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[[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherMainCharacters Main Characters]] ([[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherBarneyStinson Barney Stinson]]) | [[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherLoveInterests Love Interests]] | [[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherTheMainCharactersFamilies The Main Characters' Families]] | '''Other Characters''' | [[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherCameoCharacters Cameo Characters]]-]]]]]

->'''Played by:''' Creator/MarshallManesh

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoeNieves

->'''Played by:''' Creator/CharleneAmoia

->'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidBurtka

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoeManganiello

->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChrisRomanski

->'''Played by:''' Creator/MattBoren (Stuart) and Creator/VirginiaWilliams (Claudia)

->'''Played by''': Creator/WilliamZabka

->'''Played by''': Creator/TimGunn

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]].

->'''Played by:''' Creator/BryanCranston

->'''Played by:''' Creator/BobOdenkirk

->'''Played by:''' Creator/MartinShort (Garrison) and Creator/JoeLoTruglio (Honeywell)

->'''Played by:''' Creator/EllenDWilliams

->'''Played by:''' Creator/AlexisDenisof

->'''Played by:''' Creator/TaranKillam (Gary) and Creator/BryanCallen (Bilson)

->'''Played by''': Creator/LauraBellBundy

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JasonJones

->'''Played by:''' Creator/KyleMacLachlan

->'''Played by''': Creator/SherriShepherd

->'''Played by''': Creator/MarkDerwin

->'''Played by:''' Creator/CobieSmulders

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JasonSegel

->'''Played by:''' Creator/AlysonHannigan

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoshRadnor

->'''Played by:''' Creator/NeilPatrickHarris

!!The Farhampton Staff
->'''Curtis is played by''': Creator/RogerBart
->'''Linus is played by''': Creator/RobertBelushi
->'''Hamish is played by''': Creator/RhysDarby

[[folder:Hammond Druthers]]
!!Hammond Druthers
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/BryanCranston

Ted's former boss at the architectural firm he used to work at.

* 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.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: He honestly didn't see anything wrong with the "Penis Tower" even after the client outright told him (and using the words "male organ of love" when referring to the penis word). Then he describes his wife as a "Mannish" person who gave him what he needs, which left Ted not knowing how to react.
* EpicFail: In Chicago, Druthers designed a crystal tower. The problem? It reflected so much light that melted near buildings and boiled the aquarium, killing thousands of fish. [[RealityIsUnrealistic This actually happened in real life]]: The architect Rafael Vinloy designed not one but two buildings that focused sunlight to a point it melts plastic [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Vinoly#Sun_Glare check The Other Wiki]]
* 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]].
** Speaking of dogs, he also learned his beloved dog had died the same day.
* JadedWashout: According to Ted, Druthers was a hit architect in the 80's, and he keeps getting hired because of this reputation, even when it's evident that his designs in current time are all awful, which is also a subconscious reason why he abuses his authority and bullies Ted in the office. Ted is ordered to fire him by his boss, who describes him as an "arrogant, washed up, pain in the ass."
* {{Jerkass}}: He isn't a pleasing person and is a MeanBoss to boot. Even when Ted became his superior, Druthers still berated him and mocked his design ideas.
* MeanBoss: His subordinates hate him.
* PutOnABus: After Ted fired him. He makes a brief appearance in season 9, where he offers Ted to work for his architectural firm in Chicago. Ted ultimately rejects it.
* UngratefulBastard: Right after Ted invites him to crash on his couch, lends him clothes (and Robin's sneakers), and postpones firing him, Druthers claims that he can still insult Ted in the office and still be friends outside of it. This is the last straw for Ted to fire him on the spot, despite the HumiliationConga ruining the timing.
* 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).

[[folder:Arthur Hobbs]]
!!Arthur Hobbs
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/BobOdenkirk

Barney's current boss and formerly Marshall's as well.

* 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.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: 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.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Loves his dog and is friends with Barney. During the Autumn of Breakups he actually helps three of the couples involved resolve their issues by telling them that love wasn't about who had the most power, but trusting and caring about someone enough to tell them what's bothering you.
%%* {{Jerkass}}:
* JerkassHasAPoint: His advice to Barney to get a pre-nup, following his own extremely messy divorce. Barney takes it ''way'' too far, and most of the characters think it's a bad move, but Barney really did have reasons not to trust Quinn given how they started dating, and Arthur knew very well how he could have everything taken from him in divorce court.
* KickTheDog: He is responsible for Marshall failing his job interviews, as he gives very bad references about Marshall's performance at work.
* MeanBoss: Screams at everyone at work, to the point of making Marshall cry.
* PetTheDog: He's almost cartoonishly evil at times, but he genuinely loves his dog Tugboat and it shows. There's also how he told everyone in the gang to be open and honest in their relationships.

