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This is a list of episodes in the Sweet Valley High television series, which starred real-life twins Brittany and Cynthia Daniel as twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield respectively.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | September 5, 1994 (1994-09-05) | February 20, 1995 (1995-02-20) | |
| 2 | 22 | September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11) | March 25, 1996 (1996-03-25) | |
| 3 | 22 | August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26) | February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10) | |
| 4 | 22 | September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15) | October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1994–95)
The 22 episode first season of Sweet Valley High debuted in syndication on September 5, 1994, and ended on February 20, 1995. A DVD of the first season was released on March 8, 2005; it is the only season released on DVD to date.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Dangerous Love" | Harvey Frost | Story by : Josh Goldstein & Jonathan Prince Teleplay by : Josh Goldstein | September 5, 1994 (September 5, 1994) | |
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Hijinks ensue when Elizabeth and Jessica are both nominated for Homecoming Queen. When Elizabeth wins, there are hard feelings and manipulation is plotted. Liz is not especially grateful to Todd for nominating her. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Oracle on Air" | Harvey Frost | Raul Fernandez | September 12, 1994 (September 12, 1994) | |
| Elizabeth and Jessica compete for the role of presenter on the in-school news program. Jessica wins, but we find out she cheated. Jess then asks Liz for help. Winston wants to get even with Bruce for all the pranks he keeps playing on him. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Skin and Bones" | Harvey Frost | Lanny Horn | September 19, 1994 (September 19, 1994) | |
| Jessica poses for famous artist Dakota Dancer and is horrified when he paints her nude. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Critical Mess" | Harvey Frost | David Saling & Sheldon Krasner | September 26, 1994 (September 26, 1994) | |
| When Jessica hears through the grapevine that Bruce's uncle, a Hollywood director, is in town, she is determined to get a role in his movie. Jessica's ecstatic to get Elizabeth to review her appearing in "MacBeth"... until she reads the review. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "What, Me Study?" | Douglas Barr | Unknown | October 3, 1994 (October 3, 1994) | |
| Jessica accesses Mr Russo's computer to gain a copy of the chemistry quiz. Even to the point of manipulating Winston. But it's Winston who gets in trouble. Liz forgets the anniversary of her and Todd, but tries not to let him know it. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Almost Married" | Harvey Frost | Eric Gethers | October 10, 1994 (October 10, 1994) | |
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Todd moves into the Wakefield house when Liz's parents are out of town. It's like an intro to marriage. But is that what these two really need? Note: Based loosely on book 102 of the same name. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Curse of the Lawrence Mansion" | Marc Lawrence | Bruce Kalish | October 17, 1994 (October 17, 1994) | |
| The gang spend Halloween at school, where they attempt to revive a student who died 25 years ago. A lot of strange, creepy happenings are going on. Is this just "tricking" on the night of "Trick or Treat?" Or is something more dire really going on? | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Prince of Santa Dora" | Harvey Frost | Ellen Ratner & Alison Dale | October 24, 1994 (October 24, 1994) | |
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Elizabeth's pen-pal, Prince Arthur Castillio, visits Sweet Valley and falls in love with Jessica. Lila finds out a rather ugly secret about the Prince. 'Note: Based on book 91, "In Love With a Prince" and Sweet Valley Twins book 30, "Princess Elizabeth". | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Coma" | Harvey Frost | Dawn Ritchie | October 31, 1994 (October 31, 1994) | |
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Elizabeth falls into a coma after an accident on Todd's motorcycle. After she wakes up, she becomes someone else entirely. Jessica. Actually, more Jessica than Jessica. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Uh Oh Seven" | Douglas Barr | Dawn Ritchie | November 7, 1994 (November 7, 1994) | |
| Liz writes a spy novel after watching a James Bond movie starring herself and featuring all her friends. She decides women don't have enough of an active role in the adventure genre, so she makes the females the stars and the males secondary. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Secrets" | Douglas Barr | Dawn Ritchie | November 14, 1994 (November 14, 1994) | |
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When Enid's new boyfriend Ronnie asks her to be spokesperson for an anti-drugs campaign, she is terrified he will discover her own history with drugs. Jessica wants the job for herself and is more than willing to resort to her own trademark tricks to get such a spot. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Photographic Evidence" | Harvey Frost | Matthew Odgers & David Markus | November 21, 1994 (November 21, 1994) | |
