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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Punches Ted frequently and makes fun of him, but he truly cares for him, taking the first plane to New York thinking Ted is depressed.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is obsessed with boats, and is also a smart businessman, olympic fencing expert and many other talents mentioned in the series.
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* NiceGuy: Once you get past the Aura of Creepy. He is willing to be friends with Ted (even after discovering Zoey left him for Ted), and contacted Lily to give her the Dream Job.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: She was the blonde bimbo from her introduction in Season Six. By the time Ted and the others see her again, she became more classy and calmer after getting engaged with The Captain.
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* ArtisticLicenseEngineering[=/=]EpicFail: In Chicago, Druthers designed a crystal tower. The problem? It reflected so much light that melted near buildings and boiled the aquarium, killing thousand of fish.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: He honestly didn't see anything wrong with the "Penis Tower" even after the client outright told him. Then he describes his wife as a "Mannish" person who gave him what he needs, which left Ted not knowing how to react.
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* SuddenlySexuality: At first her hooking up with another woman appears to be an example of this. Lessened in season 9, when it's revealed that she didn't have too much interest in men or romance in general to begin with, and just happened to find Ted oddly endearing.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Possibly. In one conversation with Robin after the commercial, she says that she doesn't want to be taken seriously as a reporter because she wants people to think she's cute, and she seems much more composed when we see her in Season 9 when she is [[spoiler:living with The Captain]].
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* HopelessSuitor: He is still trying to get Lily ended up dumping back even after she dumped him at the Prom because she was never that invested in the relationship.relationship and she's now HappilyMarried to Marshall.
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* ActorRoleConfusion: He's constantly being confused for his film roles and subsequently booed by nearly every person he comes across.
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* BlondesAreEvil: Smug, vain, insufferable, and platinum-blonde.
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* BlondesAreEvil: She destroys Ted's apartment, stalked him for a year and a half and abused her job as a policewoman so she could never get in trouble for any of her actions.
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** Though it is likely that she was using this as a cover for the fact that she was actually in love with the Mother herself and was unable to admit it.
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** TookAlevelInJerkass: Eventually becomes a {{Jerkass}}, after he writes Film/TheWeddingBride where he is the hero and Ted a bad guy.
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* WomanScorned: ''And holy shit how''! First time, she cursed at him when Ted called after so many years. The second time went FromBadToWorse. Even when Ted tries to date again despite that she kicked his ass before, he ended up having skin burns.
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* WomanScorned: ''And holy shit how''! First time, she cursed at him when Ted called after so many years. The second time went FromBadToWorse. Even when Ted tries to date her again despite that she kicked his ass before, he ended up having skin burns.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He feels so bad about Stella & Ted breaking up that he arranges for Ted to get his teaching job at Columbia. Eventually becomes a JerkAss, after he writes Film/TheWeddingBride.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He feels so bad about Stella & Ted breaking up that he arranges for Ted to get his teaching job at Columbia.
** TookAlevelInJerkass: Eventually becomes aJerkAss, {{Jerkass}}, after he writes Film/TheWeddingBride.Film/TheWeddingBride where he is the hero and Ted a bad guy.
** TookAlevelInJerkass: Eventually becomes a
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* FutureLoser: He's slowly balding and gains some weight but he still got his band. Then, averted in Season 9, where he cleans up and wears a suit after being engaged to Louise Marsh.
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* TheBusCameBack: She showed up in the first episode of seasons 6 where it's revealed that she became a lesbian after her break-up with Ted. Later, in season 8, she met Ted again in the subway and [[spoiler:suggested to him about having the Mother's band for Barney and Robin's wedding]].
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* TheBusCameBack: She showed up in the first episode of seasons 6 where it's revealed that she became a lesbian after her break-up with Ted. Later, in season 8, she met Ted again in the subway and [[spoiler:suggested to him about having hiring the Mother's band for Barney and Robin's wedding]].
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* TookALevelInJerkass: In their first appearance, Stuart is nice and a good friend, allowing Ted to bring Robin, even when Claudia did not agree. Compared to his wife, he was the voice of reason, encouraging her to call Ted back when she hung up on him. After their wedding, Stuart started to make bitter comments about marriage and bickering with his wife about everything. It got worse by Season 9, where it's revealed he lied about Ted's wedding gift being his, he was stealing shampoo from the Farhampton hotel and cheated on Claudia with another woman. While not much is shown of their marriage proper, Claudia's behavior during their wedding suggests her over-controlling behavior might have contributed to this.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: In their first appearance, Stuart is nice and a good friend, allowing Ted to bring Robin, even when Claudia did not agree. Compared to his wife, he was the voice of reason, encouraging her to call Ted back when she hung up on him. After their wedding, Stuart started to make bitter comments about marriage and bickering with his wife about everything. It got worse by Season 9, where it's revealed he lied about Ted's wedding gift being his, he was stealing shampoo from the Farhampton hotel and cheated on Claudia with another woman. While not much is shown of their marriage proper, Claudia's behavior during their wedding suggests her over-controlling behavior personality might have contributed to this.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: In their first appearance, Stuart is nice and a good friend, allowing Ted to bring Robin, even when Claudia did not agree. Compared to his wife, he was the voice of reason, encouraging her to call Ted back when she hung up on him. After their wedding, Stuart started to make bitter comments about marriage and bickering with his wife about everything. It got worse by Season 9, where it's revealed he lied about Ted's wedding gift being his, he was stealing shampoo from the Farhampton hotel and cheated on Claudia with another woman.
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* {{Bridezilla}}: Since Claudia is a ControlFreak and HotBlooded, she gets very hysterical at small issues from her wedding, like Ted wanting to bring a date after he marked "alone", Stuart making decisions behind her back or Ted calling her in the middle of her Honey Moon.
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!!Ranjit Singh
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->''"HELLOOOOO!"''
The gang's favorite cab/limo/anything driver. Meets the main five for the first time in the pilot episode, and after driving them around a few times eventually becomes friends with them to the point of knowing many personal details about their lives.
->'''Played by''': Marshall Manesh
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: "''Ted, I don't want you to see me pissed!''"
* BilingualBonus: In the [[CavemenVsAstronautsDebate "Ducks vs. Rabbits"]] argument he has a short monologue in Farsi.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "''Hellooooooo!''" and "''To the'' [vehicle]''!''"
* CoolCar: He starts as a cab driver in the Pilot episode, and the next time we see him he upgrades to limousine driver.
* CoolOldGuy: This presumably over 50 years old man is constantly seen hanging out with the FunPersonified main characters.
* FunnyForeigner: He is a very doting yet hilarious Bangladeshi man.
* HappilyMarried: In the Pilot, Barney asks if the lebanese women are hot, and Ranjit shows a photo of his wife (Barney disagreed, but still). He was invited to Marshall and Lily's house with his wife for couple night.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With the gang.
* OlderSidekick: His job is mainly to assist/drive the entire or particular member(s) of the gang.
* RecurringCharacter: He pops up from time to time, usually at least OnceASeason starting with a surprisingly in-depth role in the pilot.
* SelfMadeMan: Future!Ted tells in "Gary Blauman" that Ranjit finally became owner of a limousine company after working hard and earning money from stock exchange.
* SixthRanger[=/=][[TagalongKid Tagalong Guy]]: To the gang, whenever he shows up.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: He is once seen picking up a 100-pound keg of beer ''with one hand'' and lifting it over his shoulder.
* TokenMinority: The only South Asian (from UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}}) character in the show.
!!Carl [=MacLaren=]
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->''"I can trust you guys!"''
The owner of the bar the core five frequently go to. He has known the gang at least since 2001 and seems to be relatively close to them.
->'''Played by''': Joe Nieves
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* BaldOfAwesome: The man in charge of the gang's favorite bar.
* TheBartender: Besides the fact that he owns [=MacLaren's=], he also knows the gang for years and what drinks they usually get.
* DeadpanSnarker: He mostly joins the gang in snarking at them or trolling Barney with a serious face.
* FamilyBusiness: In the future, Carl would be still working in [=MacLaren=]'s with his son.
* HotBlooded: He banned a guy from the bar because he wouldn't attend Mark's funeral (a guy nobody knew who he was) to watch the Superbowl.
* EmotionalBruiser: Pulled Lily into a hug, realizing she was pregnant in two seconds (she ordered a round plus and [[GenreSavvy a non-alcoholic]]).
* LargeAndInCharge: Everyone knows you don't piss off Carl if you want to keep going to [=MacLaren's=]
* LimitedWardrobe: He always wears black in which Marshall thinks he's a vampire. Though, he wears a coat in "Three Days A Snow".
* OnlyOneName: Played with In-Universe: Carl dared Marshal that he would name a drink after him if Marshal said his last name.
--> ''You don't know my last name! You've been drinking here for years and you don't know my last name! I will name any drink in this bar after you, if you can tell me my last name.''
* OnlySaneMan: in ''The Pineapple Incident'', when Ted gets hilariously drunk, has the common sense of writing his number in Ted's arm just in case.
* {{Troll}}: He happily participates when the gang are pranking each other.
** Barney once paid him to keep Marshall's nude painting in the bar. Marshall couldn't bribe him back, as Carl replied with a wide smile that Barney paid him a lot more.
** He happily participated in trolling Barney by calling him "Swarley" multiple times.
** Barney once paid him to turn on the heat so the wedding planner would take her coat off. Robin comments it's not the first time they have done it.
** Named "sneaking into the women's bathroom" a "Marshall Eriksen".
** Marshall's plan of intimidation for Barney's slap involved Carl accepting a bag of gold for a "broken jukebox".
!!Wendy
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->''"I-It's a tie..."''
The most prominent waitress at [=MacLaren=]'s Bar. Like Carl, she seems to be relatively close to the main five and even had a short fling with Barney.
->'''Played by''': Charlene Amoia
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Although more of composed than straight-out aloof.
* AmicableExes: Is hurt but mature and civil when Barney discards her like all his other flings, while Barney is convinced she is CuteAndPsycho ready to snap.
* AscendedExtra: She was around as a background character for the most part, appearing in more episodes than she talks (much like Carl). On a few occasions she is given a small plotline, especially her send-off episode.
* TheChewToy: She seems to get hurt a lot at [=MacLaren=]'s, often because of the gang.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Played with - Barney sees her as this during their short fling, because he's ''Barney''. She simply thinks they're actually boyfriend and girlfriend, and acts accordingly.
* CovertPervert: She watches porn as revealed in season 3.
* CrashIntoHello: How she met her eventual husband.
* DeadpanSnarker: On occasion. Hey, if you had to deal with the likes of ''Barney'' all day, you would be, too.
* EnemyMine: Reason why she and her husband initially connect (their mutual hatred of Marshall).
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone knows her by her first name, but she's always called "Wendy the Waitress". Taken up a notch during her fling with Barney when Lily muses that she'd be a good "Wendy the Waitress hyphen Stenson".
* HappilyMarried: In Ted's 2021 flashback, she's married to an ex-coworker of Marshall's, and they run into Ted while on their second honeymoon in Hong Kong.
* NiceGirl: Even after Barney broke up with her and eventually realized it was another of his one night stands, she still tried to give him a new tie and remain cordial.
* OnlyOneName: They only call her "Wendy The Waitress".
* PutOnABus: A FlashForward to 2021 showed that she last saw Ted and the gang in 2011 (season six) as she had gotten married and moved away since then (not knowing what happened between Ted and Zoey). As such while they haven't commented on her absence, season seven and beyond has shown a different waitress at [=MacLaren's=].
* WideEyedIdealist: She genuinely thought she and Barney were in a serious relationship, even thought she knew about his womanizer tendencies for all their years as regular costumers.
!!Hammond Druthers
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Ted's former boss at the architectural firm he used to work at.
->'''Played by''': Creator/BryanCranston
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* ArtisticLicenseEngineering[=/=]EpicFail: In Chicago, Druthers designed a crystal tower. The problem? It reflected so much light that melted near buildings and boiled the aquarium, killing thousand of fish.
** RealityIsUnrealistic: The architect Rafael Vinloy designed not one but two buildings thet focused sunlight to a point it melts plastic [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Vinoly#Sun_Glare check The Other Wiki]]
* BadBoss: His subordinates hate him.
* CelebrityParadox: In a Season 8 episode, Mickey Aldrin mentions his plans to watch ''Series/BreakingBad''. Bryan Cranston plays the main character of said show. Additionally, Bob Odenkirk, who played Marshall's boss Arthur Hobbs, is also part of said show's main cast.
* DisproportionateRetribution: At one time when Lily stole his baseball signed by Pete Rose, he claimed that he'll fire three persons per hour if said ball wasn't returned to him.
* HumiliationConga: His wife sent him the divorce papers, had a second birthday party at the office and was having a heart attack. [[ShootTheDog And Ted put the sprinkles by firing him]].
* {{Jerkass}}: He isn't a pleasing person and is a BadBoss to boot. Even when Ted became his superior, Druthers still berated him and mocked his design ideas.
* PutOnABus: After Ted fired him.
** TheBusCameBack: In season 9, where he offered Ted to work for his architectural firm in Chicago. Ted ultimately rejected it.
* ThisIsWhatTheBuildingWillLookLike: We never see the model, but everyone (except for Druthers himself) could see the building was a giant penis (didn't help that it was pink and the garden was composed of brown trees).
!! Arthur Hobbs
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Barney's current boss and formerly Marshall's as well.
->'''Played by''': Creator/BobOdenkirk
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Arthur often speaks this about his family: His wife is a GoldDigger, his kids are horrible and the only HopeSpot for him is his beloved dog Tugboat.
* BadBoss: Screams at everyone at work, to the point of making Marshall cry.
* ButForMeItsWasTuesday: Arthur doesn't seem to remember that Marshall worked for him twice.
* CelebrityParadox: In a Season 8 episode, Mickey Aldrin mentions his plans to watch ''Series/BreakingBad''. Bob Odenkirk is a main character in said show. Additionally, Bryan Cranston, who played Ted's former boss Hammond Druthers, is Breaking Bad's lead star.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The only living creature he seems to love is his dog Tugboat.
* {{Jerkass}}: See BadBoss.
** HiddenHeartOfGold: Loves his dog and is friends with Barney.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He is the only one who fixes all the couples discussions by simply telling them to be open and honest.
* KickTheDog: He is responsible for Marshall failing his job interviews, as he gives very bad references about Marshall's performance at work.
!! Garrison Cootes and Honeywell
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[[caption-width-right:350:Garrison Cootes (left) and Honeywell (right)]]
Marshall's bosses and senior partners of Honeywell & Cootes, one of the biggest environmental law firms in America.
->'''Played by''': Martin Short (Garrison) and Joe Lo Truglio (Honeywell)
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* BenevolentBoss: Even thought Cootes is convinced the world is going to end, he tries his best to keep his workers happy and buy them cake.
* BerserkButton: Never make fun of Honeywell's height.
* BrokenBird: Cootes was said to be a fierce environmental attorney, until he became TheCynic at the prospect of "The End of the World", which made him accept small consolation prizes from big companies, enough to buy cake for everyone.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Cootes is very quirky, but is explicitly stated as a very well-known and credible lawyer.
* CarpetOfVirility: Honeywell is shown to have this when he starts wearing V-neck shirts.
* CrazySurvivalist: Cootes firmly believes the world is going to end, and he even went hiding in a bunker in Colorado, abandoning the firm.
* LastNameBasis: Mr. Honeywell's first name is never mentioned.
* LetsGetDangerous: After Marshall talks to him on why [[TheDeterminator he hasn't give up on saving the planet]], Cootes decides to declare war on Gruber Pharmaceuticals.
* ManOnFire: Cootes gets this when he tries to attend the oven while wearing Mickey's bee-keeper suit. Cootes enjoyed the adrenaline rush.
* MarriedToTheJob: Cootes orders Marshall to return to the office right in the middle of his housewarming party. Right after an [[ManOnFire accident with Mickey's bee-keeper suit]], Cootes recovers his lost excitement and gets over this phase.
* TheNapoleon: Honeywell barely reaches Marshall's shoulders, saying that the rest are "abnormally tall".
* PutOnABus: Marshall mentions Cootes went hiding in a bunker in Colorado after the Gruber Pharmaceuticals case. His name is even removed from the "Honeywell and Cootes" sign.
* PyrrhicVictory: They win the Gruber Pharmaceuticals case, but the judge only orders them to pay 25 thousand dollars, instead of the 25 million dollar claim. As a result the firm lost a lot of business, and most of the employees were laid off, leaving only Marshall and a guy named Bernard.
* StepfordSmiler: Cootes tries to hide is pessimism about The End of the World by buying cake for his employees.
!!Scooter
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Scooter is Lily's ex-boyfriend. Their parents are friends and the two of them dated throughout their teenage years, but Lily broke things off when she went to college. To this day, he's still trying--and failing--to win her back.