[[folder:Garrison Cootes and Honeywell]]
!!Garrison Cootes and Honeywell
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[[caption-width-right:350:Garrison Cootes (left) and Honeywell (right)]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MartinShort (Garrison) and Creator/JoeLoTruglio (Honeywell)

Marshall's bosses and senior partners of Honeywell & Cootes, one of the biggest environmental law firms in America.

* 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 his pessimism about "The End of the World" by buying cake for his employees.

[[folder:Scooter]]
!!Scooter
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidBurtka

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.

* 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.
* {{Determinator}}: Never gives up on Lily, no matter how many times she tells him she doesn't want anything to do with him.
* 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: He is still trying to get Lily back even after she dumped him at the prom because she was never that invested in the relationship and she's now HappilyMarried to Marshall.
* 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.
* SeriesContinuityError: His real name is given as Bill in his first appearance, but in a season 8 episode, it's given as Jeff.
* 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.

[[folder:Brad Morris]]
!!Brad Morris
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoeManganiello

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.

* AffablyEvil: Incredibly friendly and outgoing, even when he's the enemy.
* 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.

[[folder:Adam "Punchy" Punciarello]]
!!Adam "Punchy" Punciarello
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChrisRomanski

Ted's friend since high-school.

* ChubbyChaser: He gets HappilyMarried with Kelly, who is very curvy.
* 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]].
* HiddenDepths: Is able to discern from one (very) brief phone call that Ted's been having a hard time and immediately flies out to New York to try and cheer him up.
* IncomingHam: ''"SCHMOSBEY!"'' *punches him in the arm*
* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: 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]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Punches Ted frequently and makes fun of him, but he truly cares for him, taking the first plane to New York because he thinks 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 Marshall accidentally outed it as this.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ted. He thinks they are cool friends, while Ted doesn't think the same way.

[[folder:Tony Grafanello]]
!!Tony Grafanello
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/JasonJones

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.

* 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.
* JerkJock: He is a martial-artist.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Eventually becomes a {{Jerkass}}, after he writes JustForFun/TheWeddingBride where he is the hero and Ted a bad guy.
* 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.

[[folder:George "The Captain" Van Smoot]]
!!George "The Captain" Van Smoot
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/KyleMacLachlan

Zoey's extremely wealthy (later ex-) husband.

* AgeGapRomance: He is considerably older than Zoey (at least 15 to 20 years older than her) and is aware of the fact that it causes them some problems. Later gets together with [[spoiler:Becky]], who's even younger. Then in ''Series/HowIMetYourFather'', [[spoiler:he cheats on her with another younger woman]].
* 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.
* CreepyGood: A genuinely nice and friendly but really weird guy.
* 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!").
* TheComicallySerious: When Ted calls himself "Galactic President Superstar [=McAwesomeville=]", he doesn't blink, just runs with it. Ted is delighted at how stereotypical The Captain is, because he's married to SoapboxSadie Zoey, but The Captain accepts all of it, and he and Ted strike up a genuine friendship.
-->'''The Captain:''' I like you, Galactic President Superstar [=McAwesomeville=].
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: He was married with Zoey, who was blonde. And later gets engaged to [[DumbBlonde Becky]].
* LargeHam: Part of the reason he has difficulty making friends is because of his overly hammy and dramatic tones.
* 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. Marshall 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.
* OddCouple: He's an OldMoney WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant WealthyPhilanthropist who wears sailing attire everywhere and calls himself The Captain, Zoey is a SoapboxSadie whose activism he dismisses as silly stunts that keep her out of trouble.
* OddFriendship: He strikes up a nice friendship with Ted when they meet, and even hangs out with the gang a few times. Later, he becomes Lily's boss (she finds art for him to buy) and they have a very friendly personal and professional relationship.
* OldMoney: His family provided the forum for Marshall's and Zoey's wedding, The Van Smoot House.
* RecurringCharacter: He appears again after Zoey gets PutOnABus as Lily's new boss.
* SilverFox: Played by Creator/KyleMacLachlan, what do you expect? How else do you think he keeps scoring hot blondes half his age? I mean, [[GoldDigger the millions of dollars don't hurt, of course...]]
* SophisticatedAsHell:
-->'''George:''' 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!!"
* WealthyPhilanthropist: We meet him at a benefit he's throwing for the Natural History Museum.
* WealthyYachtOwner: He is filthy rich and loves boats.
* WhenSheSmiles: {{Subverted}}; his smile is creepy as hell, [[TruthInTelevision because it doesn't reach his eyes.]]
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: In case the wealth and love for boats didn't tip you off.

