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How I Met Your Mother · Season 9

How I Met Your Mother season 9 episode 12: The Rehearsal Dinner

Aired 2 December 201321 minRated TV-14

7.1TMDB · 27 votesMark watched

Where to watch How I Met Your Mother Season 9 in Australia

How I Met Your Mother season 9 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.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “The Rehearsal Dinner”

Robin is dismayed when Barney wants to have their rehearsal dinner at a laser tag arena; Ted aggravates Lily by not following through with a promise.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 12 of 24 of season 9, so watch episodes 1 to 11 first.
  • It runs about 21 minutes.
  • Directed by Pamela Fryman, written by Chuck Tatham.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.1 out of 10 (27 votes).

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

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Pamela Fryman
Writer
Chuck Tatham
Guest stars
Alan Thicke as Alan ThickeWayne Brady as James StinsonPatrick Hancock as Security GuardVictoria Boa as Louise PoirierJeff Kueppers as Norman BreakeyLawrence Larsen as Frederick Banting

Credits: TMDB.

More from How I Met Your Mother Season 9

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S09E13Next · S09E13Bass Player Wanted16 December 2013
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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.