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Liz takes a photo of three suspicious men on the beach, one of whom turns out to be a witness wanted by police. Jessica herself falls for one of the perpetrators. Note: based on book 72, "Regina's Legacy". | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Club X" | Gil Bettman | Raul Fernandez | November 28, 1994 (November 28, 1994) | |
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Jessica takes drastic measures when she joins Bruce Patman's daredevil club. Todd is making money hustling people at basketball--so much that he loses interest in Liz and Winston. Note: Based on SVH Book 86, "Jessica Against Bruce" Kurt Rambis guest stars as himself who returns Elizabeth's charity. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Poetic Injustice" | Richard Wenk | Matthew Odgers & David Markus | December 5, 1994 (December 5, 1994) | |
| Jessica falls for the school's poetry teacher. So much in fact, she actually takes an interest in poetry. She even plagiarizes one of Elizabeth's poems to impress her teacher. But when she plagiarizes one of his, what will he think of her now? | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Stolen Diary" | Robert Radler | Raul Fernandez | December 12, 1994 (December 12, 1994) | |
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Jessica manipulates Peggy into breaking up Liz and Todd by having Peggy throw herself at him. A scorned date steals Liz's diary and spread her secrets around the school. This episode marks the first of seven appearances of newcomer, Koichi Yamasaki, played by Michael K.Hayashida. Note: Based on book 84 of the same name. | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Love On The Line" | Douglas Barr | Unknown | January 2, 1995 (January 2, 1995) | |
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Enid and Jessica pull a Cyrano de Bergerac when Enid is too shy to meet a quarterback with whom she has been corresponding with. But when Jessica sees what a catch he is, she snakes him all for herself. Can Liz show this guy what Jess is really like? Note: Based loosely on book 87, "My Best Friend's Boyfriend". | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Working Girl" | Joel Bender | Kayla Alpert & Marc Hyman | January 9, 1995 (January 9, 1995) | |
| Lila's father forces her to work at the Moon Beach cafe, where she falls for delivery man Heath. She pretends to be working-class to start a relationship with him. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Dancin' Fools" | Douglas Barr | Marc Hyman & Kayla Alpert | January 23, 1995 (January 23, 1995) | |
| Jessica and Lila compete in the Pacific Freestyle Dance. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Kidnapped, Part 1" | Harvey Frost | David Garber | January 30, 1995 (January 30, 1995) | |
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Elizabeth and Jessica volunteer as candy stripers at the local hospital, where they meet television host, Jeremy Frakes. Winston may have a crush on Elizabeth. There's a hospital employee who's very disturbed, but Elizabeth befriends him. Unfortunately, it turns out to be a big mistake. Note: Based loosely on book 12, "When Love Dies". | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Kidnapped, Part 2" | Harvey Frost | David Garber | February 6, 1995 (February 6, 1995) | |
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Elizabeth is kidnapped and Winston is a suspect. Everyone turns on him, including his best friend. Note: Based on book 13 "Kidnapped!". | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Kidnapped, Part 3" | David Garber | David Garber | February 13, 1995 (February 13, 1995) | |
| Elizabeth and Jessica are placed under protective custody when Peter escapes from jail. This time, Peter kidnaps Jessica. | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Say Goodbye" | Douglas Barr | Cheryl Saban | February 20, 1995 (February 20, 1995) | |
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Todd is accepted into a prestigious sports academy - in Vermont. Does this mean the end of him and Liz forever? Note: Based on book 23 of the same name and book 14, "Deceptions". | ||||||
Season 2 (1995–96)
The second season of Sweet Valley High debuted in syndication on September 11, 1995 and ended on March 25, 1996. The show also saw two changes to the cast with the departures of Amarilis who played Patty Gilbert and Brock Burnett who played Bruce Patman respectively. The new series regulars that joined the show were Christopher Jackson took over the role of Patman and Tyffany Hayes who played new character Cheryl "Tatyana" Thomas. There were 22 episodes.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 23 | 1 | "Summer Lovin'" | Douglas Barr | Kayla Alpert & Marc Hyman | September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11) | |
| Liz is thrilled when Todd returns to Sweet Valley - until she discovers he was kicked off the team. His sweet disposition has turned into sour depression and he's not especially interested in getting back together with Liz. | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Model Behavior" | Harvey Frost | Jordan Budde | September 18, 1995 (1995-09-18) | |
