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Lights Out Season 1 Episode 32 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Barney’s World” is titled “Lights Out,” and it promises to bring a mix of fun and friendship. This episode will air on Cartoon Network and is sure to capture the hearts of young viewers.

In “Lights Out,” Vivie has exciting plans for the evening, but a sudden power outage changes everything. Instead of letting the dark ruin her night, Vivie’s friends come together to turn the situation into a memorable adventure. The episode highlights the importance of friendship and creativity when faced with unexpected challenges.

As the characters adapt to the lack of electricity,...

On Friday September 5 2025, Cartoon Network broadcasts Barney’s World!

Someone’s Missing Season 1 Episode 31 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Barney’s World,” titled “Someone’s Missing,” promises to bring fun and creativity to viewers. This episode features David, who is feeling under the weather with a bad cold and has to stay home. While David is stuck inside, Barney, Mel, and Vivie come up with some imaginative ways to include their friend in their playtime.

As the story unfolds, Barney and his friends make the best of the situation. They find unique ways to connect with David through the window. This episode highlights the importance of friendship and finding joy even...

The 1990s were notorious for Hollywood studios releasing movies about the same thing around the same time: "Tombstone" and "Wyatt Earp," "Volcano" and "Dante's Peak," and "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact" are among the most high-profile examples. Before all that, the decade kicked off with one of the strangest double-ups based on the memoirs of Henry Hill, the real-life New York gangster who ended up in the Witness Protection Program after testifying against his old Mafia buddies. One movie was Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas," and the other was a sequel of sorts, though it hit theaters first: Herbert Ross' fish-out-of-water comedy "My Blue Heaven."

Remarkably, both films stemmed from the same source.

The NFL and college football are back with a vengeance this week, and they have a large presence on our list of things to stream each day.

Happy September, fellow autumn lovers! We’re just a few weeks away from the end of summer, but the trappings of fall have already arrived for some. That means cool temperatures, sweaters, Halloween decorations in stores, and of course, football, football, and more football.

There’ll be a heavy presence of football on this week’s list of new shows and movies to watch this week, but we’ll also have plenty of TV shows and movies to offer viewers who don’t care about the gridiron.

September’s bringing a stacked lineup to HBO Max, with a mix of fresh originals, returning favorites, and everything from animated kids’ shows to gritty true-crime docuseries. Whether you’re into reality TV, culinary competitions, or deep dives into history, there’s something for everyone to binge this month.

HBO Max is delivering a diverse slate, from nostalgic reboots like ‘Barney’s World’ to intense dramas like ‘Task’. With shows dropping weekly and some available all at once, here’s the complete rundown of every TV show premiering on HBO Max from September 1 to September 30, so you can plan your watchlist.

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September’s here, and HBO Max is rolling out a stacked lineup of new TV shows to keep you glued to your screen. From gritty crime dramas to thought-provoking documentaries and lighthearted reality series, there’s something for everyone this month, whether you’re into intense narratives or fun family programming.

The month kicks off with fresh seasons of fan-favorite animated shows and dives into compelling new stories, like a crime thriller led by a big-name cast. You’ll also find documentaries exploring cultural milestones and reality shows that bring the drama of home renovation and personal stories. Here’s every TV show hitting HBO Max in September, with all...

In the upcoming episode of “Barney’s World,” titled “Someone’s Missing,” viewers will see a heartwarming story unfold. David is feeling under the weather with a bad cold and has to stay home. This situation leaves him feeling a bit lonely, but his friends Barney, Mel, and Vivie are determined to lift his spirits.

The episode will showcase the creativity and friendship that defines “Barney’s World.” With David stuck inside, Barney and the gang come up with fun and imaginative ways to connect with him. They will play games and share laughter, all while staying outside his window. This clever approach to playtime highlights the importance of friendship, even when...

In Weekend Off Jim has just that but Barney has other ideas, he wants Jim to act as escort for a prominent French electronics engineer, Anton Charry, who is due to give evidence. Jim has met Anton before and quickly realises the man he picks up is not Charry. When it’s clear Charry has been […]

Bergerac: Weekend Off...

A rather odd opening to A Man of Sorrows sees Barney locked in a fight with someone in a cottage, after a cutaway to a scene in Church, it’s back to Barney looking over his assailant who is now dead. When Jim turns up on the scene Barney sends him away and when Jim tries […]

Bergerac: A Man of Sorrows...