->'''Played by''': David Burtka
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* ButtMonkey: Most of the gags involving Scooter revolve around his unrequited love for Lily and his pathetic attempts to win her back. Although they broke up several years ago, he's still obsessed with her.
* ContinuitySnarl: His real name is given as Bill in his first appearance, but in a season 8 episode, it's given as Jeff.
* {{Determinator}}: Never gives up on Lily, no matter how many times she tells him she doesn't want anything to do with him.
* DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest: In "Gary Blauman", Future!Ted explains [[spoiler:Scooter finally moves on from Lily by marrying ''Stripper Lily''.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: He is hopelessly in love with Lily, after she bullied him into being her boyfriend when they were teens. [[spoiler:Much later, when he marries Stripper Lily, he is happy while she nags at him.]]
* HenpeckedHusband: [[spoiler:After marrying Stripper Lily, they both still work at the Elementary School cafeteria and she is nagging and bossing him around.]]
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Formerly with Lily. But it all changes when it is revealed that Lily Shanghaied him into being her boyfriend during her FormerTeenRebel days and their sweetheart moments are a result of StockholmSyndrome.
* HopelessSuitor: Lily ended up dumping him at the Prom because she was never that invested in the relationship.
* LoveHurts: Lily broke up with him at the Prom and all those years, despite Lily being married to Marshall, he still tries to win her back.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: No one ever calls him by his real name.
* PuppyDogEyes: Even Marshall can't resist.
--> '''Marshall''': Hang on there, Scoots. I'm not going to live forever.
* SingleTargetSexuality: For ''years'', Lily was the only woman in the world that Scooter was interested in. [[spoiler:In the end, he gets married to her doppelgänger: Jasmine (a.k.a. Stripper Lily).]]
* StalkerWithACrush: He went to Lily and Marshall's wedding, though he was invited by Lily's mom, and attempted to stop the procession before Brad chases him out. Later, he's working at Lily's school as a lunch "lady".
* StockholmSyndrome: Based on flashbacks, his feelings for Lily may stem from this. She Shanghaied him into being her boyfriend during her FormerTeenRebel days, and kept him in line through fear. Played for laughs.
* UnknownRival: To Marshall. Though Marshall gets jealous several times when he thought that Scooter took Lily's virginity before him and found out that he's wooing Lily at work. He also became worried that Scooter is at the wedding with the intent to sabotage it.
!!Brad Morris
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Brad is one of Marshall's friends from law school. He's introduced in the second season and becomes friends with the rest of the gang.
->'''Played by''': Joe Manganiello
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* CloudCuckooLander: Frequently uses surfer slang and is oblivious to his own [[CampStraight effeminate mannerisms.]]
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: A male judge--with a wife--was completely and utterly DistractedByTheSexy.
* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: He once manipulated Marshall to get advantage on a legal case, of which he was employed by the competition. The following episode he apologizes, is EasilyForgiven and signs up with Marshalls firm.
* {{Fratbro}}: A Genius Ditz version of this. He's first seen hosting a wild college party (though as law students, he made everyone sign a waiver before they could "FREAKING RAGE"), his later appearances that season included a bromance with Marshall, and disappearing during Marshall's bachelor party only to reappear at the end, naked and wandering the streets. He also speaks like a bro, almost to the point of a verbal tic.
* GeniusBruiser / GeniusDitz: Even more of a [[TheDitz ditz]] than Marshall. Still passed the bar on his first attempt.
* HelloAttorney: Which he uses to his advantage in front of the female jury and a ''male'' judge.
** In a flashforward to 2020, it's shown that Brad, at his 40's, is still MrFanservice, his photo side by side against a balding Marshall. Even the newscast fawns over him.
* ManipulativeBastard: As for Season Eight. You wouldn't have guessed he had it in him.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Marshall starts to think Brad is gay for him because in he pays the dinner, helps Marshall with his coat, and invites Marshall to go to a wedding in Vermont with him.
* MrFanservice: Many episodes take advantage of his physique and he also plays up to it when appropriate.
* NoSell: Takes a punch to the face from Barney, Barney hurt his hand and Brad didn't even blink.
* NiceGuy: Incredibly friendly and loyal to Marshall, didn't take any offense to Barney punching him. The eighth season plays with it with him pulling off an underhanded legal trick on Marshall but he still proved to be affable in the end.
* RealMenWearPink: Like Marshall, he also likes brunch, Alanis Morrisette concerts and Broadway plays.
* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: He has broken up with Kara at least two times. The first time made him have a Bromantic friendship with Marshall, while the second one pushed him into become a corporate lawyer who would spy Marshall's strategy for a case.
* SixthRanger: To the gang whenever he shows up.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Tends to combine legal jargon with surfer slang. "Your honor, this is redonk (ridiculous)!"
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Almost as tall as Marshall, and very good looking.
* VerbalTic: Truncates words very frequently.
!!Adam Punciarello
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Ted's friend since high-school.
->'''Played by''': Chris Romanski
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* ChubbyChaser: He gets HappilyMarried with Kelly, who is very curvy.
* EmbarrassingSlide: He is responsible for uploading Ted's meltdowns on Youtube, even taking the effort to edit a electro-remix of his speeches, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff which got very popular in Finland]].
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Ted and the gang doesn't want him as a SixthRanger.
* {{Gasshole}}: Robin says Punchy proposed to Kelly by [[WackyMarriageProposal belching his proposal through a karaoke machine at the bowling alley]].
* IncomingHam: ''"SCHMOSBEY!"'' *punches him in the arm*
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Punches Ted frequently and makes fun of him, but he truly cares for him, taking the first plane to New York thinking Ted is depressed.
* NoIndoorVoice: Whenever he's talking to Ted at least.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Almost always called "Punchy" rather than Adam.
* ShotgunWedding: [[spoiler:Ted and Barney reminisce that Punchy's wedding is the worst wedding ever because of this.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ted. He thinks they are cool friends, while Ted doesn't think the same way.
!!Tony Grafanello
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Stella's ex-boyfriend and Lucy's father. Is jealous of Ted and Stella's relationship, as he never got over her, but is shown to feel guilty for getting back together with her on the same day she and Ted were supposed to get married.
->'''Played by''': Jason Jones
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* ActionDad: Well, he has a daughter and is a martial artist.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Ted's Betty for Stella's Archie in the episode "Shelter's Island".
* IdleRich: He makes it very clear... his family has a ''lot'' of money.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He feels so bad about Stella & Ted breaking up that he arranges for Ted to get his teaching job at Columbia. Eventually becomes a JerkAss, after he writes Film/TheWeddingBride.
* JerkJock: He is a martial-artist.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: His first hit as a screenwriter is based on a parcialized point of view of Ted and Stella's relationship, in which Ted is a stereotypical Jerk disposable fiance and Tony is a Marty Stu.
!!Cindy
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The mother's roommate.
->'''Played by''': Rachel Bilson
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Especially after she and Ted broke up.
* BrainyBrunette: She likes reading Philosophy for fun, finishes the crosswords and is writing an Economics dissertation.
* TheBusCameBack: She showed up in the first episode of seasons 6 where it's revealed that she became a lesbian after her break-up with Ted. Later, in season 8, she met Ted again in the subway and [[spoiler:suggested to him about having the Mother's band for Barney and Robin's wedding]].
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Barney is visibly pleased when Cindy makes out with her girlfriend, and snaps a picture on his phone.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With the mother in season 5.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Discovers she's gay when she falls for the mother, though Cindy takes it in stride.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jealous of the Mother and initially bitter towards Ted after their breakup, but eventually (presumably after she realizes she's a lesbian) mellows out, enters a happy relationship with her friend, and sincerely apologizes to Ted for the way she acted.
* TheLancer: To the mother, being her most frequently shown companion and {{Foil}}. We also see Cindy got to be this when [[TheChick Kelly]] moved out. In her first appearance, she also have the same ColorMotif as the mother and also dated her eventual husband.
* LastHetRomance: After her brief relationship with Ted ended, Cindy came out as a lesbian.
* LipstickLesbian: She realizes that she is a lesbian sometime after breaking up with Ted. Revealed in season 9 to be right after Ted left.
* OnlyOneName: Her last name is never revealed.
* UnknownRival: To the Mother, though in season 9 it's revealed she told the mother about Ted, right before she kissed her.
!!Karen
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Ted's OnAgainOffAgainGirlfriend.
->'''Played by''': Creator/LauraPrepon
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* BlondesAreEvil: Smug, vain, insufferable, and platinum-blonde.
* CelebrityParadox: Lily said that her female celeb crush is Creator/MilaKunis. Kunis and Laura Prepon starred together in Series/That70sShow.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everyone in the gang hates her except Ted, ''especially'' Lily. When she and Ted break up, the rest of the gang can barely contain their glee.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She has cheated on Ted ''in his own bed'' numerous times, and she gets upset with him when she finds one of Robin's earrings in his bedroom.
* InsufferableGenius: She thinks of herself as cultured and sophisticated, when Lily and Marshall find her as a snob douche.
* {{Jerkass}}: Obnoxious, arrogant, cheater, unrepentant and toys with Ted constantly.
* KickTheDog: Every time she's onscreen, she insults or hurts someone for no reason.
* ReallyGetsAround: Every time she and Ted broke up, it's because he found her in bed with another guy.
* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: She and Ted have broken up and reconciled ''a lot'' during college, because Karen would cheat on Ted frequently, and Ted still forgave her (even after swearing every single time that he won't take her back).
* SixthRangerTraitor: In virtue of being Ted's OnAgainOffAgainGirlfriend and the fact that she always ends up cheating on him.
* SmugSnake: Just obnoxious to the gang about art, culture, and just... everything.
* SoapBoxSadie: A really obnoxious version of this.
* StatuesqueStunner: Say what you want about her... she's still hot. Probably why Ted kept going back to her.
* TeacherStudentRomance: One of the many times Karen cheated on Ted was with one of her professors.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Every time she's Ted's girlfriend. See SixthRangerTraitor.
* TheUnapologetic: She has cheated on Ted many times, and she barely apologized. And if she ever did, it wasn't sincere or wouldn't last long until she hooked up again with someone else ''on Ted's bed''.
* YourCheatingHeart: While dating Ted back in college, she slept with other guys ''in his room''. And whenever Ted comes back to his room, he's greeted by the words, "Sorry, bro".
!!Natalie
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Ted's three-time girlfriend.
->'''Played by''': Anne Dudek
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* ActionGirl: Well she knows Krav Maga...
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Ted usually.
* BerserkButton: Ted dumping her again on her birthday without an acceptable reason (it got worse as Ted Tried to fix it).
* BrokenBird: It's said that the first break up with Ted is what made her distrustful and bitter (with many reasons, Ted dumped her on the phone, leaving a recorded message, on her birthday, for everyone at her house to hear it). Before that she was very cheerful.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Natalie got dumped by Ted on her birthday ''twice''!
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: But, as Ted, finds out, there are NoSparks.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Her sock monkeys.
* HumiliationConga: The first time Ted broke up with her, it wasn't even in person. He called her and left her a recorded message... ''during her surprise birthday party''... for ''everyone'' at her livingroom to hear.
* IceQueen: She soon [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosts]]. Unfortunately, Ted dumped her again.
* IKnowKarate: Ted has no idea what Krav Maga is until Natalie demonstrates it to him for dumping her.
* KickChick: She knows Krav Maga, and she's not afraid to use it.
* LoveHurts: Specifically if Ted is involved.
* NoSparks: Ted realizes she's objectively great, but he just doesn't love her.
* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: She and Ted had apparently gotten together and broken up three times (a flashback in a season 5 episode has a scene that shows a post-breakup scene that can't possibly be tied any of the other breakups).
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Although Lily and Marshall know her, her scenes are always with Ted excluding flashbacks.
* ShootTheDog: Ted considers breaking up with her for the second time as this. She responded with a literal KickTheSonOfABitch on Ted.
* StatuesqueStunner: Anne Dudek is 5'10. When in heels, she almost stands at the same height as the 6'0 feet tall Josh Radnor (Ted).
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She rejects Ted when he wants to get back with her, but she soon warms up to him again and rekindle the relationship, only for Ted to dump her again, which makes her snap and kick his ass.
* WhenSheSmiles: She looks so sweet and happy!
* WomanScorned: ''And holy shit how''! First time, she cursed at him when Ted called after so many years. The second time went FromBadToWorse. Even when Ted tries to date again despite that she kicked his ass before, he ended up having skin burns.
* YankTheDogsChain: She receives this from Ted. Just when she felt she could trust again in men, Ted dumps her again on her birthday.
!!Shannon
Barney's first girlfriend.
->'''Played by''': Katie Walder
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She kept up the charade of supporting Barney and still wanting to help people in Nicaragua, but in truth she just wanted Barney out of her life.
* BlondesAreEvil: Downplayed. Cheated on Barney with a suit-wearing womanizer and laughs merciless at him.
* ConsummateLiar: Barney had no idea she was deceiving him and cheating on him.
* CynicismCatalyst: Cheating on Barney made him [[TheCasanova the man]] [[SharpDressedMan he is]] [[ManipulativeBastard today]].
* GoldDigger: The reason she grew out of her hippie phase and started dating a guy in a suit is because she buys her a lot of stuff.
* GranolaGirl: Formerly a hippie like Barney.
* {{Jerkass}}: Dumping Barney for a suit-wearing womanizer and ''lying'' to him about it? ''Ouch.''
* KarmaHoudini: Averted, though it took Barney 8 years to [[IncrediblyLamePun screw her]] for what she did to him.
* KickTheDog: Her dating with the suit-wearing womanizer and making fun of his video resulted to Barney's StartOfDarkness and EvilMakeover.
* LikesOlderWomen: {{Gender Flip}}ped. The guy she left Barney for was much older than her.
* RevengeByProxy: When Marshall visited her apartment and told her that he's a friend of Barney, she slapped him.
* SexWithTheEx: Barney goaded her into this as part of his revenge.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appeared in a single episode (not counting flashbacks), but her introduction made a ''huge'' impact in Barney's character/story arc.
* YourCheatingHeart: She had been cheating on Barney with a guy with money and tried to get rid of Barney by sending him to the Peace Corps before he realized all the truth.
!!Don Frank
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Don is introduced as Robin's new co-worker and love interest after she and Barney break up. When she swore she wasn't interested in dating anymore the guys tell her that's a sign she will find "the guy she's supposed to marry" and that is when Don showed up. Although a huge jerk to her at first as a result of apathy, their relationship grows closer over time.
->'''Played by''': Benjamin Koldyke
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* CharacterShilling: Coming after a couple of episodes portraying him as a shiftless loser who didn't bother to take his job seriously, he straightens up to show Robin some respect. That's all fine, but it's rather jarring that after hanging out with the same once (offscreen, no less), Marshall especially couldn't stop glowing over how amazing he was.
* DerailingLoveInterests: An interesting variation, since he was introduced as a lazy JerkAss but suddenly became the perfect man when Robin started dating him. Then he reverts to Jerkass behavior.
* {{Irony}}:
** His introduction: Robin declares that she's not going to look for love any more and focus on her career and Future!Ted says "Ironically, that's the day she met... Don."
** The only reason that [[spoiler:Don got a shot at his dream job is that Robin gave up that same opportunity.]]
* JerkAss: Being apathetic about his job regardless of who else that interferes with? Pulling the Naked Man on Robin after trying to make amends for his behavior? Leaving Robin for a job that Robin ''turned down'' so she could stay with him? Yeah, this guy fits here.
* PantsFree: On his first day at Come On and Get Up New York! Don would usually appear on set without pants and a morning booze. The first thing Don does when he wants to redeem himself is wear them again.
* PutOnABus: He went to Chicago for a job offer which is the ''same one'' offered to Robin and this ultimately ended their relationship.
* RomanticFalseLead: Due to the LemonyNarrator, when Don is introduced, it's treated as though he's the man Robin will marry (since the narration was discussing how you find the one you marry as soon as you stop looking).
* TwoFirstNames: Don and Frank are commonly used first names.
!!George "The Captain" Van Smoot
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Zoey's extremely wealthy (later ex-) husband.
->'''Played by''': Kyle [=MacLachlan=]
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Named himself The Captain because he believes a real man can do that.
--> In that case, I'm Galactic President Superstar [=McAwesomeville=].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is obsessed with boats, and is also a smart businessman, olympic fencing expert and many other talents mentioned in the series.
* TheBusCameBack: In Season 8 to give Lily an exciting new job.
* TheCaptain: A full-case example. He named himself "The Captain" and loves sailing.
* CloudCuckooLander: He relates everything to boats and often speaks in navy code (for example, he only answers to Lily if she uses "Permission to aboard" or "Ahoy!").
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: He was married with Zoey, who was blonde. And later gets engaged to [[DumbBlonde Becky]]
* JerkassFacade: He is aware that he is intimidating to others and has fun with that, but the reality being that there is a generational gap with his wife and her friends and he really does like Ted.
