How I Met Your Mother
originally aired on CBS
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays. The series was loosely inspired by Thomas and Bays' friendship when they both lived in New York. The show's frame story depicts Ted (voice of Bob Saget, uncredited) retelling the story to his children in 2030. The vast majority of the episodes (196 out of 208) were directed by Pamela Fryman.
The series follows the adventures of Ted Mosby (played by Josh Radnor) and his love life as a single man. The narrative deals primarily with his best friends. The frame story depicts Ted verbally retelling the story to his son Luke (David Henrie) and daughter Penny (Lyndsy Fonseca) in the year 2030.