Peter Hook & the Light have announced a new string of 2026 tour dates where they will continue performing New Order’s 2001 album, Get Ready, in full.

The 21-date North American run begins in Cleveland on August 23rd, 2026, with stops in other cities including Toronto, Chicago, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. See the full itinerary below.

Tickets for Peter Hook & the Light’s 2026 tour go on sale to the general public this Friday, August 22nd at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. There will be a Live Nation pre-sale for select dates (use code Lights) beforehand on Thursday, August 21st, also at 10:00 a.m. local time.

“Get Ready was a honeymoon record. Looking back now it was very enjoyable to make, and I think is massively underrated,” Hook said in a statement. “It did sort the wheat from the chaff and led to a New Order mk2 which played...

Some landmarks you can find on a map. Others you have to feel in the bass. For decades, Magic City has been the latter, an Atlanta institution whose reputation precedes it like the roar of a V8 on Forsyth Street. The new Starz docuseries, Magic City: An American Fantasy, pulls back the velvet curtain on this legendary strip club, chronicling its nearly 40-year reign.

The series argues that this was never just a club; it was a cultural engine room for hip-hop, a clubhouse for sports royalty, and an unlikely political stage. At its center is the founder, Michael “Mr. Magic” Barney, the shrewd architect of a world built on flesh, fantasy, and the almighty dollar. The series promises a look at the grit beneath the glitter, a story inseparable from Atlanta itself.

Forged in the A

The docuseries smartly frames its narrative as a parallel history, a structural choice...

Kurt Cobain wasn’t exactly known to shy away from dark subject matter in his songwriting. There was the one about the real-life abduction and torture of a teenage girl, the one about abortifacient tea, and oh, the one literally called “Rape Me.” He also liked to invoke wholesome elements of pop culture, like Teen Spirit deodorant, to juxtapose against those uglier topics. In that respect, it’s not as weird as it sounds that Nirvana recorded a song about being sexually assaulted, tortured and killed by characters from The Andy Griffith Show, but it does sound pretty freaking weird.

“Floyd the Barber” is the second song on Nirvana’s first album, Bleach, which was released in 1989, well before their early ‘90s breakthrough into the mainstream and anyone would care about their musical desecration of the residents of Mayberry. The song begins with the narrator entering Floyd’s barber shop,...

Atlanta holds a distinct place in the American cultural landscape. Beginning in the 1970s, it became a hub for the Black elite, and has only grown since then. Within Atlanta’s confines, Magic City, one of the most popular strip clubs in the country, has a distinct legacy touching several aspects of Black culture and music. Created by Cole Brown and executive produced by Brown, Aubrey “Drake” Graham and Jermaine Dupri, Starz’s new series, “Magic City: An American Fantasy,” chronicles the origins of the Black Studio 54 and its iconic rise. Fascinating and robust, “Magic City” allows audiences to go behind the veil surrounding the establishment, showcasing its history and lore from all angles.

The five-part docuseries opens with the man who founded Magic City, Michael “Mr. Magic” Barney, who arrived in Atlanta at the end of the 1970s. Seeing what Atlanta had to offer to dreamers and hustlers, he...

A little over a decade ago, How I Met Your Mother concluded its run on the screens, and boy, was it a controversial ending. After that long and winding story that Josh Radnor’s Ted tells his kids about how he met their mother, the finale saw him ending up with Robin instead, after her divorce from Barney.

Yet, at least Barney’s (played by Neil Patrick Harris) ending left a smile on our faces. Well, yes, he does revert to his initial playboy ways after his divorce. But then one of his one-night stands results in a child, leading to the birth of his daughter, Ellie. This new turn in his life really changes him as Barney finds a new purpose in fatherhood.

In a way, the show implied that he is genuinely committed to being a good father, which does make for a heartwarming ending for him. X...

Amazon Prime’s spy thriller series, Butterfly, is adapted from Boom! Studios’ graphic novel of the same name, written by Arash Amel with Marguerite Bennett in art. As is the case with any comic-book adaptations, the series takes some major creative liberties. This results in deviation from not only the narrative standpoint but also in the thematic aspects as well. While some of those changes work well in the context of the message the series wants to convey, there are also some aspects that are done better in the source material. Let’s take a brief look at the major difference between the series and graphic novel to assess both. It should be mentioned that a discussion about source material will contain spoilers not only for this season; there might be major revelations about the future of the series as well.

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Different Settings

Before getting into plot and characters,...

