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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

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    What I Like About You Season 4 Episode 15 - Garden State
    8.4/10(63 votes)

    #1 - Garden State

    S4:E15

    Val 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 a civil ceremony, they decide to take a compatibility test, resulting in a fight about how many kids each of them want to eventually have. Meanwhile, Holly is worried she broke up with Vince too quickly, but having spent time at Vic's family reunion, she realizes she did the right thing.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. What I Like About You Season 3 Episode 17 - Dangerous Liaisons
    8.3/10(67 votes)

    #2 - Dangerous Liaisons

    S3:E17

    Holly'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 liaison with the Todd the plumber, which caused Val to miss Holly's comedy act at Giggles 10 years ago.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. What I Like About You Season 1 Episode 12 - Girls Night Out
    8.2/10(80 votes)

    #3 - Girls Night Out

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. What I Like About You Season 3 Episode 21 - Pranks a Lot
    8.2/10(56 votes)

    #4 - Pranks a Lot

    S3:E21

    The 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 kicked out of the country, Holly may have to become a bride to keep her British beau from being deported to the land of tea, crumpets, and Benny Hill! Meanwhile, worried that she's too stodgy, boring, and neurotic, Val buys a Porsche...then goes nuts trying to keep her wild impulsive "investment" pristine.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. What I Like About You Season 4 Episode 5 - The Perfect Date (1)
    8.1/10(53 votes)

    #5 - The Perfect Date (1)

    S4:E5

    In 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 from Vic; and Holly and Vince have a fight over jealousy.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. What I Like About You Season 4 Episode 9 - Ground-Turkey-Hog Day
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #6 - Ground-Turkey-Hog Day

    S4:E9

    When 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 last year. Meanwhile, Lauren and her online poker buddy decide to meet each other for a date, and they both get the shock of their life.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. What I Like About You Season 2 Episode 22 - The Second Season Finale (1)
    8.0/10(64 votes)

    #7 - The Second Season Finale (1)

    S2:E22

    Holly 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 has come to decide between them. In order to distract her from Rick's upcoming wedding, Val books a trip to Venice with Lauren, but when Val gets sick and has to cancel, she is pleasantly surprised when a still-single Rick shows up at her doorstep. Meanwhile, it could be a summer of love for Gary and Tina when they have their second kiss.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. What I Like About You Season 3 Episode 6 - Three Little Words
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    #8 - Three Little Words

    S3:E6

    Holly 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 takes Lauren's advice and lies to him. All seems fine until Holly finds out that Ben wants to send his song to a producer. Holly then admits that she doesn't like Ben's song and Ben becomes upset with her: not because she hated his song but because she lied to him. Meanwhile, Val and Rick argue because she is having trouble adjusting to Rick's lifestyle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. What I Like About You Season 3 Episode 18 - Girls Gone Wild
    8.0/10(67 votes)

    #9 - Girls Gone Wild

    S3:E18

    Fran Drescher drops by to give Val and Lauren some advice about dating younger men because Val goes out with a cute, intelligent, funny, and sweet guy. He seems totally perfect until Val finds out that he's still in high school.. Holly and Vince have a custody battle over Ben, Tina, and Gary. Holly may have forgiven Tina but she hasn't forgiven Vince. To top Vince, Holly takes Ben, Gary, and Tina to Cancun in Mexico, where she unexpectedly runs into Vince. Vince tries to p* off Holly by flirting with a ditsy girl and Holly reacts by saying that she and Vince can never be friends again. When Holly gets food poisoning, Vince takes care of her while the others go off to have fun. In the end, Holly wants to be friends with Vince again but Vince declines her wish by saying that he wants to be her boyfriend, not just her friend.

