What I Like About You (2002–2006)

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Plot

"You are my sister. You're supposed to drive me crazy." Twenty-eight-year-old organization freak Valerie Tyler loves her 16-year-old sister Holly. Even if Holly is rambunctious. Spontaneous. Impulsive. Disconcerting. And definitely disorganized. Then Holly moves in with Val, and the sisters discover they may make better siblings than roomies in this bright, giddy comedy set in Manhattan - and in the hearts of sisters everywhere.

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes2002–03AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01What I Like About You S01E01The PilotSeptember 20, 2002When her father accepts a promotion overseas in Japan , high-spirited 16-year-old Holly has no plans to head to Japan with him. She decides
  2. S01E02What I Like About You S01E02Spa DaySeptember 27, 2002Holly and Val plan a day of at the spa, but Holly finds herself in a 'muddy' situation when she sneaks out of the spa without Val's knowledg
  3. S01E03What I Like About You S01E03RoommatesOctober 4, 2002Val has trouble adjusting to Holly's care-free attitude, so she makes her follow a strict set of rules. Holly does her best to follow them,
  4. S01E04What I Like About You S01E04The Teddy BearOctober 11, 2002Holly and Val battle over the possession of a stuffed teddy bear they both cherished during their childhood. But when the struggle for the b
  5. S01E05What I Like About You S01E05Cool Older SisterOctober 18, 2002Val tries to ease up on being an authority figure to Holly, but her patience is pushed to the limit when Holly and Gary take off for a wild
  6. S01E06What I Like About You S01E06The Parrot TrapNovember 1, 2002Holly becomes smitten with a young man, Kyle, who is leading a protest movement to allow the zoo's performing parrot to retire, but things f
  7. S01E07What I Like About You S01E07TankiniNovember 8, 2002Gary feels left out when an old female friend comes to visit Holly, but Holly gets a surprise when she catches the pair making out. Meanwhil
  8. S01E08What I Like About You S01E08Copy ThatNovember 15, 2002Holly lands a job at a copy shop where she thinks her new co-worker, Jake, is interested in her, but when she takes Jeff's advice on how to
  9. S01E09What I Like About You S01E09ThanksgivingNovember 22, 2002Determined to start their own Thanksgiving tradition, Val and Holly cancel plans with their relatives, claiming that Holly is sick. However,
  10. S01E10What I Like About You S01E10The PartyJanuary 10, 2003Holly has a major crush on a cute college guy named Evan and he's been coming in everyday at "Copy That" to get some coffee but Holly gets a
  11. S01E11What I Like About You S01E11The Other WomanJanuary 17, 2003Holly becomes pals with Jeff's ex-girlfriend, Dana when they both go to a U2 concert with Jeff, even though Val warned Jeff and Holly not to
  12. S01E12What I Like About You S01E12Girls Night OutJanuary 24, 2003While Jeff is out of town, Holly takes Val out on the town, but the female bonding stops when Hunter, a guy Holly has her eye on, makes a pa
  13. S01E13What I Like About You S01E13The Cheerleading IncidentJanuary 31, 2003Jeff suggests that Val should be more spontaneous and impulsive, but his advice backfires when Val who is dressed like a sexy cheerleader, i
  14. S01E14What I Like About You S01E14The GameFebruary 7, 2003Holly volunteers to fill in at Val's office over spring break, but the girls clash over the tactics Val should use to land a promotion over
  15. S01E15What I Like About You S01E15Valentine's DayFebruary 14, 2003On the most romantic day of the year, Holly jumps to the conclusion that Jeff is planning to propose to Val and Gary lands a date with a gre
  16. S01E16What I Like About You S01E16Holly's First JobFebruary 21, 2003When Holly sets her sites on buying an expensive sweater, Jeff agrees to hire Holly as a waitress but ultimately regrets his decision when H
  17. S01E17What I Like About You S01E17The BreakupFebruary 28, 2003Valerie breaks up with Jeff after he says he doesn't want to get married, and she tries to bury her pain under a veneer of optimism. Holly t
  18. S01E18What I Like About You S01E18Dude, Where's Val's Car?March 7, 2003Holly ditches school with Henry and borrows Val's car, but is shocked when she returns from the beach, to find the car gone! She tries to co
  19. S01E19What I Like About You S01E19Loose LipsApril 4, 2003Upon learning that Val has a reputation for being antisocial at work, Holly encourages her sister to mingle with her colleagues. However, an
  20. S01E20What I Like About You S01E20The Fix-UpApril 25, 2003When Holly meets Henry's older brother, Noah, she instantly assumes that he and Val would be a great couple. Despite Henry's asking of Holly
  21. S01E21What I Like About You S01E21Tyler v. WorldMay 2, 2003Val and Holly meet a resident who would've got their apartment 5 years ago, but got a smaller one. So she threatens to evict them. Meanwhile
  22. S01E22What I Like About You S01E22The TalkMay 9, 2003In the first season finale, Val gets home from work only to find Holly and Henry in Holly's room---with the door closed! Val worries that Ho

