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How I Met Your Mother · Season 6

How I Met Your Mother season 6 episode 2: Cleaning House

Aired 27 September 201023 minRated TV-14

8.0TMDB · 36 votesMark watched

Where to watch How I Met Your Mother Season 6 in Australia

How I Met Your Mother season 6 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 $22.99.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Cleaning House”

When Barney convinces the gang to help his mom move out of her home, they quickly learn that she has been very protective of Barney and lied to him about events throughout his life. Meanwhile, Ted gets upset when Robin oversells him to a blind date.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 2 of 24 of season 6, so watch episode 1 first.
  • It runs about 23 minutes.
  • Directed by Pamela Fryman, written by Stephen Lloyd.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.0 out of 10 (36 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Pamela Fryman
Writer
Stephen Lloyd
Guest stars
Frances Conroy as Loretta StinsonDavid Haley as CoachRiley Thomas Stewart as Young BarneyBen Vereen as Sam GibbsWayne Brady as James StinsonMichael Earl Reid as Postmaster General

Credits: TMDB.

More from How I Met Your Mother Season 6

Previous · S06E01Big Days20 September 2010
S06E03Next · S06E03Unfinished4 October 2010
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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.