How I Met Your Mother Season 5 Page

: Ted dates Cindy, who is revealed to be the future Mother’s roommate. While at their apartment, Ted unknowingly leaves behind a yellow umbrella, a key artifact in his future meeting with "The One". Notable Episodes

: Ted starts his new job as an architecture professor—famously walking into the wrong lecture hall on his first day. Later in the season, he impulsively buys a dilapidated house that Future Ted reveals is the very home where he is currently telling the story to his kids. How I Met Your Mother Season 5

In Season 5 of How I Met Your Mother , the story shifts from Ted's failed engagement toward major personal milestones for the entire group, including Barney and Robin's first serious attempt at a relationship and Marshall and Lily's decision to start a family . Key Storylines : Ted dates Cindy, who is revealed to

: After seeing various "doppelgängers" of their friends throughout the city, Marshall and Lily decide that once they find the final doppelgänger (Barney's), they will start trying for a baby. Later in the season, he impulsively buys a

: The show’s 100th episode, featuring a massive musical number where Barney chooses his suits over a woman.