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Please Like Me

TV·2013–2016·4 seasons, 32 episodes·ABC Family·Drama, Comedy·30m·7.5·Created by Josh Thomas

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Based on the award-winning comedy of Josh Thomas, the six-part series Please Like Me is about cavoodles, custard tarts, boyfriends and girlfriends. Mostly, though, it's about growing up quickly and realising that your parents are not heroes, but big dopes with no idea what's going on – just like you.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Please Like Me S03E06Pancakes with FacesS03E06 · 8.3As Tom & Ella make a nervous trip to the dentist, Josh & Claire have to deal with a decision that makes them realise they're growing up fast. Mum plots revenge when she learns Stuart is still seeing his wife.
  2. 02Please Like Me S03E05Coq au VinS03E05 · 8.0As the boys recover from their big night, Claire arrives home from Berlin. Josh finally admits that his pet chicken, Adele, is a rooster - but will this mean she ends up becoming the welcome home dinner?
  3. 03Please Like Me S03E08AmoxicillinS03E08 · 7.7Josh agrees to visit Ben in hospital before his brain surgery, but keeps it a secret from Arnold. Tom discovers he has chlamydia and goes to ridiculous lengths to try and treat Ella without losing her.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2013Aired 6.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Please Like Me S01E01Rhubarb and CustardFebruary 28, 2013 6.3When Josh's girlfriend, Claire, dumps him and tells him she's pretty sure he's gay, he's mostly worried that the sundae for two that's just
  2. S01E02Please Like Me S01E02French ToastFebruary 28, 2013 6.6As Josh tries to process a BIG night in his adult life, he discovers his mother Rose has overdosed on painkillers and is in hospital. With h
  3. S01E03Please Like Me S01E03Portuguese Custard TartsMarch 7, 2013 6.6When the God-fearing Aunty Peg catches Josh and Geoffrey making out, she wastes no time blackmailing Josh into going to church with her. Tom
  4. S01E04Please Like Me S01E04All You Can EatMarch 14, 2013 6.7Josh has decided that Geoffrey is just too intense and has broken up with him. Meanwhile, Rose has decided she wants to try online dating. W
  5. S01E05Please Like Me S01E05Season's bestSpanish EggsMarch 21, 2013 7.0Rose confronts Alan about his younger girlfriend, Mae, which sparks a heated argument. Geoffrey surprises Josh with tickets for the footy. J
  6. S01E06Please Like Me S01E06Horrible SandwichesMarch 28, 2013 7.0Josh's 21st birthday is lost among preparations for a funeral. When Alan drops by to check up on Rose, he's pleased that she seems the most

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2014Aired 6.2Season avg
  1. S02E01Please Like Me S02E01MilkAugust 12, 2014 5.8Josh attempts babysitting his new sister and charming his new housemate. As his house fills with semi-clothed twenty-somethings and drunk, w
  2. S02E02Please Like Me S02E02HamAugust 19, 2014 5.8Tom meets a cute girl, Josh meets an odd boy, and a beer pong game gets really weird at a party. Mum is admitted to a psych hospital; Josh m
  3. S02E03Please Like Me S02E03ParmigianaAugust 26, 2014 6.0Josh is in a tizz as he prepares for a surprise date with Geoffrey; Arnold checks into mum's hospital; dad and Mae panic over Grace's poo, a
  4. S02E04Please Like Me S02E04Gang Keow WanSeptember 2, 2014 5.5Niamh finds out about Jenny, Hannah joins a choir, Mum gets some shattering news, and Josh has a disastrous date, before an accident brings
  5. S02E05Please Like Me S02E05Sausage SizzleSeptember 9, 2014 6.5A plumbing misadventure leaves Josh short of cash. Claire returns home. Mum and Ginger have a fight and Jenny's school play provides a backd
  6. S02E06Please Like Me S02E06Lapin La CocotteSeptember 16, 2014 6.3Patrick stomps on Josh's heart. A funeral leads to a disturbing encounter for Tom and Josh takes the psych patients on a trip to the zoo.
  7. S02E07Please Like Me S02E07Season's bestScrogginSeptember 23, 2014 7.0Mum and Josh go hiking in Tasmania. There are some funny and revealing times. Mum cries herself to sleep a lot and gets trapped in a waterho
  8. S02E08Please Like Me S02E08Truffled Mac and CheeseSeptember 30, 2014 6.3Patrick moves out. Tom eats Josh's truffled mac and cheese, so Josh barricades him in his room all day. Arnold reveals something personal to
  9. S02E09Please Like Me S02E09Skinny LatteOctober 7, 2014 6.5At Josh's first day on the job, tempers rise. Dad tells Josh he wants to propose to Mae. Arnold's psychiatrist insists Josh and Arnold can o
  10. S02E10Please Like Me S02E10MargheritaOctober 14, 2014 6.3Josh and Arnold go clubbing and run into an out-of-it Patrick. Tom orders a prostitute, Arnold has an anxiety attack, and Dad finally propos

