20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About How I Met Your Mother

3. Neil Patrick Harris Directed Jenkins

Pamela Fryman is one of the most important people involved in the production of How I Met Your Mother. Across its run she directed all but twelve episodes of the show, a mighty impressive feat when you consider the complicated time-jumping narrative most episodes employ. Only three other people directed those remaining twelve; Rob Greenberg directed seven, Michael Shea directed four and Neil Patrick Harris directed one.

For an actor to eventually jump behind the camera on a long-running TV show isn't that rare, but it's still exciting to think of Harris calling the shots. His episode in question was Season 5's Jenkins, which logistically from the show's perspective makes a lot of sense; Barney plays a small role in the story, while having someone other than Fryman direct meant she could focus more on the 100th episode, which Jenkins directly followed.