| rdfs:comment | - In Pilot, Barney introduces Ted to Robin. His first description of her is "You know she likes it dirty". From Purple Giraffe onward, Robin is accepted into the group. One of the first signs of their growing friendship is Robin agreeing to Barney's increasingly scandalous dares to say certain things on her news show, knowing no one is actually watching. The first sign of a possible relationship between Barney and Robin occurs in Zip, Zip, Zip, where Robin acts as Barney's replacement wingman (in place of Ted, who is busy dating Victoria). During this night out, Robin is better at being a wingman than Ted ever was. At the end of the evening, Barney disrobes assuming he will be hooking up with Robin. Robin is shocked and refuses, then asks why he would think that. After presenting his view on
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| abstract | - In Pilot, Barney introduces Ted to Robin. His first description of her is "You know she likes it dirty". From Purple Giraffe onward, Robin is accepted into the group. One of the first signs of their growing friendship is Robin agreeing to Barney's increasingly scandalous dares to say certain things on her news show, knowing no one is actually watching. The first sign of a possible relationship between Barney and Robin occurs in Zip, Zip, Zip, where Robin acts as Barney's replacement wingman (in place of Ted, who is busy dating Victoria). During this night out, Robin is better at being a wingman than Ted ever was. At the end of the evening, Barney disrobes assuming he will be hooking up with Robin. Robin is shocked and refuses, then asks why he would think that. After presenting his view on their similarities and chemistry, Robin agrees. However, Barney learns that Robin still has feelings for Ted, thus dashing any chances. In Moving Day, in a desperate bid to get Ted and Robin to stop moving in together, Barney notes that Ted will see Robin without makeup. She comments that she's currently not wearing any, and Barney exclaims "Holy crap, you're beautiful!". In Wait For It, Barney comments that Robin is 'a ten' when talking about the hotness of the girl (or girls) he's going to need to find for Ted in order to beat that. In How I Met Everyone Else, Ted's date Blah Blah assumes Robin is dating Barney, to which Robin says "no" sixteen times. In Sandcastles in the Sand, Robin's ex-boyfriend Simon travels from Canada to visit. The gang dislikes his obnoxious nature and poor treatment of Robin (who reverts back to being 16 again when she's around him). After agreeing to date him again, he dumps her a short time afterward, the same way he did when they were teens, and Robin is left in a vulnerable state at the bar. Barney sees her crying and comforts her, saying she's too awesome now as an adult to want to relive her teen years. Robin invites Barney back to her apartment to watch her second Robin Sparkles music video 'Sandcastles in the Sand', which Simon starred in. Robin and Barney watch the tape over and over until they end up having sex. When they wake up the next morning, they agree to pretend it never happened in case they upset Ted for "breaking the bro code". Neither can keep the secret and Robin ends up telling Ted. He does not hold it against her but temporarily ends his friendship with Barney. In Miracles, Barney (who is now exempt from the group after Ted ends the friendship) rushes to be at Ted's hospital bed after a minor car accident. Ted suffers no injuries and is free to leave. As Barney runs through the streets of New York, he reaches the hospital but is hit by a bus as he crosses the road. He requires surgery and his entire body is bandaged. The severity of his injuries leads Ted to realise how silly he's being about Robin and tells Barney they aren't just friends, they're brothers. Ted leaves then Lily and Marshall ask Barney what he saw when his life was flashing before his eyes during the bus accident. As they suggest things like "Suits, boobs, money..." Barney simply gazes at Robin. In Do I Know You?, Barney confesses to Lily that he is in love with Robin, in order to seek advice about what to do. Lily suggests he should tell Robin, but Barney is too afraid. Lily sets them up on a dinner date and despite Barney being on his best behaviour, Robin assumes she's only there to be his wingman, and introduces him to the waitress. Barney does end up sleeping with the waitress but secretly checks in on Robin's news show every morning just to see her face. In Benefits, Ted and Robin become "friends with benefits" in order to stop fighting so often, and Barney is extremely distressed. Lily tries to comfort him but he resorts to smashing a TV from the dumpster outside the bar every time Ted talks about having sex with Robin. Barney goes out of his way to clean Ted's apartment so he'll stop fighting with Robin. Ted picks up on this and questions Barney's feelings for Robin. While Barney still won't admit he loves Robin, Ted knows better and ends the hook-up situation with Robin. In Mosbius Designs, Barney is shown to be upset at Robin sleeping with Ted's assistant, PJ. Marshall reveals to Barney that Lily told him about Barney's feelings for Robin, and Marshall helps him by hiring PJ to work as a paralegal at GNB. In The Stinsons, Barney's mother tells him not to run from a clear shot with someone special and Barney ponders if Robin is that person. In Right Place, Right Time, Barney completes his ongoing mission to sleep with 200 women. As he sits alone at MacLaren's, he rips up the list and wonders "What now?" then smiles as he spots Robin entering the bar. In The Leap, Barney confesses his love for Robin to Ted, who isn't surprised. Robin is listening in the next room and goes to Lily and Marshall for advice. They want her to date Barney but she is hesitant. Marshall says Robin should "Mosby" Barney, that is, tell him she loves him to make him lose interest so she has more time to think. She does and it works until Lily says Robin was only pretending, then he wants Robin to actually love him. They go back and forth on this until finally, after Ted has to go to hospital after being beaten by a goat, they admit their feelings for each other and kiss. They agree it's not the right time yet to discuss things. Later that night, each member of the gang takes a leap off the apartment ledge to the one directly across from theirs. When Barney is about to leap, he looks at Robin, his reason for leaping, and executes the jump cleanly, hugging Robin on the other side.
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