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What I Like About You

2002TV-PG4 seasons6.4 / 10

Valerie Tyler is a 28-year-old organization freak who 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.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

Valerie Tyler is a 28-year-old organization freak who 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.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

The Pilot

22m

When 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 she'd rather live in the New York City with her "straight-laced" sister, Valerie. In the opener, Holly's attempts to prove herself a perfect roommate backfire when she misinterprets a remark about Feng Shui and rearranges the apartment. To make matters worse, Holly jeopardizes Val's job with a marketing firm when she disrupts a promotional event featuring skateboarder Tony Hawk.

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Directed by Gary HalvorsonGuest stars Peter Scolari, Tony Hawk, Evan Lee Dahl, Kerri Kenney, T.W. Leshner, Scott Haven

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Episode 2

Spa Day

22m

Holly 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 knowledge in order to meet J.C. Chasez from *NSYNC. Holly must somehow get back inside after being denied re-entry by a security guard. Being Holly, you know she always finds a sneaky way to do things, so she climbs in through a window landing in a mud bath with a naked lady! Meanwhile, Jeff and Gary have an afternoon of male competition after Gary calls Jeff old.

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Directed by Gary HalvorsonWritten by Dan SchneiderGuest stars JC Chasez, NiCole Robinson, Camille Guaty, Robin Riker, Lance Barber, Ruth Williamson, Brian Peck, Darnell Autry

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Episode 3

Roommates

22m

Val 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, and realizes that she just can't do it. This leads Holly and Val ti the conclusion that Holly is nothing like Val, which is why it is hard for Holly to adjust to the rules that Val has carefully thought of and made up. So Val and Holly question why they ever became roommates.

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Directed by Gary HalvorsonWritten by Wil Calhoun

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Episode 4

The Teddy Bear

21m

Holly and Val battle over the possession of a stuffed teddy bear they both cherished during their childhood. But when the struggle for the bear becomes too much, the girls agree to give the critter to a little girl in the building, though after they discover she is abusive and destructive to their childhood treasure, they join forces to regain the bear.

Episode credits

Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Jessica Lundy, Abigail Breslin

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Episode 5

Cool Older Sister

22m

Val 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 party on Long Island without letting anyone know.

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Directed by Shelley Jensen

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Episode 6

The Parrot Trap

22m

Holly becomes smitten with a young man, Kyle, who is leading a protest movement to allow the zoo's performing parrot to retire, but things fly out of control when Kyle is so inspired by Holly's passion for the cause that he kidnaps the parrot. Meanwhile, Val plays matchmaker for a customer who reveals she has a crush on someone in the restaurant, until it is revealed that the object of her affection is Jeff.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars J. Mack Slaughter, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Stacy Galina, Scott N. Stevens

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Episode 7

Tankini

22m

Gary feels left out when an old female friend comes to visit Holly, but Holly gets a surprise when she catches the pair making out. Meanwhile, Jeff is bummed when he discovers that Valerie still sleeps in an ex-boyfriend's sweat shirt.

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Directed by Gary HalvorsonGuest stars Chelsea Brummet, Dylan Fergus, Ian Meltzer, Ryan Raftery

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Episode 8

Copy That

22m

Holly 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 handle the situation, she becomes the laughing stock of the store. Meanwhile, Val is nervous about landing a new account and impressing her prospective new client.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Samm Levine, Ian Ziering, Beth Littleford, Jenna Fischer, Penn Badgley, Jonathan Dankner

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Episode 9

Thanksgiving

22m

Determined to start their own Thanksgiving tradition, Val and Holly cancel plans with their relatives, claiming that Holly is sick. However, the girls' happy day goes awry when the family arrives at their apartment to surprise them. Meanwhile, Jeff and Gary go on a mission to find the perfect turkey for Val.

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Directed by Mark CendrowskiGuest stars Phil Abrams, Shirley Prestia, Larry Romano, Christine Fazzino, Donna Pieroni

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Episode 10

The Party

22m

Holly 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 chance to actually know him when she "accidentially" takes Evan's cell phone and gets invited to a college party to swap phones. Gary wants to come too, but Holly doesn't want him to interfere. However, despite Holly's wishes, Gary shows up at the party as a co-ed to get in with the college girls. Meanwhile, Val starts to get a little competitive at Scrabble.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Drew Sidora, Kyle Howard, Rachel Shumate, Ashley Jensen, Alex Solowitz

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Episode 11

The Other Woman

22m

Holly 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 go with Dana, and Jeff never even wanted Holly and Dana to be friends. Meanwhile, Gary saves the life of a real-estate magnate at the concert.

