Top 10 Times How I Met Your Mother Tackled Serious Issues

It's a comedy, but sometimes "How I Met Your Mother" tackled serious issues. Our countdown includes finding good in the bad, being homesick, extreme debt, and more! Which serious issue do YOU think "How I Met Your Mother" handled the best? Let us know in the comments!
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[@mackisepic3279]

I feel like the biggest strength of this show is that HIMYM does not hold back or sugar coat any tough moments and it makes them hit harder

[@OscarStinson]

"Because if you were going to be some lame suburban dad, why couldn't you have been that for me" -Broken Barney

[@tim.k5462]

We all cried there a little

[@vishnurajeev669]

That moment hits harder than anything else in that show, other than perhaps Tracy asking Max permission to move on. Neil Patrick Harris sells that pain and anger perfectly.

[@mateicorneci478]

Can't believe you are here i watch your videos a lot

[@adamkola2515]

That scene hit hard

[@andradedigitalatsuanimatio2903]

I can relate

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

Barney’s abandonment issues make sense: - His dad left him at a young age - His girlfriend left him (for another man too) It’s one thing when people in your life leave, but when it’s someone really special, it hurts a lot

[@hasansyed8945]

The moment in season 8 where ted realizes even though he's surrounded by his best friends and yet feels lonely 😔 and tells his kids that he would give anything for an extra 45 days with the mother 😭 just shows even though you are surrounded by your loved ones you do sometimes feel lonely 😔

[@lahcenelhanoudi9141]

There are actually 3 hard moments that really touched my deepest feelings, 1: the death of Marshall's father, 2 knowing that Robin cannot have kids, and 3 when Lilly left Marshall for studying, and how he was dealing with the pain she gave him. Tbh, HIMYM is the best sitcom I've ever seen, because it's not always about making jokes and making the audience laugh, but it's also about teaching us the meaning of life, how hard life can be, and how we can deal with the difficulties caused by life, under any circumstances.

[@ItsMe-ch1yp]

I LOVE how they handled Barney's father. How his friends pressured him into spending time with him witch ultimately ended in my favorite line, "because if you were going to be some lame suberben dad, why couldn't you have been that for me?" It was said with so much sadness and anger and I have never related to a fictional charecter more. Finding a parent who left isn't all 'yay! I love you, we are a family again!' it is years upon years of abandonment, stress, and complicated emotions. That's why I love that Barny didn't recindle with his father in that episode.

[@Mizterawsome15]

I think Barney's line is the modern version of the "How come he don't want me?" from Fresh Prince

[@ItsMe-ch1yp]

@@Mizterawsome15 That was a heart breaking episode, however I liked Barney's reaction more. Simply because it caught me so off guard. I thought Barney was just going to make amends with his father, but was totally surprised with the out come. But with the Fresh Prince I knew his dad was just going to leave again.

[@MegaJSK123]

10:29 The look on Barney's face hits me everytime 😥

[@carlosroo5460]

But let's be real, #1 and 2 should switch places.

[@Sagefrakrobatik]

I'm confuse because at that time stamp I see Marshall getting angry over his father's death

[@Sagefrakrobatik]

@@carlosroo5460 yea

[@MegaJSK123]

@@Sagefrakrobatik Barney's reaction is a second later, but the look works well with what marshal says

[@alexmercer316]

@@MegaJSK123 Can you tell me how Barney's look and what Marshal said is related?

[@vanessarios9698]

I agree for the most part, but in my opinion Barney’s abandonment issues should beat Lilly’s credit card debt.

[@wstine79]

Marshall's dad's death was a huge gut punch.

[@TheDarxpixie]

Yup. And no matter how many times I watch it, I still tear up. 😔

[@PemaMendez990]

Huge props to Jason Segel's acting on that scene as well. Apparently his version of the script excluded that part so that when Alyson Hannigan said the line it was a genuine reaction from him.

[@quiteknight50]

What about the time Ted thought he was with his friends, but he was actually alone in the pub? That sudden realization hit so hard

[@kekelykinney6457]

The Leap and the whole of season 4 for that matter just showed how real and deep the show was and unlike other sitcoms when it came to those moments they didn't make jokes out of it, they took it seriously. The way Ted had to deal with being left at the altar (especially since he was partly to blame), then being fired, being beat up twice (by a man and a goat lol) and overall struggling to figure out how his life had gone so wrong from how he thought it will be and just being clueless as to what to do next. Yet still he saw some positives and it led to better things. This really encouraged me when I was in the worst state of my life. I really thank God for HIMYM.