* LargeHam: Part of the reason he has difficulty making friends is because of his overly hammy and dramatic tones.
* MayDecemberRomance: He was considerably older than Zoey (at least 10 years older than her), [[spoiler:and by Season 9, he reveals he got engaged to "Boats Boats Boats" Becky]].
* NiceGuy: Once you get past the Aura of Creepy. He is willing to be friends with Ted (even after discovering Zoey left him for Ted), and contacted Lily to give her the Dream Job.
* NightmareFace: His smile creeps people out. Marshal figures out why by dividing a still of his face in half. The bottom half is [[WhenSheSmiles genuinely cheerful,]] the top half wants to murder you.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Plays up his creepiness because he's shy.
* RecurringCharacter: He appears again after Zoey gets PutOnABus as Lily's new boss.
* SophisticatedAsHell
-->''I daresay Scylla and Charybdis could not have torn us asunder: we had great big boners for each other.''
* UpperClassTwit: Rather self-involved but otherwise a nice guy. He can make Marshall's boss Arthur feel stupid so that is a plus.
* VanityLicensePlate: In "Daisy", the plate on his car is "AHOY!!"
* WealthyYachtOwner: He is filthy rich and loves boats.
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: In case the wealth and love for boats didn't tip you off.
!!Stuart and Claudia
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Friends of the gang. Introduced in season 1, appeared sporadically throughout and had a baby in season 6.
->'''Played by''': Matt Boren (Staurt) and Virginia Williams (Claudia)
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* TheAlcoholic: How Stuart copes.
-->'''Claudia''': Maybe we should call her "Vodka", so you hold her tight and never let go.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: At Marshall's bachelor party, Stuart uses all the tired cliches of marriage being a ball and chain, the end of freedom, etc. and confirms it's because his own marriage isn't going so well. As the party goes from bad to worse, he states that he misses Claudia. [[spoiler:This trope is then averted in Season 9, when we find out that Stuart is cheating on Claudia.]]
* AwfulWeddedLife: Even before the wedding, Stuart and Claudia couldn't stop bickering. After it, Stuart constantly delivered snarky remarks about his marriage.
* BetaCouple: But a subversion to some degree, as while they love each other several points have been made that they are not uniformly stable like Marshall and Lily. [[spoiler: Which may be considered foreshadowing, considering the finale for season 1.]]
* {{Bridezilla}}: Since Claudia is a ControlFreak and HotBlooded, she gets very hysterical at small issues from her wedding, like Ted wanting to bring a date after he marked "alone", Stuart making decisions behind her back or Ted calling her in the middle of her Honey Moon.
* ControlFreak: Claudia
* DeadpanSnarker: Stuart is very aware of how shrill and controlling Claudia is, and he frequently makes snarky comments about it.
* DrowningMySorrows[=/=]INeedAFreakingDrink: When Stuart calls off the wedding, Claudia goes to the bar and drink vodka cranberries, while venting all her sorrows to Barney. When Ted called her the day after to ask her for Victoria's info, Stuart got to calm her with some more vodka cranberries.
* LargeHam: Claudia.
* TheMasochismTango: They bicker ''constantly''.
* RecurringCharacter: They both show up when the show needs a wedded couple.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In their first appearance, Stuart is nice and a good friend, allowing Ted to bring Robin, even when Claudia did not agree. Compared to his wife, he was the voice of reason, encouraging her to call Ted back when she hung up on him. After their wedding, Stuart started to make bitter comments about marriage and bickering with his wife about everything. It got worse by Season 9, where it's revealed he lied about Ted's wedding gift being his, he was stealing shampoo from the Farhampton hotel and cheated on Claudia with another woman.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Barney is caught up over this. To be fair, Claudia is a bit of a shrew.
* WeddingDay: The reason for their appearance on the show, to have a wedding.
* YourCheatingHeart: Both of them. Claudia considered leaving Stuart for his brother and Stuart takes a shower with another woman at Barney's wedding.
!!Kevin Venkataraghavan
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->''"My next patient thinks he's God. On the off-chance that he's right, I really don't wanna keep him waiting."''
Robin's court-ordered therapist after she had assaulted another woman. He stopped being Robin's therapist because he was attracted to her and they ended up dating.
->'''Played by''': Creator/KalPenn
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* {{Adorkable}}: After Robin makes him stop giving each other High-fives, Kevin internally pouts and laments, because he really liked it.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Kevin deduces correctly that Barney's lie to get rid of the Ducky Tie was [[spoiler: because Nora's parents were going to meet him in two days]] only because of the elements of the made-up story.
-->'''Kevin''': Perhaps I can help. Marshall, ask yourself this question. Why today? He hasn't say anything about that tie for weeks, and yet suddenly today, he can't wear it another second? Now there's a reason. He's got something coming up. Somewhere where you're on display. Vulnerable. Exposed. [[spoiler:It's not work related. No, this is relationship stuff]]. You're trying to impress someone. In the lie you told, you said you were being chased by two goons, so it's two people. [[spoiler:A couple, perhaps. You're meeting Nora's parents tomorrow!]]
-->'''Barney''': Wroooong!! Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong! [[spoiler:It's in two days and I really want them to like me!!!]]
-->(Ted and Kevin high five)
-->'''Ted''': Therapist'd!!
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Barney's Veronica for Robin's Archie.
* BrainyBrunette: Kevin studied at Harvard University (twice) and Princeton University.
* BollywoodNerd: Averted. He is a very capable therapist, has attended Harvard and Princeton, has his share of pop-culture savvyness and is pretty normal and well adjusted to the gang (even to the point he is less nerdy than Ted, as Ted would bore him with a coin collector documentary).
* CrazyJealousGuy: Subverted. He initially was taken back because of Ted's lack of boundaries and feared that he was still after Robin, until they realized that he was just fragile because of his bad break ups. Also he never showed any signs of being jealous of either Ted or Barney. Even after Robin cheated on him with Barney, he chose to ignore this and remained by her side, ultimately breaking up with her for other different reason.
* DeadpanSnarker: Usually at himself.
* DerailingLoveInterests: The writers had to get rid of him, but (in order to keep the WillTheyOrWontThey going) couldn't simply have Robin leave him for Barney. The solution? Introduce a need to have kids that had never been mentioned at any point before (which didn't even come up when it would be appropriate, such as when he was painting a nursery or when Robin learns she can't have kids).
* GenreSavvy: Due to his training as a therapist he often is able to see through things, even if he tries hard to avoid noticing them.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: He meets Robin in court-mandated therapy, and starts falling in love with her after many sessions of knowing her. They start dating sometime after Kevin stops being her therapist.
** [[spoiler:The same thing happens years later with Jeanette, who is indeed insane.]]
* {{Foil}}: To both Ted and Barney.
** He is as nice, smart and grounded as Ted, both have unresolved issues with their families (Ted has truble having honest talks with his parents, while Kevin's simply ignore him and favor more his surgeon brother), but Ted has quirks that even Kevin finds ''too'' nerdy and also Kevin has more emotional stability than Ted.
** Kevin has everything Barney lacks: He is a good listener, is compliant and, most importantly, ''sane'', in comparison to all the ego and emotional bagages Barney has.
* NiceGuy: Very sweet and friendly, making him the perfect {{foil}} for Barney.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While Future!Ted reminds many times Kevin is a ''trained therapist'', he is not free from losing temper from the gang's IdiotBall moments or getting jealous as well.
* OddCouple: [[spoiler:He hooks up with [[CuteAndPsycho Jeanette]], from all people.]]
* OnlySaneMan: As a professional therapist, he can point out all the specific psychological ways the FiveManBand is so completely messed up.
* OppositesAttract: [[spoiler:Him being a ''therapist'' falls in love with [[CuteAndPsycho Jeanette]], from all people]].
* ParentalIssues: He bottles up frustration about his mother's favoritism for his brother.
** In the episode where he addresses LikeParentLikeSpouse and causes the others to freak about it, he makes a comment about how he would end up with a woman [[TheUnfavorite who will love his brother more than him]]. Then he starts seeing his mother instead of Robin. His response?
--> '''Robin:''' Ted is a Nice Guy!
--> '''Mom:''' You should be more like him.
--> '''Kevin:''' Mom, right on schedule.
* PutOnABus: They broke up after Robin revealed that she doesn't want to have kids.
* TheShrink: Of the "Awesome" variety. Quite frankly, Robin's a psychological mess at this point and when he was her psychiatrist, she was making huge steps. It helps that he went to Harvard... then Princeton... then wow, Harvard again.
* SeenItAll: When Robin asks Kevin if he's thinking she is an awful person, Kevin reassures she's not, as he has treated serial killers and psychotic mental patients, one of them who sent him a bag of feces.
--> '''Kevin''': At least he remembered my birthday.
* SixthRanger: He starts hanging out with them when he dated Robin and enjoys their company despite seeing how messed up her friends are.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Discussed. Upon seeing how messed up the FiveManBand is, he is visibly disturbed on how long they are like that. And by the way, Kevin ''is'' an actual therapist.
* TokenMinority: He is the only one with indian heritage.
* UnderstandingBoyfriend: He only got insecure about Robin being friends with her exes, but got past it soon, as he understood Ted was fragile. Later, although he doesn't know Robin cheated on him, tells her that it's not necessary to tell if they'll still be together. Kevin only leaves after Robin reminds him that he would have to give up forever any possibility of having children in the future, as she doesn't want any.
* TheUnfavorite: Has ParentalIssues because his parents prefer his doctor brother to him.
* VerbalBackspace: "...By the way, you all look great, especially Robin."
!!Nick Podarutti
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Robin's crush introduced in season 6. They became a couple in season 8.
->'''Played by''': Michael Trucco
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* BrainlessBeauty: [[DerailingLoveInterests Eventually]].
-->'''Barney:''' You can't wait [to break up with him]. [[ItMakesSenseInContext His groin will heal]]. And then before you know it, you'll be marrying a man who once ate a vanilla-scented candle.
-->'''Robin:''' That was on me. I shouldn't have left it in the kitchen. But it was lit... ''man'', he dumb.
* ChekhovsGunman: Shows up in an episode in season 6. Doesn't become a real character until season 8, when he and Robin begin dating offscreen.
* DerailingLoveInterests: Twice! First happens when Robin suddenly is annoyed with how sensitive and in touch with his feelings Nick is. Later, he's suddenly TheDitz. It's implied that Robin never noticed before because the sex was so good, but it's jarring that these flaws were never even alluded to until they're used for drama. As the narrator, you'd think Ted would have commented on it.
* FemaleGaze: Quinn only got convinced that Robin wasn't going to steal Barney back because Robin showed her Nick has washboard abs.
* GranolaGuy: His motorcycle runs on corn.
* HiddenDepths: He is exceptionally patient for a SatelliteLoveInterest. He understands that Robin's history with her male friends are longer than their own, and is respectful of her hanging out with Ted and Barney from time to time.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Eventually revealed that he's much more sensitive than Robin, and he's a professional chef.
* MrFanservice: Lots of shirtless scenes, and Robin finds him so attractive that she's often distracted by him.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: He becomes Robin's boyfriend after we've already been shown that Robin [[spoiler:will [[DoomedByCanon be Barney's future bride.]]]] We know next to nothing about him except reasons why Robin might break up with him, namely [[TheLadette that he's a bit too sensitive for Robin's taste.]]
* SexualKarma: Right after [[spoiler: Robin breaks up with him]] he stumbles into a three-way with two hot chicks who have also just been dumped, somewhat alleviating any guilt Robin or Barney may feel for the split.
* SixthRanger: He became part of the FiveManBand when he dated Robin and joined Marshall's basketball team for a while before breaking up with Robin.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: "Hot as lava and just as thick," as Lily puts it.
!!Patrice
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Robin's co-worker. Patrice likes Robin. [[{{Understatement}} Robin doesn't like Patrice.]]
->'''Played by''': Ellen D. Williams
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Even thought Robin can't stand Patrice, it's also shown it's because Patrice got annoyingly obsessed with her one time, forcing her cookies and wearing the same clothes as her.
* AscendedExtra: Introduced as a background character in reaction shots. Gradually comes into more focus.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Robin's Veronica for Barney's Archie, [[spoiler: subverted when it is [[TheReveal revealed]] Barney isn't really dating her and that it is all part of [[BatmanGambit his final play]] "The Robin"]].
* ButtMonkey
-->'''"NOBODY ASKED YOU, PATRICE!"'''
-->'''"DAMN IT PATRICE, STOP SMOTHERING ME!"'''
-->'''"PATRICE IRONS MY PANTS WRONG!"'''
* ExtremeDoormat: Even when she rescued Robin's purse from a thief and dislocated her shoulder, Robin always rewards her with more screaming, and she never confronts Robin about the constant abuse.
* NiceGirl: Probably the nicest person since Mister Rogers. She is baking cookies for Robin, ironing her pants and being overall nice to her (she even fought a thief to recover the purse Robin left forgotten near the vending machine). She offers a distraught Barney (whom she's never met) a cookie for Christ's sake!
* OffscreenInertia: Common fan-reaction to Robin abandoning her plans to live with Patrice were that she was just sitting there... waiting for Robin... who would never come...
* OnlyOneName: Her last name is never mentioned.
* ThePollyanna: She's always happy, even when people around her are quite mean to her face.
* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: {{Invoked}} for Barney. It was a damn good gambit done by Barney AND Patrice for Barney to ask Robin for her hand in marriage.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: For Barney and Nora. Which may explain why Robin hates her so much. And later for [[spoiler: Robin and Barney.]]
* SitcomArchNemesis: Robin ''hates'' Patrice even though Patrice loves Robin.
!!Sandy Rivers
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Robin's original co-anchor while she was with News Channel One. Departs after the first season finale, later becomes Robin's co-worker again.
->'''Played by''': Alexis Denisof
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* TheBusCameBack: When Robin got a job with Worldwide News, Sandy's their lead anchor.
** CommutingOnABus: Not exactly a main character after that, but shows up from time to time.
* ChewingTheScenery: Constantly loud and bombastic.
* FullNameBasis: Tells Robin to say his whole name, because he thinks people get a kick out of it.
* GenderBlenderName: "Sandy" is usually a girl's name.
* HandsomeLech: He thinks himself this way, he is really just a pervert.
* PetTheDog: In the Season 1 finale, he recommended his boss to have Robin as his replacement for lead anchor when he's given an offer at CNN.
* PutOnABus: At the end of Season 1, he takes a job with CNN.
** InUniverse, Future!Ted reveals a scandal finally forced him to move to Russia.
* SharpDressedMan: Befitting a news anchor.
%% * TookALevelInJerkass
* UnknownRival: Ted used to make fun of him whenever he reads the headlines of today's paper on air. Then, he hates him for being Robin's date at a local media award and asking her out on their camping trip.
!!Nora
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Barney's second serious girlfriend in the show and Robin's co-workers. Impeccably nice and British, unlike with past relationships, Barney made serious efforts to drop his womanizing ways for her. He breaks up with her in season 6 after fearing making a commitment. He wins her back at the start of season 7, [[YankTheDogsChain only for it to end]] when he cheats on her with Robin.
->'''Played by''': Nazanin Boniadi
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's very distant when Barney is wooing her.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Robin. She got a great assignment, she got Barney, and Sandy Rivers now wants to sleep with her instead of Robin.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: She has a british accent, but it's never stated her actual heritage.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Robin's Veronica for Barney's Archie.
* BritishAccent: Unclear where in England she's from, though.
* CloserToEarth: ''Much'' saner than Barney.
* HotScoop: She works at the news station with Robin.
* LoveMartyr: She puts up with a lot of crap from Barney.
* NiceGirl: Everyone in the office seems to like her, she's always polite and nice to Robin who (secretly) hates her, and she even considers giving Barney a chance [[spoiler: after he cheats on her]].
* OnlyOneName: Her last name is never revealed.
* OppositesAttract: She couldn't be less like Barney if she tried.
* ParentingTheHusband: Well, boyfriend. James can't help but notice that her behavior towards Barney is more motherly than anything else.
* ProperLady: Sweet, polite, and refined.
* PutOnABus: Once Barney and her break up.
* RomanticFalseLead: For Barney.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: The only reason she accepts Barney is because Barney is willing to change into a better guy for her.
* SixthRanger: For a time, before Barney dumps her.
%% * SpiritedYoungLady
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B. Very sweet, very kind... do ''not'' piss her off.
* UnknownRival: She doesn't have a clue that Robin envies her.
!!Quinn Garvey
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Barney's third serious girlfriend. She is a stripper at Barney's favorite club who managed to hustle him out of money after leading him on to believe that they were in a relationship. They eventually hook up due to their [[BirdsOfAFeather due to similar personalities.]]
