Sure, How I Met Your Mother might be a big, broad network sitcom, perhaps known more for threads like the adventures of the Cockamouse than its subtlety, but it also numbers among several shows that greatly reward re-watches with deep Easter eggs. The writers behind innovative sitcoms like HIMYM, Community, Brooklyn Nine Nine, and many more shows know to supply clever hidden elements that range from tactical foreshadowing to behind-the-scenes inside humor, and the good people of Reddit have indeed discovered most of them.
Vote up your favorite clever props, jokes, and continuity choices below.
Season 5, episode 1, Troy freaks out about Zach Braff only being in the first six episodes of Scrubs season 9, complaining, "After everything Scrubs did for him!" Later in the season Troy leaves after only five episodes.
Remember in season 5 when Michael refers to "those little colored paper clips" that he likes so much? Well, it turns out that Pam and Jim's license plate is the serial number for them. That's still my all-time favorite Easter egg.
Anyone else notice in the tattoo parlor when Jake and Charles are chatting to the tattoo artist, the music in the background is The Vulture's band? It's the song they play at his birthday party.