[[folder:Stuart and Claudia]]
!!Stuart and Claudia
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/MattBoren (Stuart) and Creator/VirginiaWilliams (Claudia)

Friends of the gang. Introduced in season 1, appeared sporadically throughout and had a baby in season 6.

* 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 honeymoon. Later appearances show that Claudia was not just like this about her wedding- she's like that all the time.
* 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 is frequently theatrical.
* 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 starts to make bitter comments about marriage and bickering with his wife about everything. It gets worse by Season 9, where it's revealed he lied about Ted's wedding gift being his, he steals shampoo from the Farhampton hotel and is cheating on Claudia with another woman. While not much is shown of their marriage proper, Claudia's behavior during their wedding suggests her over-controlling personality might have contributed to this.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Barney is caught up over this. To be fair, Claudia is a bit of a shrew.

[[folder:Daphne]]
!!Daphne
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->'''Played by''': Creator/SherriShepherd

Marshall's road trip companion, after Marshall made them both miss their flight.

* 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 road trip.
-->'''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.
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[[folder:Becky]]
!!Becky
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->'''Played by''': Creator/LauraBellBundy

Robin's former co-host in Come On, Get Up New York! as Don's replacement, who later becomes the face of yacht commercials and Robin's unwitting rival. She briefly dated Ted twice.
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[[folder:William Zabka]]
!!William Zabka
->'''Played by''': Creator/WilliamZabka

Former ''[[Film/TheKarateKid Karate Kid]]'' actor and a good friend of Barney.

* ActorRoleConfusion: He's constantly being confused for his film roles and subsequently booed by nearly every person he comes across.
* AdamWesting[=/=]AsHimself: Zabka portrayed himself hilariously, and at the same time, sympathetically.
* BadassBiker: Former Villain from ''Film/TheKarateKid'' 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, and is apparently good enough at it to become nationally recognized and awarded a medal by the President.
* IAmNotSpock: In-Universe. He is booed and gets thrown popcorn 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, popcorn. Zabka even lampshades this by asking why everyone has popcorn in hand.
* SixthRanger: Hanged out with the gang for a while during the final season.

[[folder:Tim Gunn]]
!!Tim Gunn
->'''Played by''': Creator/TimGunn

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]].

* 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 and is mentioned earlier in the show.
* TheComicallySerious: He can also retort with sassy comments with a completely deadpan face, without any trace of sarcasm.
-->'''Tim Gunn:''' Please don't cry on this. ''It's silk''.
* CatchPhrase: His most popular catch phrase from Project Runway also gets a nod.
-->'''Tim Gunn:''' 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.

[[folder:Greg Fisher]]
!!Greg Fisher
->'''Played by''': Creator/MarkDerwin

The guy Shannon started dating while she was dating Barney.

[[folder:The Farhampton Staff]]
!!The Farhampton Staff
->'''Curtis is played by''': Creator/RogerBart
->'''Linus is played by''': Creator/RobertBelushi
->'''Hamish is played by''': Creator/RhysDarby

The workers of the Farhampton Hotel present for Barney and Robin's Wedding weekend.

* TheBartender: Linus spends all of Season 9 serving drinks and listening to the patrons, like listening to The Mother practicing how she's going to confront Darren, or helping Lily with her Kennedy Package. [[spoiler:And he even keeps the secret of her pregnancy by serving her non-alcoholic cocktails.]]
* 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 front desk 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 though he meant well, was constantly pitying Ted being single at the romantic inn.
* OneShotCharacter: Unlike Curtis, Linus and the bellhop, 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.

[[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherMainCharacters Main Characters]] ([[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherBarneyStinson Barney Stinson]]) | [[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherPotentialMothers Potential Mothers]] | [[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherTheMainCharactersFamilies The Main Characters' Families]] | [[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherTheGangsDoppelgangers The Gang's Doppelgangers]] | '''Other Characters''' | [[Characters/HowIMetYourMotherCameoCharacters Cameo Characters]]-]]]]]

[[folder:Cindy]]
!!Cindy
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/RachelBilson

The mother's roommate.

