10 How I Met Your Mother Moments That Prove Barney Is REALLY Ted's Best Friend
8. Barney Wanted To Have A Baby With Ted
After one of his many breakups, Ted gets drunk with Barney and after apparently exhausting all topics of conversation they come around to babies. They discuss adopting a baby together at length before resolving to resume the conversation once sober.
They discuss the issue again the next morning and for some reason it still sounds like a good idea to them. They resolve some minor disagreements and are on the verge of taking the next step when Ted belatedly realizes that Barney Stinson would make a terrible father and tells him as much.
Barney storms out in anger only to show up a couple of hours later with a baby girl. Ted is initially concerned about the origins of the child but forgets his misgivings as soon as he notices how much female attention the baby is drawing. It’s just one of the 1700 instances of Ted ditching his principles for a chance at getting laid but who’s counting?
The baby turns out to be Baney’s niece and the whole thing is forgotten. Admittedly, it is a bonkers scheme from the get go but it came from a place of love.