How I Met Your Mother: Return Date Announced

Mark your calendars: How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, and The Big-Bang Theory will all return on March 17, 2008. This will make for one great St. Patrick’s day.
Is there a chance the writers will work the holiday into the show? St. Patrick’s Day at McLaren’s has to be—to borrow phrasing from commenter Eric J—legen “why does the supermarket put the eggs and orange juice in the same section as the” dary.
As soon as I find out anything about the episode, I’ll post it up here.
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The Mix | February 14, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
The following is the message I immediately sent to my friend Hannah upon reading this:
“Han-
March 17th….prepare yourself for the festivus of all Mondays. It’s as though the Holiday were collapsed into one day to form some sort of Uber-Holiday. If you don’t crap your pants with joy from this message, well, then I’ll probably be glad. But you should be happy.
It’s the day of How I Met Your Mother’s triumphant return….
Happy V-day,
Jason”
Shouldn’t there be some sort of parade on this day? Does anyone know any parade planners?! This is the best Valentines Day in the history of person-kind. If only Kate Beckinsale were realize upon this day that she is meant to be with me.
Jason
be awesome instead | February 14, 2008 @ 8:27 pm
Sweet. Thanks for the info…I was wondering when the next episode would be back…still I wish it was sooner. Has anyone heard any news about Scrubs?
NV | February 15, 2008 @ 10:03 am
First show I thought of when I heard about the writer’s strike ending was this one. I feared that it would not be in time for this spring, and episodes would return in fall. Really pleased that it’s starting again.
I’m guessing it’s going legen-… well, you know how it goes.
Ranier | February 16, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
Bummer!
CBS just renewed The Big Bang Theory and The And a Half Men. So it leaves AGAIN the last-year fight between HIMYM and Old Christine, wich btw, is getting good ratings [of course, it's after Two And A Half Men!]. And HIMYM is not doing very good this year if you compare it to the other mondays sitcoms.
I don’t wanna panic buut, at least i hope we get a 13episodes season 4, or at least a finale! CBS can’t care less about our show.
Jason | February 20, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
Corned beef and slappage!
BTW HIMYM is going to be on at 8:30 now, switching with The Big Bang Theory.
Ike | February 20, 2008 @ 8:25 pm
I think Bays and thomas will work in St Patty’s day. They’ve done lots of other holidays and the cast already drinks a lot so it won’t be too much of a stretch.
8:30 will be better than 8, but the 9:30 would do wonders.
Jess | February 25, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
Kristen at E!Online just posted this info on the new ep:
I’m hearing the show will return with a St. Patrick’s Day episode, in which Ted makes out with a married chick and gets popped in the face by a drunk dude. Good times are ahead for him and Barney, no doubt!
Can’t freaking wait!