* 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 came out as a lesbian after her break-up with Ted. Later, in season 8, she met Ted again in the subway and [[spoiler:suggested hiring the Mother's band for Barney and Robin's wedding]].
* ClosetKey: The Mother was one for her.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Barney is visibly pleased when Cindy makes out with her girlfriend, and snaps a picture on his phone.
* GreenEyedMonster: She admits to have a "Roommate complex" because most of the guys she knows end up falling for The Mother, including Ted himself. When Ted shows signs of being more compatible with The Mother, Cindy throws him out and starts treating him rudely. Later turns out that all her jealously towards The Mother was actually a secret crush on The Mother.
* 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 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. That said, she apparently wasn't in too many romances ''before'' she met him.
* LipstickLesbian: She realizes that she is a lesbian sometime after breaking up with Ted. Revealed in season 9 to be right after Ted left.
* NoFullNameGiven: Her last name is never revealed.
* RedHerring: Cindy was intentionally teased to be the mother in her debut episode, which was [[MilestoneCelebration the 100th episode]]. She was even given an attire that has the mother's ColorMotif (yellow and purple).
* RomanticFalseLead: She's introduced as Ted's GirlOfTheWeek during [[MilestoneCelebration the 100th episode]] and even has the same ColorMotif as the mother, only to be revealed as just her roommate halfway through the episode.
* UnknownRival: To the Mother, though in season 9 it's revealed she told the mother about Ted, right before she kissed her. It's possible 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.

[[folder:Karen]]
!!Karen
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/LauraPrepon

Ted's OnAgainOffAgainGirlfriend.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: One of Lily's main beef's with her is that her eyes "lingered" on Marshall after Karen [[AccidentalPervert accidentally walked on him]] while he was [[PublicExposure posing naked]] for Lily in college.
* 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.
* HateSink: Out of all of the women Ted dated, she is probably the worst, having treated every member of the gang like crap and cheated on Ted numerous of times, even in front of him. Ted refuses to see what an awful person she is and nearly cut ties with the group until he realizes that Lily is right about Karen. It speaks volumes about her character that the only ex-girlfriend of Ted's worse than her was [[{{Yandere}} Jeannette]].
* {{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 and pretentious version of this.
* StatuesqueStunner: Say what you want about her... she's still hot and tall for a woman. 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.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Anytime she's around Ted, her rude and snobbish behavior tends to bring out Ted's rather insufferably pretentious side to his personality which makes his own friends miserable.
* 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''.

[[folder:Natalie]]
!!Natalie
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnneDudek

Ted's three-time girlfriend.

* 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).
* ABirthdayNotABreak: Ted breaks up with her during her birthday. ''Twice.'' While he wasn't aware that it was her birthday the first time, the second time he still goes through with it after she tells him it's her birthday that day.
* BrokenBird: It's said that the first break up with Ted is what made her distrustful and bitter (with many reasons, Ted dumped her over 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.
* 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 living room to hear.
%%* IceQueen: She soon [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosts]]. Unfortunately, Ted dumped her again.
* IKnowKarate: Ted assumes Krav Maga is some form of Yoga until Natalie demonstrates it on 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 giving Ted his just desserts.
* 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 her 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 men again, Ted publicly dumps her on her birthday again.

[[folder:Shannon]]
!!Shannon
->'''Played by:''' Creator/KatieWalder

Barney's first girlfriend.

* 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.
* 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]].
* ForTheEvulz: It's clear she remorselessly cheats on Barney and enjoys causing misery to him.
* GoldDigger: The reason she grew out of her hippie phase and started dating a guy in a suit is that 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 [[{{Pun}} 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 {{flashback}}s), but her introduction made a ''huge'' impact in Barney's character/story arc.
* TheSociopath: She is extremely remorseless and seems to enjoy making Barney miserable for her own amusement.

[[folder:Don Frank]]
!!Don Frank
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/BenjaminKoldyke

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.

* TheAlcoholic: As part of his backstory, he lost a network job during a bitter divorce that had him drinking at work. In the present, when Robin puts out a cigarette in his coffee, it catches fire.
* BrokenPedestal: He's introduced as a legend in Robin's industry, a veteran of 37 (now 38) local morning news shows. Robin quickly learns he's a KnightInSourArmor who's bouncing from job to job because he's given up on his career ever mattering.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out as a bitter, drunk loser who hates his job and doesn't even bother wearing pants. Robin's dedication and professionalism, along with a fuck-up that manages to embarass even him, inspires him to do better.
* 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 guy 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 anymore 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.]]
* JadeColoredGlasses: After a bitter divorce and a drinking problem cost him his shot at a network job, Don gave up and now he drifts from morning show to shitty morning show, doing the bare minimum, not even wearing pants.
* {{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.
* LanternJawOfJustice: He's a classically good looking man, with a newscaster haircut, a newscaster TwoFirstNames, a square jaw, and he's introduced as an industry legend. Then we get to see his tighty-whities.
* LivingLegend: Only he's not. He's not a MilesGloriosus, either. He doesn't claim to be the amazing veteran of dozens of morning shows that people think he is. He's a bitter, washed up, drunk who doesn't bother to wear pants and tries to convince the people around him to give up, too. A lot of the crew stop wearing pants and Robin starts out ''hating'' him.
* PantsFree: On his first day at Come On and Get Up New York! Don would usually appear on set without pants and 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). Instead, he inspires her to take her love life seriously and, even though it doesn't work out, it helps her become the sort of person who could settle down, get married, maybe even think about having kids.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Don is a years-long veteran of more than three dozen morning shows. He's given up on being a successful journalist, doesn't even bother wearing pants any more, and does his best to discourage Robin from trying to get ahead.
-->'''Don:''' But the second you get used to it they find someone who "isn't going through a bitter divorce" and "doesn't reek of gin".
* TookALevelInKindness: Part of his character development is that he was ashamed that he tried to pull The Naked Man on Robin after reading about it in Barney's blog, and the fact that she turns him down after weeks of being disgusted and angered by his unprofessional, shitty conduct inspires him to try and be a better man. He starts wearing pants again at work as a show of respect, and a few weeks later he and Robin are dating.
* TwoFirstNames: Don and Frank are commonly used first names.

