The fourth season of the
American
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television comedy series ''
How I Met Your Mother
''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his ...
'' premiered on September 22, 2008 and concluded on May 18, 2009. It consisted of 24 episodes, each running approximately 22 minutes in length.
CBS broadcast the fourth season on Monday nights at 8:30 pm in the United States. The complete fourth season was released on Region 1 DVD on September 29, 2009. In the United Kingdom it aired on E4.
The fourth season is the only season of ''How I Met Your Mother'' to be nominated for the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Cast
Main cast
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Josh Radnor as
Ted Mosby
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Jason Segel as
Marshall Eriksen
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Cobie Smulders as
Robin Scherbatsky
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Neil Patrick Harris as
Barney Stinson
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Alyson Hannigan as
Lily Aldrin
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Bob Saget (uncredited) as Future Ted Mosby (voice only)
Recurring cast
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Sarah Chalke as Stella Zinman
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Lyndsy Fonseca as Penny, Ted's Daughter
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David Henrie as Luke, Ted's Son
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Charlene Amoia
Charlene M. Amoia (born September 25, 1982) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Wendy the Waitress in the sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. Her film credits include ''American Reunion'' (2012), ''Authors Anonymous'' ...
as Wendy the Waitress
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Bryan Callen as Bilson
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Jason Jones as Tony Grafanello
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Darcy Rose Byrnes as Lucy Zinman
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Marshall Manesh as Ranjit
* Joe Nieves as Carl, the owner of MacLarens Pub
* Matt Boren as Stuart
Guest cast
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Regis Philbin as himself
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Bill Fagerbakke as Marvin Eriksen, Sr.
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David Burtka as Scooter
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Frances Conroy as Loretta Stinson
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Erin Cahill as Heather Mosby
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Brooke D'Orsay as Margaret (Betty - Barney's Wife)
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Laura Prepon as Karen
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Kendra Wilkinson as Herself
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Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...
as Stan
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Heidi Montag as Herself
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Spencer Pratt as Himself
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Kim Kardashian as Herself
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Will Sasso as Doug Martin
Episodes
U.S. viewership
This season is currently the second highest rated season of ''How I Met Your Mother'' in terms of viewership, at an average of 9.42 million viewers.
However, it is currently the highest rated in terms of the important Adults 18-49 demographic, which is what advertisers use to determine how much a 30-second advertising spot costs. Season 4 averaged 4.0/10 in terms of rating/share in the Adults 18-49 demographic.
Critical response
Season 4 received highly positive reviews and is often considered to be the best season of the series. Michelle Zoromski of
IGN gave Season 4 an overall rating of 8.5 out of 10. Michelle stated, "This fourth season seemed to settle down the chase for the titular mother. While Ted was busy dating Stella, the gang settled into many stand alone episodes which were every bit as entertaining as episodes devoted to Ted's love life," later going on to say, "A stellar Robin-Marshall episode, titled "Little Minnesota," makes it clear that these two do not get enough screen time together. With Robin homesick and unemployed (and at risk of being deported), this pairing brought out the best Robin Sparkles reference of the season, when Marshall leads a rousing karaoke version of "
Let's Go to the Mall
"Let's Go to the Mall" is a song written by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for the CBS television series '' How I Met Your Mother''. The song was performed by Canadian actress Cobie Smulders in the role of Robin Scherbatsky, who has a secret past ...
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References
External links
{{How I Met Your Mother episodes, 4
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2008 American television seasons
2009 American television seasons