The seventh 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 ...
'' was announced in March 2011, along with confirmation of an eighth season.
The seventh season premiered on
CBS on September 19, 2011, with two episodes airing back to back, and concluded on May 14, 2012.
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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Kal Penn as Kevin
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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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Becki Newton as Quinn Garvey
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Nazanin Boniadi
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as Nora
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Chris Elliott
Christopher Nash Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He appeared in comedic sketches on '' Late Night with David Letterman'' (1982–1988), created and starred in the comedy series '' Get a Life'' (1990–1992) ...
as Mickey Aldrin, Lily's father
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Ellen D. Williams
Ellen D. Williams is an American theatre and TV actress.
Life and career
Williams graduated with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts from California State University, Long Beach.
In 2011, Williams was cast and is best known for her role in ' ...
as Patrice
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Ashley Williams as Victoria
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Alexis Denisof as Sandy Rivers
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Vicki Lewis as Dr. Sonya
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Martin Short
Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He ...
as Garrison Cootes, Marshall's boss
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Frances Conroy as Loretta Stinson
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Wayne Brady as James Stinson
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Bill Fagerbakke as Marvin Eriksen Sr.
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Ray Wise
Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Vice President Hal Gardner i ...
as Robin Scherbatsky Sr., Robin's father
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Suzie Plakson
Suzie Plakson is an American actress.
Early life and education
Born Susan Plaksin in Buffalo, New York, she was raised in Kingston, Pennsylvania and attended Northwestern University.
Career
Plakson began her career on the stage, and playe ...
as Judy Eriksen
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Cristine Rose as Virginia Mosby
* Joe Nieves as Carl
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Chris Romano
Chris Romano also known as "Romanski" (born March 28, 1978) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, most commonly known for co-creating, producing and starring in Spike TV's '' Blue Mountain State''.
Early life
Romano grew up in N ...
as Punchy
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Marshall Manesh as Ranjit
Guest cast
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Jimmi Simpson
Jimmi Simpson (born November 21, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his work on television, which includes recurring roles as Liam McPoyle on ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–2013), Lyle the Intern on ''The Late Show ...
as Pete Durkenson
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Jeff Probst
Jeff Probst (; born November 4, 1961) is an American reality show host and executive producer. He is best known as the Emmy Award-winning host of the U.S. version of the reality television show '' Survivor'' since 2000. He was also the host of ' ...
as himself
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"Weird Al" Yankovic
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as himself
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Katie Holmes
Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003).
Holmes made her feature film debut in 1997 with a supporting role in Ang Lee ...
as Naomi/
Slutty Pumpkin
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Christina Pickles
Christina Pickles (born 17 February 1935) is a British-American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in the NBC medical drama '' St. Elsewhere'' (1982–1988), for which she received five nominations for the Primetime Em ...
as Lily's grandmother
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Teresa Castillo
Teresa Ruth Castillo (born October 14, 1983) is an American actress. She originated the contract role of Sabrina Santiago on '' General Hospital'' in September 2012.
Personal life
Castillo was born in Long Beach, California, as the youngest of ...
as Maya
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Jerry Minor as King Charles
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Ernie Hudson as himself
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Will Sasso as Doug Martin
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Lindsey Morgan
Lindsey Marie Morgan (born February 27, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as mechanic Raven Reyes on The CW science fiction drama series ''The 100'' (2014–2020), as well as her role as Ranger Michelle "Micki" Ramire ...
as Lauren
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Rachel Bloom as Wanda
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Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for having hosted late-night talk shows for almost 28 years, beginning with ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' (19 ...
as a background bar patron (uncredited)
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Francesca Capaldi
Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Chloe James on the Disney Channel original sitcom ''Dog With A Blog'' (2012–2015) and as Nellie Chambers in the Brat TV web seri ...
as Young Lily
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Rob Huebel
Robert Anderson Huebel (born June 4, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his sketch comedy work on the MTV series ''Human Giant'' and for his role of Dr. Owen Maestro on the Adult Swim series ''Childrens Hospital''. He ...
as Mr. Flanagan
Ratings
, the 7th season was averaging a 5.3 rating / 14% share among adults 18–49, ranking as the 5th highest rated comedy series among adults 18–49.
On April 8, 2012, the ''
New York Times'' stated that the 7th season ratings had reached a series high, marking a 20% increase in ratings among adults 18–49.
Reception
Season seven of ''How I Met Your Mother'' received mixed reviews from critics.
Alan Sepinwall gave the season a mixed review and criticized the flash-forwards throughout the season saying, "the show is just much, much stronger when its stories dwell on matters of the present or the past, and where the writers don't have to act like magicians trying to keep the audience from figuring out how the trick works. And the finale affirmed that belief for me. The parts that had little or nothing to do with things to come were quite good; the parts that were all about the future made me roll my eyes and ask, for the umpteenth time: 'Really? This is where you're going with this?'". Ethan Alter, of
Television Without Pity, gave the season a lukewarm response. In his review of the season finale, he criticized the Robin-Barney storyline throughout the season, writing "So after an entire season, we're basically right back where we started, with the writers having taken 24 episodes to stage a reveal that could have happened in the first five minutes of the premiere and had the exact same impact."
Episodes
DVD release
References
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External links
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{{How I Met Your Mother episodes, 7
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2011 American television seasons
2012 American television seasons