->'''Played by''': Becki Newton
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* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Robin's Betty for Barney's Archie, though in this case it wasn't so much a LoveTriangle as it was part of the [[spoiler: season 7 "bride mystery"]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: She has ''a lot'' in common with Barney. [[spoiler: Their similarities ironically ended up being why they were ultimately incompatible.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Usually whilst dealing with Barney.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Barney, in personality at least. Lampshaded in "The Broath."
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Barney certainly did.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Well, Stripper with a Heart of Gold. She milked Barney for a lot of money, but when he opened up to her she did give him a chance.
* ManipulativeBitch: Milks Barney of thousands of dollars at the strip club.
* MeaningfulName: Her stripper nickname somewhat describes that she in many ways is karma to Barney, manipulating him in the same way he manipulates dumb girls.
* MsFanservice: She's a stripper. What do you expect?
* OneSteveLimit: Her stripper name is Karma. Barney had at least once hooked up with another stripper named Karma.
* RomanticFalseLead: For Barney. The episode where he [[spoiler: proposed to her even ended with TheReveal that Barney would marry Robin.]]
* SixthRanger: Hangs around the gang while she was with Barney.
* {{Tsundere}}: Hotheaded and snarky, but very nice once you get to know her.
!!Gary Blauman and Bilson
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Two men who work with Barney and Marshall, initially at [=AltruCell=] and then at GNB. Blauman works with Marshall in the legal department in both companies, while Bilson has a more ambiguous profession akin to Barney's. Initially, Bilson wanted to hire Sven to design the new GNB HQ, and dislikes all of Ted's proposals.
->'''Played by''': Taran Killam (Gary) and Bryan Callen (Bilson)
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* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Gary Blauman", we get more characterization for him (regularly as a background character at Barney and Marshall's job), as we see he is rather polite and is genuinely excited about being at the wedding. Also we get to know how he got a previous interaction with the gang (plus James and Zabka).
* CharacterShilling: For Gary Blauman. Even thought he is presented as another jerk co-worker in Marshall's division, the episode "Gary Blauman" in the final season shows many other good and sympathetic things he did for others: He stoped Lily from a Break-Up EmbarrassingTattoo, recognized Zabka as a poet writer and called out James' attitude of NeverMyFault in his marriage.
* CharacterTitle: In Season 9, there's an episode named after Gary Blauman.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Steak sauce!
* ContinuitySnarl / UnexplainedRecovery: When Marshall was still working for Nicholson, Hewitt & West Barney tells him the "Lesson of Blauman" - Blauman was supposedly shouted at by Bilson, got angry and quit, then urinated on a conference table, quit, and eventually died. However, once Marshall starts work at GNB, Blauman is not only alive, but still working there.
** It could be justified given that Barney is a compulsive liar and often invents stories just to make a point with his theories. In fact, he made all that story about Blauman because he needed to justify "The Chain of Screaming". Also it's revealed Barney hated Blauman because he [[FelonyMisdemeanor ate four of his fries and a curly]], so [[DisproportionateRetribution knowing how Barney is]], he maybe killed him off ''fictionally''.
* {{Jerkass}}: Both Blauman and Bilson are presented as meat-headed jerks in Marshall's first day at work, who often tease him for being lovey-dovey with his wife, made sexist jokes on regular basis and responded "Steak sauce" to anything. Bilson also enjoys firing people and Blauman makes fun of Marshall at work.
** It's subverted when we see Blauman is not that much of a jerk in the episode named after him.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When Ted presented his design for the new GNB building which is naturalistic, Bilson hates it and wants the design to be more corporate where the employees will never be reminded of the outside world. After Ted got fired in the "Employee Transition Room" aka the room where people get fired, Bilson answers the phone saying "Hi, honey!" and then, [[LaserGuidedKarma Ted hits him with a chair]].
* InformedAbility: Both have been known to play early morning basketball with Marshall.
* OnlyOneName: From the working environment they are only called by their surnames. As Barney gives Blauman's first name in his fictional tale it may not be real.
** Averted for Gary Blauman, as it's confirmed to be his real name in Season 9.
* StraightGay: Turns out [[spoiler: James cheated on Tom with Gary Blauman]]. After this revelation is known, Ted realizes [[spoiler:Blauman was really trying to hit on Ted]] (although everyone else just let Ted belief that, since only Ted assumes this. It's never confirmed if he might be BiTheWay).
* ThoseTwoGuys: At first. Bilson later makes more appearances without Blauman. In Season 9, Blauman gets an episode named after him.
* {{Troll}}: Blauman introduces Marshall to Jenkins by saying he is four-eyed and steals things.
!!Lieutenant Jeannette Peterson
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-->'''Future Ted:''' Kids, they say a man always makes one last big mistake before he finally settles down. And my last mistake... was Jeanette.
Ted's last girlfriend before meeting The Mother.
->'''Played by''': Creator/AbbyElliott
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* AxCrazy: Her defining trait is just how violently crazy she is.
* BlondesAreEvil: She destroys Ted's apartment, stalked him for a year and a half and abused her job as a policewoman so she could never get in trouble for any of her actions.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She thinks that Ted has a thing for Lily, and after they break up, she tackles a woman Ted is speaking to and grabs Ted.
* CuteAndPsycho: Initially appeared as a cute girl who would take action to meet Ted. It's gradually revealed that she stalked him for a year and a half and started a fire so the alarm would set off and Ted could meet her, but Ted made a pass of all this because he found it "cute". And ItHasOnlyJustBegun.
* CuteIsEvil: So pretty. So evil.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: She's well aware that as a cop, the gang can't do shit to her.
* DarkActionGirl: The woman knows what she's doing in terms of combat.
* TheDreaded: Not only the rest of the gang hates her, but they're also afraid of her. When Ted let Marshall and Barney watch his apartment for a while, Jeannette [[JumpScare shows up at the front door]] which scared the crap out of Marshall and Barney that they had to let her in to Ted's room and do whatever she wants over there.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Ted gives Jeannette a passionate speech about what love is: Trying to do anything in his power to make Robin happy even if AllLoveIsUnrequited, even if it's not to get the girl back. She still calls Ted "crazy" and throws the locket down the lake.
* FairCop: PoliceBrutality aside, she's still good looking.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: [[spoiler:Hooks up with Kevin when he is assigned as her court-mandated therapist.]]
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The rest of the gang hates her, but put up with her for Ted's sake. This is to the point where Robin and Barney's response to Ted breaking up with her is to jump up and down on the bed with a bottle of champagne, screaming "THEY BROKE UP!" in complete joy.
* HairTriggerTemper: She blew up at Ted over any slight (real or imagined).
* HotBlooded: It does ''not'' take much to set her off.
* KarmaHoudini: In only three episodes, she has caused more damage to Ted than anyone ever does (yes, this includes Lily). While she and Ted break up over all of that she never gets any retribution on it. Sadly justified, since she's a police officer and could easily lock and of the gang up in prison if they were to do anything in revenge.
** Future!Ted narrates that Jeanette finally got arrested for mailing jars of urine to Val Kilmer. She didn't receive jail time but she got mandatory psychological counseling with [[spoiler:Kevin as her therapist]].
* LargeHam: Chews even more scenery than Mickey Aldrin... whose actor happens to be her actor's father.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Discussed, but ultimately being crazy is what made her crazy.
* NotSoDifferent: Played straight with Ted at a certain point. She is impulsive, has HairTriggerTemper, insanely jealous, in contrast to the more rational, caring and patient Ted--but Lily points out that Ted needs to be with her for a while because both are a little crazy right now, which is necessary for him to get her out of his system and move on for good.
* OddCouple: [[spoiler:Future!Ted reveals she hooks up later with Kevin when he is assigned as her therapist.]]
* OppositesAttract: [[spoiler:By the other extreme, Jeanette is clinically insane, while Kevin is ''a trained therapist''.]]
* PoliceBrutality: Implied by her interactions with the police dispatcher.
* RabidCop: Pity anyone that's ever been interrogated by her...
* PsychoExGirlfriend: Becomes Ted's after their break up to the point where she stole Robin's necklace and throw it in the water. She also send a dead squirrel to another ex.
* RomanticFalseLead: Obviously, as mentioned by Future!Ted, Jeannette is the last girl he dated before he met his future wife.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: She's a cop. See KarmaHoudini above. Put those two together...
* SixthRangerTraitor: Despite that Ted wants to bring Jeannette to Barney and Robin's wedding as his plus-one, no wants to hang out with her. After Ted finally decided not to go on dating again, Robin lets him recheck the wedding invitation.
* StalkerWithACrush: She started following Ted when he appeared on the cover of New York Magazine, which happened a year and a half before they started dating. She even started a fire at Ted's University so that she could force an evacuation, allowing her to finally meet him. Ted sees it as StalkingIsLove.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Not that the rest of the gang ever wanted her around in the first place. Besides Ted.
* {{Ubermensch}}: She is a cop, but is perfectly fine with invading private property, stalking and damaging personal belongings because she is convinced everything she does is because she loves him.
* TheUnfettered: She stops at nothing to get what she wants. She even makes Barney look like a saint in comparison!
* WomanScorned: As Robin puts it, she is considered to be the No.1 worst ex-girlfriend that Ted ever had. She would all sorts of nasty stuff just to get Ted back, which includes wreaking his apartment.
* {{Yandere}}: To Ted, even after they broke up. ''Especially'' after they broke up.
!!Daphne
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Marshall's road trip companion, after Marshall made them both miss their flight.
->'''Played by''': Sherri Shepherd
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* DeadpanSnarker: Mainly towards Marshall.
-->'''Marshall''': (About his cellphone in the plane) Oh! This. It's a toy, we call it "Phony"
-->'''Daphne''': I call ''you'' phony.
* {{Foil}}: To Marshall. She's an outspoken SassyBlackWoman who works for an Oil Company.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Calls Marshall out for accepting a job that could put his and Lily's plans in jeopardy without even discussing it with Lily first. "What the damn hell?!" indeed.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's a rude, abrasive DeadpanSnarker with a vengeful streak... who begins to mellow out towards Marshall, chats happily with Lily, and ''really'' wants to make it to her daughter's speech on time. Even when she [[spoiler:tells Lily that Marshall accepted the judge job without consulting her first]], she seems sorry after the fact, and for the most part had her heart in the right place.
* MarriedToTheJob: Reason why she missed many of her daughter's moments.
* NWordPrivileges: Played with during Marshall and Daphne's roadtrip.
--> '''Daphne''': You are NOT allowed to use that word! Only WE'RE allowed to use that word!!
--> '''Marshall''': I am so sorry. [[FandomRivalry I'll never call you or anyone else]] [[FanCommunityNickNames a ''Trekkie'' again]].
* SassyBlackWoman: Very boisterous and loud, she's happy to sass at Marshall the entire trip.
* WellDoneDadGuy: A female version; she claims she wants to make it on time for her daughter's presentation because she misses a lot of her plays.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives this to Marshall when she hears Marshall accepted a judge job without telling Lily.
!!Simon Tremblay
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Robin's Canadian ex-boyfriend who appeared in her second Robin Sparkles' music video, "Sandcastles in the Sand" and is a member of the band, The Foreskins (responsible for the single, "Murder Train").
->'''Played by''': Creator/JamesVanDerBeek
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* DeadpanSnarker: Just in his first appearance, he demonstrated his snarkiness when he asked Ted on what he would if he's a lifeguard.
-->'''Simon''': Now, you got a bunch of dead kids piling up. And Robin has to report it, "This just in: my friend, Ted, killed a bunch of kids today".
* FutureLoser: He's slowly balding and gains some weight but he still got his band. Then, averted in Season 9, where he cleans up and wears a suit after being engaged to Louise Marsh.
* AGoodNameForARockBand: For him (and also Robin), his band is called "The Foreskins". His explanation: They're four guys who don't wear shirts. The other possible meaning is apparently lost on him.
* {{Jerkass}}: As a teen ''and'' as an adult.
* KickTheDog: He dumped Robin twice in the same van for the same girl, Louise Marsh, and for the same reason (She had a pool/jacuzzi). Oh and he asked Robin to load the drum set in the van before she leaves.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He clearly thinks he's far more talented and better-looking than he actually is.
!!Becky
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Robin's former co-host in Come On, Get Up New York! as Don's replacement, who later becomes the face of Yatch commercials and Robin's unwitting rival. She briefly dated Ted twice.
->'''Played by''': Laura Bell Bundy
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* BrainlessBeauty: It's pretty clear she is only co-anchor because of her charisma on camera, rather than her abilities as a reporter.
* TheCutie: How everyone (except for Robin) sees her.
* TheDitz: She is incapable as a news anchor, refusing to read "nasty" notes and is often telling her social life on air.
* DumbBlonde: On full force during her scenes. Ted even got a text from her because she "got stuck in the revolving door".
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The gang mostly refer to her as "Boats Boats Boats" after the commercial.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Well, everyone except Robin.
* GenkiGirl: Is always happy, perky and overemotional. Even in her commercial is strangely cheerful.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She isn't mean at all. All through out she is very naive and childish, yet she is still good at heart.
* HotScoop: Unfortunately, being a hot chick doesn't necessarily mean being an excellent reporter...
* ManChild: Genderflipped. Is an incredibly childish woman, reacting to events in life with the same enthusiasm of a five-year-old. This is initially how Ted started dating her, until he realized he practically was babysitting her.
* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:In Season 9 she gets engaged to The Captain.]]
* NiceGirl: Even thought she is a Woman Child, she still is a sweetheart to everyone (even to Robin). She bakes cookies and gets everyone on set in a good mood (except for Robin).
* ReplacementScrappy: Invoked by Robin. She dislikes her as Becky is her polar opposite in personality, and more unprofessional than Don.
* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Downplayed. When Robin asks her if she doesn't care that being in a commercial will make people to not take her seriously as a professional journalist. Becky handwaves this with "No, I'm pretty".
* SpotlightStealingSquad: InUniverse, she eclipses Robin as main host of Come On, Get Up New York!.
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: BOATS! BOATS! BOATS! She loves boats so much she married The Captain.
!!William Zabka
Former Film/KarateKid actor and a good friend of Barney.
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* AdamWesting[=/=]AsHimself: Zabka portrayed himself hilariously, and at the same time, sympathetically.
* BadassBiker: Former Villain from Film/KarateKid and owns a motorcycle.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: After 18 messages, Zabka finally accepted to help in Barney's Bachelor Party because Robin told him he was Barney's ''hero''. [[spoiler:Then at the wedding Barney briefly made him Best Man until he forgave Ted. Also it's because of this he started to respect Ted, as Ted covered what happened to the photo and gave Zabka the credit]]. He also likes Gary Blauman because he recognized him for his poetry.
* CulturedBadass: An actor known for being part of a martial arts film and is revealed to actually be a poet.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After spending years being publicly booed for his role in the Karate Kid, Zabka became the youngest winner of the American Humanities medal for Literature, finally becoming known for something other than playing the bad guy.
* HiddenDepths: He writes poetry.
* IAmNotSpock: In-Universe. He is booed and gets thrown pop corn for portraying a JerkJock on film, apparently by his own mother as well. When he references Karate Kid once again, Blauman asks if it's from another of his poems, which Zabka immediately thanks him.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: InUniverse. He even tells that the reason he likes to hang out with Barney is because he's the only person who treats him as a hero.
* ProducePelting: Well, pop corn. Zabka even lampshades this by asking why everyone has pop corn in hand.
* SixthRanger: Hanged out with the gang for a while during the final season.
!!Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn from Series/ProjectRunway is, InUniverse, Barney's personal tailor. For more tropes regarding the real Tim Gunn, visit [[Characters/ProjectRunway Project Runway's Character Page]].
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* AdamWesting[=/=]AsHimself: In this version, Tim is Barney's tailor and has many mannerisms that made him famous in Project Runway.
* AscendedExtra: Originally was intended as a [[TheCameo one-episode cameo]] for the 100th episode. For Season 9, he got 3 special appearances, which technically upgrades him to RecurringCharacter for the Season Finale.
* CelebrityParadox: Tim Gunn is included in ''Film/TheSmurfs'' movie which stars Neil Patrick Harris. Further, NPH's wife in the film is played by Creator/JaymaMays (who played a GirlOfTheWeek in season 1), while Smurfette is voiced by Music/KatyPerry (whom played a GOTW in season 6).
* TheComicallySerious: He can also retort with sassy comments with a completely deadpan face, without any trace of sarcasm.
--> "Please don't cry on this. ''It's silk''."
* CatchPhrase: His most popular catch phrase from Project Runway also gets a nod.
-->"I'm sorry, Barney. I couldn't ''Make it work''".
* TheDandy: Obviously, as he is a suits tailor.
* TheFashionista: Required, as he is Barney's tailor.
* SharpDressedMan: He's a guy who is always wearing suits, ''while'' making suits.
!!Greg Fisher
The guy Shannon started dating while she was dating Barney.
