Jump to content

What I Like About You: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1:
{{work}}
''What I Like About You'' is a 2002-2006 [[The WB|Frog network]] sitcom about two sisters living in [[Big Applesauce|New York]]. Holly Tyler (Amanda Bynes) is an impulsive, hyperactive teenager; Val Tyler (Jennie Garth) is hyperorganizedhyper-organized neat freak nearing 30.
 
In addition to coping with each other, they also have to deal with their friends (in order of appearance):
* Gary Thorpe (Wesley Jonathan), Holly's longtime best friend.
* Jeff Campbell (Simon Rex), Val's boyfriend (in seasonSeason 1 only).
* Henry Gibson (Michael McMillan), Holly's first love.
* Lauren (Leslie Grossman), Val's work-rival-turned-business-partner.
* Vic Meladeo (Dan Cortese), Val's (eventually ex-) boss {{spoiler|and eventual husband}}.
* Vince (Nick Zano), either a hunk or a sleaze, [[Your Mileage May Vary|depending on what gender you ask]] {{spoiler|in-universe example}}.
* Peter (Stephen Dunham), Vic's chauvinistic replacement.
* Tina Haven (Alison Munn), Holly's female confidante & bad influence.
* Ben Sheffield ([[Legend of the Seeker|David de Lautour]]), a musician Holly meets in Europe.
 
(Characters with [[Only One Name|no last name given]] are [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|exactly that]].)
 
Created by [[Dan Schneider]] and [[Friends|Wil Calhoun]]. Correspondingly, it mixed [[Slapstick]] with [[Romantic Comedy|relationship comedy]].
Line 19:
{{tropelist}}
* [[Adorkable]]: Gary in the beginning, when he's a virgin who believes in conspiracy theories about pyramids and Stonehenge. Later, Henry.
* [[All Just a Dream]]: Val's drunken marriage to Todd the plumber at the end of seasonSeason 3/beginning of seasonSeason 4. {{spoiler|When she wakes up, though, the drunken marriage to Vic is real.}}
* [[Anything That Moves]]: Lauren.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Val is afraid of sharks, bears and leaving the house with the flat iron on.
Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.