CBS Execs Misunderstood How I Met Your Mother Joke
Originally published Jun 30, 2026
By Eammon Parks Jacobs · TVLine
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Key points
- How I Met Your Mother includes long-running jokes between Ted Mosby and the gang.
- One joke was not well-received by CBS executives initially.
- The joke later became a fan favorite.
- CBS executives misunderstood the joke at the time.
How I Met Your Mother features long-running jokes, but one in particular was not well-received by CBS executives initially. The joke, which became a fan favorite, was misunderstood by the network's leadership at the time.
Read the original story: TVLine — by Eammon Parks Jacobs
