The WORST episodes of What I Like About You

Every episode of What I Like About You ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of What I Like About You!

When their dad took a job in Japan, teenage livewire Holly Tyler (Bynes) and her straitlaced twentysomething sister, Valerie (Garth), moved in together in New York City. Just when Val thought she had the perfect existence - a promising career in public relations, her own Upper West Side apartment and plenty of eligible men to date - everything in her neatly regimented life started to unravel the minute Holly stumbled through the door. Their new life together took a lot of getting used to, but Val and Holly's relationship is stronger than ever.

Last Updated: 9/28/2024Network: The WBStatus: Ended
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Bad to the Scone
star
6.75
95 votes

#1 - Bad to the Scone

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/15/2005

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.

Directors: Fred Savage
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Europe Was So Much More Fun (2)
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6.90
69 votes

#2 - Europe Was So Much More Fun (2)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2004

Holly returns home from Paris with Ben, a handsome British musician who has stolen Holly's heart.Vince and Henry Realizes they've losted Holly, Henry says goodbye to Holly one last time before leaving for Princeton. Meanwhile, Val, who has spent the summer with Rick, receives a surprise proposal after she reveals her own surprise.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Caryn Lucas
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Skyrink Sucks
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6.92
38 votes

#3 - Skyrink Sucks

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/30/2004

Holly and Vince try to be friends again by throwing a surprise birthday party for Gary's 18th birthday. When Holly and Vince run into Jill (Gary's ex-girlfriend) at the diner, who is supposed to be in Paris. They find out that for six months, Jill was really in New York! Holly and Vince argue whether or not to tell Gary about Jill - especially on his birthday. Meanwhile, Rick and Val keep visiting each other, and Lauren keeps bragging about her new boyfriend-who is a doctor!

Directors: Steve Zuckerman
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The Odd Couple
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6.94
69 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Steve Zuckerman
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Dude, Where's Val's Car?
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6.95
40 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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The Breakup
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6.97
37 votes

#6 - The Breakup

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/2003

Valerie breaks up with Jeff after he says he doesn't want to get married, and she tries to bury her pain under a veneer of optimism. Holly then tries to get her sister to drop the act and face up to her pain.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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Regarding Henry
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6.98
42 votes

#7 - Regarding Henry

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/2003

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.

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The Fix-Up
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6.98
42 votes

#8 - The Fix-Up

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2003

When Holly meets Henry's older brother, Noah, she instantly assumes that he and Val would be a great couple. Despite Henry's asking of Holly not to fix them up, Holly fixes Val and Noah up anyway, and eventually finds out why Henry asked for them not to be fixed up.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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Like a Virgin (Kinda)
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6.98
99 votes

#9 - Like a Virgin (Kinda)

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2003

When Holly learns that Henry has already lost his virginity she is shocked. She and Tina go and search the city frantically for the girl that 'soiled' Henry. Meanwhile, Lauren tries to get Val to relax and take a day off from work by faking her birthday.

Directors: Gary Halvorson
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For Love or Money
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6.99
67 votes

#10 - For Love or Money

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2005

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.

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The Hospital
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6.99
70 votes

#11 - The Hospital

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/16/2004

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.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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Cool Older Sister
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6.99
78 votes

#12 - Cool Older Sister

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2002

Val tries to ease up on being an authority figure to Holly, but her patience is pushed to the limit when Holly and Gary take off for a wild party on Long Island without letting anyone know.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Stacy Traub
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Split Ends
star
7.00
66 votes

#13 - Split Ends

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2004

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.

Directors: Steve Zuckerman
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Tyler v. World
star
7.00
38 votes

#14 - Tyler v. World

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2003

Val and Holly meet a resident who would've got their apartment 5 years ago, but got a smaller one. So she threatens to evict them. Meanwhile, Gary thinks Holly forgot her birthday when she gives him a cheap present. So Gary gets mad at Holly for it, not knowing that that wasn't the only present.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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star
7.01
70 votes

#15 - The Incredible Shrinking Group

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2004

Holly and Gary's friendship is put to the test when Holly asks Gary to meet her with Henry at the movies. Meanwhile, after discovering that she ate seven Mounds bars and woke up with chocolate cake in her cleavage, Val decides it's time to go on a no-sugar diet, with Lauren as her partner.

Directors: Richard Correll
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Jazz Night
star
7.01
67 votes

#16 - Jazz Night

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2005

It's Jazz Night at the bakery and Val finally asks Vic to be her date to the party. Though he initially agrees to the date, things go awry when he shows up with annulment papers, but the signing is delayed when Lauren spills champagne on the papers. Meanwhile, Holly persuades Vince to shave his beard by threatening to not shave her legs.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Nancy Steen
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Your Money or Your Wife
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7.02
65 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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Working Girls
star
7.02
64 votes

#18 - Working Girls

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2005

Val yells at a crabby old man at her bakery, then he ends up dying a minute later. Val thinks his death is her fault, and Lauren tells her to go to the man's funeral to feel better. Val finds out that Lauren only told her to go to the funeral so she (Lauren) could pick up guys. Meanwhile, Holly gets Tina a job where she works, then Tina uses her body to get a higher position. Holly disagrees with Tina's flaunting and says they're no longer friends. Val and Holly, both mad at their friends, decide to tell Lauren and Tina that they just have low self-esteem. This works out for the most part, and everyone becomes friends again.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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Nobody's Perfect
star
7.02
94 votes

#19 - Nobody's Perfect

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2005

Holly wants Ben to yell at her for breaking his heart and when he doesn't, she gets upset with him. Finally, he writes a nasty song about her and wants to sing it during his performance at the club. Elsewhere, Val allows Lauren and Gary to watch the Sugar Baby Bakery while she goes out to lunch with Holly and they get robbed...By a 10 year old.

Directors: Steve Zuckerman
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The Parrot Trap
star
7.02
47 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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Girls Night Out
star
7.02
43 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
Writer: Stacy Traub
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Loose Lips
star
7.03
40 votes

#22 - Loose Lips

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/2003

Upon learning that Val has a reputation for being antisocial at work, Holly encourages her sister to mingle with her colleagues. However, an evening out becomes fodder for office gossip when Val finds herself in a compromising position with her boss Vic. Meanwhile, Jeff meets the attractive Olivia-but is shocked to find out that she is Gary's mother.

Directors: Sheldon Epps
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Tankini
star
7.03
77 votes

#23 - Tankini

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2002

Gary feels left out when an old female friend comes to visit Holly, but Holly gets a surprise when she catches the pair making out. Meanwhile, Jeff is bummed when he discovers that Valerie still sleeps in an ex-boyfriend's sweat shirt.

Directors: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Rich Kaplan
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Valentine's Day
star
7.03
73 votes

#24 - 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.

Directors: Shelley Jensen
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Friends & Lovers
star
7.03
36 votes

#25 - Friends & Lovers

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2006

Lauren keeps Holly company when Val and Vic crave alone time. Vince takes Gary's advice on how to get back with Holly.

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