[@red5robb1]

Fun Fact: When Lily got out of the Taxi, Marshals actor actually had 0 idea what she was about to say

[@henri191]

I got totally sad when Robin finds out that she can't have children

[@WatchMojo]

:(

[@flexivefowl8186]

This show deserved a better finale.

[@joshuamohlman]

It got the Game of Thrones season 8 treatment sadly

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

Joshua Mohlman More like GoT got the HIMYM treatment, but yeah, both terrible finales

[@amangoyal923]

What it deserved was an understanding audience, not waiting for a happy ending 🙄

[@joshuamohlman]

@@codyhiginbotham6616 facts

[@24djparker]

The ending was perfect for the show. Life happens and even after the happy ending things change.

[@sayuribaranhuk1313]

For me: 3. Barney confronting his father - not just the subject is sensitive, but you can see the mix of feelings through Neil Patrick Harris's performance, 2. the death of Marshall's father - since the news and all the grieving process, and 1 the moment when Lily tells Ted that sometimes she wishes she wasn't a mom - motherhood is not easy, is not just good moments and cuteness, and the way Lily looks incredibly sad to admit that breaks my heart.

[@tmoore4075]

Barney crying while trying to take the basketball hoop down was....heartbreaking. And then Marshall's dad dying and the voicemail at the funeral....my god. Hurts more now after losing my dad at a young age.

[@jgeybp]

I liked the ending and no one can judge me because I appreciate what the creators have done, this is my childhood series and it I built who I am today.

[@amangoyal923]

You and me both (Also, Dexter's ending's great too)

[@theunknown7441]

Worst ending its up there with got it destroyed every character development the show had

[@mmm.3839]

Out of curiosity why did you like the ending? Personally the fact that they made Barney go back to being the same person even after accepting that he's Canadian, destroyed the play book, and committed to one person didn't make sense to me. Also how Ted still loves Robin because he did get over her a day before the wedding when he imagined her as a balloon. They matured their characters only to revert them back to how they were in the beginning

[@nouveauxcommencements3642]

How did this show help you grow into the person that you are today?

[@silencedowell1722]

This show at times was very funny, it also put hints of reality in it, just awesome, good balance!!!

[@WinsberryEntertainment]

I felt like Friends balanced the seriousness with the comedy better. I like HIMYM, but there were many times where the seriousness went on too long and I was begging for a laugh.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

The series finale dealing with the fact that you and your friends will grow distant from each other and not hang out anymore hit like a truck. It wasn't handled in the best way, and it gave me serious Fox & The Hound vibes. There is no joke here. Only pain.

[@cr5cc]

Imagine if it was Ted who couldn't have kids and the last episode was right after his wife's funeral and the whole time he was talking to his self

[@charalmposkor7949]

Daaaaaamn that hit hard

[@carlosroo5460]

You are sick, man.

[@cr5cc]

@@carlosroo5460 they actually did it with robin...

[@kamron_thurmond]

Or the kids were adopted, and all of these stories he kept telling them was really just him working up the nerve/procrasting before telling them. No, I like that he was trying to get their permission to date Robin.

[@ijustloveerza1694]

I mean... I knew that behind its comedic side, HIMYM had some pretty educational moments, but i never looked at it like this before ♥

[@sophiepomerleau708]

The one that gets me every time it’s when Lily wish she wasn’t a mom. It’s so true and real

[@kennethjose7159]

8:15 man that crack in Neil’s delivery. I cri evrytiem

[@dannyweggy7719]

It hits in the feels so much

[@balakumarchandrasekaran8930]

LEGEND-WAIT-FOR-IT-DARY SHOW !!!!!!!!!

[@adnanhussain9057]

If they hadn't so royally fucked up the ending HIMYM would have been in my big 3 sitcoms of all time.

[@pranavbellary9800]

For me the moment that stands out is Barney confronting his father. Until then he was someone who we thought had extremely high self esteem, lived in denial and had basic commitment issues but the moment he asks his dad why he wasn't there for him, it tells us that a lot of what Barney did and said was basically pretending to be someone else. In reality he never had a male figure to look up to and that hole in his life was always there.

[@prabhuabd1852]

This is not just a show , it taught me many things about life. Literally it showcased many meanings of life. I am glad i watched it.

[@thiagots85]

Marshal's dad passing hit hard when I watched first. Hitted way harder a couple of years later when I lost my father also to a heart attack. Even watching now I remember the pain. Sometime later my mom said she didn't want to marry again because she was happy with him and their time together was enough for her.