Jeremy Renner has reached a fresh accord with Marvel Studios to step back into Clint Barton’s boots for Hawkeye season 2, with cameras aiming for a fall 2025 start and a Disney+ launch pencilled for late 2026 or early 2027. Sources close to the talks say the new contract restores the actor’s first‑season salary after a half‑pay offer halted negotiations earlier this year.

Renner acknowledged the breakthrough during recent press duties, saying he is “physically ready” to draw the bow again following his 2023 snow‑plough accident and months of rehab. He added that fans deserve closure on Barton’s partnership with Kate Bishop, a sentiment that helped push both sides back to the table after he publicly called the earlier proposal an “insult offer” in May.

Plot whispers point to a six‑episode run inspired by The Raid, with Barton and Bishop battling Clint’s brother Barney, alias Trickshot, inside a single high‑rise setting.

Exclusive: A book about the rise and fall of Barneys is about to become a TV series.

Shiny Penny Productions and Five All in the Fifth Entertainment are developing Gene Pressman’s forthcoming memoir They All Came to Barneys, which comes out September 2 from Viking Books/Penguin Random House. Beth Schacter will write, while Joe Wright (The Agency) will direct the adaptation that will follow the three-generation saga about Pressman’s family’s fashion retail empire.

Shiny Penny’s Stacey Sher and Five All’s Douglas Banker and Alex Garinger will executive produce alongside Noah Levy, Francey Grace, Sophie De Rakoff, Pressman, Schacter and Wright.

Pressman was co-ceo, creative director, and head of merchandising and marketing for Barneys New York, which his grandfather Barney founded in 1923. Over eight decades under the Pressmans — first Barney, then his son Fred, then Fred’s sons Gene and Bob — Barneys...

Hawkeye season 2 just got a very surprising update from Marvel Cinematic Universe star Jeremy Renner. As MCU TV shows have been a crucial component of The Multiverse Saga, only a handful of projects have been able to score season renewals, while others have served as limited series. While the Phase 4 series left the door open for both Renner's Clint Barton and Hailee Steinfeld's Kate Bishop to continue, only the latter has been seen since Hawkeye's ending, appearing in The Marvels' mid-credits scene.

In a new interview with Empire, Renner, who had previously spoken about the MCU pay dispute that was preventing him from agreeing to do Hawkeye season 2, dropped a new update about the show potentially continuing. Feeling confident in the way his health has bounced back since his December 2023 snowplow accident, the star feels "my body's getting ready for something" like an MCU return. Renner stated...

In the year of our lord 2025, it isn't exactly news to say that some people find elements of the hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (Himym) to be somewhat problematic. From Barney Stinson's (Neil Patrick Harris) frequent manipulation and sexual exploitation of innocent young women to the culture's reanalysis of Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) as a "nice guy" who is secretly a conceited jerk, there are plenty of holes you can poke into the beloved sitcom. Still, plenty of fans will happily revisit all nine seasons of the long-running CBS staple, especially with the introduction of "How We Made Your Mother," the rewatch podcast hosted by Radnor and series co-creator Craig Thomas.

There's plenty of room to be critical about the shows you love, but folks often take potshots at Himym that you can take at just about every sitcom that has ever aired on television. Try revisiting outdated...

To escape the aging problem of its cast members, Lyndsy Fonseca and David Henrie, the creators of How I Met Your Mother, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, shot all of their scenes in Season 2 itself. In an interview with TV Gal, Thomas commented on this decision, saying:

At the beginning of year two we realized these kids were aging. We knew what their piece of the puzzle at the very end game of the show would be and we knew we had to grab it and we did.

This may have been a long shot that was taken by the showrunners, as even one link left untethered would’ve brought all of it crashing down. Thankfully, the long-term storytelling paid off for them in the end.

How I Met Your Mother Showrunners’ Pre-taping Gamble With Its Cast Paid Off Lyndsy Fonseca and David Henrie in a still from How I Met Your Mother...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “And Just Like That” Season 3, Episode 9.

“And Just Like That” just gave viewers a breakup that seemed inevitable, but is it really the end for this “Sex and the City” couple?

Episode 9, titled “Present Tense,” followed as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Aidan (John Corbett) dealt with lingering trust issues in their relationship which, after a season’s worth of compromises, finally pushed Carrie to call it quits. Her working relationship with Duncan (Jonathan Cake) had been making Aidan uncomfortable for some time now, but this week’s late notetaking session between him and Carrie led to the final argument.

