug Coker, Jon Paul Burkhart
4x12 Benefits
Ted and Robin discover that sex with each other solve their fights as roommates, which makes Barney very jealous and angry. Meanwhile, Marshall reveals that he's too embarrassed to use the office bathroom.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Kourtney Kang · Starring: Kendra Wilkinson, Kim Kardashian, Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag
4x13 Three Days of Snow
Lily and Marshall try to continue their airport reunion tradition. Barney and Ted offer to keep MacLaren's open during a blizzard so they can meet up with some college girls.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writer: Matt Kuhn · Starring: Joe Nieves, Marshall Manesh, Eileen April Boylan, Pat Crawford Brown
4x14 The Possimpible
Robin, desperate to find a job before she is deported, agrees to let Barney produce a video resume for her.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Starring: Colleen Shannon, Regan Burns, Tina Casciani, Angela Martinez
4x15 The Stinsons
The gang thinks that Barney must have a secret girlfriend after noticing his bizarre behavior.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas · Starring: Frances Conroy, Brooke D'Orsay, Zachary Gordon, Angelo Diona
4x16 Sorry, Bro
Marshall and Lily are less than thrilled when they hear that Ted's college girlfriend (Laura Prepon) has moved to New York.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Craig Gerard, Matthew Zinman · Starring: Bryan Callen, Hayes MacArthur, Rowly Dennis, David Burtka
4x17 The Front Porch
Ted learns that not only did Lily plant another woman's earring in his bed for Karen to find, she has meddled in some of his other relationships as well.
Written by: Chris Harris · Starring: Laura Prepon, Italia Ricci, Nikki BreAnne Wells, Jessica Anderson
4x18 Old King Clancy
Marshall and Barney lie to keep Ted from finding out the headquarters he'd been hired to design for GNB has been cancelled.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writer: Jamie Rhonheimer · Starring: Aaron Hill, Bryan Callen, Darlena Tejeiro, Aynsley Bubbico
4x19 Murtaugh
When Barney learns Ted has a list of things he thinks the gang is too old to do, he sets out to do every task within 24 hours in order to prove Ted wrong.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Written by: Joe Kelly · Starring: Charlie Stewart, Robert Wisdom, Andrew Astor, Bill Fagerbakke
4x20 Mosbius Designs
Ted goes out on his own as an architect and hires an intern to help get things started, but the intern gets a little too close to others in the gang.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writer: Kourtney Kang · Starring: Ryan Sypek, Stephen Holland, Joel Spence, Bo Barrett
4x21 The Three Days Rule
Ted breaks one of Barney and Marshall's relationship rules, texting a woman he recently met, so the pair play a joke on Ted by pretending to be the woman.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writer: Greg Malins · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Rebecca Budig
4x22 Right Place, Right Time
Ted ponders how being in the right place at the right time can impact a person's life; Barney celebrates his 200th female conquest.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writer: Stephen Lloyd · Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Kurt Long, Kit Pongetti, Joel McCrary
4x23 As Fast as She Can
Ted is trying to find a new job, and when an old acquaintance tries to help nothing goes as planned. Barney tries to smooth talk his way out of a ticket.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas · Starring: Amir Talai, Jason Jones, Sarah Chalke, Renée Taylor
4x24 The Leap Season Finale
Ted is trying to keep his architecture firm afloat by doing an all-nighter, but Marshall tries to lure him to the roof for a surprise 31st birthday party, on the fourth season finale.
Director: Pamela Fryman · Writers: Craig Thomas, Carter Bays · Starring: Christine Scott Bennett, Joel McCrary, Jayden Lund, John Duerler
Season 4 Cast
Josh RadnorTed Mosby24 episodes
Jason SegelMarshall Eriksen24 episodes
Bryan CallenBilson4 episodes
David HenrieSon4 episodes
Darcy Rose ByrnesLucy Grafanello3 episodes
Joel McCraryWilkinson2 episodes
John DuerlerHarlen Johnsen2 episodes
Ethan DizonBen2 episodes
Frances ConroyLoretta StinsonEpisode 1
Regis PhilbinRegis PhilbinEpisode 1
Colleen ShannonLottery GirlEpisode 1
Dan LauriaNolanEpisode 1
Ryan SypekPJEpisode 1
Eileen April BoylanMelissaEpisode 1All Seasons
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Season 62010 · 24 ep. · ★ 7.7
Season 72011 · 24 ep. · ★ 7.4
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does season 4 of How I Met Your Mother have?
Season 4 of How I Met Your Mother has 24 episodes.
When did season 4 of How I Met Your Mother premiere?
Premiered on September 22, 2008.
Where to Watch How I Met Your Mother Season 4
In Spain, on Disney Plus.
What is the best episode of Season 4?
According to the audience rating on TMDB, the 4x01, "Do I Know You?", with a 8.2.