The BEST episodes of Veronica's Closet
Every episode of Veronica's Closet ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Veronica's Closet!
"A half-hour comedy series from the creators and executive producers of Friends. Veronica's Closet stars Kirstie Alley as Veronica 'Ronnie' Chase, the 'Queen of Romance.' Founder of a successful lingerie empire, and best-selling author of self-help romance books, Ronnie has it all ... money, success, sex appeal and a philandering husband. How she will find true happiness without jeopardizing her business will be her biggest challenge yet. "A devoted wife for 14 years and a savvy entrepreneur, Ronnie has built an enterprise based on romance despite her philandering husband. However, as of late, his indiscretions have become too frequent and painful to overlook. She can no longer tolerate finding his bimbos' undergarments in her house or the tabloids photographing him with other women. Infidelity is hard enough without having to endure public humiliation. "Standing by Ronnie's side, is her acerbic and sexually ambivalent assistant, Josh (Langham). Also experiencing relationsh
#1 - Veronica's Woman Friend
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1997
Perry writes a press release with a made-up word in it, because he can't think of a synonym for ""increase."" Josh is bothered when Ronnie believes Perry's new word is real, but he completely loses it after the word spreads throughout the media. Her impending divorce aside, Ronnie returns to her roots as the 'Queen of Romance' by helping Leo propose to his girlfriend, Tina. Ronnie needs help of her own from Olive after she begins to miss Bryce. Olive tells Ronnie now that Bryce is gone, she has more time to spend with her women friends, but Ronnie's comment that she doesn't have any women friends upsets Olive as much as Perry's gibberish words have been upsetting Josh. Leo picks a less-than-opportune time to propose - he asks Tina to marry him while she's in the middle of an orgasm. Ronnie realizes her friendship with Olive is lacking due to faults on both of their parts; Ronnie is self-absorbed and Olive doesn't like to share things about herself. When Ronnie tries to make things up to
#2 - Veronica's First Date
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1997
Love is in the air in a very special episode of Veronica's Closet. Josh dates a model, Carolyn, but wants to call things off when it dawns on him that there's something missing from their relationship. That something being a penis. Josh postpones the breakup after he's introduced to her rodeo cowboy brother, Tom, whom Josh becomes infatuated with. Josh hatches a plan to get to know Tom better by fixing him up with Ronnie and double-dating with Carolyn, but it backfires when romance blossoms for Ronnie and Tom, and the pair want to spend an evening alone. Rather than be stuck by himself with a girl he wanted to dump, Josh drags Carolyn over to Ronnie's apartment to crash their dinner and see Tom. The 'Queen of Romance' finds herself turning into the 'Queen of Dating Jitters' as Olive helps Ronnie cope with her nervousness. Although Tom is a perfect date and then some, everything he does reminds Ronnie of Bryce, making her wonder if it's too soon for her to see other men. Pat takes a lik
#3 - Veronica's a Doll
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1997
Olive's college roommate, Karen, is the C.E.O. of a toy company that wants to create a posable Veronica Chase doll as part of a collection of real-life, contemporary female role models. Ronnie longs to be depicted as a Barbie, and doesn't see eye-to-eye with Karen's and Olive's role model vision when the Veronica Chase prototype doll rolls off the assembly line with hips bigger than Cleveland. Leo warns Perry about ""dating a family"" in regards to Suzanne, though Perry insists he's ready to be a father. Pat and Ronnie have it out when Ronnie gets jealous after he starts dragging Louisa along with him on Ronnie's rides. Olive convinces Ronnie not to back out of her agreement by convincing her that little girls are going to love her doll, and will learn to be strong and independent from it. But that couldn't be further from the truth when a focus group of children hates playing with the miniature Ronnie. As evidenced by the fact that she's having a bastard baby in the first place, Suzanne
#4 - Veronica's Brotherly Love
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/1997
Ronnie wants to go out with Olive's younger brother, Griffin. Olive tries to stop Ronnie, feeling she's too emotionally unstable to have another relationship while on the rebound. After Ronnie gets upset, Olive feels bad and arranges a date between the two. The tables turn after Ronnie finds out what a pretentious, long-winded bore Griffin is, and Olive wants Ronnie to continue dating Griffin after she finds out how much Griffin likes Ronnie. Pat teaches Leo how to drive when Tina's parents get them a car for a wedding present. Pat, a former negotiator, thinks Leo deserves a huge pay hike from Ronnie because he's getting married. After Ronnie turns down Pat's request for a 25% raise, Pat leads Leo out on a strike. Leo lies to Ronnie that he doesn't really want to strike and is only doing so because it means so much to Pat. Ronnie buys it and gives Leo his raise - for Pat's sake. Ronnie turns to Perry for advice on how to get Griffin to break up with her. Perry suggests using reverse ps
#5 - Veronica's Breast Effort
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1998
A complaint is filed against Veronica's Closet after a woman swears one of their sports bras made her boobies numb. Ronnie and Alec disagree over how to resolve the problem. Olive finds out an employee of the company has a secret crush on her. Ronnie thinks Olive should not go out with the guy in light of the fact that he's practically half Olive's age ... and still lives with his daddy.