[[folder:George "The Captain" Van Smoot]]
!!George "The Captain" Van Smoot
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/KyleMacLachlan

Zoey's extremely wealthy (later ex-) husband.

* AgeGapRomance: He is considerably older than Zoey (at least 15 to 20 years older than her) and is aware of the fact that it causes them some problems. Later gets together with [[spoiler:Becky]], who's even younger. Then in ''Series/HowIMetYourFather'', [[spoiler:he cheats on her with another younger woman]].
* 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.
* CreepyGood: A genuinely nice and friendly but really weird guy.
* 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!").
* TheComicallySerious: When Ted calls himself "Galactic President Superstar [=McAwesomeville=]", he doesn't blink, just runs with it. Ted is delighted at how stereotypical The Captain is, because he's married to SoapboxSadie Zoey, but The Captain accepts all of it, and he and Ted strike up a genuine friendship.
-->'''The Captain:''' I like you, Galactic President Superstar [=McAwesomeville=].
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: He was married with Zoey, who was blonde. And later gets engaged to [[DumbBlonde Becky]].
* LargeHam: Part of the reason he has difficulty making friends is because of his overly hammy and dramatic tones.
* 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. Marshall 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.
* OddCouple: He's an OldMoney WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant WealthyPhilanthropist who wears sailing attire everywhere and calls himself The Captain, Zoey is a SoapboxSadie whose activism he dismisses as silly stunts that keep her out of trouble.
* OddFriendship: He strikes up a nice friendship with Ted when they meet, and even hangs out with the gang a few times. Later, he becomes Lily's boss (she finds art for him to buy) and they have a very friendly personal and professional relationship.
* OldMoney: His family provided the forum for Marshall's and Zoey's wedding, The Van Smoot House.
* RecurringCharacter: He appears again after Zoey gets PutOnABus as Lily's new boss.
* SilverFox: Played by Creator/KyleMacLachlan, what do you expect? How else do you think he keeps scoring hot blondes half his age? I mean, [[GoldDigger the millions of dollars don't hurt, of course...]]
* SophisticatedAsHell:
-->'''George:''' 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!!"
* WealthyPhilanthropist: We meet him at a benefit he's throwing for the Natural History Museum.
* WealthyYachtOwner: He is filthy rich and loves boats.
* WhenSheSmiles: {{Subverted}}; his smile is creepy as hell, [[TruthInTelevision because it doesn't reach his eyes.]]
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: In case the wealth and love for boats didn't tip you off.

[[folder:Stuart and Claudia]]
!!Stuart and Claudia
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/MattBoren (Stuart) and Creator/VirginiaWilliams (Claudia)

Friends of the gang. Introduced in season 1, appeared sporadically throughout and had a baby in season 6.

* 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 honeymoon. Later appearances show that Claudia was not just like this about her wedding- she's like that all the time.
* 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 is frequently theatrical.
* 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 starts to make bitter comments about marriage and bickering with his wife about everything. It gets worse by Season 9, where it's revealed he lied about Ted's wedding gift being his, he steals shampoo from the Farhampton hotel and is cheating on Claudia with another woman. While not much is shown of their marriage proper, Claudia's behavior during their wedding suggests her over-controlling personality might have contributed to this.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Barney is caught up over this. To be fair, Claudia is a bit of a shrew.

[[folder:Kevin Venkataraghavan]]
!!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."''
->'''Played by:''' Creator/KalPenn

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.

* 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 savviness 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 aback 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 a 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).
* 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 trouble 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.
** He is this to Nora to an extent. She is a Brown skinned Asian woman (presumably of British Iranian origin) who is seen as a positive influence to Barney as his love interest but ultimately is cheated on by him with Robin. Kevin is a Brown skinned Asian man (of Indian American origin) who is seen as a positive influence to Robin as her love interest but she cheats on him with Barney
** Kevin has everything Barney lacks: He is a good listener, is compliant and, most importantly, ''sane'', in comparison to all the ego and emotional baggage 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]], of 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 NiceGuy!\\
'''Kevin's Mother:''' 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 killer}}s 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."

