History Recap / HowIMetYourMotherS1E01Pilot

* BigWhat: That's not only Robin's reaction when Ted blurted it on the first day, it was the reaction EVERYONE, including the rest of the gang (plus Ranjit) and Ted's kids in 2030 have.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Robin's friends. The blond is the WomanScorned, the brunette is their TokenBlackFriend, and the redhead is the one with a SkunkStripe.

* TheReveal: The episode ends with the kids learning that the girl was their aunt Robin, not their mother. The story was just beginning.
* TooMuchInformation: When Marshall and Lily take a cab to the hospital, the driver at first thought that Marshall hit her, but Lily clarifies that Marshall could never be rough, even when they were having sex. She stops when Marshall reminds her to not overshare with strangers.

* BaitAndSwitch: The audience (and Ted's future kids) are led to believe he will eventually marry and start a family with the beautiful woman he meets at MacLaren's bar and takes on a date. At the end of the episode, Future Ted reveals that the woman actually becomes not his children's mother, but their HonoraryAunt.

* BigDamnKiss: All his friends, including Ranjit, the cab driver they just met, tell Ted that Robin was giving him signals to kiss her the whole time and he missed the moment to give her one, while he refuses to believe it.

* WackyMarriageProposal: Marshall to Lily. He planned to make just a romantic dinner, but could barely keep it a surprise. Right after having sex in their kitchen floor, Marshall accidentally hit Lily in the eye with the champagne cork. Lily never got mad at him because she was too happy with her engagement ring.

** Barney tries to demonstrate that signs don't exist [[TrollLogic by giving a big smooch to Marshall without any warning.]]

%% * PinkMeansFeminine: Robin wears a pink cardigan during her and Ted's first date.

%% * WackyMarriageProposal: Marshall to Lily.

%% * WomanScorned: One of Robin's friends.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Robin's friends. The blond is the WomanScorned, the brunette is their BlackBestFriend, and the redhead is the one with a SkunkStripe.

* MrsHypothetical: After Ted comes home from his first date with Robin, he excitedly and dreamily says he has found future Mrs. Ted Mosby.

'''Barney:''' Actually, that is a perfect metaphor. (to Marshall and Lily) By the way, have I congratulated you two yet?

-->'''Future Ted:''' And that is how I met '''your Aunt Robin'''.
-->'''Ted's future son:''' Aunt Robin?!
-->'''Ted's future daughter:''' I '''thought this is about how you met mom'''?!
* FourGirlEnsemble: Robin and her friends.

* HeroesLoveDogs: Robin lives with her five dogs.
* LoveAtFirstSight: How Ted feels about Robin.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace:

* PinkMeansFeminine: Robin wears a pink cardigan during her and Ted's first date.
* RunningGag: "I can't believe you're still not wearing a suit!"
* WackyMarriageProposal: Marshall to Lily.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Robin's friends just disappeared from the show following this episode.
* WomanScorned: One of Robin's friends.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: An obvious use: At the start, Future Ted starts to tell the story of... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, you know by now]]. However, by end of the episode: "And that, kids, is the story of how I met '''your Aunt Robin'''." Justified, since Future Ted [[LampshadeHanging said it would be a long story]].

* YouHaveFailedMe: Everyone at the end is disappointed at Ted for not kissing Robin, including their cab driver Ranjit, and even the bartender Carl, who wasn't even there.

-->'''Ted:''' I've been there for all the big moments of you and Lily. The night you met, your first date, ''[[CoitusUninterruptus other first things]]''.

-->'''Ted's future daughter:''' I thought this about how you met mom?!
* HeroesLoveDogs: Robin leaves with her five dogs.

-->'''Ted:''' I've been there to all the big moments between you and Lily. The night you met, your first date, ''[[CoitusUninterruptus other first things]]''.

* NotSoFastBucko: An obvious use: At the start, Future Ted starts to tell the story of... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, you know by now]]. However, by end of the episode: "And that, kids, is the story of how I met '''your Aunt Robin'''." Justified, since Future Ted [[LampshadeHanging said it would be a long story]].

* WackyMarriageProposal: Marshall to Lily.

* ArcSymbol: The blue French horn, not only to this episode, but for the entire series as a whole. The reason is [[spoiler: it represents Ted's devotion to Robin]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Ted is clamoring his LoveAtFirstSight to Robin, Barney interrupted him.

* RunningGag: "I can't believe you're still not wearing a suit!"

* NotSoFastBucko: An obvious use: At the start, Future Ted starts to tell the story of... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, you know by now]]. However, by end of the episode: "And that, kids, is the story of how I met '''your Aunt Robin'''." Justified, since Future Ted [[LampshadeHanging said it would be a long story]].

* LoveAtFirstSight: How Ted feels about Robin.

* LoveAtFirstSight - How Ted feels about Robin.