[@nardiamcphee5239]

Agree. Same my father just passed away 2 months ago due to sudden heart attack haven’t watched the ep again yet but I know it’ll be hard

[@thiagots85]

@@nardiamcphee5239 Im so sorry that you're going through this too. I wish all the best to you and your family and that the pain give place to good memories.

[@JasEdo]

Missed a chance to add in postpartum depression. Lily’s confession to Ted is so hard. Even though it was such a quick scene, postpartum depression is so real.

[@j.d.s8942]

This series is close to heart, it deals with people with real time issues.. Not like Friends , clueless jokes Episode after episode 🤦‍♂️ , I hate to say...I can't stand Friends even for a single season..

[@theunknown7441]

😂 okay millennials

[@theunknown7441]

@I only use this account when I get put in time out the girls are lucky they dumped you because of how pathetic and pity you are boy

[@alienators1796]

@@theunknown7441 Ok boomer 😆

[@Mskittenlover12]

@@theunknown7441 Dude I love Friends but it is not even remotely that serious.

[@WatchMojo]

Check out the Must Watch TV Moments here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWlgIWImKqpiZo Which serious issue do YOU think "How I Met Your Mother" handled the best? Let us know in the comments!

[@Shawn4815162342]

Though it's not the ending I would have loved to have seen, the finale did bring the story full circle. In older Ted's mind, he started the story with how he met Robin because that is where the road to meeting the mother started(no Robin, no Robin and Barney. No Robin and Barney, no wedding. No wedding, no meeting the mother). However, his kids were also right; it was a long, drawn out story confessing his feelings for their Aunt Robin. But there’s a difference between your 'true love' and your 'soul mate'. Ted and Robin were in love at first sight, but weren't ever truly happy together because they wanted different things in life; Ted wanted to settle down and have kids, while Robin wanted to focus on her job and didn't want kids (though she was genuinely sad when she was told she couldn't have any). When Ted met Tracy(the mother), he met his soul mate, the one person who he could truly be his nerdy, quirky self with and have his family with. And with his heart finally able to have the wife and kids he always wanted, his feelings for Robin were pushed to the VERY back of his mind. Once the mother died however, Robin came back into his life more and more often and therefore back into the forefront of his mind. We see that Robin has an apartment in New York and once again has a mass of dogs, so we can assume that she's stopped traveling for work like she used to. Therefore, it is the perfect time for her and Ted to get together: Ted had his dream of the perfect wife and kids, and Robin had her dream of traveling the world and becoming a famous reporter. Now that they've done the things that were keeping them apart, there's nothing holding them back from being together. They were destined to be together …just not when they first met. ... It's why season 9 is so drawn out; it shows just how perfect Robin and Barney are together...at that time. But when Robin gets the chance to travel for work, she puts her job before her marriage and that ultimately leads to its end. Barney reverted back to his scum-bag ways because that's his safety net; he did it after his and Robin's first go, he did it after Nora broke up with him and then again after he and Quinn broke up. The only thing able to change him for good was his one true love, the birth of his daughter. As for Ted and Tracy, sadly, 'Happily Ever After' isn't always 60, 70, 80 years down the road, and after six years, Ted realizes he is finally able to move on. If he wanted to tell the kids only about how he met Tracy, he could have started the story on the day of Robin and Barney's wedding, but instead started with the day he met Robin. 2030 Ted is retelling his entire story because he is convincing himself that, no matter how deep he buried them so that he could be happy with Tracy, his feelings for Robin are still there. And now that he IS finally able to let go of Tracy(like Tracy was finally able to let go of Max), those feelings are coming back out. Even Penny and Luke say that they've seen the way he and Robin look at each other. And after hearing their father's full story, why wouldn't they want him to finally be happy again?

[@justinjosephsumalabe7013]

Thank you Watch Mojo for making a video about HIMYM.

[@Im.AhmedRiyaz]

This show will be there for us. We're gonna watch it even when we're oldies.

[@ethanscott-moncrieff1014]

i think a real thing that HIMYM tackled is the fact that friends out grow other friends for example Lily and Marshall starting a family while Ted, Robin and Barney stayed single

[@greendaleforever]

Marshall's dad being the voice of Patrick Starr just makes so much sense LOL

[@Astro-kk7kg]

I feel Marshall losing his dad is still the saddest moment in HIMYM history

[@KillerQueenKim]

It doesn't matter how many times I watch the scene of Lily telling Marshall his Dad died, it breaks my heart every single time 😭

[@adam1third]

The countdown for the whole episode makes it hit so much harder too. You're playing a fun game while watching and BOOM...death.

