Top 10 Dark Truths About How I Met Your Mother

Kids, these are the dark truths about "How I Met Your Mother." For this list, we’ll be looking at some of the reported behind the scenes facts about the sitcom, its cast, and its legacy. Our countdown includes three failed spin-offs, Josh Radnor's dog allergy, Josh Radnor's dog allergy, and more! Did any of these dark truths shock YOU? Let us know in the comments!

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[mickeyoakley]

Just being honest, the Mosby kids had the best role in tv.

Few months sitting on a couch, then go do other projects while 9 years of checks roll in.

[HokadoKong]

As a Chinese American, I have to admit that the slap of a million exploding suns was pretty good and probably shouldn't have been taken so seriously.

[pmbramucci]

#1 hits a lot harder with the scenes of the character finding out she can't have kids; that must have been brutal for Colby to film.

[lordalessan]

As an Asian, I never saw the issue with #2 and did think they were paying homage to Chinese films. And I thought it was funny that he was trained by “Chinese” counterparts of his friends.
Chinese Ted was weird and creepy, I’ll give them that.

[brookelynnenewcomer]

I was so pissed at the ending. All those 9 seasons just to have her die.

[marvelfan]

I'm shocked about Cobie's cancer battle. You never know who it will happen to.

[loriegabidel]

This fucking show... the finale killed it for me. The writers created one of the best, most loveable characters in such a short time (although with a huge assist from Cristin Millioti's talent and natural charm), and they squandered her. It's just one of the many issues, but it still sticks in my craw.

[ilikevideos]

Dark secret: actor is allergic to dogs ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[chic-fil-ashouldopenonsund]

they shouldve made 1 season just all about the mother. i wouldnt have cared if she died in the final season and ted ended up back with robin. for being the titular mother, tracy barely got any screen time. and i fucking loved how much of a dork she is.

[supersmiley]

i can't believe colbie had to play robin while dealing with her cancer, , , that's insane, happy she recovered tho

[turntapeover]

Honestly, if they didn't decide to kill of the mother, they had their spin off right there. They literally could have made a parallel story of her adventures leading up to meeting Ted. People loved Tracy right away. They would have had the audience completely sold.

[Showtunediva]

5:49 I appreciate Alyson Hannigan’s comments about the finale!

[WingIt]

As a chinese canadian. The slap episode was fine for me too. Probably one of my more replayed episodes too due to how ridiculous it was. The build up was perfect considered the slapsgiving saga.

[MurphyMosby]

I adore HIMYM and I'm sorry but NPH was wrong. Britney Spears was absolutely brilliant as Abby - no matter if she's a popstar or not.

[MaryLoveJane]

They should’ve had the kids record scenes for more than one possible ending. It would have given writers the option to adapt if necessary and less chance the child actors would let anything slip because they wouldn’t know which scenes were actually going to be used.

[CarolHardesty]

I used to have SUCH a crush on Marshall when the show was on the air. So learning that Jason Segal is a smoker in real life does kind of ruin him for me.

[joaoclira]

I rolled my eyes so hard at #2 that I could see the back of my skull

[lhama-hmvp]

HIMYM is my confort series, i watch the show every year, so much love ❤

[Mitsuoxx]

10:30 Yea no, that's not true, I'm asian and nobody was "outraged" because of that episode.

[MinimiMax]

When the first entry of a list like this is "Actors knew the ending", I don't know if I'm gonna be able to keep watching this list of DARK TRUTHS.