The BEST episodes of Sweet Valley High
Every episode of Sweet Valley High ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sweet Valley High!
Based on the best-selling book series, this show revolves around the lives of the Wakefield twins — Jessica and Elizabeth — and their friends. Although they are absolutely identical, they have totally different personalities: Liz is everyone’s best friend while Jessica is manipulative and devious.
#1 - Lofty Ambitions
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/11/1996
Employees of one of the Moon Beach's competitors play practical jokes at the Moon Beach, annoying Winston. Meanwhile, Liz and Enid try to do something brave and Jessica continues to see A.J.
#2 - Might as Well Jump
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/10/1997
Winston convinces Todd to go ahead with his traditional jump off Jackson's bluff with the basketball team, joined by Winston himself. Jessica and Lila want to spend Spring break in Europe, but there is only on problem. Jessica fails her social studies test, and is forced to take a make-up test and pass it, or else spend spring break with the teacher taking make-up classes.
#3 - Search For Liz
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/27/1997
Jessica hits her head on a door and dreams she and her friends are characters in one of her soap operas. Jessica's married to Winslow and is accused of killing Delilah. She only has 24 hours to prove her innocence. Rod, the clueless detective, has to find out who it was that killed Delilah. Low down Liz Wakefield is Jessica's evil twin who works at the gloom beach cafe, and is the one who did try to kill Delilah. The other characters are the nurse, Cheryl, who is in love with the doctor, Shred, a rocker, Enid, and Manno, the officer who is madly in love with Enid.
#4 - Crimes and Cappuccinos
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/20/1997
Lila is kidnapped outside the moon beach, and Jessica starts spending alot of time with Enid now that Lila is nowhere to be seen. Winston finds a cappuccino machine and it doesn't take long for the moon beach to become the best place to be.
#5 - Sweet Valley Fever
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/13/1997
Jessica takes on responsibility planning the next dance at SVH. She steals the idea for a 70's disco dance from Enid. She doesn't want to do any of the work, so she eventually tells her sister she can help her. Todd wants to go to the dance as a famous basketball player of the 70's, while Liz wants him to go in an outfit she saw Principle Cooper wear in an old SVH yearbook. Manny wants to ask Enid to the dance, but then there is a misunderstanding and he goes with Simone, just as friends, while Enid goes with Winston, just as friends also.
#6 - My Fair Shred
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/6/1997
Shred faces going to a military school. Meanwhile, Jessica and Lila don't get invitations to the Patman's big Silver and Gold Ball. They work out a deal in which they will help Shred to be able to stay in Sweet Valley and he gets them invitations to the ball.
#7 - All Along the Water Tower
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/16/1996
After the guys at Sweet Valley High hear over the intercom that Elizabeth likes guys that are into sports all the jocks in school start asking her out. Todd thinks that Elizabeth doesn't want to be with him when she also mentions over the intercom all the guys she's been with. Todd tries to win her over by using a magazine she left at the moon beach. While Jessica is reading a book--Silos--a photographer shows up at the front door, just like in the book. Enid's relatives come to Sweet Valley for the Rollins family hoe down.
#8 - Don't Strand So Close To Me
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/2/1996
When Todd find out that Elizabeth has a new boyfriend, Chad, he eventually asks out Carrie. When he and Carrie go hiking he gets lost in the woods and calls Liz to come get him, who is ablout to go on her date with Chad. Jessica is convinced she has psychic powers after seeing a commerical.
#9 - Ready, Set, Snow!
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/2/1996
Jessica and Lila only want to receive Christmas gifts; not give them. While they get massages, both girls get the ""Christmas Carol"" treatment for their Scrooge-type behavior. Three cast members take turns playing the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present,and Future. The girls wise up and decide to help give presents to children.
#10 - A Star is Torn
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/25/1996
Jessica helps out A.J.'s band by giving their demo tape to a Dj to play on the radio. However, helping A.J.'s band to beome big, threatens to end Jessica and A.J.'s relationship. Meanwhile, Liz has an extra ticket to a concert and decides to give away her extra ticket. Todd ends up with the ticket.
#11 - Shakes, Fries & Videotape
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/18/1996
When Moon Beach's competitor lowers their prices, the Moon Beach starts to have a low turn out of customers. Winston decides to try and create a commercial for the Moon Beach starring Liz. With A.J. spending so much time with Jessica, his band forces him to choose between them and her.