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0222Episodes2003–04AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01What I Like About You S02E01I Love You... SoonSeptember 11, 2003In the second season premiere, Holly tries to help Henry overcome his jealousy of Vince, an eccentric older guy who works at Harper and Digg
  2. S02E02What I Like About You S02E02Boys' ClubSeptember 18, 2003Holly begins to feel the pressure of school, work and friends, so it is hard for her to be there when Henry needs her the most. Meanwhile,
  3. S02E03What I Like About You S02E03When Holly Met TinaSeptember 25, 2003In order to help Val get her first client since starting her own public relations firm, Holly becomes friends with the client's troubled tee
  4. S02E04What I Like About You S02E04The LoftOctober 2, 2003When Val thinks it's time to move into a new apartment with bigger office space, she and Lauren look for apartments. When Tina shows Holly a
  5. S02E05What I Like About You S02E05Like a Virgin (Kinda)October 9, 2003When Holly learns that Henry has already lost his virginity she is shocked. She and Tina go and search the city frantically for the girl tha
  6. S02E06What I Like About You S02E06No More Mr. Nice GuyOctober 16, 2003Val accuses Holly of spending more time with Vince than Henry when Vince helps her set up Val's barbecue on the terrace. Holly and Vince fal
  7. S02E07What I Like About You S02E07I'm Sorry, So SorryOctober 23, 2003When Tina's boyfriend Cal gets a condo up in the mountains, the gang makes plans to go away for the weekend on a ski trip. But when Tina and
  8. S02E08What I Like About You S02E08Partially Obstructed ViewOctober 30, 2003Holly and Tina plan a girls' night out while Henry and Gary plan a boys' night out. Vince sees Holly and Tina at the diner and hooks them up
  9. S02E09What I Like About You S02E09Absence Makes the Heart Grow...Never MindNovember 6, 2003When Henry is away at Princeton, Holly realizes that she loves him, and will go at any length to tell him in person. But things go wrong whe
  10. S02E10What I Like About You S02E10The Odd CoupleNovember 13, 2003When Henry's parents kick him out, he moves in with Vince, making Holly feel awkward. Meanwhile, when Lauren realizes that Val hasn't had a
  11. S02E11What I Like About You S02E11Regarding HenryNovember 20, 2003After Henry overhears Val and Holly talking at the diner about Holly and Henry's relationship, Henry breaks up with Holly. Holly is so upset
  12. S02E12What I Like About You S02E12The Incredible Shrinking GroupJanuary 9, 2004Holly and Gary's friendship is put to the test when Holly asks Gary to meet her with Henry at the movies. Meanwhile, after discovering that
  13. S02E13What I Like About You S02E13The HospitalJanuary 16, 2004In this episode, Holly sends a fake package to someone to see Vince. They say hi and then Vince leaves quickly. When he is on his bike, a
  14. S02E14What I Like About You S02E14Your Cheatin' HeartJanuary 23, 2004Holly tries every attempt to find out if Henry has a new girlfriend so she can go after Vince. It turns out that Henry has moved on. When Ho
  15. S02E15What I Like About You S02E15Sky Rink SucksJanuary 30, 2004Holly and Vince try to be friends again by throwing a surprise birthday party for Gary's 18th birthday. When Holly and Vince run into Jill (
  16. S02E16What I Like About You S02E16Lunar Eclipse of the HeartFebruary 6, 2004When Holly and Tina are shopping at F&A (Gary's new workplace), Holly meets Greg, Gary's manager. Greg asks Holly out on a date, and she acc
  17. S02E17What I Like About You S02E17Val and Holly's Not-BoyfriendsFebruary 13, 2004Holly is puzzled by Vince's recent antagonistic behavior toward her until she learns the truth about why he was so brusque with her. And Val
  18. S02E18What I Like About You S02E18The InterviewFebruary 20, 2004Val and Holly prepare all week for Holly's interview to get into Columbia University. The day before the interview finally comes, when Vince
  19. S02E19What I Like About You S02E19The Big PictureApril 16, 2004Val meets Rick's fiancee when he and Julie come to dinner. Julie and finds out that she and Rick are not as compatible as she thought they w
  20. S02E20What I Like About You S02E20Rollin' in ItApril 23, 2004When Holly receives $2,000 from her grandmother for her 18th birthday, she decides to blow it on a lavish hotel suite.
  21. S02E21What I Like About You S02E21The Anti-PromApril 30, 2004When Holly and Tina don't have dates to the prom, they are upset, so they decide to throw an Anti-Prom, with no decorations, no dresses, and
  22. S02E22What I Like About You S02E22The Second Season Finale (1)May 7, 2004Holly is elated when she is accepted for an internship in Paris but when Henry and Vince each kiss her before she leaves she knows the time