    Director:Peter Marc Jacobson
    Writer:Michael McMillian

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  10. What I Like About You Season 1 Episode 4 - The Teddy Bear
    7.9/10(89 votes)

    #10 - The Teddy Bear

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. What I Like About You Season 1 Episode 6 - The Parrot Trap
    7.9/10(85 votes)

    #11 - The Parrot Trap

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. What I Like About You Season 2 Episode 9 - Absence Makes the Heart Grow...Never Mind
    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #12 - Absence Makes the Heart Grow...Never Mind

    S2:E9

    When 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 when Holly takes a train to Princeton, and Henry takes the train to Holly's house. Meanwhile on a business trip, Val winds up getting the hotel room next door to Peter's, and they wind up kissing.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. What I Like About You Season 2 Episode 13 - The Hospital
    7.9/10(63 votes)

    #13 - The Hospital

    S2:E13

    In 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 car runs into him and Vince ends up in the hospital. Holly, Val, Lauren, and Tina go to the hospital to see him. Holly sees Vince and Val and Lauren meet a handsome doctor.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. What I Like About You Season 2 Episode 21 - The Anti-Prom
    7.9/10(74 votes)

    #14 - The Anti-Prom

    S2:E21

    When 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 no prom king or prom queen. Everyone who doesn't have a date shows up, but when Henry comes with Kate, Holly is heartbroken. Meanwhile, Val doesn't know what to do when she gets an invitation to Rick and Julie's wedding. She tries to look at the post mark to see if it was sent before Julie's "no contact" rule, but the postmark is smudged.

    Director:Gary Halvorson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. What I Like About You Season 3 Episode 5 - Split Ends
    7.9/10(61 votes)

    #15 - Split Ends

    S3:E5

    When 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 against her. Val finds a love letter Rick has kept from his ex-fiancé, and gets worried.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. What I Like About You Season 3 Episode 19 - Bad to the Scone
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #16 - Bad to the Scone

    S3:E19

    Holly 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 needs Vince's help, but the problem is that Vince doesn't want to be her friend anymore. They end up confronting each other and become friends again. Meanwhile, Val hires a hobo to work at the bakery, and both her and Lauren end up liking him. After they try to go on a date with him, the hobo tells them that he's married.

    Director:Fred Savage
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. What I Like About You Season 4 Episode 10 - For Love or Money
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #17 - For Love or Money

    S4:E10

    When 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 never had. Val misses her first date with Vic after a falling-out with Lauren.

    Director:Peter Marc Jacobson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. What I Like About You Season 4 Episode 17 - Now and Zen (1)
    7.9/10(68 votes)

    #18 - Now and Zen (1)

    S4:E17

    Lauren 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 accidentally planned for her and Vic. But things go awry when there is a lock-down at the spa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Norma Safford Vela

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  19. What I Like About You Season 4 Episode 18 - Finally (2)
    7.9/10(123 votes)

    #19 - Finally (2)

    S4:E18

    In 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 where an escaped convict is being searched for, making the three of them late for the wedding.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. What I Like About You Season 1 Episode 2 - Spa Day
    7.8/10(100 votes)

    #20 - Spa Day

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Gary Halvorson
    Writer:Dan Schneider

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  21. What I Like About You Season 1 Episode 22 - The Talk
    7.8/10(69 votes)

    #21 - The Talk

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. What I Like About You Season 2 Episode 1 - I Love You... Soon
    7.8/10(65 votes)

    #22 - I Love You... Soon

    S2:E1

    In the second season premiere, Holly tries to help Henry overcome his jealousy of Vince, an eccentric older guy who works at Harper and Diggs, but she makes matters worse when she accidentally tells Henry that she loves him. Meanwhile, back at the office, Val finds herself attracted to Peter, her handsome and charming new boss.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. What I Like About You Season 2 Episode 6 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    #23 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

    S2:E6

    Val 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 fall asleep, and Holly wakes up in Vince's arms. Although it seems (to Val and everyone else) that they had sex, Holly assures them that they didn't, and she realizes that she has feelings for Vince.

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. What I Like About You Season 2 Episode 10 - The Odd Couple
    7.8/10(57 votes)

    #24 - The Odd Couple

    S2:E10

    When 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 boyfriend in a while, she sets her up by speed dating. Val meets a guy she really likes, and they plan to go out on a date. But things go wrong when he doesn't show up, and nobody can find him.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. What I Like About You Season 2 Episode 11 - Regarding Henry
    7.8/10(63 votes)

    #25 - Regarding Henry

    S2:E11

    After Henry overhears Val and Holly talking at the diner about Holly and Henry's relationship, Henry breaks up with Holly. Holly is so upset, she doesn't know what to do. So, she scours the city looking for answers while Val refuses to help her.

    Director:Philip Charles MacKenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Garden State" is the best rated episode of "What I Like About You". It scored 8.4/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/3/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dangerous Liaisons".