#12 - Romance Wasn't Built in a Day
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1997
Enid wins a trip for her and her friends to go to a resort in Brazil. There, she constantly drives Cheryl crazy with her hyper attitude. Winston plays shuffleboard with old woman. Todd wants to sleep with Elizabeth, and Jessica wants to get to know Ricardo, a latin singer. He, however, is spending alot of time with a girl named Renata. Lila gets a tooth ache from biting into a pearl.
#13 - Rock Around the Block
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/4/1996
Todd is kicked off of the football team after illegally accpeting gifts. Television reports on Todd's story try to ignore Todd and Elizabeth's relationship. Meanwhile, Jessica is annoyed with a neighborhood band practicing loudly until she meets one of the cute members of the band.
#14 - The Tooth Hurts
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/28/1996
Reggie's constant snack of chocolate leaves him with cavaties. Cheryl and Enid try to convince him that he's addicted, while Reggie won't believe him. Meanwhile, the television show Headline America wants to interview Todd. He asks Elizabeth for help with his nerves.
#15 - Swish Upon a Star
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/21/1996
Jessica becomes more and more self absobed. She blurts out that Elizabeth and Cheryl have been planning a surprise birthday for Enid, with Enid there able to hear. Jessica has taken all the hot water, and borrowed her sister's clothes without asking. Elizabeth decides to pay her back for what she did. When Todd scores the winning points at a basketball game, his ego starts to spin out of control.
#16 - Mall Brats
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/1996
Jessica and Lila take jobs at the mall (which doesn't last too long) to pay for dresses they want to buy since Lila's credit card isn't working. Peter and Liz break up.
#17 - Surfing the Nets
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/1996
The group makes a bet. They all have to give up their special quirks they have for 2 days, and if they crack they have to put 25 dollars in the pot. Whoever doesn't crack at the end of the two days wins all the money. So, for Jessica, this means no flirting, for Lila, no shopping, for Cheryl, no sarcastic remarks, for Todd, talking about sports, and for Enid, no relative stories. When Peter and Elizabeth come across cut fishing nets at the beach they find out that Shred's father R.J Patman is responsible for this. Peter dreams of this being a big story, and Shred is scared to confront his father about the situation.
#18 - The Mondo Chill
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/1996
Shred decides to become ice cream man when the original one retires. He then hires a sad Enid to help him. Manny and Simone break up, and Manny start noticing Enid and Shred spending alot of time together. When Jessica gets the flu, Peter and Elizabeth's first date is spent at home caring for her.
#19 - Are You a Man or a Mouse?
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/1996
Liz finally decides to call it quits with Todd. Winston and Shred try to help Todd get over her. Jessica accidentally looses a mouse, which Liz needs for her science project. Not knowing this, Jessica gets an exterminator to find and kill the mouse.
#20 - The Man of My Screams
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/1996
Todd fears that Elizabeth is starting to like Peter so he gets Manny and Winston to spy on them. Jessica dreams about kissing Shred, which freaks her out. Lila tells her that to make the nightmares go away she must kiss him for real.
#21 - Imperfectly Fit
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/1996
Cheryl hosts a fitness video, and Jessica and Lila really want to be a part of it. Lila hires a personal trainer for both of them, and they also rent tons of fitness videos, but they are more worried about how to wear their hair and if lipsticks lasts till the end of the video. Elizabeth takes a job at the tribune, alongside Peter, who she starts developing feelings for.
#22 - Shred Reckoning
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/1996
Jessica and Lila are excited to hear that a new Patman (Reginald Patman) will be coming to Sweet Valley now that Bruce has left to join the army. Lila throws Reginald a party for him. Todd and his superstitions annoy Elizabeth. Winston hopes to become the manager at the moon beach so he tries to make the place look great and he hires a busboy to help him out.
#23 - Devon Breaklaw
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/30/1997
Elizabeth finally get the courage to break up with Devon after his recent outbreaks and the fact that he can't control his anger. Jessica helps Renata win back Todd. She tells Renata that Todd likes the all american girl, so she starts to wear boring clothes, hardly any make-up, no jewelry, and straitens her hair in hope that Todd will come back to her.
#24 - Animal Rights and Wrongs
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/14/1997
Elizabeth and Jessica try out to be in a commercial for double vision cosmetics, and they eventually get it. But when Elizabeth learns that double vision cosmetics tests their products on animals, she backs out. Todd has started to ignore Winston and is spending more time with his basketball friends, such as going bungee jumping with them and forgetting about the fact that he is supposed to go to a model airplane convention with Winston.
#25 - Ticket to Lie
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/13/1997
When Jessica gets pulled over for speeding, she gives the officer her sister's ID since she doesn't have her own. When Todd discovers the upcoming test questions he and Winston have to break into the school and return it. Enid and Manny find out they might be related.