History Series / WhatILikeAboutYou

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* TeensAreShort: Averted. Teenage Amanda Bynes was 5'8, making her taller than adult Jennie Garth who was 5'5. Many episodes would actually have Garth wearing high heels and Bynes in sneakers so that they would appear to be the same height (sometimes even making Garth look taller).

* AnythingThatMoves: Lauren.

* ThreeAmigos: Holly, Tina, and Gary from season 2 onward.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Lauren was first introduced as a fellow employee at Val's office who was smart and competent enough to pose as a threat to Val. Yet after she was introduced the second time and became a permanent cast member, her character became a stereotypically dumb blonde who's too dumb to be believable.

* OutWithABang: {{Downplayed}}, Rick has a heart attack while in bed with Lauren, but he doesn't die.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Holly and Gary

* Henry Gibson (Michael [=McMillan=]), Holly's {{first love}}

* ADateWithRosiePalms: {{Implied}}:
-->'''Lauren''': When I don't have a boyfriend, I get to know myself pretty well.

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Holly and Vince, once Henry is out of the picture. TheyDo.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The girls, mostly Holly and Val, get into their fair share of humiliating and awkward as much as the guys.

* Jeff Campbell (Simon Rex), Val's boyfriend (in season 1 only)

* BrotherChuck:
** Jeff vanishes after Season 1, and gets only a couple of mentions afterwards.
** Peter vanishes too in Season 3, after TheBusCameBack briefly at the end of Season 2.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The girls, mostly Holly and Val, get into their fair share of humiliating and awkward as much as the girls.

* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Val went to Columbia, Peter went to Yale, Lauren's doctor boyfriend went to Harvard Medical School, and [[HollywoodNerd Henry]] [[PutOnABus attends Princeton.]] One episode revolved around Holly's interview with Columbia and her decision not to apply to Columbia.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In season 4, it's revealed that Val was so busy in season 3 with her canceled wedding that she neglected her ad agency to let Lauren take charge. It turns out that allowing a slightly ditzy assistant to take on a job she's clearly not ready for drove the agency into bankruptcy, which pushes Val to impulsively buy a bakery.

* Tina Haven (Creator/AllisonMunn), Holly's female confidante & bad influence

* BrandX: Holly & Gary's "[=iBop=]" music player. Justified on the "Palm Pirate" and "Rulex" as Jeff being conned into buying knockoffs.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:Double-]]Subverted. "Loose Lips" is a perfect setup for a developing Val-Vic romance in season 2. Then, over the summer, he leaves the firm. [[spoiler:Two years later, he shows up & marries Val.]]

** Justified & semi-averted. At the start of the series, Val's been in the same apartment for several years, with a high-paying, upper-executive job & a roommate to split rent with and their father sends her money for Holly's expenses.

** The huge loft the Tylers move to in "The Loft" is offered at the ''same'' rent level by the owner after Holly does him a huge personal favor, & once Holly's gainfully employed in season 3, she splits the rent with Val.

* HalloweenEpisode: Two (seasons 3 & 4). Also two Thanksgiving episodes (seasons 1 & 4) and a Valentine's Day episode (season 1). No ChristmasEpisode, though.

* NewJobEpisode: Played with. For Val & Lauren, the switch from public relations work to baking was permanent, [[spoiler:as were Vince's shift from bike-messaging to real estate & Vic's transition to firefighting]]. Holly, Gary, & Tina, on the other hand, often found themselves in assorted short-lived employments, though Holly eventually settled in as a music manager.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Holly & Gary

* RelationshipUpgrade: Holly & Vince, but then not, but then yes. [[spoiler:Gary & Tina in the finale.]]

* SlapSlapKiss: Gary & Tina

* TimeToMove: Played straight in "Tyler v. World", subverted in "The Loft" & "I Want My Baby Back".