->'''Played by''': Mark Derwin
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* ArchEnemy: To Barney.
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:At the receiving end of this courtesy of Barney.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Thought he's a OneShotCharacter? Wrong! [[spoiler: He is one of Barney's bosses whom he worked for only to humiliate for stealing his first girlfriend.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Is a higher-up at [=AltruCell=] Corp., an implied to be very corrupt MegaCorp.
* EvilCounterpart: Represents everything that is evil in Barney and implies to take it UpToEleven.
* {{Jerkass}}: Knows Shannon is dating Barney and stole her from him anyway. He even mocked poor Barney.
* KavorkaMan: This not so good looking man gets girls easily because of his money and the fact that most of said girls are {{Gold Digger}}s.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Averted, though it took Barney ''15 years'' to screw him for what he did to him.]]
* KickTheDog: If stealing Barney's girlfriend isn't bad enough, he mocked him until he feels very humiliated.
* SharpDressedMan: Whom Barney emulated in order to "beat him at his own game". [[spoiler: He succeeded.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appeared in two episodes (not counting flashbacks), but he is the BigBad of Barney's story arc.
* SmugSnake: He didn't care about any of the guys he hired as scapegoats, barely reacting when the last one prior to Barney got arrested.
!! The Farhampton Staff
The workers of the Farhampton Hotel present for Barney and Robin's Wedding weekend.
->'''Curtis is played by''': Roger Bart
->'''Linus is played by''': Robert Belushi
->'''Hamish is played by''': Rhys Darby
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* TheComicallySerious: Linus, delivering the punchlines of the scenes, usually responds plainly without a trace of sarcasm.
-->'''Lily''': You're slipping, Linus.
-->'''Linus''': We're running out of glasses.
* ConsummateLiar: Hamish, the night shift frontdesk clerk, attributed every flaw of Lily's room [[BlatantLies to the Ghost of Captain Dirdoof]]. When Lily tried to complain about room service, he blamed her for those issues instead.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Curtis, even thought he meant well, was constantly pitying Ted being single at the romantic inn.
* OneShotCharacter: Unlike Curtis, Linus and the bell hop, Hamish is the only employee to appear only in one episode.
* PhraseCatcher: "Thank you, Linus"
* SecretKeeper: It's later revealed that Linus was the only person during the weekend that knew about Lily's pregnancy, since she requested her "Kennedy Package" non-alcoholic.
* ShipperOnDeck: Just by talking briefly to The Mother, Curtis gave her the room next to Ted's. Years later, Curtis still remembers them and greets them every time they're at the hotel.
* YouDidntAsk: Linus. After the gang smashed 3 bottles of Glenn [=MacKenna=] scotch, he serves them to the gang.
-->'''Barney''': This whole time you had Glenn [=MacKenna=] 35? Why didn't you say something
-->'''Linus''': You didn't ask for the 35.
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!!Ranjit Singh
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->''"HELLOOOOO!"''
The gang's favorite cab/limo/anything driver. Meets the main five for the first time in the pilot episode, and after driving them around a few times eventually becomes friends with them to the point of knowing many personal details about their lives.
->'''Played by''': Marshall Manesh
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: "''Ted, I don't want you to see me pissed!''"
* BilingualBonus: In the [[CavemenVsAstronautsDebate "Ducks vs. Rabbits"]] argument he has a short monologue in Farsi.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "''Hellooooooo!''" and "''To the'' [vehicle]''!''"
* CoolCar: He starts as a cab driver in the Pilot episode, and the next time we see him he upgrades to limousine driver.
* CoolOldGuy: This presumably over 50 years old man is constantly seen hanging out with the FunPersonified main characters.
* FunnyForeigner: He is a very doting yet hilarious Bangladeshi man.
* HappilyMarried: In the Pilot, Barney asks if the lebanese women are hot, and Ranjit shows a photo of his wife (Barney disagreed, but still). He was invited to Marshall and Lily's house with his wife for couple night.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With the gang.
* OlderSidekick: His job is mainly to assist/drive the entire or particular member(s) of the gang.
* RecurringCharacter: He pops up from time to time, usually at least OnceASeason starting with a surprisingly in-depth role in the pilot.
* SelfMadeMan: Future!Ted tells in "Gary Blauman" that Ranjit finally became owner of a limousine company after working hard and earning money from stock exchange.
* SixthRanger[=/=][[TagalongKid Tagalong Guy]]: To the gang, whenever he shows up.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: He is once seen picking up a 100-pound keg of beer ''with one hand'' and lifting it over his shoulder.
* TokenMinority: The only South Asian (from UsefulNotes/{{Bangladesh}}) character in the show.
!!Carl [=MacLaren=]
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->''"I can trust you guys!"''
The owner of the bar the core five frequently go to. He has known the gang at least since 2001 and seems to be relatively close to them.
->'''Played by''': Joe Nieves
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* BaldOfAwesome: The man in charge of the gang's favorite bar.
* TheBartender: Besides the fact that he owns [=MacLaren's=], he also knows the gang for years and what drinks they usually get.
* DeadpanSnarker: He mostly joins the gang in snarking at them or trolling Barney with a serious face.
* FamilyBusiness: In the future, Carl would be still working in [=MacLaren=]'s with his son.
* HotBlooded: He banned a guy from the bar because he wouldn't attend Mark's funeral (a guy nobody knew who he was) to watch the Superbowl.
* EmotionalBruiser: Pulled Lily into a hug, realizing she was pregnant in two seconds (she ordered a round plus and [[GenreSavvy a non-alcoholic]]).
* LargeAndInCharge: Everyone knows you don't piss off Carl if you want to keep going to [=MacLaren's=]
* LimitedWardrobe: He always wears black in which Marshall thinks he's a vampire. Though, he wears a coat in "Three Days A Snow".
* OnlyOneName: Played with In-Universe: Carl dared Marshal that he would name a drink after him if Marshal said his last name.
--> ''You don't know my last name! You've been drinking here for years and you don't know my last name! I will name any drink in this bar after you, if you can tell me my last name.''
* OnlySaneMan: in ''The Pineapple Incident'', when Ted gets hilariously drunk, has the common sense of writing his number in Ted's arm just in case.
* {{Troll}}: He happily participates when the gang are pranking each other.
** Barney once paid him to keep Marshall's nude painting in the bar. Marshall couldn't bribe him back, as Carl replied with a wide smile that Barney paid him a lot more.
** He happily participated in trolling Barney by calling him "Swarley" multiple times.
** Barney once paid him to turn on the heat so the wedding planner would take her coat off. Robin comments it's not the first time they have done it.
** Named "sneaking into the women's bathroom" a "Marshall Eriksen".
** Marshall's plan of intimidation for Barney's slap involved Carl accepting a bag of gold for a "broken jukebox".
!!Wendy
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->''"I-It's a tie..."''
The most prominent waitress at [=MacLaren=]'s Bar. Like Carl, she seems to be relatively close to the main five and even had a short fling with Barney.
->'''Played by''': Charlene Amoia
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Although more of composed than straight-out aloof.
* AmicableExes: Is hurt but mature and civil when Barney discards her like all his other flings, while Barney is convinced she is CuteAndPsycho ready to snap.
* AscendedExtra: She was around as a background character for the most part, appearing in more episodes than she talks (much like Carl). On a few occasions she is given a small plotline, especially her send-off episode.
* TheChewToy: She seems to get hurt a lot at [=MacLaren=]'s, often because of the gang.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Played with - Barney sees her as this during their short fling, because he's ''Barney''. She simply thinks they're actually boyfriend and girlfriend, and acts accordingly.
* CovertPervert: She watches porn as revealed in season 3.
* CrashIntoHello: How she met her eventual husband.
* DeadpanSnarker: On occasion. Hey, if you had to deal with the likes of ''Barney'' all day, you would be, too.
* EnemyMine: Reason why she and her husband initially connect (their mutual hatred of Marshall).
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone knows her by her first name, but she's always called "Wendy the Waitress". Taken up a notch during her fling with Barney when Lily muses that she'd be a good "Wendy the Waitress hyphen Stenson".
* HappilyMarried: In Ted's 2021 flashback, she's married to an ex-coworker of Marshall's, and they run into Ted while on their second honeymoon in Hong Kong.
* NiceGirl: Even after Barney broke up with her and eventually realized it was another of his one night stands, she still tried to give him a new tie and remain cordial.
* OnlyOneName: They only call her "Wendy The Waitress".
* PutOnABus: A FlashForward to 2021 showed that she last saw Ted and the gang in 2011 (season six) as she had gotten married and moved away since then (not knowing what happened between Ted and Zoey). As such while they haven't commented on her absence, season seven and beyond has shown a different waitress at [=MacLaren's=].
* WideEyedIdealist: She genuinely thought she and Barney were in a serious relationship, even thought she knew about his womanizer tendencies for all their years as regular costumers.
!!Hammond Druthers
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Ted's former boss at the architectural firm he used to work at.
->'''Played by''': Creator/BryanCranston
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* ArtisticLicenseEngineering[=/=]EpicFail: In Chicago, Druthers designed a crystal tower. The problem? It reflected so much light that melted near buildings and boiled the aquarium, killing thousand of fish.
** RealityIsUnrealistic: The architect Rafael Vinloy designed not one but two buildings thet focused sunlight to a point it melts plastic [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Vinoly#Sun_Glare check The Other Wiki]]
* BadBoss: His subordinates hate him.
* CelebrityParadox: In a Season 8 episode, Mickey Aldrin mentions his plans to watch ''Series/BreakingBad''. Bryan Cranston plays the main character of said show. Additionally, Bob Odenkirk, who played Marshall's boss Arthur Hobbs, is also part of said show's main cast.
* DisproportionateRetribution: At one time when Lily stole his baseball signed by Pete Rose, he claimed that he'll fire three persons per hour if said ball wasn't returned to him.
* HumiliationConga: His wife sent him the divorce papers, had a second birthday party at the office and was having a heart attack. [[ShootTheDog And Ted put the sprinkles by firing him]].
* {{Jerkass}}: He isn't a pleasing person and is a BadBoss to boot. Even when Ted became his superior, Druthers still berated him and mocked his design ideas.
* PutOnABus: After Ted fired him.
** TheBusCameBack: In season 9, where he offered Ted to work for his architectural firm in Chicago. Ted ultimately rejected it.
* ThisIsWhatTheBuildingWillLookLike: We never see the model, but everyone (except for Druthers himself) could see the building was a giant penis (didn't help that it was pink and the garden was composed of brown trees).
!! Arthur Hobbs
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Barney's current boss and formerly Marshall's as well.
->'''Played by''': Creator/BobOdenkirk
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Arthur often speaks this about his family: His wife is a GoldDigger, his kids are horrible and the only HopeSpot for him is his beloved dog Tugboat.
* BadBoss: Screams at everyone at work, to the point of making Marshall cry.
* ButForMeItsWasTuesday: Arthur doesn't seem to remember that Marshall worked for him twice.
* CelebrityParadox: In a Season 8 episode, Mickey Aldrin mentions his plans to watch ''Series/BreakingBad''. Bob Odenkirk is a main character in said show. Additionally, Bryan Cranston, who played Ted's former boss Hammond Druthers, is Breaking Bad's lead star.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The only living creature he seems to love is his dog Tugboat.
* {{Jerkass}}: See BadBoss.
** HiddenHeartOfGold: Loves his dog and is friends with Barney.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He is the only one who fixes all the couples discussions by simply telling them to be open and honest.
* KickTheDog: He is responsible for Marshall failing his job interviews, as he gives very bad references about Marshall's performance at work.
!! Garrison Cootes and Honeywell
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Marshall's bosses and senior partners of Honeywell & Cootes, one of the biggest environmental law firms in America.
->'''Played by''': Martin Short (Garrison) and Joe Lo Truglio (Honeywell)
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* BenevolentBoss: Even thought Cootes is convinced the world is going to end, he tries his best to keep his workers happy and buy them cake.
* BerserkButton: Never make fun of Honeywell's height.
* BrokenBird: Cootes was said to be a fierce environmental attorney, until he became TheCynic at the prospect of "The End of the World", which made him accept small consolation prizes from big companies, enough to buy cake for everyone.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Cootes is very quirky, but is explicitly stated as a very well-known and credible lawyer.
* CarpetOfVirility: Honeywell is shown to have this when he starts wearing V-neck shirts.
* CrazySurvivalist: Cootes firmly believes the world is going to end, and he even went hiding in a bunker in Colorado, abandoning the firm.
* LastNameBasis: Mr. Honeywell's first name is never mentioned.
* LetsGetDangerous: After Marshall talks to him on why [[TheDeterminator he hasn't give up on saving the planet]], Cootes decides to declare war on Gruber Pharmaceuticals.
* ManOnFire: Cootes gets this when he tries to attend the oven while wearing Mickey's bee-keeper suit. Cootes enjoyed the adrenaline rush.
* MarriedToTheJob: Cootes orders Marshall to return to the office right in the middle of his housewarming party. Right after an [[ManOnFire accident with Mickey's bee-keeper suit]], Cootes recovers his lost excitement and gets over this phase.
* TheNapoleon: Honeywell barely reaches Marshall's shoulders, saying that the rest are "abnormally tall".
* PutOnABus: Marshall mentions Cootes went hiding in a bunker in Colorado after the Gruber Pharmaceuticals case. His name is even removed from the "Honeywell and Cootes" sign.
* PyrrhicVictory: They win the Gruber Pharmaceuticals case, but the judge only orders them to pay 25 thousand dollars, instead of the 25 million dollar claim. As a result the firm lost a lot of business, and most of the employees were laid off, leaving only Marshall and a guy named Bernard.
* StepfordSmiler: Cootes tries to hide is pessimism about The End of the World by buying cake for his employees.
!!Scooter
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Scooter is Lily's ex-boyfriend. Their parents are friends and the two of them dated throughout their teenage years, but Lily broke things off when she went to college. To this day, he's still trying--and failing--to win her back.
->'''Played by''': David Burtka
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* ButtMonkey: Most of the gags involving Scooter revolve around his unrequited love for Lily and his pathetic attempts to win her back. Although they broke up several years ago, he's still obsessed with her.
* ContinuitySnarl: His real name is given as Bill in his first appearance, but in a season 8 episode, it's given as Jeff.
* {{Determinator}}: Never gives up on Lily, no matter how many times she tells him she doesn't want anything to do with him.
* DoppelgangerReplacementLoveInterest: In "Gary Blauman", Future!Ted explains [[spoiler:Scooter finally moves on from Lily by marrying ''Stripper Lily''.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: He is hopelessly in love with Lily, after she bullied him into being her boyfriend when they were teens. [[spoiler:Much later, when he marries Stripper Lily, he is happy while she nags at him.]]
* HenpeckedHusband: [[spoiler:After marrying Stripper Lily, they both still work at the Elementary School cafeteria and she is nagging and bossing him around.]]
* HighSchoolSweethearts: Formerly with Lily. But it all changes when it is revealed that Lily Shanghaied him into being her boyfriend during her FormerTeenRebel days and their sweetheart moments are a result of StockholmSyndrome.
* HopelessSuitor: Lily ended up dumping him at the Prom because she was never that invested in the relationship.
* LoveHurts: Lily broke up with him at the Prom and all those years, despite Lily being married to Marshall, he still tries to win her back.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: No one ever calls him by his real name.
* PuppyDogEyes: Even Marshall can't resist.
--> '''Marshall''': Hang on there, Scoots. I'm not going to live forever.
* SingleTargetSexuality: For ''years'', Lily was the only woman in the world that Scooter was interested in. [[spoiler:In the end, he gets married to her doppelgänger: Jasmine (a.k.a. Stripper Lily).]]
* StalkerWithACrush: He went to Lily and Marshall's wedding, though he was invited by Lily's mom, and attempted to stop the procession before Brad chases him out. Later, he's working at Lily's school as a lunch "lady".
* StockholmSyndrome: Based on flashbacks, his feelings for Lily may stem from this. She Shanghaied him into being her boyfriend during her FormerTeenRebel days, and kept him in line through fear. Played for laughs.
* UnknownRival: To Marshall. Though Marshall gets jealous several times when he thought that Scooter took Lily's virginity before him and found out that he's wooing Lily at work. He also became worried that Scooter is at the wedding with the intent to sabotage it.
!!Brad Morris
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Brad is one of Marshall's friends from law school. He's introduced in the second season and becomes friends with the rest of the gang.
->'''Played by''': Joe Manganiello
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* CloudCuckooLander: Frequently uses surfer slang and is oblivious to his own [[CampStraight effeminate mannerisms.]]
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: A male judge--with a wife--was completely and utterly DistractedByTheSexy.
* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: He once manipulated Marshall to get advantage on a legal case, of which he was employed by the competition. The following episode he apologizes, is EasilyForgiven and signs up with Marshalls firm.