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0324Episodes2004–05AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01What I Like About You S03E01Europe Was So Much More Fun (2)September 17, 2004Holly returns home from Paris with Ben, a handsome British musician who has stolen Holly's heart.Vince and Henry Realizes they've losted Hol
  2. S03E02What I Like About You S03E02The Longest Night of the YearSeptember 24, 2004Holly moves out of the loft with Ben when Val tell her that Ben can not live in the loft with them. Holly and Ben then end up at Vince and
  3. S03E03What I Like About You S03E03The Not So Simple LifeOctober 1, 2004Holly works so hard to try to help Ben's music career, that she risks their relationship when she uses her money for school books to pay for
  4. S03E04What I Like About You S03E04God Help the MisterOctober 8, 2004Holy moves up Vals Bachelorette party, because Ben has a gig the same night, Val gets upset and bumps Holly from the position of Maid of Hon
  5. S03E05What I Like About You S03E05Split EndsOctober 15, 2004When Holly enters a contest to become the new "Herbal Essences Girl" to earn money for Val's wedding gift, Tina, who is mad at Holly, enters
  6. S03E06What I Like About You S03E06Three Little WordsOctober 22, 2004Holly discovers that she loves Ben and that she wants to tell him, but she doesn't want to tell him that his new song is horrible, so she ta
  7. S03E07What I Like About You S03E07Ghost of a ChanceOctober 29, 2004The group celebrate Halloween, by going to a party at the diner where Holly and Ben dress up as Sonny & Cher, Gary and Danielle as Ike & T
  8. S03E08What I Like About You S03E08Gift of the MuttonNovember 5, 2004Holly starts feeling jealous of some of Ben's fans, so she tries to make Ben jealous in return. But when Holly's plan does not work Vince st
  9. S03E09What I Like About You S03E09We'll Miss Gittle a LittleNovember 12, 2004Val is acting very anxious because her wedding is coming up soon. She becomes even more anxious when she finds out that her dressmaker, Gitt
  10. S03E10What I Like About You S03E10The Wedding (1)November 19, 2004The wedding is almost here, and everyone is nervous. Ben gets a contract to go on tour, and Holly has the opportunity to go with him. Vince
  11. S03E11What I Like About You S03E11The Wedding (2)January 14, 2005When Val comes to the conclusion that she can't go through with the wedding, she takes her anger out on Holly. Meanwhile Holly was thinking
  12. S03E12What I Like About You S03E12How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to Be A LesbianJanuary 21, 2005Holly is really excited about her new job, until she gets there and thinks her boss hates her. Val is having trouble moving on, after brakin
  13. S03E13What I Like About You S03E13Don't Kiss The MessengerJanuary 28, 2005When Holly gets annoyed at Ben for spending so much time on his career, and not enough time with her, Vince takes advantage of the situation
  14. S03E14What I Like About You S03E14Sex and the Single GirlsFebruary 4, 2005Holly has partnered Ben with a hot new singer, Amber. But when Holly finds out the that Amber is attracted to Vince she starts getting a lit
  15. S03E15What I Like About You S03E15Stupid CupidFebruary 11, 2005An upset Holly comes into the bakery on Valentine's Day at 5 in the morning, worrying about the day before when she said "I love you, Vince.
  16. S03E16What I Like About You S03E16Nobody's PerfectFebruary 18, 2005Holly wants Ben to yell at her for breaking his heart and when he doesn't, she gets upset with him. Finally, he writes a nasty song about h
  17. S03E17What I Like About You S03E17Dangerous LiaisonsFebruary 25, 2005Holly's still mad with Tina for having a one night stand with Vince but she becomes furious when she learns that her own sister had a liaiso
  18. S03E18What I Like About You S03E18Girls Gone WildApril 8, 2005Fran Drescher drops by to give Val and Lauren some advice about dating younger men because Val goes out with a cute, intelligent, funny, and
  19. S03E19What I Like About You S03E19Bad to the SconeApril 15, 2005Holly tries to set Ben up with a girl he likes because she thinks she made Ben lose his bravery when she broke up with him. She fails and n
  20. S03E20What I Like About You S03E20Working GirlsApril 22, 2005Val yells at a crabby old man at her bakery, then he ends up dying a minute later. Val thinks his death is her fault, and Lauren tells her
  21. S03E21Pranks a LotApril 29, 2005The kids play prank after prank on one another with impunity...but when one of Holly's (a fake eviction note) backfires and almost gets Ben
  22. S03E22What I Like About You S03E22The Kid, the Cake, and the ChemistryMay 6, 2005Holly plans a romantic surprise party for Vince's birthday but when he arrives with a date havoc erupts when Vince tries to get Holly to adm
  23. S03E23What I Like About You S03E23My Boyfriend's Back (1)May 13, 2005Holly calls a radio psychologist to ask about her relationship problems. The psychologist tells her to talk to her past boyfriends. Lauren
  24. S03E24What I Like About You S03E24Enough is Enough (2)May 20, 2005Val, crushed over Rick's getting married to Julie again, wakes up the next morning married...to the plumber. Tina plans a vacation to Europe

