In the How I Met Your Mother episode " The Time Travelers " (S8E20), the story centers on a night in April 2013 when Ted Mosby finds himself alone at MacLaren's Pub .
The episode concludes with an a cappella performance of Billy Joel's "The Longest Time" by Ted, Barney, and their multiple imaginary future selves. [S8E20] The Time Travelers
: Narrator Ted (from 2030) reflects that if he could actually travel back in time, he wouldn't go to the show. Instead, he would run to the apartment where The Mother (Tracy) lived at the time. The 45-Day Speech In the How I Met Your Mother episode