* {{Fratbro}}: A Genius Ditz version of this. He's first seen hosting a wild college party (though as law students, he made everyone sign a waiver before they could "FREAKING RAGE"), his later appearances that season included a bromance with Marshall, and disappearing during Marshall's bachelor party only to reappear at the end, naked and wandering the streets. He also speaks like a bro, almost to the point of a verbal tic.
* GeniusBruiser / GeniusDitz: Even more of a [[TheDitz ditz]] than Marshall. Still passed the bar on his first attempt.
* HelloAttorney: Which he uses to his advantage in front of the female jury and a ''male'' judge.
** In a flashforward to 2020, it's shown that Brad, at his 40's, is still MrFanservice, his photo side by side against a balding Marshall. Even the newscast fawns over him.
* ManipulativeBastard: As for Season Eight. You wouldn't have guessed he had it in him.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Marshall starts to think Brad is gay for him because in he pays the dinner, helps Marshall with his coat, and invites Marshall to go to a wedding in Vermont with him.
* MrFanservice: Many episodes take advantage of his physique and he also plays up to it when appropriate.
* NoSell: Takes a punch to the face from Barney, Barney hurt his hand and Brad didn't even blink.
* NiceGuy: Incredibly friendly and loyal to Marshall, didn't take any offense to Barney punching him. The eighth season plays with it with him pulling off an underhanded legal trick on Marshall but he still proved to be affable in the end.
* RealMenWearPink: Like Marshall, he also likes brunch, Alanis Morrisette concerts and Broadway plays.
* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: He has broken up with Kara at least two times. The first time made him have a Bromantic friendship with Marshall, while the second one pushed him into become a corporate lawyer who would spy Marshall's strategy for a case.
* SixthRanger: To the gang whenever he shows up.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Tends to combine legal jargon with surfer slang. "Your honor, this is redonk (ridiculous)!"
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Almost as tall as Marshall, and very good looking.
* VerbalTic: Truncates words very frequently.
!!Adam Punciarello
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Ted's friend since high-school.
->'''Played by''': Chris Romanski
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* ChubbyChaser: He gets HappilyMarried with Kelly, who is very curvy.
* EmbarrassingSlide: He is responsible for uploading Ted's meltdowns on Youtube, even taking the effort to edit a electro-remix of his speeches, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff which got very popular in Finland]].
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Ted and the gang doesn't want him as a SixthRanger.
* {{Gasshole}}: Robin says Punchy proposed to Kelly by [[WackyMarriageProposal belching his proposal through a karaoke machine at the bowling alley]].
* IncomingHam: ''"SCHMOSBEY!"'' *punches him in the arm*
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Punches Ted frequently and makes fun of him, but he truly cares for him, taking the first plane to New York thinking Ted is depressed.
* NoIndoorVoice: Whenever he's talking to Ted at least.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Almost always called "Punchy" rather than Adam.
* ShotgunWedding: [[spoiler:Ted and Barney reminisce that Punchy's wedding is the worst wedding ever because of this.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ted. He thinks they are cool friends, while Ted doesn't think the same way.
!!Tony Grafanello
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Stella's ex-boyfriend and Lucy's father. Is jealous of Ted and Stella's relationship, as he never got over her, but is shown to feel guilty for getting back together with her on the same day she and Ted were supposed to get married.
->'''Played by''': Jason Jones
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* ActionDad: Well, he has a daughter and is a martial artist.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Ted's Betty for Stella's Archie in the episode "Shelter's Island".
* IdleRich: He makes it very clear... his family has a ''lot'' of money.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He feels so bad about Stella & Ted breaking up that he arranges for Ted to get his teaching job at Columbia. Eventually becomes a JerkAss, after he writes Film/TheWeddingBride.
* JerkJock: He is a martial-artist.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: His first hit as a screenwriter is based on a parcialized point of view of Ted and Stella's relationship, in which Ted is a stereotypical Jerk disposable fiance and Tony is a Marty Stu.
!!Cindy
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The mother's roommate.
->'''Played by''': Rachel Bilson
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Especially after she and Ted broke up.
* BrainyBrunette: She likes reading Philosophy for fun, finishes the crosswords and is writing an Economics dissertation.
* TheBusCameBack: She showed up in the first episode of seasons 6 where it's revealed that she became a lesbian after her break-up with Ted. Later, in season 8, she met Ted again in the subway and [[spoiler:suggested to him about having the Mother's band for Barney and Robin's wedding]].
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Barney is visibly pleased when Cindy makes out with her girlfriend, and snaps a picture on his phone.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With the mother in season 5.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Discovers she's gay when she falls for the mother, though Cindy takes it in stride.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jealous of the Mother and initially bitter towards Ted after their breakup, but eventually (presumably after she realizes she's a lesbian) mellows out, enters a happy relationship with her friend, and sincerely apologizes to Ted for the way she acted.
* TheLancer: To the mother, being her most frequently shown companion and {{Foil}}. We also see Cindy got to be this when [[TheChick Kelly]] moved out. In her first appearance, she also have the same ColorMotif as the mother and also dated her eventual husband.
* LastHetRomance: After her brief relationship with Ted ended, Cindy came out as a lesbian.
* LipstickLesbian: She realizes that she is a lesbian sometime after breaking up with Ted. Revealed in season 9 to be right after Ted left.
* OnlyOneName: Her last name is never revealed.
* UnknownRival: To the Mother, though in season 9 it's revealed she told the mother about Ted, right before she kissed her.
!!Karen
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Ted's OnAgainOffAgainGirlfriend.
->'''Played by''': Creator/LauraPrepon
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* BlondesAreEvil: Smug, vain, insufferable, and platinum-blonde.
* CelebrityParadox: Lily said that her female celeb crush is Creator/MilaKunis. Kunis and Laura Prepon starred together in Series/That70sShow.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everyone in the gang hates her except Ted, ''especially'' Lily. When she and Ted break up, the rest of the gang can barely contain their glee.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She has cheated on Ted ''in his own bed'' numerous times, and she gets upset with him when she finds one of Robin's earrings in his bedroom.
* InsufferableGenius: She thinks of herself as cultured and sophisticated, when Lily and Marshall find her as a snob douche.
* {{Jerkass}}: Obnoxious, arrogant, cheater, unrepentant and toys with Ted constantly.
* KickTheDog: Every time she's onscreen, she insults or hurts someone for no reason.
* ReallyGetsAround: Every time she and Ted broke up, it's because he found her in bed with another guy.
* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: She and Ted have broken up and reconciled ''a lot'' during college, because Karen would cheat on Ted frequently, and Ted still forgave her (even after swearing every single time that he won't take her back).
* SixthRangerTraitor: In virtue of being Ted's OnAgainOffAgainGirlfriend and the fact that she always ends up cheating on him.
* SmugSnake: Just obnoxious to the gang about art, culture, and just... everything.
* SoapBoxSadie: A really obnoxious version of this.
* StatuesqueStunner: Say what you want about her... she's still hot. Probably why Ted kept going back to her.
* TeacherStudentRomance: One of the many times Karen cheated on Ted was with one of her professors.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Every time she's Ted's girlfriend. See SixthRangerTraitor.
* TheUnapologetic: She has cheated on Ted many times, and she barely apologized. And if she ever did, it wasn't sincere or wouldn't last long until she hooked up again with someone else ''on Ted's bed''.
* YourCheatingHeart: While dating Ted back in college, she slept with other guys ''in his room''. And whenever Ted comes back to his room, he's greeted by the words, "Sorry, bro".
!!Natalie
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Ted's three-time girlfriend.
->'''Played by''': Anne Dudek
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* ActionGirl: Well she knows Krav Maga...
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Ted usually.
* BerserkButton: Ted dumping her again on her birthday without an acceptable reason (it got worse as Ted Tried to fix it).
* BrokenBird: It's said that the first break up with Ted is what made her distrustful and bitter (with many reasons, Ted dumped her on the phone, leaving a recorded message, on her birthday, for everyone at her house to hear it). Before that she was very cheerful.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Natalie got dumped by Ted on her birthday ''twice''!
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: But, as Ted, finds out, there are NoSparks.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Her sock monkeys.
* HumiliationConga: The first time Ted broke up with her, it wasn't even in person. He called her and left her a recorded message... ''during her surprise birthday party''... for ''everyone'' at her livingroom to hear.
* IceQueen: She soon [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosts]]. Unfortunately, Ted dumped her again.
* IKnowKarate: Ted has no idea what Krav Maga is until Natalie demonstrates it to him for dumping her.
* KickChick: She knows Krav Maga, and she's not afraid to use it.
* LoveHurts: Specifically if Ted is involved.
* NoSparks: Ted realizes she's objectively great, but he just doesn't love her.
* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: She and Ted had apparently gotten together and broken up three times (a flashback in a season 5 episode has a scene that shows a post-breakup scene that can't possibly be tied any of the other breakups).
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Although Lily and Marshall know her, her scenes are always with Ted excluding flashbacks.
* ShootTheDog: Ted considers breaking up with her for the second time as this. She responded with a literal KickTheSonOfABitch on Ted.
* StatuesqueStunner: Anne Dudek is 5'10. When in heels, she almost stands at the same height as the 6'0 feet tall Josh Radnor (Ted).
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She rejects Ted when he wants to get back with her, but she soon warms up to him again and rekindle the relationship, only for Ted to dump her again, which makes her snap and kick his ass.
* WhenSheSmiles: She looks so sweet and happy!
* WomanScorned: ''And holy shit how''! First time, she cursed at him when Ted called after so many years. The second time went FromBadToWorse. Even when Ted tries to date again despite that she kicked his ass before, he ended up having skin burns.
* YankTheDogsChain: She receives this from Ted. Just when she felt she could trust again in men, Ted dumps her again on her birthday.
!!Shannon
Barney's first girlfriend.
->'''Played by''': Katie Walder
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She kept up the charade of supporting Barney and still wanting to help people in Nicaragua, but in truth she just wanted Barney out of her life.
* BlondesAreEvil: Downplayed. Cheated on Barney with a suit-wearing womanizer and laughs merciless at him.
* ConsummateLiar: Barney had no idea she was deceiving him and cheating on him.
* CynicismCatalyst: Cheating on Barney made him [[TheCasanova the man]] [[SharpDressedMan he is]] [[ManipulativeBastard today]].
* GoldDigger: The reason she grew out of her hippie phase and started dating a guy in a suit is because she buys her a lot of stuff.
* GranolaGirl: Formerly a hippie like Barney.
* {{Jerkass}}: Dumping Barney for a suit-wearing womanizer and ''lying'' to him about it? ''Ouch.''
* KarmaHoudini: Averted, though it took Barney 8 years to [[IncrediblyLamePun screw her]] for what she did to him.
* KickTheDog: Her dating with the suit-wearing womanizer and making fun of his video resulted to Barney's StartOfDarkness and EvilMakeover.
* LikesOlderWomen: {{Gender Flip}}ped. The guy she left Barney for was much older than her.
* RevengeByProxy: When Marshall visited her apartment and told her that he's a friend of Barney, she slapped him.
* SexWithTheEx: Barney goaded her into this as part of his revenge.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appeared in a single episode (not counting flashbacks), but her introduction made a ''huge'' impact in Barney's character/story arc.
* YourCheatingHeart: She had been cheating on Barney with a guy with money and tried to get rid of Barney by sending him to the Peace Corps before he realized all the truth.
!!Don Frank
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Don is introduced as Robin's new co-worker and love interest after she and Barney break up. When she swore she wasn't interested in dating anymore the guys tell her that's a sign she will find "the guy she's supposed to marry" and that is when Don showed up. Although a huge jerk to her at first as a result of apathy, their relationship grows closer over time.
->'''Played by''': Benjamin Koldyke
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* CharacterShilling: Coming after a couple of episodes portraying him as a shiftless loser who didn't bother to take his job seriously, he straightens up to show Robin some respect. That's all fine, but it's rather jarring that after hanging out with the same once (offscreen, no less), Marshall especially couldn't stop glowing over how amazing he was.
* DerailingLoveInterests: An interesting variation, since he was introduced as a lazy JerkAss but suddenly became the perfect man when Robin started dating him. Then he reverts to Jerkass behavior.
* {{Irony}}:
** His introduction: Robin declares that she's not going to look for love any more and focus on her career and Future!Ted says "Ironically, that's the day she met... Don."
** The only reason that [[spoiler:Don got a shot at his dream job is that Robin gave up that same opportunity.]]
* JerkAss: Being apathetic about his job regardless of who else that interferes with? Pulling the Naked Man on Robin after trying to make amends for his behavior? Leaving Robin for a job that Robin ''turned down'' so she could stay with him? Yeah, this guy fits here.
* PantsFree: On his first day at Come On and Get Up New York! Don would usually appear on set without pants and a morning booze. The first thing Don does when he wants to redeem himself is wear them again.
* PutOnABus: He went to Chicago for a job offer which is the ''same one'' offered to Robin and this ultimately ended their relationship.
* RomanticFalseLead: Due to the LemonyNarrator, when Don is introduced, it's treated as though he's the man Robin will marry (since the narration was discussing how you find the one you marry as soon as you stop looking).
* TwoFirstNames: Don and Frank are commonly used first names.
!!George "The Captain" Van Smoot
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Zoey's extremely wealthy (later ex-) husband.
->'''Played by''': Kyle [=MacLachlan=]
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Named himself The Captain because he believes a real man can do that.
--> In that case, I'm Galactic President Superstar [=McAwesomeville=].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is obsessed with boats, and is also a smart businessman, olympic fencing expert and many other talents mentioned in the series.
* TheBusCameBack: In Season 8 to give Lily an exciting new job.
* TheCaptain: A full-case example. He named himself "The Captain" and loves sailing.
* CloudCuckooLander: He relates everything to boats and often speaks in navy code (for example, he only answers to Lily if she uses "Permission to aboard" or "Ahoy!").
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: He was married with Zoey, who was blonde. And later gets engaged to [[DumbBlonde Becky]]
* JerkassFacade: He is aware that he is intimidating to others and has fun with that, but the reality being that there is a generational gap with his wife and her friends and he really does like Ted.
* LargeHam: Part of the reason he has difficulty making friends is because of his overly hammy and dramatic tones.
* MayDecemberRomance: He was considerably older than Zoey (at least 10 years older than her), [[spoiler:and by Season 9, he reveals he got engaged to "Boats Boats Boats" Becky]].
* NiceGuy: Once you get past the Aura of Creepy. He is willing to be friends with Ted (even after discovering Zoey left him for Ted), and contacted Lily to give her the Dream Job.
* NightmareFace: His smile creeps people out. Marshal figures out why by dividing a still of his face in half. The bottom half is [[WhenSheSmiles genuinely cheerful,]] the top half wants to murder you.
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Plays up his creepiness because he's shy.
* RecurringCharacter: He appears again after Zoey gets PutOnABus as Lily's new boss.
* SophisticatedAsHell
-->''I daresay Scylla and Charybdis could not have torn us asunder: we had great big boners for each other.''
* UpperClassTwit: Rather self-involved but otherwise a nice guy. He can make Marshall's boss Arthur feel stupid so that is a plus.
* VanityLicensePlate: In "Daisy", the plate on his car is "AHOY!!"
* WealthyYachtOwner: He is filthy rich and loves boats.
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: In case the wealth and love for boats didn't tip you off.
!!Stuart and Claudia
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Friends of the gang. Introduced in season 1, appeared sporadically throughout and had a baby in season 6.
->'''Played by''': Matt Boren (Staurt) and Virginia Williams (Claudia)
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* TheAlcoholic: How Stuart copes.
-->'''Claudia''': Maybe we should call her "Vodka", so you hold her tight and never let go.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: At Marshall's bachelor party, Stuart uses all the tired cliches of marriage being a ball and chain, the end of freedom, etc. and confirms it's because his own marriage isn't going so well. As the party goes from bad to worse, he states that he misses Claudia. [[spoiler:This trope is then averted in Season 9, when we find out that Stuart is cheating on Claudia.]]
* AwfulWeddedLife: Even before the wedding, Stuart and Claudia couldn't stop bickering. After it, Stuart constantly delivered snarky remarks about his marriage.
* BetaCouple: But a subversion to some degree, as while they love each other several points have been made that they are not uniformly stable like Marshall and Lily. [[spoiler: Which may be considered foreshadowing, considering the finale for season 1.]]
* {{Bridezilla}}: Since Claudia is a ControlFreak and HotBlooded, she gets very hysterical at small issues from her wedding, like Ted wanting to bring a date after he marked "alone", Stuart making decisions behind her back or Ted calling her in the middle of her Honey Moon.
* ControlFreak: Claudia
* DeadpanSnarker: Stuart is very aware of how shrill and controlling Claudia is, and he frequently makes snarky comments about it.