Stuck in the past

Early in the episode, Carrie was surprised to find that Aidan and her neighbor were hanging out. The hangout made her uncomfortable since she had asked Aidan to stay away, assuring him that there was only a professional connection between the two authors.

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Buccaneers” Season 2, Episode 6.

Jinny St. George learned the hard way that Lord James Seadown has not changed as she might have wished after her time away in “The Buccaneers.”

After fleeing to Italy to hide out from her abusive husband and protect her son, Seadown (Barney Fishwick) found her and attempted to weasel his way back into her good graces. His coaxing could only go so far though, and when Jinny wouldn’t budge, he took what he knew she loved most — their son Freddie.

This is where Episode 6 of the Apple TV+ series took a grim turn. Immy Waterhouse, who plays the exiled Duchess’ sister and wife to Seadown, unpacked how she prepared for her character’s mammoth installment.

“The Buccaneers” actress told TheWrap that for the relationship to dissolve in the way it did it was important for her and Barney...

In How I Met Your Mother, Barney Stinson had three true loves: suits, women, and Star Wars. The show played his obsession for laughs – especially when he judged potential partners based on whether they loved The Empire Strikes Back – but the writers weren’t just creating a quirky character trait.

For starters, Neil Patrick Harris himself is a massive fan of the galaxy far, far away, and the showrunners made that detail canon. Harris, famously a fan of all things Disney, even created epic Star Wars Halloween costumes for his family the year after Himym went off the air.

As for his on-screen character, under the surface of his cartoonish womanizing and Rulebook logic, Barney was a guy looking for connection. What better mirror than Star Wars, with its ongoing themes of family, destiny, and redemption?

Barney’s Empire obsession plays a pivotal role in the show’s dynamic. In Season 2’s “Swarl Wars,...

When How I Met Your Mother aired in 2005, no one could have predicted that it would run for 9 seasons and become a cultural touchstone. One of them was star Neil Patrick Harris, who portrayed the womanizer Barney Stinson in the show. In a 2022 interview, he admitted that he thought the show wouldn’t move past the pilot. Harris’s skepticism was due to one thing- the long, mouthy title.

Today, How I Met Your Mother is now known for its heartfelt moments, quirky but relatable characters, and an intriguing narrative structure. More than that, its title has become iconic in itself. After all, in a world where popular shows have titles with two or three words like Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, etc., here was a show that didn’t mystify what it was about. But why exactly did Neil Patrick Harris think the show wouldn’t work?

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Will you be shocked if we tell you that Barney’s character from How I Met Your Mother was inspired by a Star Wars character? It’s pretty crazy, yeah.

Per Cinemablend, in a rewatch podcast, How We Made Your Mother, the creator-actor duo, Craig Thomas and Josh Radnor, with guest Chris Harris, revealed exciting yet shocking details about the character’s origin and storyline. The entire idea was to show Barney’s character as an entirely different person, from a sensitive hippie-barista to a womaniser full of attitude and quotable.

Let’s delve deeper into what idea and concept helped Barney to become an ultimate fan-favourite.

Himym’s Barney’s Backstory Is Inspired by Star Wars Character Neil Patrick Harris in Himym | Credits: Bays Thomas Productions

In the podcast, , the duo spoke about shaping Barney’s character in a way that could take screens by storm. Especially talking about Season 1, Episode 15, ‘Game Night,...

Barney Stinson has become a beloved character in pop culture. Mainly because of Neil Patrick Harris' portrayal of the character. But the staple of How I Met Your Motherhad some pretty surprising influences. One being that of a beloved franchise. Throughout the run of the show, Barney and Ted (Josh Radnor) would talk about nerdy things and Barney's theory on girls who love Star Wars: Return of the Jediwas probably based on the fact that Barney himself has a connection to Darth Vader. On a new episode of the podcast How We Made Your Mother, co-creator Craig Thomas and episode writer Chris Harris broke down Season 1, Episode 15, titled “Game Night,” and how Barney was inspired by Darth Vader.

“It was definitely in the back of our head [that] we're going to peel back the suit and see who that guy used to be,” Thomas said of the character, who was all...

Mayberry, North Carolina was full of colorful characters. Aside from the core four of Sheriff Andy Taylor, his son Opie, his Aunt Bee and his deputy Barney Fife, viewers were charmed by the antics of absentminded Floyd the Barber, local idiots Gomer and Goober and Otis Campbell, whose primary personality trait was being drunk.