#6 - Veronica's Husband Won't Leave
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1997
When Leo thinks one of the company models is carrying around some baggage in her pants, Perry admits he once dated her and sets out to prove he didn't make out for twenty minutes with another guy. Bryce sneaks into Ronnie's apartment and tries to win her back, but she throws him out. After Ronnie turns away the press in regards to their trial separation, Bryce goes on national television and milks sympathy like there's no tomorrow. Ronnie has a change of mind after USA Today conducts a poll where 73% of the country was gullible enough to want her to take Bryce back, and she schedules an interview with Entertainment Tonight to tell her side of the story. Perry feels Ronnie should beat Bryce at his own game and cry a few crocodile tears for the press so the public sympathy vote will tilt in her favor. She can't cry during the interview, though, making Ronnie believe she is over Bryce. Olive weasels a private office bathroom out of Ronnie, but it's not very private after the builder knock
#7 - Veronica's First Thanksgiving
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1997
Ronnie's Thanksgiving plans are crushed when Bryce's grandma shows up, unexpectedly not knowing of Ronnie and Bryce's separation. Bryce and Pepper then must show up, and Bryce announces to his grandma that Ronnie is pregnant.
#8 - Veronica's Favorite Year
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/1999
Ronnie hires Tim, a former boyfriend, to handle the photography for an Italian magazine that Veronica's Closet is affiliated with. Alec is ticked off when Tim - who's now an incompetent lush - single-handedly destroys the shoot and makes the company look bad. The magazine's editor, a man, flirts with Josh.
#9 - Veronica's New Year
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/1999
As if it isn't news enough to find out that June has booked Isaac Hayes to perform at her big New Year's Eve bash, Mr. Hayes entertains Veronica's wish to sing a duet together. Ronnie begs Josh to play piano for the song, which she wrote for her and Isaac years ago in hopes of such an occasion, but its double entendre-ridden lyrics about a beef patty's special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun nearly scare Josh away. Perry worries that he can't finish all his 1999 New Year's resolutions in time, one of which is mastery of his 2-iron swing. Tiger Woods he's not, though his handicap at golf proves successful on one level when he scores a hole in one with Veronica's head. Doctor's orders are not heeded when Veronica is determined to sing her tune, concussion and frightening-looking head brace contraption clamped onto her skull and all. Leo has a problem with his girlfriend Lana's excessive public affection and asks her to save it for the bedroom. Leo's girlfrien
#10 - Veronica Falls Hard
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/1999
In light of the previous sexual tension between them, a smitten Veronica tries to coax Alec into going out with her, but Alec a firm believer in not mixing business with pleasure. He eventually changes his mind and tells Veronica he will take her on a spontaneous romantic getaway, only it doesn't turn out to be so spontaneous or romantic when she finds out he booked the flight three weeks in advance ... and with no particular woman in mind. Then, Chloe makes Josh meet her two blue-collar transit cop brothers for a round of drinks on St. Patrick's Day. Since Josh is less than thrilled with the prospect, he decides to play Everyday Joe in an effort to be ""one of the boys."" And the reception area at Veronica's Closet gets a makeover, which is good for Olive - who gets to check out all the cute painters' butts, but bad for Veronica who knocks herself unconscious after slamming head first into scaffolding while fighting with Alec.
#11 - Veronica's Big Date
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/1999
Alec tries to get Veronica to go out to dinner with him. As she doesn't want the others to see them together, she invites Alec over to her place for a secretive dinner instead. The date turns into a disaster when Alec tries to conduct business; Veronica gets upset, and Alec storms out. Perry and Leo find out that the two are going out and let Olive in on the news. Josh is shocked to receive a BMW as a two-month anniversary present from Chloe - and even more shocked to find out that she can afford it because she's rich. Josh is mad at Chloe for keeping this secret from him all this time. Chloe feels bad and says they both should make a list of the top five things they haven't told each other, and then share what's on them. One of Chloe's things frightens Josh enough that he changes his tune and agrees that some secrets are better left that way. The day after their date, Alec is apologetic about ruining Ronnie's dinner so he invites her to see ""La Boheme"" with him. She willingly accepts,
#12 - Veronica's Big Homecoming
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/1999
Ronnie's hears that her hometown in Kansas is naming a boulevard after her, and arranges to fly out there to give a speech in her honor. She tells everyone else about her bad reputation while growing up and explains why most of the town hated her. When Ronnie arrives in Kansas, she sees they still do. Olive gets it off her chest that she was the one who bought the boulevard and named it after Ronnie to make her feel better. Ronnie feels better all right - so much so that she rips down her own street sign. Despite the fact that the entire boulevard is a trash dump, police arrest Leo for the ""crime"" of vandalism, figuring he's the only black man there so he must have been the one who did it.