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0418Episodes2005–06AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01What I Like About You S04E01I Want My Baby Back (3)September 16, 2005After waking up to find a wedding ring on her finger, Val is surprised to learn that she has married her Old Boss, Vic, during a wild night
  2. S04E02What I Like About You S04E02SurpriseSeptember 23, 2005With Holly and Vince now an official couple, Holly is determined to make her relationship work even though they must spend a few months apar
  3. S04E03What I Like About You S04E03The RedoSeptember 30, 2005Holly and Vince have their first fight when Vince takes Gary to a basketball game instead of her. Holly feels that she and Vince should atte
  4. S04E04What I Like About You S04E04I've Got a SecretOctober 7, 2005Holly is sworn to secrecy when Tina confides that she may have feelings for Gary. Likewise, Vince is sworn to secrecy when Gary confides tha
  5. S04E05What I Like About You S04E05The Perfect Date (1)October 14, 2005In Part 1 of a two-part episode, Jason Priestley plays a man who asks Val on a date, which she sees as a perfect way to distance herself fro
  6. S04E06What I Like About You S04E06Halloween (2)October 28, 2005When Holly feels that she is ready to take her relationship to the next level with Vince, she is determined to make Vince feel the same. Mea
  7. S04E07What I Like About You S04E07Someone's in the Kitchen with DaddyNovember 4, 2005When Holly and Val's father Jack drops in for a visit, the girls do their best to impress him. However, during a nice dinner, Holly and Val
  8. S04E08What I Like About You S04E08Jazz NightNovember 11, 2005It's Jazz Night at the bakery and Val finally asks Vic to be her date to the party. Though he initially agrees to the date, things go awry w
  9. S04E09What I Like About You S04E09Ground-Turkey-Hog DayNovember 18, 2005When Val and Vic's annulment papers come on Thanksgiving, Holly gives them to Tina to get rid of, so it doesn't ruin Val's Thanksgiving like
  10. S04E10What I Like About You S04E10For Love or MoneyDecember 9, 2005When Vince discovers that Holly makes more money than he does, this causes Holly to update his resume a little bit and give him jobs he neve
  11. S04E11What I Like About You S04E11Coming HomeJanuary 27, 2006Vic returns home after being maimed in a fire, and Val looks at him in a new light; Holly intervenes when it appears Vince's old girlfriend
  12. S04E12What I Like About You S04E12Desperate GirlfriendsFebruary 3, 2006Lauren lies about a surprise party for Valerie so she can see Rick, but the truth comes out when the affair lands Rick in the hospital, and
  13. S04E13What I Like About You S04E13The Other WomenFebruary 17, 2006When Val meets Vic's mom Eileen for the first time, she does her best to impress her. In doing so, Val unknowingly causes her mother-in-law
  14. S04E14What I Like About You S04E14Your Money or Your WifeFebruary 24, 2006Val runs afoul of Vic's firefighting pals when she withdraws the bakery's offer of providing them with free food and coffee; Tina and Gary t
  15. S04E15What I Like About You S04E15Garden StateMarch 3, 2006Val panics when she learns that she and Vic were not legally married. Required to wait 24 hours by City Hall before they are allowed to have
  16. S04E16What I Like About You S04E16Friends & LoversMarch 10, 2006Lauren keeps Holly company when Val and Vic crave alone time. Vince takes Gary's advice on how to get back with Holly.
  17. S04E17What I Like About You S04E17Now and Zen (1)March 17, 2006Lauren hosts a spa day for bride-to-be Val to keep her from panicking when she learns about the Star Wars themed wedding that was accidental
  18. S04E18What I Like About You S04E18Finally (2)March 24, 2006In the series finale, Valerie finally has her dream wedding to Vic, but there are a few problems. Val, Holly, and Lauren are stuck at a spa

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