And those are just the ones we got to know. Like any small-town setting, the same faces pop up again and again in the background of The Andy Griffith Show, and one in particular has vexed fans over the decades. He’s greeted by other characters, often sitting outside the barber shop, as “Mr. Schwamp,” though he never speaks himself, and he’s described rather unfairly by one Belleville, Illinois journalist as “a somewhat portly middle-aged man with a slumped demeanor, dark hair that may have been a toupee and perhaps dentures.”

To be fair, the...

Anxiety has always existed on television. It just didn’t always go by that name. In the early days of TV, anxious characters were often exaggerated for laughs: the nosy neighbor, the twitchy sidekick, the boss who cracked under pressure.

We didn’t talk about mental health in those terms yet, so their panic and insecurity were written off as quirks, cowardice, or comic relief. But whether we were laughing with them or at them, those characters reflected something real.

As TV storytelling evolved, so did its portrayal of anxiety. What was once played for laughs is now handled with empathy, nuance, and in many cases, remarkable honesty. From slapstick sitcoms to prestige dramas, characters with anxiety are no longer caricatures. They’re us.

(USA Network/Screenshot) Anxiety Played for Laughs (But It Was Always There)

Back when TV was all about the laugh track, anxiety didn’t come with a diagnosis.

If you're anything like me, you can't watch a TV show without wondering how much money the main characters are making. This question is naturally followed by wondering how much their apartment costs, how much their parents must be funding their lifestyles, and whether any of this is realistic at all, especially with shows taking place in New York City or Los Angeles.

Of all the major sitcoms of the past 30 years, "How I Met Your Mother" might be one of the least realistic. At least "Friends" explained that Monica's luxurious apartment was rent-controlled and illegally sublet from her grandmother, but "Himym" never explains how Ted and Marshall (the latter of whom is still a student for the first two seasons) can afford that beautiful Upper West Side apartment. Combine this with the silliness of Barney's career (he makes "16 craploads" a year doing basically nothing) and Robin's teen popstar background,...

Every career has to start somewhere, but it's hard to imagine anyone ending up with a truly brilliant career when their first film appearance was in the truly terrible 2000 comedy prequel "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas." Somehow, Brian Levant's critically panned 1994 film adaptation of the 1960s animated series "The Flintstones" was a box office hit for Universal, and it ended up making a prequel that came out six years later. Not only was it an unwanted, bizarre film, but it didn't even have the stars from the original, as apparently John Goodman, who played Fred Flintstone, begged producer Stephen Spielberg to keep him out of any future "Flintstones" films. 

Starring Mark Addy as Fred Flintstone and Stephen Baldwin as Barney Rubble (replacing Rick Moranis), "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas" tells the story of Fred and Barney meeting and falling in love with their future wives, Wilma (Kristen Johnston...

Pretty much everything is funnier when a baby does it.

Think about it, when’s the last time you watched a reel of adults just laughing? Or smashing a cake with abandon? Hopefully never, because such things sound obnoxious and cringe when an adult does them. But a baby explaining the plot of Star Wars? Hilarious.

The general hilariousness of babies is also why they’re frequently featured on sitcoms, either as a reliable source of “aw” moments like baby Lily from Modern Family or to deliver snarky, funny lines like Michelle Tanner in Full House (even if she’s unrealistically clever for a toddler).

But there’s yet another infant trope endemic to sitcoms: the violent baby. These babies’ cutesy moments are juxtaposed with acts of terrible violence, making for the very best — and least predictable — type of sitcom babies.

Here are five such babies who deliver laughs by inflicting pain…...

The history of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is loaded with fun facts. The show simply gets funnier when you learn that the Waitress (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) is actually married to Charlie in real life, or that the actors for Mac and Dee (Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson) fell in love behind the scenes and got married around the premiere of season 4. 

A lesser known trivia fact is that the real-life wife of Glenn Howerton (who plays beloved psychopath Dennis Reynolds) shows up in a famous season 5 episode "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System." Jill Latiano, who married Howerton around 2009, plays an attractive pharmacist named Caylee. Dennis sets his sights on her, and seduces her in a particularly disturbing way. 

The D.E.N.N.I.S. system stands for Demonstrate value, Engage physically, Nurture dependence, Neglect emotionally, Inspire hope, and Separate entirely. If this sounds inhumane already,...