#13 - Veronica Says Goodbye
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1999
Ronnie agrees to a romantic weekend with Justin. Alec counters this news with some of his own - he's moving to Japan for good. Chloe misunderstands Josh's marriage proposal.
#14 - Veronica's June Swoon
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1999
June's inheritance of 51% of Veronica's Closet upsets Veronica, who wants everybody to be especially mean to June in hopes that she'll quit and leave Ronnie with full ownership of the company again. Perry and Leo have no problems obliging, but Olive ends up taking a liking to the naive, young boss and begs Ronnie to allow June a say in running the business, which entails giving the green-light to June's proposed suggestion box. Meanwhile, Josh is forced to go golfing with Chloe's father and her two brothers so he can fulfill their time-honored family tradition of asking dad for his daughter's hand in marriage. Only it's dad who ends up with the hand as Josh once again goes a bit too far trying to fit in.
#15 - Veronica's Long Walk Home
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1999
June arranges a 10K charity walkathon for needy children to be sponsored by Veronica's Closet. The prospect of the media being there makes Veronica suddenly want to ""help the children"" by taking part in it, though her plan backfires when she's caught on national television taking a taxi to the finish line. Veronica blames this on her shoes, but June doesn't buy it and thinks Veronica was just too old to walk. To show her, Veronica accepts June's dare to double the stakes - by walking 20K. As a joke, Perry and Leo write a sheet filled with $10,000 of faked celebrity pledges, which poses a problem when Olive discovers it and takes it for real. Josh lets Chloe stay at his place after a pipe bursts in her apartment and has second thoughts when he finds out Chloe likes to help herself to his wardrobe.
#16 - Veronica's Got All the Right Stuffing
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/1999
The gang doesn't have much to be thankful for as each and every one of their Thanksgivings is ruined. Josh would rather have dinner alone with Chloe, but instead has to cater to her two immature brothers whom she took the liberty of inviting. They're not the only unwelcome guests as June invites herself to Veronica's against Ronnie's wishes. Leo, the only other guest of Veronica's who doesn't cancel out on her at the last minute, is stuck spending his holiday watching Veronica and June engaged in a hair-pulling, furniture-throwing catfight. Olive tries to help Perry get over his traumatic childhood fear of Thanksgiving parades by making him watch this year's with her out on her balcony. His phobia probably isn't cured when a gigantic King Kong float goes astray and traps Perry against the wall of Olive's building.
#17 - Veronica's Sliding Doors
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1999
The gang's airline flight to a Miami trade show is depicted in two very different scenarios: what could have happened, and what did happen. In reality, June spills coffee on Veronica's blouse causing everybody to miss their flight and have to book a later one when Veronica takes too long to change. Suffering in coach, Ronnie gets stuck sitting next to June while intermittently being stalked by a loon who confesses to once stealing her panties; Josh must endure harassment from a very bitter Pete Rose; Perry struggles to get his taxes done in time but has no one to help; and Leo is bullied by a big, mean stewardess. In fantasy, June doesn't spill coffee on Veronica's blouse, they make their intended flight on time, snag seats in first class, and get to spend the trip with their dreams come true - Veronica with her high school crush who needs someone to help change his mind about his vow of celibacy; Josh with his idol, ice skater Tara Lipinski; Perry with a mathematical savant who has a
#18 - Veronica's Perfect Man
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/2000
Veronica has a crush on Enrico, an actor friend of Josh's. When she finds out the two of them are taking a yoga class together, Veronica suddenly develops an interest in yoga and decides to tag along in an effort to see him again. A magazine wants to do an interview with Veronica's Closet as one of the top companies run by women, so Veronica arranges a party at her place to entertain the reporter and staff. June is excited about the event, but Veronica wants her to stay away and not embarrass the company by showing the interviewer that the president is inept. Veronica's skepticism rubs off on June, who asks Perry and Leo to help her learn about the business when she fears she is in fact too dumb to handle the interview. Josh is humiliated when Veronica acts up in class after someone anonymously cuts the cheese during stretches. At least Josh gets to have the last laugh after he finds out it was not only Enrico who had the flatulence problem, but that thunder struck twice on his date wi
#19 - Veronica's Tattooed Man
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2000
