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How I Met Your Father

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How I Met Your Father

Series Details & Credits

HULU | Release Date: January 25, 2022

Summary: Sophie (Hilary Duff) tells her son how she met his father in 2021 in this spinoff of How I Met Your Mother created and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.

Creator: Isaac Aptaker

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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S2:E20. Episode 20
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S2:E19. Episode 19
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Metascore

49

Positive:

4

Mixed:

12

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5

Critic Reviews

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Paste Magazine

Amy Amatangelo

Jan 13, 2022

Season 1 Review: Duff is charming as ever and the cast has a nice rapport. ... Still, without the framework of the well known series it pays homage to, How I Met Your Father would be just another perfectly pleasant, often funny comedy. Read full review

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Consequence

Liz Shannon Miller

Jan 13, 2022

Season 1 Review: Father is too much of an imitation at some points and too scattered and strange at others. But there are a few sparks of potential here, at least in the supporting cast." Read full review

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i Ed Power

May 11, 2022

Season 1 Review: The zingers are often gag-inducing and none of the characters remotely plausible. Yet the show sparkles with such exuberance and lack of cynicism that I found myself laughing at the inanity of it all. Twenty five minutes flew by and, while I didn’t love this creaking comedy, I can’t quite say I hated it either. Read full review

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TVLine

Dave Nemetz

Jan 13, 2022

Season 1 Review: Hulu’s How I Met Your Father has a strong cast, but lame jokes and an excess of schmaltz make it fall short of the original. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Ciara Wardlow

Jan 19, 2022

Season 1 Review: “How I Met Your Father” misses all of that spark and feels like watching the copy of a copy of a copy. It’s enough to fulfill a nostalgic craving in the most superficial sort of way, but far too flimsy to do anything else. Read full review

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The Guardian Adrian Horton

Jan 18, 2022

Season 1 Review: There’s a lot of light and snacky fare out there, but HIMYF feels more akin to a reheated, juiced-up leftover. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle

Carla Meyer

Jan 14, 2022

Season 1 Review: An inferior sequel. ... Filled with bad dialogue. ... Duff, though a likable, solid ensemble anchor, lacks Radnor’s exuberance, just as Sophie mostly lacks Ted’s impulsiveness. Read full review

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rick_fiorin

Jan 21, 2022

I love Hilary this show is so amazing and I thought funny! Is really really good!

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hiji

Feb 26, 2022

Loving what I've seen, it's just a nice comfort show. Don't expect it to be exactly like HIMYM.

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ELCool

Jan 25, 2022

Doesn't deserve all the hate, it's a promising start to the series, and there's a lot of potential for the future. HIMYM wasn't perfect in the first season either

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brockcheese

Jan 21, 2022

This show is very bland with some pretty bad acting. It maintains the general spirit of How I Met Your Mother but with none of the chemistry and heart that that show had.

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Mozatta

Jan 18, 2022

Bland, cliche. No chemistry. Tired jokes.I’ll still watch the damn thing though.

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PotterheadGleek

Jan 19, 2022

I love Hilary Duff & Kim Catrall but this is a big no for me. The comedy in this show is way too used, too many clichés, and a simpler comedy that I just don't see a future for this show.

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shenanigan91

Feb 6, 2022

Horrible show. For those of you saying you can't compare the show to How I Met Your Mother, that's ridiculous, it's a spin-off of that show so of course it's going to be compared to it. I did not have high hopes for the show but did go into watching it with an open mind, hoping to findHorrible show. For those of you saying you can't compare the show to How I Met Your Mother, that's ridiculous, it's a spin-off of that show so of course it's going to be compared to it. I did not have high hopes for the show but did go into watching it with an open mind, hoping to find something likable about but I didn't. I don't mind the laugh tracks but they at least have to go along with a funny joke which I have yet to find in this show. The group of friends seem very disjointed. Too many main characters make it hard to follow and gives you less time to get to know each character. Very disappointing start to the show. If you're gonna make a spin-off of a well beloved show, you have to do your best to hook in the audience from the start. This show fails to do that on all levels.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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  Air Date: January 24, 2023
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  S2:E20. Episode 20
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  S2:E19. Episode 19
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  S2:E11. Daddy
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  S2:E10. I'm His Swish
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  S2:E9. The Welcome Protocol
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  S2:E8. Rewardishment
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  S2:E7. A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Valentine's Day
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  S2:E6. Universal Therapy
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  S2:E5. Ride or Die
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  S2:E3. The Reset Button
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Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 18, 2022