3) wait for it....wait for it...Barney!
But there are so many similarities between the two shows that one might come to think that HIMYM is a rip-off of Friends!
Here is a bunch of similarities that i noticed while watching HIMYM:-
1) Characterization :- Ted(HIMYM) is a lot like Ross(F), both are hopelessly romantic. Barney(HIMYM) is the womanizer and a master of sarcastic one liners just like Joey and Chandler respectively. Lily(HIMYM) is a lot like Monica(F) and Robin(HIMYM) is a lot like Rachel(F).
2) Ted(HIMYM) has a spoiled sis(or at-least he thinks she is spoiled), same with Rachel(F).
3)Robin(HIMYM) gets a lucrative job offer but has to move to Japan , Rachel(F) gets a lucrative job offer in the end but has to move to Paris.
4)Couple dating:- Joey and his Australian girlfriend find Chandler and Monica too annoying, same happens between Barney-Robin and Marshall-Lily in season 5.
5)Both shows are primarily about a group of friends living in Manhattan,New York.
6)Robin`s rebound boyfriend Guyel(played by Enrique) is similar to Rachel`s Italian boyfriend.
7)Emily did`nt want Rachel to be around Ross , same way as Stella did`nt want Robin to be around Ted in the wedding.
8)Joey(when Chandler and Monica hook up) and Marshall(when Barney and Robin hook up) don`t want to hear any more secrets.
9)Janice ends up with a deaf husband. So does Ted`s annoying talkative ex girlfriend.
10)Both Ross and Ted buy a new car and show off.
11)Barney`s job is mysterious and unknown while Chandler`s job is forgettable too.
12)The Coffee show is to friends what the bar house is to HIMYM.
13)The episode where Ted moves out of he apartment is a rip-off of the episode where Rachel moves out of the apartment.
14) There is a similar episode in both the shows where each of them points out the others` faults and criticize each other.
15)Robin and Ted go on and off....just like Ross and Rachel.
16)Both Barney and Phoebe don`t know who their dad is. Both have been lied by their mother and grandmother respectively that some guy from TV is their dad.
17)The loving your best friend`s ex connection :- In HIMYM barney falls for Robin while in Friends Joey falls for Rachel.
18)Both Ross and Ted end up becoming professors and that`s not all...both end up dating one of their students(the latter ends up marrying his student)
So is How I Met Your Mother a rip-off of Friends?
