The WORST episodes of Sweet Valley High

Every episode of Sweet Valley High ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

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A Look Back in Anecdotes
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#1 - A Look Back in Anecdotes

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/1996

Many years later, Jessica is now a a talk show host, and Elizabeth is a journalist. When they come together to sell thier old house, they start packing and the packing leads to memories of thier time at Sweet Valley High.

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Lofty Ambitions
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#2 - 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.

Directors: Steve Markovitz
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The Tooth Hurts
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#3 - 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.

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Swish Upon a Star
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#4 - 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.

Writer: Peter Egan
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Mall Brats
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#5 - 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.

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Surfing the Nets
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#6 - 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.

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The Mondo Chill
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#7 - 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.

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Are You a Man or a Mouse?
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#8 - 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.

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The Man of My Screams
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#9 - 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.

Writer: Peter Egan
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Imperfectly Fit
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#10 - 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.

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Shred Reckoning
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#11 - 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.

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Shakes, Fries & Videotape
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#12 - 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.

Writer: Peter Egan
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Sam Kind of Wonderful
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#13 - Sam Kind of Wonderful

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/1996

Jessica and Sam are spending allot of time together, and Lila is upset that Jess has entered the Sam zone. She decides to join Cheryl in painting, and doing pottery. Manny tries to find out what kind of guy Enid likes, but ends up getting it all wrong.

Directors: Douglas Barr
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Identical Opposites
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#14 - Identical Opposites

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/22/1996

The talk show The Foxie Jones Show is looking for sets of twins to guest star on the show. Jessica tries to convince Liz to go with her and be guests. Liz finally agrees, but as they shoot the show, she finds that they're supposed to pretend to be long lost twins that were seperated at birth. However, Liz soon gets her revenge when they tape a follow-up segment.

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Totally Cueless
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#15 - Totally Cueless

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/1996

The Moon Beach holds a pool contest in which the winners receive a free trip to the Bahamas. Jessica and Lila try to figure out a way to win the competition, even though they know nothing about pool. Meanwhile, Winston and Manny try to convince Enid that she has amnesia and Manny is her boyfriend.

Directors: David Winning
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Sam Enchanted Evening
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#16 - Sam Enchanted Evening

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1996

Jessica meets Sam Woodruff at the race track where she is there with Liz and Lila watching Todd practice for a motercross race. She starts to get to know him better, and also learns about his past, in which he was in prison. Lila starts spending time with Liz and Todd now that she broke up with her boyfriend, and she drives them insane with her constant chatter.

Directors: Douglas Barr
Writer: Perry Dance
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The War of the Pom-Poms
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#17 - The War of the Pom-Poms

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/11/1995

A transfer student, Heather, is great and cheerleading and is voted as the squad's new co-captain. Jessica, jealous and angry over Heather's elected position, quits the squad and tries to form her own. When her squad is short a member, she blackmails Liz into joining the team by threatening to tell that Elizabeth dated Ken while Todd was away in Vermont.

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Reading, Writing, Rescue
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#18 - Reading, Writing, Rescue

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1995

Bruce sets up a security camera at the moon beach. Jessica literally saves Winston life, so now Winston is her genie, so whatever Jessica wants, he'll get. Current expose decides to do a story on Jessica's rescue, and Bruce threatens her with the security camera tape, which shows she didn't really try to save him. David is a new student and basketball player at Sweet Valley High. Enid thinks he doesn't like her, and Elizabeth finds out his secret that he can't read.

Writer: Mark O'Keefe
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Mixed Doubles
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#19 - Mixed Doubles

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1995

Liz tries to help Enid gain self-confidence by giving her a job at the Oracle. Meanwhile, Bruce gets interested in an exchange student from Brazil and makes a deal with Jessica. She helps him to get Isabel, the exchange student, by making her jealous, and in turn, Bruce loans Jessica his yacht for the weekend. However, the plan goes awry when Bruce and Jessica discover that they may be interested in each other.

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The Quick and the Blonde
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#20 - The Quick and the Blonde

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1995

Bruce, who's ancestor Bruno supposedly founded Sweet Valley, works on an exhibit on exploring the town's history. However, Liz finds a diary that says otherwise.

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Blunder Alley
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#21 - Blunder Alley

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1995

Bruce put up a fortune-teller at the moon beach, and the fortunes Jessica and Lila get only predict bad luck, which ends up coming true. Elizabeth goes on a date with a guy to the bowling alley, and when Todd hears this he decides to go as well and bring a date of his own.

Writer: Peggy Nicoll
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It's My Party and I'll Ditch It If I Want To
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#22 - It's My Party and I'll Ditch It If I Want To

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1995

Instead of attending the Wakefield's annual sleep over, Jessica opts to to attend a dinner with Bruce and his friends from Harvard.

Writer: Peggy Nicoll
The Kiss Heard Around the School
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#23 - The Kiss Heard Around the School

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/1997

When the school learns that Devon and Elizabeth kissed, thanks to Renata, Todd soon find out as well and punches Devon. Cheryl gets Enid an interview for a possibility to be an ear model.

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Ticket to Lie
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#24 - 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.

Directors: Stuart Taylor
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A Simple Twist of Mates
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#25 - A Simple Twist of Mates

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/10/1997

Todd accidently kissed Jessica in the library, thinking it's Liz! They don't want to tell Devon and Elizabeth, but when Todd and Liz go on a double date with Jess and Devon they end up finding out. When Lila is prepared for a history test she copies Enid's work, and Enid ends up getting blamed for cheating.

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