The latest in our series of writers recommending their go-to comfort watches is an ode to Paul Feig’s 2015 comedy starring a never-better Melissa McCarthy

It has a plot and a cast that seem cooked up during a hallucinatory fever dream. It shouldn’t work, but it does – and so splendidly, too. In Paul Feig’s comedy Spy, Melissa McCarthy plays Susan Cooper, a timid CIA desk agent who gets sent out into the field by her fearsome boss (Alison Janney) after the death of her slick Bond-like colleague, Bradley Fine. The cast is full of delightful surprises. Rose Bryne is a stiletto-clad Oxford-educated villainess with quips so brutal that she makes Regina George look like Barney. Peter Serafinowicz does a game turn as an – admittedly very pre-#MeToo – cringey Italian pervert figure named Aldo (“like the shoe store found in American malls”).

And in the film’s most magnificent twist,...

Long before the debate raged over which was better between "Friends" and "How I Met Your Mother," another show tried to encroach on the iconic group of twentysomethings, housing two stars who would explode after it was cancelled. Beginning in 1998, "Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place" starred Traylor Howard, Ryan Reynolds, and Richard Ruccolo as the titular trio, with Reynolds unsurprisingly stealing the show as the sarcastic, smart-mouthed member of the group, Michael "Berg" Bergen.

Very much filling the Chandler/Barney gap in the group, Reynolds possessed the biggest presence on the show that after two seasons changed its name to "Two Guys and a Girl" dropping the "Pizza Place" entirely when Berg, along with Pete (Ruccolo) and Sharon (Howard) continued to head off into careers of their respective fields, while still dealing with the standard early adult issues of growing up and finding romance. Unfortunately, after four seasons,...

It's great news that Rick Moranis will be returning to acting for a "Spaceballs" theatrical sequel. Even if the material turns out to be stale, Moranis won't be, as he's been semi-retired from acting since 2008 to spend more time rainsing his kids as a single dad. The "Ghostbusters" franchise may not have been able to bring him back, but those movies are getting pretty crowded, anyway, and the lure of the Schwartz is strong. We're mostly used to Moranis playing likable, relatable characters, but it's his most famous villain role of Dark Helmet that we have to thank for what may (and should) be a full-on Moranissance.

Considering how beloved the comedic actor is, readers might be surprised to know that his filmography is relatively short. Eliminate the occasional outright dud, and there are barely a dozen great movies left. Naturally, we're ranking them. Here is our countdown of the 12 best Rick Moranis movies.

References are integral to Rick and Morty. Across the eight seasons of the show, it has made a ridiculous number of references, ranging from television shows and films to politics and controversial subjects. If it can be made fun of, it is more than likely that the series has already done it.

While it strays away from making indirect references to shows in a similar space, like South Park, the series does manage to sneak in some small mentions here and there. One unexpected sitcom that the show referenced might have slipped past everyone’s radar.

Rick and Morty loves to hide references

When trying to count the number of pop culture references in a single episode of Rick and Morty, a list is often necessary, as the jokes are delivered at such a rapid pace. Thankfully, Vice made a breakdown for the third season of the series, and it...

How I Met Your Mother was always, at its heart, a laugh riot, even with all the heartbreaks, breakups, and life lessons. Ted Mosby’s winding journey toward finding “the one” gave fans a reason to tune in every week—but let’s be honest, it was the chaos, the inside jokes, the utterly ridiculous Barney-isms, and the lovable gang of five that really made it shine.

Over nine seasons and 208 episodes, the show delivered plenty of belly laughs. But some episodes? They hit that rare sweet spot between hilariously funny and absolutely fantastic. So, let us take you on a little trip down memory lane by shining the spotlight on some of the show’s most hilarious episodes that truly captured the wild, weird, and wonderful Himym energy.

20. Something Borrowed A still from the episode Something Borrowed of the show How I Met Your Mother | Credit: CBS

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"How I Met Your Mother," which ran for nine seasons, focuses on a central group of five best friends living and loving in New York City. But — with the utmost due respect to Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan, and Jason Segel, who played Ted Mosby, Robin Scherbatsky, Lily Aldrin, and Marshall Eriksen, respectively — Barney Stinson may just be the most memorable series lead. Played with wit and charm by Neil Patrick Harris, Barney is a lothario who uses increasingly deranged and outlandish tactics to get women into his bed, and while some of the jokes about his womanizing ways don't always hold up, a lot of it is still pretty funny.

Harris played Barney from the show's very first episode, which aired in 2005, all the way through the series finale in 2014. Across 208 episodes, we learn quite a lot about Barney's history, the fact that he actually has a really big heart,...