[[folder:Nick Podarutti]]
!!Nick Podarutti
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelTrucco

Robin's crush introduced in season 6. They became a couple in season 8.

* 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 scene}}s, and Robin finds him so attractive that she's often [[DistractedByTheSexy 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.

[[folder:Patrice]]
!!Patrice
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/EllenDWilliams

Robin's co-worker, whom she despises for [[IrrationalHatred no particular reason]].

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Non-sexual example. Even though Robin can't stand Patrice, Patrice won't stop trying to be befriend her, even wanting to wear matching outfits.
* 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: Robin treats Patrice with screaming hostility even though the latter does nothing to provoke it.
-->'''"NOBODY ASKED YOU, PATRICE!"'''\\
'''"DAMN IT PATRICE, STOP SMOTHERING ME!"'''\\
'''"PATRICE IRONS MY PANTS WRONG!"'''
* ExtremeDoormat: Patrice never confronts Robin about the constant verbal abuse. She once dislocated her shoulder wrestling Robin's purse away from a thief, and Robin ''still'' rewarded her with screaming for a small scratch on the leather.
* NiceGirl: Probably the nicest person since Mister Rogers. She bakes cookies for Robin, irons her pants and is overall extremely kind to her (she even fought a thief to recover the purse Robin left by the vending machine). She offers a distraught Barney (whom she's never met) a cookie for Christ's sake!
* NoFullNameGiven: Her last name is never mentioned.
* 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...
* ThePollyanna: She's always happy and wants to make the people around her happy, even when those people are quite mean to her.
* 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. Later for [[spoiler: Robin and Barney.]]
* SitcomArchNemesis: Robin ''hates'' Patrice even though Patrice loves Robin.

[[folder:Sandy Rivers]]
!!Sandy Rivers
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/AlexisDenisof

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.

* 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.
* TheComicallySerious: He's Barney, but as [[Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow Ted Baxter]].
* 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. He comes back later as Robin's boss at Weekly News Network. InUniverse, Future!Ted reveals a scandal finally forced him to move to Russia.
* SharpDressedMan: Befitting a news anchor.
* 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.

[[folder:Nora]]
!!Nora
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/NazaninBoniadi

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.
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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 UsefulNotes/{{british accent|s}}, but it's never stated her actual heritage. Going off her actress' background its likely she is British Iranian.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Robin's Veronica for Barney's Archie.
* CloserToEarth: ''Much'' saner than Barney.
* {{Foil}}: She is this to Kevin to an extent. She is a Brown skinned Asian woman (presumably of British Iranian origin) who is seen as a positive influence to Barney as his love interest but ultimately is cheated on by him with Robin. Kevin is a Brown skinned Asian man (of Indian American origin) who is seen as a positive influence to Robin as her love interest but she cheats on him with Barney.
* LoveMartyr: She puts up with a lot of crap from Barney. After learning of everything horrible Barney has ever done to get laid, she still listened to everything and decided to give Barney a second chance. After Barney admits that he slept with another woman (without naming Robin), Nora only breaks up with him when she asks Barney if he felt anything for the other woman.
* 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]].
* NoFullNameGiven: 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. Veers into WhatHappenedToTheMouse since she's not mentioned ''at all'' after they break up, even though she still apparently works with Robin and they had a friendship (at least, from Robin's point of view, before she dated Barney).
* RomanticFalseLead: For Barney. She returns to the story right before a flash forward reveals that Barney is going to get married.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: The only reason she accepts Barney is that Barney is willing to change into a better guy for her.
* SixthRanger: For a time, before she and Barney break up.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B. Very sweet, very kind... do ''not'' piss her off.
* UnknownRival: She doesn't have a clue that Robin envies her.
* WorthyOpponent: One of only two of Robin's romantic rivals in the show (for both Ted and Barney, in this case the latter) that she openly respects. The other being Victoria, Ted's RomanticFalseLead from Seasons 1, 7 and early 8.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Quinn Garvey]]
!!Quinn Garvey
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/BeckiNewton

