10 Most Heartwarming Moments In How I Met Your Mother

10. Victoria Baked The Cake

Long before the show became the sitcom juggernaut it is today, the first season focused on Ted's efforts to get with Robin, who continuously rejects him because he is more committed to having a relationship than her.

Then, at the halfway point of the season, Ted meets Victoria at a wedding, and the pair instantly hit it off. She seems like a much more suitable match for our main man - more invested emotionally and upbeat than Robin's elegant coolness - and at one point, it was reported the producers had her in mind for the mother if the show only lasted a single season.

However, Victoria won't reveal any other details to Ted apart from her first name, so they can only enjoy one single night of romance. Ted later realises he's made a mistake in not finding out more, and the gang scramble to figure out her identity. They eventually figure out she was the caterer at the wedding, and they track down her bakery. As Ted walks through the door, she says, 'Thank God!', also realising her mistake, and they kiss.

While there was of course later heartbreak to come, this was the first time Ted had found any happiness since the show began, and at that point it was the perfect love story as the pair embraced and declared their affection for each other.