<P> Originally , episodes 11 and 12 were not planned to be shown together as a two - part , one - hour combined episode , but the decision was made to present them together after the show was preempted because of Hurricane Sandy . Show co-creator Carter Bays said , `` we knew we wanted ( episode 12 ) to be our Christmas episode , and we were thinking of creative ways to catch up ... Episodes 11 and 12 really felt like two halves of the same story , so we thought , let 's make this our big hour - long Christmas special . '' Before the two episodes were combined , episode 11 was entitled `` The Silence of the Jinx '' and episode 12 was entitled `` The Robin '' . </P>
<P> Originally , episodes 11 and 12 were not planned to be shown together as a two - part , one - hour combined episode , but the decision was made to present them together after the show was preempted because of Hurricane Sandy . Show co-creator Carter Bays said , `` we knew we wanted ( episode 12 ) to be our Christmas episode , and we were thinking of creative ways to catch up ... Episodes 11 and 12 really felt like two halves of the same story , so we thought , let 's make this our big hour - long Christmas special . '' Before the two episodes were combined , episode 11 was entitled `` The Silence of the Jinx '' and episode 12 was entitled `` The Robin '' . </P>
how i met your mother the robin episode number
how i met your mother the robin episode number
12
12