After nine seasons, How I Met Your Mother ended its run in 2014. But Ted Mosby’s (Josh Radnor) epic tale raised a lot more questions than just how he met the mother of his children. For instance, the “legendary” CBS TV show never addressed how much Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) makes. Thankfully, one devoted fan hâm mộ took it upon themselves lớn find the answer.
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Neil Patrick Harris stood out among the ‘How I Met Your Mother’ cast
From the outset, Harris captured the lion’s share of the attention for the show. He and co-star Alyson Hannigan were the only truly recognizable faces in the cast. Và Harris had just reinvented his image a year before How I Met Your Mother debuted in 2005. In Harold và Kumar Go to lớn White Castle, he delivered a scene-stealing performance as his fictional self.
That over-the-top appearance certainly keyed up his role as the womanizing — and by today’s standards, wildly offensive — Barney Stinson. Suddenly, Harris was everywhere again. Và despite the show positioning Ted as the main character, Barney became more of a focus over the years. As How I Met Your Mother evolved, fans became curious about the character, leading the show’s creators khổng lồ flesh him out more.
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Barney Stinson makes way more money than fans realize
Though fans don’t know what happened lớn Barney after 2021, they vì learn a lot about his personal life on How I Met Your Mother. In fact, his half-brother James (Wayne Brady), mother (Frances Conroy), và biological father (John Lithgow) all become recurring characters. Và of course, he starts an on-again/off-again romance with Robin (Cobie Smulders).
But Barney’s career also became one of the show’s most prominent running gags. After all, his luxurious apartment và an endless supply of tailored suits indicated he had deep pockets. So one fan hâm mộ of How I Met Your Mother crunched the numbers lớn find out just how much Barney made at his mysterious job. & the results are way more impressive than fans likely imagined.
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The Reddit user assessed how many suits Barney owns lớn determined his annual salary. They also take into account evidence from the show lớn estimate how many suits he purchases each year & the cost of each one. In the end, the How I Met Your Mother fan concludes that Barney brings in roughly $1.2 million a year. Of course, there’s a ton of risk involved in his job.
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What is Barney Stinson’s job on ‘How I Met Your Mother’?
Throughout nearly How I Met Your Mother’s entire run, Barney would only answer with a dismissive “please” whenever asked about his specific job. Yet, the show ultimately dropped that bit in its final season. In the season 9 episode “Unpause,” Barney drunkenly reveals that his job is khổng lồ “P.L.E.A.S.E.” (i.e., “Provide Legal Exculpation & Sign Everything.”
Essentially, his employer is setting Barney up as the legal scapegoat for all its corrupt activities. However, Barney gets the last laugh in the end. As it turns out, it’s all part of a long revenge plot against his boss, who stole his girlfriend many years earlier. In an instance, How I Met Your Mother turned a running joke into a major story point, as it had many times over the years.