[@mlggamer5296]

It's these moments in sitcoms and comedies that really are humbling. I particularly like that finding good in the bad one because a lot of us need that right now

[@cozmo7576]

"Because if you were gonna be some lame suburban dad, why couldn't you have been that for me" This still hits all these years later

[@andreparker3707]

I love this list! I feel like a lot of people would have skipped number 8 but it was one of my favorites!

[@appouhal]

At 5:33, Tracy said, “But ‘um…”

[@samstern2042]

Bob Saget gave us a lot of stories with life lessons

[@kingbradley3402]

This show mixed comedy and serious topics so very well Also, you might wanna consider putting the spoiler warning much before the Marshall dad thing lol

[@rickg3681]

This is the first show I have watched and I still watch this & friends whenever I get low.

[@ericlouderback9928]

This show has been over for 8 years, we still need spoiler alerts? If you haven't seen it by now... lol

[@dimidrugg9592]

Some of us watch these videos so that we don't have to watch the full shows, which requires a lot of time.

[@TheSoulreaper4]

I actually got into it about 8 months ago

[@anishshah0345]

Make more content of this show, Coz this one deserves more....

[@tayakouthiber]

The episode where Mr Erikson dies was brutal, the counting down to 1 , having Lilly tell the news and Marshal's reaction... i cry and call my parents every time i rewatch it, i haven't seen them since 2017

[@braindominguez7938]

Some of this topics dicuss in this video i can relate thank u watchmojo in making this list 😍😍😍😍

[@saranobutt]

Some of these issues were serious, but not really.

[@leonardolim8976]

Top 20 times himym and friends are alike 1. Anne dudek gets dumped on her birthday Honorable mention .Daddy issues (chandlers dad is gay, lily's dad is barely there for her, and barney doesn't know who his dad is.) .upstairs/downstairs annoying neighbor.(Mr heckles and the bagpipers) .the hangout apartment ( if they r not hanging at the bar/coffeehouse they are hanging out at Monica and Ted's apartment) 2. Monica and Robin's infertility issues 3. Chandler and barney's forgettable job 4. Barney and joey the ladies man 5 both Robin and Rachel dates the ladies men (aka joey and barney) 6. Carl and Gunther the outsider 7. The hangout spot 8. Robin and rachel the career women 9. Lily and Monica the mother of the group 10. Lily and phoebe quirkiness 11. Both Ted and ross are professors 12. The breakup but get together in the finale 13. Mondler and Marshallily are strong couples 14. Mondler and marshallily moved away towards the almost end of the series 15. Chandler and Marshall are photogenic 16. Chandler/ross and ted/Marshall College years 17. Monica and lily's competitiveness 18. Ross and Ted the favorite child 19. Both have an alternative universe episode (the one that could've been and and symphony of illusion) 20. The flashbacks

[@vedantkadam7952]

That's why HIMYM is better sitcom than others!

[@spookah_hhhh]

You have done so many tackled serious issues videos you guys should do top 10 times Star Wars tacked serious issues 😂

[@spookah_hhhh]

10: kylo ren’s tantrum

[@joermnyc]

1. When your loved one turns to the dark side and kills the younglings.

[@spookah_hhhh]

@@joermnyc I just cried of laughter

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

The idea of being married and that’s it, meaning having no kids, No Family!, that’s something I don’t want Always have and always will hope for a family someday

[@leander9025]

man...this show is so good

[@user-or9gr5py4c]

For me, Barney's abandonment issues episode describe everything about his personality making sense of all his actions and why he has never been able to establish a real long-term relationship. It also hits important thing, his father left him in 1983 that's why when he describes everything he used the number 83. A lot of care, thought and consideration has been put in this show, it is sad they could not come up with a better finale

[@AvengerKit]

I remember watching Bad news after my dad passing a year ago. It hits real hard. And I just knew how he would feel.

[@AvengerKit]

@I only use this account when I get put in time out Indeed. But it's been so long. Just wanna express that HIMYM is a really good show to watch.

[@astro824]

you forgot post-partum depression and death of a life partner

[@knightstalker87]

😔🥺 I really miss all of them uhuhuhu 😭

[@KaylaTheKindOne]

me being extremely invested in this video despite never watching an episode of HIMYM: interesting

[@nardiamcphee5239]

Jason didn’t know that Marshall’s dad was going to die at the end of the ep Alyson only knew as she had to tell him the news that’s why Jason’s emotion was so real.