* DrowningMySorrows[=/=]INeedAFreakingDrink: When Stuart calls off the wedding, Claudia goes to the bar and drink vodka cranberries, while venting all her sorrows to Barney. When Ted called her the day after to ask her for Victoria's info, Stuart got to calm her with some more vodka cranberries.
* LargeHam: Claudia.
* TheMasochismTango: They bicker ''constantly''.
* RecurringCharacter: They both show up when the show needs a wedded couple.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In their first appearance, Stuart is nice and a good friend, allowing Ted to bring Robin, even when Claudia did not agree. Compared to his wife, he was the voice of reason, encouraging her to call Ted back when she hung up on him. After their wedding, Stuart started to make bitter comments about marriage and bickering with his wife about everything. It got worse by Season 9, where it's revealed he lied about Ted's wedding gift being his, he was stealing shampoo from the Farhampton hotel and cheated on Claudia with another woman.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Barney is caught up over this. To be fair, Claudia is a bit of a shrew.
* WeddingDay: The reason for their appearance on the show, to have a wedding.
* YourCheatingHeart: Both of them. Claudia considered leaving Stuart for his brother and Stuart takes a shower with another woman at Barney's wedding.
!!Kevin Venkataraghavan
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->''"My next patient thinks he's God. On the off-chance that he's right, I really don't wanna keep him waiting."''
Robin's court-ordered therapist after she had assaulted another woman. He stopped being Robin's therapist because he was attracted to her and they ended up dating.
->'''Played by''': Creator/KalPenn
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* {{Adorkable}}: After Robin makes him stop giving each other High-fives, Kevin internally pouts and laments, because he really liked it.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Kevin deduces correctly that Barney's lie to get rid of the Ducky Tie was [[spoiler: because Nora's parents were going to meet him in two days]] only because of the elements of the made-up story.
-->'''Kevin''': Perhaps I can help. Marshall, ask yourself this question. Why today? He hasn't say anything about that tie for weeks, and yet suddenly today, he can't wear it another second? Now there's a reason. He's got something coming up. Somewhere where you're on display. Vulnerable. Exposed. [[spoiler:It's not work related. No, this is relationship stuff]]. You're trying to impress someone. In the lie you told, you said you were being chased by two goons, so it's two people. [[spoiler:A couple, perhaps. You're meeting Nora's parents tomorrow!]]
-->'''Barney''': Wroooong!! Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong! [[spoiler:It's in two days and I really want them to like me!!!]]
-->(Ted and Kevin high five)
-->'''Ted''': Therapist'd!!
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Barney's Veronica for Robin's Archie.
* BrainyBrunette: Kevin studied at Harvard University (twice) and Princeton University.
* BollywoodNerd: Averted. He is a very capable therapist, has attended Harvard and Princeton, has his share of pop-culture savvyness and is pretty normal and well adjusted to the gang (even to the point he is less nerdy than Ted, as Ted would bore him with a coin collector documentary).
* CrazyJealousGuy: Subverted. He initially was taken back because of Ted's lack of boundaries and feared that he was still after Robin, until they realized that he was just fragile because of his bad break ups. Also he never showed any signs of being jealous of either Ted or Barney. Even after Robin cheated on him with Barney, he chose to ignore this and remained by her side, ultimately breaking up with her for other different reason.
* DeadpanSnarker: Usually at himself.
* DerailingLoveInterests: The writers had to get rid of him, but (in order to keep the WillTheyOrWontThey going) couldn't simply have Robin leave him for Barney. The solution? Introduce a need to have kids that had never been mentioned at any point before (which didn't even come up when it would be appropriate, such as when he was painting a nursery or when Robin learns she can't have kids).
* GenreSavvy: Due to his training as a therapist he often is able to see through things, even if he tries hard to avoid noticing them.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: He meets Robin in court-mandated therapy, and starts falling in love with her after many sessions of knowing her. They start dating sometime after Kevin stops being her therapist.
** [[spoiler:The same thing happens years later with Jeanette, who is indeed insane.]]
* {{Foil}}: To both Ted and Barney.
** He is as nice, smart and grounded as Ted, both have unresolved issues with their families (Ted has truble having honest talks with his parents, while Kevin's simply ignore him and favor more his surgeon brother), but Ted has quirks that even Kevin finds ''too'' nerdy and also Kevin has more emotional stability than Ted.
** Kevin has everything Barney lacks: He is a good listener, is compliant and, most importantly, ''sane'', in comparison to all the ego and emotional bagages Barney has.
* NiceGuy: Very sweet and friendly, making him the perfect {{foil}} for Barney.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While Future!Ted reminds many times Kevin is a ''trained therapist'', he is not free from losing temper from the gang's IdiotBall moments or getting jealous as well.
* OddCouple: [[spoiler:He hooks up with [[CuteAndPsycho Jeanette]], from all people.]]
* OnlySaneMan: As a professional therapist, he can point out all the specific psychological ways the FiveManBand is so completely messed up.
* OppositesAttract: [[spoiler:Him being a ''therapist'' falls in love with [[CuteAndPsycho Jeanette]], from all people]].
* ParentalIssues: He bottles up frustration about his mother's favoritism for his brother.
** In the episode where he addresses LikeParentLikeSpouse and causes the others to freak about it, he makes a comment about how he would end up with a woman [[TheUnfavorite who will love his brother more than him]]. Then he starts seeing his mother instead of Robin. His response?
--> '''Robin:''' Ted is a Nice Guy!
--> '''Mom:''' You should be more like him.
--> '''Kevin:''' Mom, right on schedule.
* PutOnABus: They broke up after Robin revealed that she doesn't want to have kids.
* TheShrink: Of the "Awesome" variety. Quite frankly, Robin's a psychological mess at this point and when he was her psychiatrist, she was making huge steps. It helps that he went to Harvard... then Princeton... then wow, Harvard again.
* SeenItAll: When Robin asks Kevin if he's thinking she is an awful person, Kevin reassures she's not, as he has treated serial killers and psychotic mental patients, one of them who sent him a bag of feces.
--> '''Kevin''': At least he remembered my birthday.
* SixthRanger: He starts hanging out with them when he dated Robin and enjoys their company despite seeing how messed up her friends are.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Discussed. Upon seeing how messed up the FiveManBand is, he is visibly disturbed on how long they are like that. And by the way, Kevin ''is'' an actual therapist.
* TokenMinority: He is the only one with indian heritage.
* UnderstandingBoyfriend: He only got insecure about Robin being friends with her exes, but got past it soon, as he understood Ted was fragile. Later, although he doesn't know Robin cheated on him, tells her that it's not necessary to tell if they'll still be together. Kevin only leaves after Robin reminds him that he would have to give up forever any possibility of having children in the future, as she doesn't want any.
* TheUnfavorite: Has ParentalIssues because his parents prefer his doctor brother to him.
* VerbalBackspace: "...By the way, you all look great, especially Robin."
!!Nick Podarutti
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Robin's crush introduced in season 6. They became a couple in season 8.
->'''Played by''': Michael Trucco
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* BrainlessBeauty: [[DerailingLoveInterests Eventually]].
-->'''Barney:''' You can't wait [to break up with him]. [[ItMakesSenseInContext His groin will heal]]. And then before you know it, you'll be marrying a man who once ate a vanilla-scented candle.
-->'''Robin:''' That was on me. I shouldn't have left it in the kitchen. But it was lit... ''man'', he dumb.
* ChekhovsGunman: Shows up in an episode in season 6. Doesn't become a real character until season 8, when he and Robin begin dating offscreen.
* DerailingLoveInterests: Twice! First happens when Robin suddenly is annoyed with how sensitive and in touch with his feelings Nick is. Later, he's suddenly TheDitz. It's implied that Robin never noticed before because the sex was so good, but it's jarring that these flaws were never even alluded to until they're used for drama. As the narrator, you'd think Ted would have commented on it.
* FemaleGaze: Quinn only got convinced that Robin wasn't going to steal Barney back because Robin showed her Nick has washboard abs.
* GranolaGuy: His motorcycle runs on corn.
* HiddenDepths: He is exceptionally patient for a SatelliteLoveInterest. He understands that Robin's history with her male friends are longer than their own, and is respectful of her hanging out with Ted and Barney from time to time.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Eventually revealed that he's much more sensitive than Robin, and he's a professional chef.
* MrFanservice: Lots of shirtless scenes, and Robin finds him so attractive that she's often distracted by him.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: He becomes Robin's boyfriend after we've already been shown that Robin [[spoiler:will [[DoomedByCanon be Barney's future bride.]]]] We know next to nothing about him except reasons why Robin might break up with him, namely [[TheLadette that he's a bit too sensitive for Robin's taste.]]
* SexualKarma: Right after [[spoiler: Robin breaks up with him]] he stumbles into a three-way with two hot chicks who have also just been dumped, somewhat alleviating any guilt Robin or Barney may feel for the split.
* SixthRanger: He became part of the FiveManBand when he dated Robin and joined Marshall's basketball team for a while before breaking up with Robin.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: "Hot as lava and just as thick," as Lily puts it.
!!Patrice
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Robin's co-worker. Patrice likes Robin. [[{{Understatement}} Robin doesn't like Patrice.]]
->'''Played by''': Ellen D. Williams
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Even thought Robin can't stand Patrice, it's also shown it's because Patrice got annoyingly obsessed with her one time, forcing her cookies and wearing the same clothes as her.
* AscendedExtra: Introduced as a background character in reaction shots. Gradually comes into more focus.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Robin's Veronica for Barney's Archie, [[spoiler: subverted when it is [[TheReveal revealed]] Barney isn't really dating her and that it is all part of [[BatmanGambit his final play]] "The Robin"]].
* ButtMonkey
-->'''"NOBODY ASKED YOU, PATRICE!"'''
-->'''"DAMN IT PATRICE, STOP SMOTHERING ME!"'''
-->'''"PATRICE IRONS MY PANTS WRONG!"'''
* ExtremeDoormat: Even when she rescued Robin's purse from a thief and dislocated her shoulder, Robin always rewards her with more screaming, and she never confronts Robin about the constant abuse.
* NiceGirl: Probably the nicest person since Mister Rogers. She is baking cookies for Robin, ironing her pants and being overall nice to her (she even fought a thief to recover the purse Robin left forgotten near the vending machine). She offers a distraught Barney (whom she's never met) a cookie for Christ's sake!
* OffscreenInertia: Common fan-reaction to Robin abandoning her plans to live with Patrice were that she was just sitting there... waiting for Robin... who would never come...
* OnlyOneName: Her last name is never mentioned.
* ThePollyanna: She's always happy, even when people around her are quite mean to her face.
* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: {{Invoked}} for Barney. It was a damn good gambit done by Barney AND Patrice for Barney to ask Robin for her hand in marriage.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: For Barney and Nora. Which may explain why Robin hates her so much. And later for [[spoiler: Robin and Barney.]]
* SitcomArchNemesis: Robin ''hates'' Patrice even though Patrice loves Robin.
!!Sandy Rivers
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Robin's original co-anchor while she was with News Channel One. Departs after the first season finale, later becomes Robin's co-worker again.
->'''Played by''': Alexis Denisof
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* TheBusCameBack: When Robin got a job with Worldwide News, Sandy's their lead anchor.
** CommutingOnABus: Not exactly a main character after that, but shows up from time to time.
* ChewingTheScenery: Constantly loud and bombastic.
* FullNameBasis: Tells Robin to say his whole name, because he thinks people get a kick out of it.
* GenderBlenderName: "Sandy" is usually a girl's name.
* HandsomeLech: He thinks himself this way, he is really just a pervert.
* PetTheDog: In the Season 1 finale, he recommended his boss to have Robin as his replacement for lead anchor when he's given an offer at CNN.
* PutOnABus: At the end of Season 1, he takes a job with CNN.
** InUniverse, Future!Ted reveals a scandal finally forced him to move to Russia.
* SharpDressedMan: Befitting a news anchor.
%% * TookALevelInJerkass
* UnknownRival: Ted used to make fun of him whenever he reads the headlines of today's paper on air. Then, he hates him for being Robin's date at a local media award and asking her out on their camping trip.
!!Nora
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Barney's second serious girlfriend in the show and Robin's co-workers. Impeccably nice and British, unlike with past relationships, Barney made serious efforts to drop his womanizing ways for her. He breaks up with her in season 6 after fearing making a commitment. He wins her back at the start of season 7, [[YankTheDogsChain only for it to end]] when he cheats on her with Robin.
->'''Played by''': Nazanin Boniadi
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's very distant when Barney is wooing her.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Robin. She got a great assignment, she got Barney, and Sandy Rivers now wants to sleep with her instead of Robin.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: She has a british accent, but it's never stated her actual heritage.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Robin's Veronica for Barney's Archie.
* BritishAccent: Unclear where in England she's from, though.
* CloserToEarth: ''Much'' saner than Barney.
* HotScoop: She works at the news station with Robin.
* LoveMartyr: She puts up with a lot of crap from Barney.
* NiceGirl: Everyone in the office seems to like her, she's always polite and nice to Robin who (secretly) hates her, and she even considers giving Barney a chance [[spoiler: after he cheats on her]].
* OnlyOneName: Her last name is never revealed.
* OppositesAttract: She couldn't be less like Barney if she tried.
* ParentingTheHusband: Well, boyfriend. James can't help but notice that her behavior towards Barney is more motherly than anything else.
* ProperLady: Sweet, polite, and refined.
* PutOnABus: Once Barney and her break up.
* RomanticFalseLead: For Barney.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: The only reason she accepts Barney is because Barney is willing to change into a better guy for her.
* SixthRanger: For a time, before Barney dumps her.
%% * SpiritedYoungLady
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B. Very sweet, very kind... do ''not'' piss her off.
* UnknownRival: She doesn't have a clue that Robin envies her.
!!Quinn Garvey
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Barney's third serious girlfriend. She is a stripper at Barney's favorite club who managed to hustle him out of money after leading him on to believe that they were in a relationship. They eventually hook up due to their [[BirdsOfAFeather due to similar personalities.]]
->'''Played by''': Becki Newton
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* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Robin's Betty for Barney's Archie, though in this case it wasn't so much a LoveTriangle as it was part of the [[spoiler: season 7 "bride mystery"]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: She has ''a lot'' in common with Barney. [[spoiler: Their similarities ironically ended up being why they were ultimately incompatible.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Usually whilst dealing with Barney.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Barney, in personality at least. Lampshaded in "The Broath."
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Barney certainly did.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Well, Stripper with a Heart of Gold. She milked Barney for a lot of money, but when he opened up to her she did give him a chance.
* ManipulativeBitch: Milks Barney of thousands of dollars at the strip club.
* MeaningfulName: Her stripper nickname somewhat describes that she in many ways is karma to Barney, manipulating him in the same way he manipulates dumb girls.
* MsFanservice: She's a stripper. What do you expect?
* OneSteveLimit: Her stripper name is Karma. Barney had at least once hooked up with another stripper named Karma.
* RomanticFalseLead: For Barney. The episode where he [[spoiler: proposed to her even ended with TheReveal that Barney would marry Robin.]]
* SixthRanger: Hangs around the gang while she was with Barney.
* {{Tsundere}}: Hotheaded and snarky, but very nice once you get to know her.
!!Gary Blauman and Bilson
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Two men who work with Barney and Marshall, initially at [=AltruCell=] and then at GNB. Blauman works with Marshall in the legal department in both companies, while Bilson has a more ambiguous profession akin to Barney's. Initially, Bilson wanted to hire Sven to design the new GNB HQ, and dislikes all of Ted's proposals.
->'''Played by''': Taran Killam (Gary) and Bryan Callen (Bilson)
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* ADayInTheLimelight: In "Gary Blauman", we get more characterization for him (regularly as a background character at Barney and Marshall's job), as we see he is rather polite and is genuinely excited about being at the wedding. Also we get to know how he got a previous interaction with the gang (plus James and Zabka).
* CharacterShilling: For Gary Blauman. Even thought he is presented as another jerk co-worker in Marshall's division, the episode "Gary Blauman" in the final season shows many other good and sympathetic things he did for others: He stoped Lily from a Break-Up EmbarrassingTattoo, recognized Zabka as a poet writer and called out James' attitude of NeverMyFault in his marriage.
* CharacterTitle: In Season 9, there's an episode named after Gary Blauman.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Steak sauce!
* ContinuitySnarl / UnexplainedRecovery: When Marshall was still working for Nicholson, Hewitt & West Barney tells him the "Lesson of Blauman" - Blauman was supposedly shouted at by Bilson, got angry and quit, then urinated on a conference table, quit, and eventually died. However, once Marshall starts work at GNB, Blauman is not only alive, but still working there.
** It could be justified given that Barney is a compulsive liar and often invents stories just to make a point with his theories. In fact, he made all that story about Blauman because he needed to justify "The Chain of Screaming". Also it's revealed Barney hated Blauman because he [[FelonyMisdemeanor ate four of his fries and a curly]], so [[DisproportionateRetribution knowing how Barney is]], he maybe killed him off ''fictionally''.