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Directed by Sheldon EppsGuest stars Jennifer Lothrop, Rebecca Gayheart, Doug Sheehan, Anicka Haywood, Stephanie Brown, Christopher DerGregorian

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Episode 12

Girls Night Out

22m

While 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 pass at Val. Things get worse when Hunter's jealous girlfriend comes looking for Val.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Michael McMillian, Trevor Wright, Keith Diamond, Reid Scott, Samantha Esteban, Nicholas DiNardo, Cacey Kirshner

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Episode 13

The Cheerleading Incident

22m

Jeff suggests that Val should be more spontaneous and impulsive, but his advice backfires when Val who is dressed like a sexy cheerleader, is caught by Jeff's mom who has unexpectedly come to town. Meanwhile, Holly and Gary are at odds over a free "iBop" that Gary insists belongs to him.

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Directed by Steve ZuckermanWritten by Kirker ButlerGuest stars Luciano Giancarlo, Nancy Lenehan, Jackie Geary, Anthony Nacarato

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Episode 14

The Game

22m

Holly 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 a competitive colleague; Holly believes in playing dirty and kissing up to the boss and Val thinks her hard work and dedication will get her noticed.

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Directed by Steve ZuckermanGuest stars Leslie Grossman, Dan Cortese

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Episode 15

Valentine's Day

22m

On 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 great girl, but the Valentine's Day pressures overwhelm him and he insists Holly double date with them.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Michael McMillian, Scott N. Stevens, Anicka Haywood, Robin Daléa

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Episode 16

Holly's First Job

22m

When Holly sets her sites on buying an expensive sweater, Jeff agrees to hire Holly as a waitress but ultimately regrets his decision when Holly turns the restaurant upside down and even causes the chef to walk out.

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Directed by Gerry CohenGuest stars Lela Lee, Brian Stepanek, Raquel Mondin

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Episode 17

The Breakup

22m

Valerie 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 then tries to get her sister to drop the act and face up to her pain.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Leslie Grossman, Joel Huggins, Jayden Lund

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Episode 18

Dude, Where's Val's Car?

22m

Holly 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 cover it up and act like it is gone, but Val soon finds out. They have a talk, and Holly admits to it, while Holly tells Val she has learned that Val takes $20 out of her allowance each week. Holly is mad, but then she finds out that, along with $30 of her own that Val puts in, that $20 is in a secret account for Holly's college. Jeff is trying to find a new job, when his dad decides to close their resteraunt.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Michael McMillian, Cathy Herd, Michael Shepperd

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Episode 19

Loose Lips

22m

Upon learning that Val has a reputation for being antisocial at work, Holly encourages her sister to mingle with her colleagues. However, an evening out becomes fodder for office gossip when Val finds herself in a compromising position with her boss Vic. Meanwhile, Jeff meets the attractive Olivia-but is shocked to find out that she is Gary's mother.

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Directed by Sheldon EppsGuest stars Leslie Grossman, Dan Cortese, Anne-Marie Johnson, Scott N. Stevens, Doug Budin, Irene White, Jessica Chaffin

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Episode 20

The Fix-Up

22m

When 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 not to fix them up, Holly fixes Val and Noah up anyway, and eventually finds out why Henry asked for them not to be fixed up.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Michael McMillian, Cameron Mathison, Anicka Haywood, Lauren Cohn, Leah Harrison, Hollie L. Hummel, Brian Peck, Kelly Nagasawa

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Episode 21

Tyler v. World

22m

Val 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, Gary thinks Holly forgot her birthday when she gives him a cheap present. So Gary gets mad at Holly for it, not knowing that that wasn't the only present.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Donald Sage Mackay, Licia L. Shearer, David Jahn, Meredith Autry

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Episode 22

The Talk

22mfinale

In 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 Holly and Henry have slept together. She lectures Holly about sex. But when Holly comes home from the movies, she walks in to find only Val and Jeff in the shower together, making Val look like a hypocrite. Gary keeps ditching Holly to spend time with his girlfriend.

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Directed by Shelley JensenGuest stars Michael McMillian, Ryan Starr, Anicka Haywood

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about What I Like About You

Cast

Amanda BynesHolly Tyler
Simon RexJeff Campbell
Jennie GarthValerie Tyler
Wesley JonathanGary Thorpe
Nick ZanoVince
Allison MunnTina Haven
Leslie GrossmanLauren
Michael McMillianHenry Gibson

Credits

Created by
Wil Calhoun, Dan Schneider
Written by
Scott Weinger, Peter Marc Jacobson, Nancy Steen, Kirker Butler, Norma Safford Vela, Marco Pennette, Dan Schneider, Michael McMillian, Wil Calhoun, Steven Molaro

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
86
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • The WBUnited States
  • Warner Bros. TelevisionUnited States
  • Tollin/Robbins ProductionsUnited States
  • Weller/Grossman Productions

Themes

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