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2015Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S03E01Please Like Me S03E01EggplantOctober 15, 2015 6.0Josh is surprised to find he's living in a romcom. Despite grand romantic gestures, elaborate dates and barely edible vegetarian meals, he s
  2. S03E02Please Like Me S03E02Simple CarbohydratesOctober 22, 2015 5.3Bread causes friction between Josh and Tom. Arnold workshops his plan to come out to his parents. Mae and Dad have their biggest fight yet.
  3. S03E03Please Like Me S03E03CroquemboucheOctober 29, 2015 7.3At Arnold's birthday party, Josh, Tom and Hannah finally meet Arnold's rich and charming parents, but Arnold's coming out announcement doesn
  4. S03E04Please Like Me S03E04Natural Spring WaterNovember 5, 2015 7.3Josh, Tom and Arnold have a night to remember as they experiment with drugs, head to a nightclub, meet the intriguing Ella and end up spendi
  5. S03E05Please Like Me S03E05Coq au VinNovember 12, 2015 8.0As the boys recover from their big night, Claire arrives home from Berlin. Josh finally admits that his pet chicken, Adele, is a rooster - b
  6. S03E06Please Like Me S03E06Season's bestPancakes with FacesNovember 19, 2015 8.3As Tom & Ella make a nervous trip to the dentist, Josh & Claire have to deal with a decision that makes them realise they're growing
  7. S03E07Please Like Me S03E07Puff Pastry PizzaNovember 26, 2015 6.7While Arnold is away, Josh takes advantage of his new "open relationship" status by hooking up with a stranger. Tom challenges Josh and Clai
  8. S03E08Please Like Me S03E08AmoxicillinDecember 3, 2015 7.7Josh agrees to visit Ben in hospital before his brain surgery, but keeps it a secret from Arnold. Tom discovers he has chlamydia and goes to
  9. S03E09Please Like Me S03E09ChampagneDecember 10, 2015 7.0Josh, Tom, Claire, Ella and Arnold find themselves stuck in the cabin of a giant observation wheel with only jealousy, tension, secrets and
  10. S03E10Please Like Me S03E10Christmas TrifleDecember 17, 2015 7.0Christmas orphans Tom, Arnold, Ella, Claire and Hannah gather around the table at Josh's for a festive lunch. But warm punch and a vomiting

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2016Aired 6.6Season avg
  1. S04E01Please Like Me S04E01BabaganoushNovember 9, 2016 6.0A threesome goes wrong, teddy bears' lives are threatened, a lovers' tiff makes a family barbecue awkward, and a revelation over a chocolate
  2. S04E02Please Like Me S04E02PorridgeNovember 16, 2016 6.5A camping trip to celebrate Hannah's birthday goes pear-shaped. Josh and his friends face stormy weather, dampened spirits, a treasure hunt,
  3. S04E03Please Like Me S04E03Beluga CaviarNovember 23, 2016 6.5Josh is single and ready to mingle, but a string of dating disasters has him wondering if it's all worth it. Meanwhile, Hannah has taken up
  4. S04E04Please Like Me S04E04DegustationNovember 30, 2016 6.8Josh takes his divorced Mum & Dad to a cutting edge degustation dinner. As they work their way through fifteen delicious & intimidat
  5. S04E05Please Like Me S04E05Season's bestBurrito BowlDecember 7, 2016 7.0Josh reconnects with his first boyfriend, Geoffrey, who shows Josh some surprising new tricks. As Dad gets excited about a low-carb diet, El
  6. S04E06Please Like Me S04E06SouvlakiDecember 14, 2016 6.8It's the end of an era as Josh, Tom & Ella move out of their share house & find domestic bliss is hard to come by. Josh confronts Cl

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