8.7/10120 votesLoading...#1 - Finally (2)
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2006
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: N/A
8.3/1061 votesLoading...#2 - Garden State
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2006
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: N/A
8.2/1070 votesLoading...#3 - Girls Night Out
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2003
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: N/A
8.2/1062 votesLoading...#4 - Dangerous Liaisons
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2005
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: N/A
8.1/1051 votesLoading...#5 - Pranks a Lot
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2005
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: N/A
7.9/1074 votesLoading...#6 - The Parrot Trap
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2002
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: N/A
7.9/1059 votesLoading...#7 - The Second Season Finale (1)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2004
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: N/A
7.9/1050 votesLoading...#8 - Three Little Words
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2004
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1049 votesLoading...#9 - The Perfect Date (1)
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2005
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: N/A
7.9/1048 votesLoading...#10 - Ground-Turkey-Hog Day
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2005
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: N/A
7.8/1088 votesLoading...#11 - Spa Day
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2002
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
7.8/1062 votesLoading...#12 - The Talk
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2003
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: N/A
7.8/1053 votesLoading...#13 - Absence Makes the Heart Grow...Never Mind
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/2003
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: N/A
7.8/1047 votesLoading...#14 - Sex and the Single Girls
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2005
Holly 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 little jealous. To prove to herself that she is OK with it Holly suggests they go on a double date, Holly and Ben, and Vince and Amber. Meanwhile Lauren tries to insure that the bakery will get a good review by setting Val up with the reviewer.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
7.8/1062 votesLoading...#15 - Girls Gone Wild
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/2005
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
7.8/1054 votesLoading...#16 - Your Money or Your Wife
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2006
Val 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 try to patch things up between Holly and Vince.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Peter Marc Jacobson
7.7/1080 votesLoading...#17 - The Teddy Bear
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2002
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: N/A
7.7/1066 votesLoading...#18 - The Other Woman
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2003
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.
Director: Sheldon Epps
Writer: N/A
7.7/1063 votesLoading...#19 - The Game
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2003
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.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
7.7/1067 votesLoading...#20 - Valentine's Day
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/2003
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.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
7.7/1065 votesLoading...#21 - Holly's First Job
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2003
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.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
7.7/1068 votesLoading...#22 - Dude, Where's Val's Car?
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/7/2003
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.
Director: Shelley Jensen
Writer: N/A
7.7/1058 votesLoading...#23 - I Love You... Soon
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2003
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: N/A
7.7/1051 votesLoading...#24 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2003
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: N/A
7.7/1051 votesLoading...#25 - The Odd Couple
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/2003
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: N/A
The Best Episodes of What I Like About You
Every episode of What I Like About You ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of What I Like About You!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:The WB
Best Episodes Summary
"Finally (2)" is the best rated episode of "What I Like About You". It scored 8.7/10 based on 120 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by N/A, it aired on 3/24/2006. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Garden State".