"How I Met Your Mother" ran for nine seasons . Over the course of more than 200 episodes of content , the iconic Millennial sitcom developed a unique cast of characters and eventually, painstakingly, revealed how one of them, Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), met his wife. While the show had a few compelling long-term story arcs, though, it really existed to entertain by following the characters through the foibles of their everyday lives, in much the same vein as "Friends," "New Girl," or "Seinfeld."

This laissez-faire but quirky approach to storytelling led to several recurring jokes that popped up over and over again during the show — including one that Radnor singled out as his favorite. Years ago, when a panel of the cast members was asked what their favorite running joke was, Radnor's

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