[@ddauglas]

I think the moment where Ted and Lily had a talk on the rooftop in winter had to be on that list. Ted said about how Robin shouldvebeen with him instead of Barney is what most of us can relate to. And when Lily said that she sometimes wish she wasnt a mom is literally what every mother had in mind sometimes.

[@carloskreek7419]

Y'all should do a list like this for the show scrubs. Yes it's funny, but still has serious moments in it too.

[@angelahenson7374]

I would watch

[@vanessastegall]

I was at the University of Indiana for a Leadership conference I missed my home. I had an anxiety attack in the hallway and I called my mom. She told me to sick it out and it was a great thing

[@klydejohnson7520]

One of my fav shows💯💯🖤👌🏾

[@icohen1627]

That's what I loved about this show it isn't afraid to sugarcoat anything

[@linus8399]

One of the biggest reasons for the succesfull HIMYM show is the perfect combo between comedy, and heart

[@pocketinfinity6733]

8:26 "House always wins"

[@jamalvargas6146]

Top 10 Times Beavis and Butthead caused chaos and destruction

[@Jay-gq1mo]

The episode where Marshall found out has died hit hardest for me after several viewings when I noticed the countdown through out the episode

[@mohammedzaidi9081]

Guys please make a video on ranking best 20 original goosebumps books please BTW big fan

[@michellekennedy4426]

Ah msmojo,ye cut out the best bit of no.2,While Marshall is yelling about having a pocket voicemail from his dad,it turns out his dad realised he had pocket dialled Marshall and left him a lovely sweet voicemail saying he loved him and had enjoyed their weekend together so while it's sad,it's lovely that Marshall had that voicemail as a goodbye.

[@mikobalante399]

A kid needs a hoop with the music and his friends consoling, one of the most baddest moments of the show npn nailed it

[@zelosthewilder]

I love this show so much.

[@dimidrugg9592]

Do the same for Brooklyn Nine Nine. I rewatched season 5 earlier today. Or my new suggestion: Top 10 Sheldon & Penny Moments in TBBT.

[@Chocobear555]

The death of a parent should be #1. My father passed away on April 4, 2004 from a terminal illness. To this day, I still carry the pain of his loss.

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do top 10 facts about DC's L.E.G.I.O.N(Licensed Extra Governmental Interstellar Operatives Network)?

[@henri191]

How i met your mother is one of my favorite TV shows , but had an awful final

[@rawburtmartinez]

Robyn's Fertility issues were probably the biggest thing the show tackled

[@henri191]

Death of Marshall's dad is the most sad scene on the show

[@Mothra_Stewart]

When I first saw the episode about Robin's infertility I cried.

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do comic book origin of DC L.E.G.I.O.N(Licensed Extra Governmental Interstellar Operatives Network)?

[@izetyusein3323]

It's not easy to deal with the fact that your dad is the Trinity Killer.

[@ijustloveerza1694]

I've been waiting for this ♥

[@stupidchallenges3055]

Nice

[@feliciagordon4883]

This show a classic

[@forgesoulfire1320]

Always pay attention to interior acoustics...

[@RojoCube]

The moment where it took over 8 seasons to finally known the mothers name, get to know her very briefly only for her to be killed off in the series finale. Not a single sign suggested she died Also Bob Saget as the narrator for every episode but 1 made zero sense.

[@timcasey8314]

Season 6; Episode 2. The difficulties of being a single parent, as well as a child of a single parent, and realizing the truth

[@iraniandude2899]

We'll never have another sitcom like this, they are all too busy preaching to us about morality to be able to tell an actual story or develop actual charachters

[@JamesG1880]

The version of homesick they look at in HIMYM is not one you get from a vacation…. It’s the feeling of being away from the place you were born and raised and all your family. Don’t sugar coat it…

[@matkodoris9099]

You might want to switch the top 2 on the list.

[@lazykiel2686]

Hi mojo

[@Dancincrazzin]

It’s tru we always give Canada heck in Minnesota. Even tho we are basically Canada

[@Ragamuffin9]

I really missed this show

[@prashantnotsoshant3898]

Best sitcom ever

[@codyhiginbotham6616]

Infertility is something I pray doesn’t happen to me, and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone else

[@Sam-Fisher]

Hi guys

[@totalknockout8767]

This was heartbreaking to watch 😢