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.]]
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* AmicableExes: She plays the role of WomanScorned in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS8E22TheBroMitzvah The Bro Mitzvah]]" when she meets Barney again, but it turns out the whole thing was a prank between her and Robin and she's actually in good terms with both of them.
* 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 season 7 [[spoiler: "bride mystery"]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: She has ''a lot'' in common with Barney. [[spoiler: Their similarities ironically ended up [[TooMuchAlike being why]] they were ultimately incompatible.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Usually engaged in SnarkToSnarkCombat whilst dealing with Barney.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Barney, in personality at least. Lampshaded in "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS7E19TheBroath The Broath]]".
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Barney certainly did and she's overall protrayed as a HeadTurningBeauty.
* TheGadfly: She certainly enjoys messing with people heads, much like Barney.
** In "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS7E19TheBroath The Broath]]", she and Barney create a zany scheme to make her look like a controlling GoldDigger to his friends, just to mess with them.
** In "[[Recap/HowIMetYourMotherS8E22TheBroMitzvah The Bro Mitzvah]]", she goes along with Robin's idea to prank Barney's bachelor party, by making Quinn the stripper and having her play the role of a bitchy ex. All so he could have the "most memorable bachelor's party ever".
* 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: When they first met, she milked Barney of thousands of dollars at the strip club, but she ended up feeling guilty about it when she realized he really liked her and made amends.
* 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, so she had the occasionaly [[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn striptease]] scene. She was also often seen wearing just a ModestyBedsheet in post-sex scenes with Barney.
* MyGirlIsNotASlut: A lot of her relationship problems with Barney revolved around her being a stripper, to the point he begs her to quit and even tries to find new jobs for her.
* 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.]]
* SexGoddess: Barney claims she's "mind-blowing" in bed.
-->'''Barney:''' Mind-blowing sex! For an hour afterwards, I couldn't uncross my eyes. Which was awesome, because when I went back for seconds, it was like having a three-way with twins.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She's not ashamed in the slightest in what she does for a living, something that creates quite a bit of friction between her and Barney (See MyGirlIsNotASlut above.)
* SixthRanger: In season 7, she hangws around the gang often while she was dating Barney.
* TooMuchAlike: [[spoiler:What ended hers and Barney’s engagement, they were too much alike that they couldn’t trust each other.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Hotheaded and snarky, but very nice once you get to know her. She has a lot of trouble admiting she likes Barney at first.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gary Blauman and Bilson]]
!!Gary Blauman and Bilson
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/TaranKillam (Gary) and Creator/BryanCallen (Bilson)

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.
----
* 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).
* AmbiguouslyBi: Gary Blauman is seen making sexist jokes with his coworkers about hooking up with other women. In Season 9 it's revealed that he had an affair with James, [[NoBisexuals which makes Ted think that Blauman was trying to hook up with Ted, instead of trying to steal a girl away from him]]. The others are quick to disagree with Ted.
* CharacterShilling: For Gary Blauman. Even though 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 stopped 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!
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: They start out as interchangeable office bullies before gaining their own separate traits. Bilson becomes a loudmouthed MeanBoss while Blauman is revealed to be more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold in his own episode.
* {{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" a.k.a. 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.
* NoFullNameGiven: From the working environment they are only called by their surnames, but it's later subverted for Blauman whose name is revealed to be Gary. Interestingly, by "Gary Blauman" he seems to have graduated to FullNameBasis.
* PutOnABus: Whereas Bilson becomes a recurring character, Blauman shows up far less frequently after Ted and Marshall quit working with them.
* SeriesContinuityError: {{Subverted}}: 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. According to WordOfGod, Barney was lying to make a point, which is supported by late season 9 when it's revealed that he hates Blauman because he [[FelonyMisdemeanor ate four of his fries and a curly]].
* StraightGay: Turns out James cheated on Tom with Gary Blauman. After this revelation is known, Ted realizes Blauman was really trying to hit on Ted (although everyone else just let Ted believe that, since only Ted assumes this. It's never confirmed if he might be bisexual).
* 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lieutenant Jeanette Peterson]]
!!Lieutenant Jeanette Peterson
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-->'''Future Ted:''' Before a man meets the woman he'll marry, he'll make one final, horrible mistake. For me, that was Jeanette.
->'''Played by:''' Creator/AbbyElliott

Ted's last girlfriend before meeting The Mother.
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* AxCrazy: Her defining trait is just how violently crazy she is.
* 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.
* 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, Jeanette [[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 Jeanette 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 a good-looking cop.
* 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).
* HateSink: Like Karen, no one other than Ted like Jeanette, despite the obvious signs she is mentally unstable and even after it is proven to be true. She is prone to violence and after a fit of jealousy, destroyed Ted's apartment. Even Future Ted proclaims that dating Jeanette is the worst thing he did before meeting the Mother.
* 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.
* 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 breakup to the point where she stole Robin's necklace and throw it in the water. She also sends 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...
* SexGoddess: One of the few good things Ted has to say about her is that she's ''really'' great in bed.
* SixthRangerTraitor: Despite that Ted wants to bring Jeanette 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 do all sorts of nasty stuff just to get Ted back, which includes wrecking his apartment.
* {{Yandere}}: To Ted, even after they broke up. ''Especially'' after they broke up.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Daphne]]
!!Daphne
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->'''Played by''': Creator/SherriShepherd

