SMART Notebook 18

    : With his children's blessing, Ted goes to Robin’s apartment and holds up the blue French horn —a callback to their first date in the pilot—signaling they will try their relationship one more time.

    : A suit-wearing, catchphrase-loving playboy with a "Playbook" full of outrageous strategies to seduce women.

    The story of How I Met Your Mother is framed as a long-term recollection by in the year 2030, as he explains to his two children, Penny and Luke, the events that led him to their mother . The narrative begins in 2005 New York City and spans nine seasons, following Ted and his four best friends as they navigate life, love, and careers from their late 20s to their 40s. The Core Group