How I Met Your Mother was an American sitcom that ran on CBS from 2005 to 2014, following Ted Mosby as he told his children the long story of how he met their mother. Short clips from the series spread widely online as reaction sounds and meme audio, because the show's friendship, dating, and storytelling jokes translate easily outside their original episodes. Fans still reuse these brief excerpts in edits and streams for instant recognition, even years after the finale, when a single familiar cue can set up a joke without explanation.