When "How I Met Your Mother" premiered in 2005, the CBS series earned some positive murmurs amongst sitom fans. Though the story of young adults dating and falling in love in New York City is not new territory for television, the unique thing about this show was framing it as a father recounting the story of how he and his friends eventually met the mother of his children.

But by the time the second season rolled around, the series starring Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan, and Neil Patrick Harris had entered the zeitgeist and captured the attention of many viewers. Phrases made popular by Harris' Barney Stinson like "Challenge accepted!" and "Legen... wait for it... Dary!" entered the modern lexicon and were repeated by people across many demographics. And the conversation about Craig Thomas and Carter Bays' creation would continue for the duration of the show's run, even...

When sitcoms began in the 1950s, they were shot in a multi-camera setup on black-and-white film. Nowadays, of course, they’re all in full color and most have embraced single-camera or mockumentary formats. Laugh tracks were also standard for half a century, but for the last two decades, they’ve generally been considered too cheesy for TV.

But when you rewatch any old sitcom, none of these things will remind you of just how dated a show really is like the characters who appeared in them. This is especially true of the “ladies man,” who, in the bright lights of 2025, now just comes off as a complete creep.

1 Sam Malone in ‘Cheers’

There’s really no way that Sam Malone (Ted Danson) wouldn’t get sued for sexual harassment today. Besides the fact that he immediately cozies up to every attractive woman who enters his bar, when Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) becomes an employee,...

Ayo Edebiri is taking on a classic children’s TV character after a much-needed break.

The Golden Globe winner recently revealed that she developed her pitch for the upcoming Daniel Kaluuya-produced Barney film, from A24 and Mattel Films, during a trip suggested by a friend who noticed she was tired.

“She was like, ‘When can you take a break?’ And then I did. I went on a trip to Asia for a month,” she recalled to The Wall Street Journal. “I felt like that girl who takes a gap year. That’s where I ended up coming up with the idea for Barney that I ended up pitching to Daniel.”

Edebiri added, “I was just thinking of, what are the movies that I want to make? What are the things that I want to do? What are the things that make me excited? So I just had this idea,...

Selena Gomez’s Childhood Role On Barney Sparked Her Career Before She Ruled Disney (Photo Credit – YouTube)

In her two-decade career, Selena Gomez has earned a lot of accolades as a singer and as an actress. Even though many might recognize her from the Disney Channel show, Wizards Of Waverly Place, she started her career at the early age of seven with Barney and Friends, a hit TV show which first aired in 1992.

The show was hugely popular among kids as Barney was a T-rex dinosaur who used to spread educational messages through songs. Gomez tasted success and fame with this show. She first appeared in the show in 2002 and continued to be a part of Barney and Friends till 2004. It was her debut as an actress. Scroll further to know more about the start of her acting career with Barney.

Selena Gomez’s First Step As An Actress

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The Wild Parallels Between Tarantino & How I Met Your Mother(Photo Credit –Facebook/Prime Video)

Quentin Tarantino is a name whose iteration immediately instigates us to picture characters in Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds about to indulge in violent shenanigans. But the two-time Academy winner’s affection for film and television embraces far more eclectic tastes. In a 2012 interview, the Kill Bill director surprised fans by disclosing, “Hands down, my favorite show is How I Met Your Mother.” (via Cracked) Not only did he confess to watching Himym in its entirety, but he reiterated the sentiment three years later in another interview.

While on a peripheral note, a cozy rom-com like Himym seems outside Quentin Tarantino’s radar, in hindsight, it makes total sense. Scroll to see why Tarantino may have liked Himym like he did.

How I Met Your Mother Is The Perfect Sitcom For An Intellectual Like Quentin...

EastEnders spoilers and updates for the week of June 2-5 tease custody wars, engagement drama and marriage mistakes.

Lauren Branning’s (Jacqueline Jossa) in a custody war, Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) has engagement drama, and George Knight (Colin Salmon) might be making a marriage mistake!

Tension Rises Between Lauren And Peter

Next week marks a turning point for new parents Lauren and Peter Beale (Thomas Law), but will it be permanent? Tension rises between Lauren and Peter as he grapples with baby Jimmy Beale’s (uncredited infant) diagnosis.

Lauren feels overwhelmed by the support from well-wishers in the Square and urges Peter to join her, but he brushes off her requests.

Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) and Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) team up to assist, yet Peter soon holds Lauren responsible for Jimmy’s blindness.

At her breaking point, recovering alcoholic Lauren goes to The Queen Vic and Harry’s Barn for a drink,...

