Skip to content
Compare TV
How I Met Your Mother S04E05, Shelter IslandS04E05

How I Met Your Mother · Season 4

How I Met Your Mother season 4 episode 5: Shelter Island

Aired 20 October 200823 minRated TV-14

7.8TMDB · 36 votesMark watched

Where to watch How I Met Your Mother Season 4 in Australia

How I Met Your Mother season 4 is streaming in Australia on Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99 and Prime Video Store from $24.99.

We may earn a commission when you sign up through our links. How we make money.

Stream (subscription)

Buy or rent

Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “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.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 5 of 24 of season 4, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
  • It runs about 23 minutes.
  • Directed by Pamela Fryman, written by Chris Harris.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.8 out of 10 (36 votes).

How I Met Your Mother trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

How I Met Your Mother trailerPlay video: How I Met Your Mother trailer

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Pamela Fryman
Writer
Chris Harris
Guest stars
Danneel Ackles as NoraDarcy Rose Byrnes as Lucy GrafanelloJason Jones as Tony GrafanelloSarah Chalke as Stella ZinmanAnnie Abrams as Desk ClerkLyndsy Fonseca as DaughterDavid Henrie as SonAaron Hendry as Juice Bar Guy

Credits: TMDB.

More from How I Met Your Mother Season 4

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17
  18. E18
  19. E19
  20. E20
  21. E21
  22. E22
  23. E23
  24. E24

Every episode of Season 4How I Met Your Mother episode guide

Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.