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How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

Season released 21st Sep, 2009Rated TV-1424 episodes

IMDb8.3/ 10

Where to watch How I Met Your Mother Season 5

How I Met Your Mother season 5 is streaming in Australia on Disney+ (subscription, listed for the whole show). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99. Season 5 was released on 21 September 2009.

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How I Met Your Mother Season 5 episodes

  1. S05 E01

    Definitions

    21 mins · Mon, 21 Sep 2009

    Lily forces Barney and Robin to face their fears about defining their relationship; Ted is anxious about his first lecture at Columbia.

  2. S05 E02

    Double Date

    21 mins · Mon, 28 Sep 2009

    Ted realises that his blind date is actually someone he dated years earlier, and they still have nothing in common.

  3. S05 E03

    Robin 101

    21 mins · Mon, 5 Oct 2009

    Robin investigates when she thinks Barney is cheating on her, only to find that he is spending his time with Ted, taking lessons in how to date her.

  4. S05 E04

    The Sexless Innkeeper

    21 mins · Mon, 12 Oct 2009

    Things get awkward when Robin and Barney don't want to double date with Lily and Marshall anymore; Ted plays up his `professor' persona by wearing a tweed jacket to impress women.

  5. S05 E05

    Duel Citizenship

    21 mins · Mon, 19 Oct 2009

    Marshall and Ted take a road trip to Chicago for a nostalgic bachelor's adventure. Unfortunately for Ted, Marshall has asked Lily along and consequently, their plans change.

  6. S05 E06

    Bagpipes

    21 mins · Mon, 2 Nov 2009

    Barney's know-it-all attitude gets him in hot water with Robin; Marshall and Lily offer relationship advice.

  7. S05 E07

    The Rough Patch

    21 mins · Mon, 9 Nov 2009

    Barney and Robin get into a relationship rut and their personalities change so much that Barney even donates his porn collection to Ted.

  8. S05 E08

    The Playbook

    21 mins · Mon, 16 Nov 2009

    After breaking up with Robin, Barney pulls out all of his greatest tricks to get back into the dating scene.

  9. S05 E09

    Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap

    21 mins · Mon, 23 Nov 2009

    Lily's long-lost dad shows up unannounced on Thanksgiving Day. She confides the real reason she stopped speaking to him three years ago, as she and Marshall disagree on how they should deal with the dispute.

  10. S05 E10

    The Window

    21 mins · Mon, 7 Dec 2009

    The gang tries to help Ted when the perfect woman becomes available; Marshall finds a letter written by his younger self.

  11. S05 E11

    Last Cigarette Ever

    21 mins · Mon, 14 Dec 2009

    Robin is excited to hear that she'll be working with legendary newsman Don Frank, but is soon disappointed to find out that he isn't as professional as she thought he'd be, and seems set on taking Robin down with him.

  12. S05 E12

    Girls vs. Suits

    21 mins · Mon, 11 Jan 2010

    Barney debates giving up wearing suits to land an attractive bartender; Ted gets closer to meeting the future mother of his children.

  13. S05 E13

    Jenkins

    21 mins · Mon, 18 Jan 2010

    Marshall tries to prove that his attractive female colleague kissed him; Robin discovers that a drinking game has been made up about her.

  14. S05 E14

    The Perfect Week

    21 mins · Mon, 1 Feb 2010

    Barney approaches a personal milestone - sleeping with the first woman he hits on seven nights in a row. Elsewhere, Lily and Marshall realise they've been using the same toothbrush.

  15. S05 E15

    Rabbit or Duck

    21 mins · Mon, 8 Feb 2010

    Lily and Marshall forget to fix Ted up on a blind date for Valentine's Day; Robin's obnoxious colleague invites her to a party at his apartment.

  16. S05 E16

    Hooked

    21 mins · Mon, 1 Mar 2010

    Ted is humiliated when he sees a woman he's dating out on another date on the night they'd planned to meet up; Marshall is charmed by a man who is smitten with Lily.

  17. S05 E17

    Of Course

    21 mins · Mon, 8 Mar 2010

    When Robin confesses she is still angry with Barney, she enlists the help of a self-help author who plans to beat Barney at his own game.

  18. S05 E18

    Say Cheese

    21 mins · Mon, 22 Mar 2010

    Lily is annoyed with Ted for inviting his new girlfriend Amanda to her birthday dinner and proceeds to show him her photo albums detailing a run of short-lived girlfriends as evidence of it being a regular occurrence.

  19. S05 E19

    Zoo or False

    21 mins · Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    When Marshall is mugged, he invents a story about a monkey to make Lily, who wants a gun, less wary.

  20. S05 E20

    Home Wreckers

    21 mins · Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    When Ted attends his mother's wedding, he is disturbed by her overly affectionate relationship with her fiance.

  21. S05 E21

    Twin Beds

    21 mins · Mon, 3 May 2010

    Robin realises she is finally over Barney and Ted; Lily and Marshall decide to get twin beds.

  22. S05 E22

    Robots vs. Wrestlers

    21 mins · Mon, 10 May 2010

    Ted, Marshall, Lily, and Barney crash a party at a swanky New York apartment.

  23. S05 E23

    The Wedding Bride

    20 mins · Mon, 17 May 2010

    When Ted takes a date to see a movie, he learns the story is loosely based on his life.

  24. S05 E24

    Doppelgangers

    21 mins · Mon, 24 May 2010

    Marshall and Lily try to decide if they are ready to have a baby; Robin gets offered her dream job.

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