Marshall's road trip companion, after Marshall made them both miss their flight.
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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 road trip.
-->'''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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Simon Tremblay]]
!!Simon Tremblay
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->'''Played by''': Creator/JamesVanDerBeek

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").
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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 gained some weight but he's 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.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Becky]]
!!Becky
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->'''Played by''': Creator/LauraBellBundy

Robin's former co-host in Come On, Get Up New York! as Don's replacement, who later becomes the face of yacht commercials and Robin's unwitting rival. She briefly dated Ted twice.
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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.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: She was the childish, blonde bimbo from her introduction in Season Six. By the time Ted and the others see her again, she became classier and calmer after getting engaged with The Captain.
* TheCutie: How everyone (except for Robin) sees her.
* TheDitz: She is incapable as a news anchor, refusing to read "nasty" notes and is often talking about 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 throughout she is very naïve and childish, yet she is still good at heart.
* 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.
* NiceGirl: Even though 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).
* 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]].
* 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!
* SuckSessor: Invoked by Robin. She dislikes her as Becky is her polar opposite in personality, and more unprofessional than Don.
* WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant: BOATS! BOATS! BOATS! She loves boats so much she [[spoiler:married The Captain]].
* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:In ''Series/HowIMetYourFather'', she files for divorce on the Captain after she discovers his affair with another woman and wants to take all of his boats. She angrily admits to him that she ''hates'' boats]].
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[[folder:William Zabka]]
!!William Zabka
->'''Played by''': Creator/WilliamZabka

Former ''[[Film/TheKarateKid Karate Kid]]'' actor and a good friend of Barney.
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* ActorRoleConfusion: He's constantly being confused for his film roles and subsequently booed by nearly every person he comes across.
* AdamWesting[=/=]AsHimself: Zabka portrayed himself hilariously, and at the same time, sympathetically.
* BadassBiker: Former Villain from ''Film/TheKarateKid'' 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, and is apparently good enough at it to become nationally recognized and awarded a medal by the President.
* IAmNotSpock: In-Universe. He is booed and gets thrown popcorn 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, popcorn. Zabka even lampshades this by asking why everyone has popcorn in hand.
* SixthRanger: Hanged out with the gang for a while during the final season.
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[[folder:Tim Gunn]]
!!Tim Gunn
->'''Played by''': Creator/TimGunn

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 and is mentioned earlier in the show.
* TheComicallySerious: He can also retort with sassy comments with a completely deadpan face, without any trace of sarcasm.
-->'''Tim Gunn:''' Please don't cry on this. ''It's silk''.
* CatchPhrase: His most popular catch phrase from Project Runway also gets a nod.
-->'''Tim Gunn:''' 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.
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[[folder:Greg Fisher]]
!!Greg Fisher
->'''Played by''': Creator/MarkDerwin

The guy Shannon started dating while she was dating Barney.
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%%* ArchEnemy: To Barney.
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:At the receiving end of this courtesy of Barney.]]
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Fisher didn't recognize Barney as the hippie he stole Shannon when he hired him, even when Barney let some flower child lingo slip. [[spoiler:This proved to be his ultimate undoing.]]
* 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 be even worse.
* {{Jerkass}}: Knows Shannon is dating Barney and stole her from him anyway. He even mocked poor Barney's heartbreak.
* 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 get him back for what he did to him.]]
* KickTheDog: If stealing Barney's girlfriend isn't bad enough, he accompanied Shannon to get her last paycheck from the coffee shop just to mock Barney.
* 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.
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[[folder:The Farhampton Staff]]
!!The Farhampton Staff
->'''Curtis is played by''': Creator/RogerBart
->'''Linus is played by''': Creator/RobertBelushi
->'''Hamish is played by''': Creator/RhysDarby

The workers of the Farhampton Hotel present for Barney and Robin's Wedding weekend.
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* TheBartender: Linus spends all of Season 9 serving drinks and listening to the patrons, like listening to The Mother practicing how she's going to confront Darren, or helping Lily with her Kennedy Package. [[spoiler:And he even keeps the secret of her pregnancy by serving her non-alcoholic cocktails.]]
* 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 front desk 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 though he meant well, was constantly pitying Ted being single at the romantic inn.
* OneShotCharacter: Unlike Curtis, Linus and the bellhop, 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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* 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 hiring the Mother's band for Barney and Robin's wedding]].

* TheGadfly: She ceirtanly enjoys messing with people heads, much like Barney.