Veronica's muscular romantic interest, Mark, seems to be perfect in every way. This makes Josh wonder what's really wrong with this one since something's wrong with every man Veronica has ever dated. Nothing ... except the fact that he was previously involved with Olive. Once Ronnie finds that little tidbit out, she wants to wash her hands of the guy (whom she now considers tainted) but Olive convinces her there's nothing left between them and Ronnie shouldn't feel uncomfortable sharing something she previously did the lowdown and dirty with. Veronica takes Olive's advice to heart and tries to make out with Mark but something kills the mood -- a gigantic tattoo of Olive's face on his chest. Perry and Leo become the targets of a pair of practical jokes from payroll and need Josh to help them out in the comeback department. Josh needs some help of his own after June buys a pony to cheer herself up and uses Veronica's Closet as a temporary stable. As it turns out, Josh has a phobia of the
#20 - Veronica's Sleepover
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/6/2000
Ronnie freaks out after Tom invites her to dinner at his place as she doesn't think she's ready for that step. (Why not? She was ready for it with Alec - and what a great couple they were...) Perry burns down the kitchen in his and Leo's apartment, leaving them in need of somewhere to stay. June mentions she has one vacancy available. Perry beats Leo to the offer and believes this is his chance to get her into bed. Ah, Perry - always Mr. Gracious. Chloe is out of town so Josh lets Leo shack up with him for the time being. Leo seeks to be Josh's best man after his first choice bails, but Perry doesn't feel Leo is that good a friend to Josh. Good friends should, after all, push each other out of the way so they can be the one to snag the first apartment offer that comes along and stuff. Brian pays Josh an untimely visit, at least for Leo, as it happens smack in the middle of his subtle attempt to sway Josh into asking him to be best man. Apparently, it was too subtle; Josh thinks Leo sug
#21 - Veronica's Girls' Night Out
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/13/2000
Brian arranges Josh's bachelor party and invites his conservative college glee club buddies, The A Cappella Fellas. Chloe asks Perry and Leo to sex things up a little, so they hire a female stripper to go with the singing. Ronnie and Olive attempt to entertain Chloe with a bachelorette party of her own, but Chloe is not enthused with their choice of male stripper (otherwise known as the pizza guy). That's until she gets buzzed on one beer and drags the girls along for a wild night on the town. The already wild Pete and Chris crash Josh's party. The female stripper, Stacy, shows up next, only to recognize Perry and remind him that he used to baby-sit her when she was little. Suddenly, Perry isn't much in the mood for that XXX striptease he paid for. Chloe ends up so hammered she makes a scene of herself at a bar, then quietly disappears with Ronnie and Olive left to worry what Josh will think when he finds out they lost his fiancée. Josh is disappointed that nothing was as he'd hoped it
#22 - Veronica's Wedding Bell Blues
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/1999
The photographer's story (episode 27) turns out to be for real when Bryce announces he's getting remarried and invites Ronnie to his wedding. She decides to go just to start trouble. Bryce has a little trouble of his own in mind - he comes on to Ronnie. Seeing Bryce is up to his old tricks again, Ronnie pays a visit to his soon-to-be wife at her hotel room to inform the woman that the man she's planning to marry is a no-good womanizer. The bride is horrified and calls things off. Later, Ronnie discovers she went to the wrong hotel room, wrecked some other couple's wedding, and didn't stop Bryce from marrying his fiancée. Leo's pet snake eats a kitten Olive planned to give to her nephew.
#23 - Veronica Plays House
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/1999
Alec buys a new apartment and Veronica begs him to let her redecorate it. He reluctantly agrees, but gives her the pink slip when things don't work out and hires a swishy professional interior decorator as her replacement. Veronica is less than thrilled with the new development and takes it upon herself to get rid of the guy behind Alec's back. Josh dates an honest-to-God woman, but dreads the thought of having to have sex with her.
#24 - Veronica's Not Happy About the Book
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1997
Bryce stages an all-out power play after Ronnie surprises him with a copy of his forgotten prenuptial agreement - which he wishes he hadn't gotten her to sign as he hasn't worked in the past decade, and Ronnie's been the breadwinner since then. First, Bryce maxes out all of their credit cards and empties out their joint bank accounts. Then, Ronnie pays Bryce back by calling up the police and reporting his car stolen. Finally, after Bryce gets out of jail for heisting his own car, he retaliates by filling Ronnie in on his plans to write an embarrassing tell-all book about their marriage. Knowing Bryce has got her where he wants her, Ronnie pleads with him not to write the book, but he'll only agree to that if she'll tear up the prenup. After bartering with each other, Bryce allows Ronnie to pick five humiliating things he'll leave out of the book in exchange for her beach house. Leo confides to Olive that he'd like to design lingerie, but his designs are so awful, Olive tells him he nee
#25 - Veronica's Best Buddy
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1997
Ronnie and Bryce have a custody battle over Buddy. Bryce's secretary, Pepper, cures Buddy's handicap. Ronnie thinks Pat is senile.