After an interesting season finale of Your Friends & Neighbors on Apple TV+, the show is now moving full steam, towards its second season. Season 2 of the show is expected to delve deeper into the evolving dynamics of Andrew Cooper’s personal and professional life.

While season 1 was the perfect chronicle of Coop’s fall from a hedge fund manager to a glorified thief, Season 2 will engage in deeper emotions of vengeance and betrayal. One potential character for a negative shade in the next season is Nick Brandes. Mark Tallman plays the character brilliantly, and there is potential for him to turn grey in the next season.

Nick’s journey from friend to foe in Your Friends & Neighbors

At the beginning of season 1 of Your Friends & Neighbors, Coop’s wife, Mel, cheats on him with Nick, who is one of Coop’s best friends. This, amongst other things,...

According to South Park co-creator Trey Parker, The Lyons Group once offered him a buttload of money to direct a long-forgotten Barney movie if he could only fit his sense of humor under a G rating. That’s like if an NBA team tried to pay Michael Jordan millions of dollars to play basketball without jumping.

Even before South Park premiered on Comedy Central back in late 1997, the entertainment industry understood that Parker and his creative part Matt Stone were destined to be massively successful, and all of Hollywood was clamoring to capitalize on their talent. The two stop-motion short films that originated the characters and style of South Park, both titled The Spirit of Christmas, were cult hits in entertainment circles, as was Parker and Stone’s black comedy live-action film Cannibal! The Musical.

However, none of Parker and Stone’s early work indicated that the pair were especially interested in family-friendly projects,...

Spoiler Alert !!!This piece contains spoilers for Your Friends & Neighbors' finale episode.

Apple TV+’s Your Friends & Neighbors, starring Jon Hamm, has finally concluded its season one run with one of the most shocking twists. It finally answered one of the major questions that had been lingering around the characters since the beginning. The show that is regarded as one of the most watched shows on Apple TV+ is going to be back for season two, hopefully with more twists and turns.

Upon release, Your Friends & Neighbors received a lot of love from the audience, especially because of Jon Hamm’s return to television. Critics and audiences have lauded his work on the show, and while his character had some flaws, the season finale finally provided a satisfying end to his misery. Or does it?

The ‘unexpected‘ truth about Paul Levitt’s murder in Your Friends & Neighbors...

Apple TV+ dramedy Your Friends & Neighbors has concluded its first season with fireworks. The captivating dark comedy series following the story of Jon Hamm as Andrew Cooper, the disgraced hedge fund manager turned thief, has come to an end, and we can’t wait for the next leg of the show.

Ranking #1 on Apple TV+ is the most-watched show on May 30, 2025. Your Friends & Neighbors has won the hearts of viewers and critics alike. Luckily for the fans, season 2 of the show is not just confirmed but already in production, which means it is going to be here sooner than we think. Let’s delve into everything we know about season 2 of the show till now.

Release timeline and production cycle for Your Friends &Neighbors season 2

Season 2 of Your Friends and Neighbors was confirmed back in November 2024, even before the release of the first season. This is a testament...

Warning: This post contains spoilers from the Your Friends and Neighbors season 1 finale from this point forward and makes references to suicide.

After an impossibly entertaining first season, Apple TV+'s new hit series Your Friends and Neighbors sticks the landing with its season finale. Leading into the season 1 ender, Coop continued to face the reality of a potential prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit. In the opening of the finale, he has nightmares about going to jail, which he notes bring some odd comfort.

Still, Coop maintains his innocence and refuses to accept a plea deal. Even though Kat can snag him a deal that gets him an eight-year sentence, and he'd only serve six, he doesn't want to admit defeat. But he might not have much of a choice. The alternative is life in prison if the trial doesn't go his way. After giving Hunter his...

In episode 8 of Your Friends and Neighbors, Coop got bailed out by his dad; meanwhile, his lawyer, Kat, advised him to go for a plea deal and spend around 10 years in jail instead of trying to prove that he was innocent, as that’d land him in prison for the rest of his life. Coop knew that he hadn’t killed Paul, but he also knew that if he admitted that he was at the crime scene because he was there to steal Samantha’s stuff after his and Elena’s business deal with Christian had gone sideways, he would be tried for theft. So, he chose to put all these worries at bay, at least for the time being, and party the night away with Nick and Barney. Why were Nick and Coop friends again? While fighting Samantha on the topic of Coop’s innocence, Mel had blurted out...