Friends (https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasmaiuppin/friends-and-himym-are-literally-the-same)


Ross and friends meet Rachel, who Ross falls (https://thebuzzpaper.com/15-surprising-similarities-between-how-i-met-your-mother-and-friends/) for

Ross cheats on Julie with Rachel, ends up losing both, but dates Rachel shortly after

Ross rushes his relationship with Emily by proposing

Ross would’ve married Emily if it weren’t for Rachel ("take thee Rachel")

Joey (womanizer) dates Rachel, Ross’s ex

Ross leaves the museum to become a professor

Ross dates his student, Elizabeth

Ross's ex, Susan, becomes a lesbian

No one knows what Chandler's job is

Phoebe believes her dad is a random model in a picture frame but later finds out the truth and eventually meets her real dad

Emily gives Ross an ultimatum between Rachel and the marriage

Phoebe is mistaken for a pornstar

Chandler and Monica love doubledating: Joey and Janice, who lived next door (didn't work out), Greg and Jenny (Scheduling problems)

Ross meets Mona at a wedding, and they ultimately break up because of Rachel (though it's Ross's fault)

Phoebe dates Roger, a psychiatrist who at one point explodes and points out the flaws of the group

Monica, a chef, makes most of the food while Chandler convinces the gang to try his cranberry sauce

Phoebe has a fallout with her singing partner, but they reconcile

Chandler doesn't quit his job to do what he really wants

Joey pulls the naked man on Monica

Joey hates the date who takes his fries

Chandler cannot take good pictures

Monica and Chandler hide (https://entertainmentforus.com/top-10-similarities-between-friends-and-himym/) their relationship from friends

Chandler kicks people out of their couch at Central Perk

Joey officiates Chandler and Monica's wedding

Mike dumps Precious on her birthday

Ross gets back with Rachel in the finale

Ross: "actually it's whom"

Chandler finds out he shares a toothbrush with Joey/the toilet

"My best friend and my sister": Ross to Chandler and Monica, Joey to Chandler, Phoebe to Joey and Ursula, Rachel to Ross and Jill

Ross's awful nickname for himself (Ross-a-tron)

Chandler's on/off relationship with Janice, who his friends can't stand

Eloping in Vegas

Ross and Chandler are college roommates

College flashback where Ross finds out Chandler kissed Rachel and mistook his own kiss with Rachel because it was with Monica

Chandler kisses Kathy and feels guilty so he buys Joey all the furniture they lost > Joey finds out and eventually forgives him > Chandler and Kathy date


HIMYM (https://screenrant.com/how-i-met-your-mother-friends-similarities/)


Ted and friends meet Robin, who Ted falls for

Ted cheats on Victoria with Robin, ends up losing both, but dates Robin shortly after

Ted rushes his relationship with Stella by proposing

Ted would’ve married Stella if it weren’t for Robin (bringing exes to a wedding)

Barney (womanizer (https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/friends-vs-how-i-met-your-mother-all-the-similarities-between-the-two.html)) dates Robin, Ted’s ex

Ted quits his career as an architect to become a professor

Ted dates his student, Cindy

Ted's ex, Cindy, becomes a lesbian

No one knows what Barney's job is

Barney believes his dad is Bob Barker but accepts his mom is lying to him and eventually meets his real dad

Victoria gives Ted an ultimatum between Robin and the marriage

Ted is mistaken for a pornstar

Marshall and Lily love doubledating: The couple next door (didn't work out), Robin and Barney (Marshall's "Are you free" scheduling song)

Ted meets Victoria at a wedding, and they break up because of Robin (though it's Ted's fault)

Robin dates Kevin, a therapist, who also explodes and points out the flaws of the group

Lily, a great cook, makes most of the food while Marshall insists the gang "don't sleep on the gouda", the one thing he made

Robin has a fallout with her co-star, but they reconcile

Marshall doesn't quit GNB to become an environmental lawyer

HIMYM (https://entertainmentforus.com/top-10-similarities-between-friends-and-himym/) creates the "naked man"

Barney hates the guy who took his curly fries

Marshall cannot take good pictures

Robin and Barney hide their relationship from friends

Ted kicks people out of their booth at MacLaren's

Barney officiates Marshall and Lily's wedding

Ted dumps Natalie (the same actress) on her birthday

Ted gets back with Robin in the finale

Ted always (https://steemit.com/friends/@misssand/19-ways-how-i-met-your-mother-bluntly-copied-friends) correcting people

Ted, Marshall, and Lily find out they share a toothbrush

Ted to Barney, Barney to Ted

Ted's awful nickname for himself (Teddy Westside)

Ted's on/off relationship with Karen, who his friends can't stand

Eloping in Atlantic City

Ted and Marshall are college roommates

College flashback where Ted mistook his kiss with Lily

Barney sleeps with Robin and feels guilty so he plans and pays for a Vegas trip > Ted already knows and eventually forgives him > Barney and Robin date


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Somebody on Reddit wrote (https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/mokmj5/what_does_friends_have_that_how_i_met_your_mother/gu4yvrm/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) that Friends unlike HIMYM, didn’t push through with the Joey/Rachel thing (like HIMYM did with Barney and Robin), then somehow made it an actual good thing for both characters eventually, built it up to be the best story running, spend an entire final season focusing on their wedding, only to undo all of it within 5 minutes of the finale just so the show can end with Ross wanting to get back together with Rachel again.