* {{Jerkass}}: Both Blauman and Bilson are presented as meat-headed jerks in Marshall's first day at work, who often tease him for being lovey-dovey with his wife, made sexist jokes on regular basis and responded "Steak sauce" to anything. Bilson also enjoys firing people and Blauman makes fun of Marshall at work.
** It's subverted when we see Blauman is not that much of a jerk in the episode named after him.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When Ted presented his design for the new GNB building which is naturalistic, Bilson hates it and wants the design to be more corporate where the employees will never be reminded of the outside world. After Ted got fired in the "Employee Transition Room" aka the room where people get fired, Bilson answers the phone saying "Hi, honey!" and then, [[LaserGuidedKarma Ted hits him with a chair]].
* InformedAbility: Both have been known to play early morning basketball with Marshall.
* OnlyOneName: From the working environment they are only called by their surnames. As Barney gives Blauman's first name in his fictional tale it may not be real.
** Averted for Gary Blauman, as it's confirmed to be his real name in Season 9.
* StraightGay: Turns out [[spoiler: James cheated on Tom with Gary Blauman]]. After this revelation is known, Ted realizes [[spoiler:Blauman was really trying to hit on Ted]] (although everyone else just let Ted belief that, since only Ted assumes this. It's never confirmed if he might be BiTheWay).
* ThoseTwoGuys: At first. Bilson later makes more appearances without Blauman. In Season 9, Blauman gets an episode named after him.
* {{Troll}}: Blauman introduces Marshall to Jenkins by saying he is four-eyed and steals things.
!!Lieutenant Jeannette Peterson
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-->'''Future Ted:''' Kids, they say a man always makes one last big mistake before he finally settles down. And my last mistake... was Jeanette.
Ted's last girlfriend before meeting The Mother.
->'''Played by''': Creator/AbbyElliott
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* AxCrazy: Her defining trait is just how violently crazy she is.
* BlondesAreEvil: She destroys Ted's apartment, stalked him for a year and a half and abused her job as a policewoman so she could never get in trouble for any of her actions.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She thinks that Ted has a thing for Lily, and after they break up, she tackles a woman Ted is speaking to and grabs Ted.
* CuteAndPsycho: Initially appeared as a cute girl who would take action to meet Ted. It's gradually revealed that she stalked him for a year and a half and started a fire so the alarm would set off and Ted could meet her, but Ted made a pass of all this because he found it "cute". And ItHasOnlyJustBegun.
* CuteIsEvil: So pretty. So evil.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: She's well aware that as a cop, the gang can't do shit to her.
* DarkActionGirl: The woman knows what she's doing in terms of combat.
* TheDreaded: Not only the rest of the gang hates her, but they're also afraid of her. When Ted let Marshall and Barney watch his apartment for a while, Jeannette [[JumpScare shows up at the front door]] which scared the crap out of Marshall and Barney that they had to let her in to Ted's room and do whatever she wants over there.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Ted gives Jeannette a passionate speech about what love is: Trying to do anything in his power to make Robin happy even if AllLoveIsUnrequited, even if it's not to get the girl back. She still calls Ted "crazy" and throws the locket down the lake.
* FairCop: PoliceBrutality aside, she's still good looking.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: [[spoiler:Hooks up with Kevin when he is assigned as her court-mandated therapist.]]
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The rest of the gang hates her, but put up with her for Ted's sake. This is to the point where Robin and Barney's response to Ted breaking up with her is to jump up and down on the bed with a bottle of champagne, screaming "THEY BROKE UP!" in complete joy.
* HairTriggerTemper: She blew up at Ted over any slight (real or imagined).
* HotBlooded: It does ''not'' take much to set her off.
* KarmaHoudini: In only three episodes, she has caused more damage to Ted than anyone ever does (yes, this includes Lily). While she and Ted break up over all of that she never gets any retribution on it. Sadly justified, since she's a police officer and could easily lock and of the gang up in prison if they were to do anything in revenge.
** Future!Ted narrates that Jeanette finally got arrested for mailing jars of urine to Val Kilmer. She didn't receive jail time but she got mandatory psychological counseling with [[spoiler:Kevin as her therapist]].
* LargeHam: Chews even more scenery than Mickey Aldrin... whose actor happens to be her actor's father.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Discussed, but ultimately being crazy is what made her crazy.
* NotSoDifferent: Played straight with Ted at a certain point. She is impulsive, has HairTriggerTemper, insanely jealous, in contrast to the more rational, caring and patient Ted--but Lily points out that Ted needs to be with her for a while because both are a little crazy right now, which is necessary for him to get her out of his system and move on for good.
* OddCouple: [[spoiler:Future!Ted reveals she hooks up later with Kevin when he is assigned as her therapist.]]
* OppositesAttract: [[spoiler:By the other extreme, Jeanette is clinically insane, while Kevin is ''a trained therapist''.]]
* PoliceBrutality: Implied by her interactions with the police dispatcher.
* RabidCop: Pity anyone that's ever been interrogated by her...
* PsychoExGirlfriend: Becomes Ted's after their break up to the point where she stole Robin's necklace and throw it in the water. She also send a dead squirrel to another ex.
* RomanticFalseLead: Obviously, as mentioned by Future!Ted, Jeannette is the last girl he dated before he met his future wife.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: She's a cop. See KarmaHoudini above. Put those two together...
* SixthRangerTraitor: Despite that Ted wants to bring Jeannette to Barney and Robin's wedding as his plus-one, no wants to hang out with her. After Ted finally decided not to go on dating again, Robin lets him recheck the wedding invitation.
* StalkerWithACrush: She started following Ted when he appeared on the cover of New York Magazine, which happened a year and a half before they started dating. She even started a fire at Ted's University so that she could force an evacuation, allowing her to finally meet him. Ted sees it as StalkingIsLove.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Not that the rest of the gang ever wanted her around in the first place. Besides Ted.
* {{Ubermensch}}: She is a cop, but is perfectly fine with invading private property, stalking and damaging personal belongings because she is convinced everything she does is because she loves him.
* TheUnfettered: She stops at nothing to get what she wants. She even makes Barney look like a saint in comparison!
* WomanScorned: As Robin puts it, she is considered to be the No.1 worst ex-girlfriend that Ted ever had. She would all sorts of nasty stuff just to get Ted back, which includes wreaking his apartment.
* {{Yandere}}: To Ted, even after they broke up. ''Especially'' after they broke up.
!!Daphne
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Marshall's road trip companion, after Marshall made them both miss their flight.
->'''Played by''': Sherri Shepherd
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* DeadpanSnarker: Mainly towards Marshall.
-->'''Marshall''': (About his cellphone in the plane) Oh! This. It's a toy, we call it "Phony"
-->'''Daphne''': I call ''you'' phony.
* {{Foil}}: To Marshall. She's an outspoken SassyBlackWoman who works for an Oil Company.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Calls Marshall out for accepting a job that could put his and Lily's plans in jeopardy without even discussing it with Lily first. "What the damn hell?!" indeed.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's a rude, abrasive DeadpanSnarker with a vengeful streak... who begins to mellow out towards Marshall, chats happily with Lily, and ''really'' wants to make it to her daughter's speech on time. Even when she [[spoiler:tells Lily that Marshall accepted the judge job without consulting her first]], she seems sorry after the fact, and for the most part had her heart in the right place.
* MarriedToTheJob: Reason why she missed many of her daughter's moments.
* NWordPrivileges: Played with during Marshall and Daphne's roadtrip.
--> '''Daphne''': You are NOT allowed to use that word! Only WE'RE allowed to use that word!!
--> '''Marshall''': I am so sorry. [[FandomRivalry I'll never call you or anyone else]] [[FanCommunityNickNames a ''Trekkie'' again]].
* SassyBlackWoman: Very boisterous and loud, she's happy to sass at Marshall the entire trip.
* WellDoneDadGuy: A female version; she claims she wants to make it on time for her daughter's presentation because she misses a lot of her plays.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives this to Marshall when she hears Marshall accepted a judge job without telling Lily.
!!Simon Tremblay
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Robin's Canadian ex-boyfriend who appeared in her second Robin Sparkles' music video, "Sandcastles in the Sand" and is a member of the band, The Foreskins (responsible for the single, "Murder Train").
->'''Played by''': Creator/JamesVanDerBeek
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* DeadpanSnarker: Just in his first appearance, he demonstrated his snarkiness when he asked Ted on what he would if he's a lifeguard.
-->'''Simon''': Now, you got a bunch of dead kids piling up. And Robin has to report it, "This just in: my friend, Ted, killed a bunch of kids today".
* FutureLoser: He's slowly balding and gains some weight but he still got his band. Then, averted in Season 9, where he cleans up and wears a suit after being engaged to Louise Marsh.
* AGoodNameForARockBand: For him (and also Robin), his band is called "The Foreskins". His explanation: They're four guys who don't wear shirts. The other possible meaning is apparently lost on him.
* {{Jerkass}}: As a teen ''and'' as an adult.
* KickTheDog: He dumped Robin twice in the same van for the same girl, Louise Marsh, and for the same reason (She had a pool/jacuzzi). Oh and he asked Robin to load the drum set in the van before she leaves.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He clearly thinks he's far more talented and better-looking than he actually is.
!!Becky
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Robin's former co-host in Come On, Get Up New York! as Don's replacement, who later becomes the face of Yatch commercials and Robin's unwitting rival. She briefly dated Ted twice.
->'''Played by''': Laura Bell Bundy
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* BrainlessBeauty: It's pretty clear she is only co-anchor because of her charisma on camera, rather than her abilities as a reporter.
* TheCutie: How everyone (except for Robin) sees her.
* TheDitz: She is incapable as a news anchor, refusing to read "nasty" notes and is often telling her social life on air.
* DumbBlonde: On full force during her scenes. Ted even got a text from her because she "got stuck in the revolving door".
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The gang mostly refer to her as "Boats Boats Boats" after the commercial.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Well, everyone except Robin.
* GenkiGirl: Is always happy, perky and overemotional. Even in her commercial is strangely cheerful.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She isn't mean at all. All through out she is very naive and childish, yet she is still good at heart.
* HotScoop: Unfortunately, being a hot chick doesn't necessarily mean being an excellent reporter...
* ManChild: Genderflipped. Is an incredibly childish woman, reacting to events in life with the same enthusiasm of a five-year-old. This is initially how Ted started dating her, until he realized he practically was babysitting her.
* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:In Season 9 she gets engaged to The Captain.]]
* NiceGirl: Even thought she is a Woman Child, she still is a sweetheart to everyone (even to Robin). She bakes cookies and gets everyone on set in a good mood (except for Robin).
* ReplacementScrappy: Invoked by Robin. She dislikes her as Becky is her polar opposite in personality, and more unprofessional than Don.
* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Downplayed. When Robin asks her if she doesn't care that being in a commercial will make people to not take her seriously as a professional journalist. Becky handwaves this with "No, I'm pretty".
* SpotlightStealingSquad: InUniverse, she eclipses Robin as main host of Come On, Get Up New York!.
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: BOATS! BOATS! BOATS! She loves boats so much she married The Captain.
!!William Zabka
Former Film/KarateKid actor and a good friend of Barney.
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* AdamWesting[=/=]AsHimself: Zabka portrayed himself hilariously, and at the same time, sympathetically.
* BadassBiker: Former Villain from Film/KarateKid and owns a motorcycle.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: After 18 messages, Zabka finally accepted to help in Barney's Bachelor Party because Robin told him he was Barney's ''hero''. [[spoiler:Then at the wedding Barney briefly made him Best Man until he forgave Ted. Also it's because of this he started to respect Ted, as Ted covered what happened to the photo and gave Zabka the credit]]. He also likes Gary Blauman because he recognized him for his poetry.
* CulturedBadass: An actor known for being part of a martial arts film and is revealed to actually be a poet.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After spending years being publicly booed for his role in the Karate Kid, Zabka became the youngest winner of the American Humanities medal for Literature, finally becoming known for something other than playing the bad guy.
* HiddenDepths: He writes poetry.
* IAmNotSpock: In-Universe. He is booed and gets thrown pop corn for portraying a JerkJock on film, apparently by his own mother as well. When he references Karate Kid once again, Blauman asks if it's from another of his poems, which Zabka immediately thanks him.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: InUniverse. He even tells that the reason he likes to hang out with Barney is because he's the only person who treats him as a hero.
* ProducePelting: Well, pop corn. Zabka even lampshades this by asking why everyone has pop corn in hand.
* SixthRanger: Hanged out with the gang for a while during the final season.
!!Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn from Series/ProjectRunway is, InUniverse, Barney's personal tailor. For more tropes regarding the real Tim Gunn, visit [[Characters/ProjectRunway Project Runway's Character Page]].
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* AdamWesting[=/=]AsHimself: In this version, Tim is Barney's tailor and has many mannerisms that made him famous in Project Runway.
* AscendedExtra: Originally was intended as a [[TheCameo one-episode cameo]] for the 100th episode. For Season 9, he got 3 special appearances, which technically upgrades him to RecurringCharacter for the Season Finale.
* CelebrityParadox: Tim Gunn is included in ''Film/TheSmurfs'' movie which stars Neil Patrick Harris. Further, NPH's wife in the film is played by Creator/JaymaMays (who played a GirlOfTheWeek in season 1), while Smurfette is voiced by Music/KatyPerry (whom played a GOTW in season 6).
* TheComicallySerious: He can also retort with sassy comments with a completely deadpan face, without any trace of sarcasm.
--> "Please don't cry on this. ''It's silk''."
* CatchPhrase: His most popular catch phrase from Project Runway also gets a nod.
-->"I'm sorry, Barney. I couldn't ''Make it work''".
* TheDandy: Obviously, as he is a suits tailor.
* TheFashionista: Required, as he is Barney's tailor.
* SharpDressedMan: He's a guy who is always wearing suits, ''while'' making suits.
!!Greg Fisher
The guy Shannon started dating while she was dating Barney.
->'''Played by''': Mark Derwin
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* ArchEnemy: To Barney.
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:At the receiving end of this courtesy of Barney.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Thought he's a OneShotCharacter? Wrong! [[spoiler: He is one of Barney's bosses whom he worked for only to humiliate for stealing his first girlfriend.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Is a higher-up at [=AltruCell=] Corp., an implied to be very corrupt MegaCorp.
* EvilCounterpart: Represents everything that is evil in Barney and implies to take it UpToEleven.
* {{Jerkass}}: Knows Shannon is dating Barney and stole her from him anyway. He even mocked poor Barney.
* KavorkaMan: This not so good looking man gets girls easily because of his money and the fact that most of said girls are {{Gold Digger}}s.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Averted, though it took Barney ''15 years'' to screw him for what he did to him.]]
* KickTheDog: If stealing Barney's girlfriend isn't bad enough, he mocked him until he feels very humiliated.
* SharpDressedMan: Whom Barney emulated in order to "beat him at his own game". [[spoiler: He succeeded.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appeared in two episodes (not counting flashbacks), but he is the BigBad of Barney's story arc.
* SmugSnake: He didn't care about any of the guys he hired as scapegoats, barely reacting when the last one prior to Barney got arrested.
!! The Farhampton Staff
The workers of the Farhampton Hotel present for Barney and Robin's Wedding weekend.
->'''Curtis is played by''': Roger Bart
->'''Linus is played by''': Robert Belushi
->'''Hamish is played by''': Rhys Darby
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* TheComicallySerious: Linus, delivering the punchlines of the scenes, usually responds plainly without a trace of sarcasm.
-->'''Lily''': You're slipping, Linus.
-->'''Linus''': We're running out of glasses.
* ConsummateLiar: Hamish, the night shift frontdesk clerk, attributed every flaw of Lily's room [[BlatantLies to the Ghost of Captain Dirdoof]]. When Lily tried to complain about room service, he blamed her for those issues instead.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Curtis, even thought he meant well, was constantly pitying Ted being single at the romantic inn.
* OneShotCharacter: Unlike Curtis, Linus and the bell hop, Hamish is the only employee to appear only in one episode.
* PhraseCatcher: "Thank you, Linus"
* SecretKeeper: It's later revealed that Linus was the only person during the weekend that knew about Lily's pregnancy, since she requested her "Kennedy Package" non-alcoholic.
* ShipperOnDeck: Just by talking briefly to The Mother, Curtis gave her the room next to Ted's. Years later, Curtis still remembers them and greets them every time they're at the hotel.
* YouDidntAsk: Linus. After the gang smashed 3 bottles of Glenn [=MacKenna=] scotch, he serves them to the gang.
-->'''Barney''': This whole time you had Glenn [=MacKenna=] 35? Why didn't you say something
-->'''Linus''': You didn't ask for the 35.
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