<P> The pilot episode of the American television sitcom How I Met Your Mother premiered on CBS on September 19 , 2005 . It was written by series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas , and directed by Pamela Fryman The pilot takes place in 2030 , as a future Ted Mosby ( Voiced by Bob Saget ) is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother . It flashes back to 2005 to a younger Ted ( Josh Radnor ) who meets Robin Scherbatsky ( Cobie Smulders ) , a reporter who he becomes smitten for . Meanwhile , Ted 's lawyer friend Marshall Eriksen ( Jason Segel ) plans on proposing to his girlfriend Lily Aldrin ( Alyson Hannigan ) , a kindergarten teacher . </P>
<P> The pilot episode of the American television sitcom How I Met Your Mother premiered on CBS on September 19 , 2005 . It was written by series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas , and directed by Pamela Fryman The pilot takes place in 2030 , as a future Ted Mosby ( Voiced by Bob Saget ) is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother . It flashes back to 2005 to a younger Ted ( Josh Radnor ) who meets Robin Scherbatsky ( Cobie Smulders ) , a reporter who he becomes smitten for . Meanwhile , Ted 's lawyer friend Marshall Eriksen ( Jason Segel ) plans on proposing to his girlfriend Lily Aldrin ( Alyson Hannigan ) , a kindergarten teacher . </P>
in how i met your mother ted looks back on his life from which year
in how i met your mother ted looks back on his life from which year
2030
2030