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Famous model Tatyana Thomas comes to Sweet Valley, hoping for a fresh start. But everyone seems more interested in being a fan than a friend. Except for Todd, who she warms up to. But what is really going on between them? Note: Cheryl (Tatyana) Thomas is Annie Whitman's stepsister in the book series. | ||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Promotional Rescue" | Harvey Frost | David Litt | September 25, 1995 (1995-09-25) | |
| Bruce and Jessica are left in charge of the Moon Beach; Liz, Enid and Cheryl go on a girls camping trip. Liz does what she can to forget about Todd. | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Dark Side of the Moon" | Harvey Frost | David Saling & Sheldon Krasner | October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02) | |
| Winston finds out Todd is running with a gang; Liz starts dating again. | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | "IQ Commeth" | Brian Thomas Jones | David Litt | October 9, 1995 (1995-10-09) | |
| Jessica - and everyone else at Sweet Valley High - is shocked when she receives the highest score on the college compatibility test. Todd's new friends demand money from Winston--or else. Elizabeth takes Todd to task over his indifference and cruelty to Winston's plight, and Cheryl offers to teach him some boxing moves to defend himself. | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | "False Possessions" | Bradley Battersby | Jordan Budde | October 16, 1995 (1995-10-16) | |
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Enid tries to cheer Todd up about getting cut from the basketball team and the two start spending a lot of time together. Enid soon finds herself falling for Todd, much to the horror of Liz and Manny; Jessica and Lila are caught shoplifting. Loosely based on SVH #4's Power Play | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | "A Fair to Remember" | Joel Bender | David Saling & Sheldon Krasner | October 23, 1995 (1995-10-23) | |
| Todd's new friend, Jason, dates Liz and Jessica at the same time--among other girls at the school. Todd isn't sure whether to warn them or not as Jason is the new coach's nephew and saving them may cost him a spot on the team. However, Jessica sees Jason for who he is and is able to warn Liz about him before he ruins them both | ||||||
| 30 | 8 | "It's My Party and I'll Ditch It If I Want To" | Douglas Barr | Peggy Nicoll | October 30, 1995 (1995-10-30) | |
| Liz is upset to find out Jessica bows out of the annual Wakefield sleepover, preferring to attend dinner with Bruce and his Harvard friends. | ||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Blunder Alley" | Bradley Battersby | Peggy Nicoll | November 6, 1995 (1995-11-06) | |
| Todd and Liz go to the bowling alley each with dates. It looks like the night's set to be a disaster for both of them, but could this be an opportunity for the two of them as well? Bruce installs a fortune-telling booth at the Moon Beach, which only predicts bad luck to Jessica and Lila. However, Jessica ends up getting the last laugh when the booth is taken down and Bruce is exposed for his fraud. | ||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Like Water for Hot Dogs" | Judy Simon | Eleah Horwitz | November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13) | |
| Liz wonders if Todd will ask her out for their anniversary. He asks advice from Lila, but when Elizabeth sees them together she gets the wrong idea. | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | "The Quick and the Blond" | Bradley Battersby | Kayla Alpert & Marc Hyman | November 20, 1995 (1995-11-20) | |
| Liz discovers that Bruce's ancestor Bruno did not found Sweet Valley as he claims. And we see how the wild, wild west really was won. | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Mixed Doubles" | Bradley Battersby | Eleah Horwitz | November 27, 1995 (1995-11-27) | |
| When Bruce falls for the Brazilian exchange student, he and Jessica start dating to make her jealous; however, she develops she may be interested in him. But does he feel the same way? | ||||||
| 35 | 13 | "Reading, Writing, Rescue" | David Winning | Mark O'Keefe | December 4, 1995 (1995-12-04) | |
| Winston becomes Jessica's genie after she saves his life. Enid thinks everything is going well with David, but fears he is losing interest when he keeps standing her up. | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | "The War of the Pom Poms" | Brian Thomas Jones | Lance H. Robbins & Abbie Charette | December 11, 1995 (1995-12-11) | |
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New student Heather Malone is made cheerleading co-captain; Jessica quits in disgust and forms her own squad. Jessica asks Elizabeth to join. After finding evidence of an affair Elizabeth had with Todd’s best friend while he was in Vermont, Jessica has perfect ammunition to get her last squad member. Note: Based on the cheerleading mini-series, "Jessica Quits the Squad", "The Pom Pom Wars" and "V For Victory". | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | "You Call This a Wonderful Life" | Douglas Barr | Howard Nemetz | December 18, 1995 (1995-12-18) | |
| At Christmastime, an angel shows Elizabeth and Jessica how their friends lives would have turned out if the twins had never been born. | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Sam Enchanted Evening" | Douglas Barr | Perry Dance | January 1, 1996 (1996-01-01) | |
| Jessica meets Sam Woodruff at a motor-cross race. Sam has a rather ugly past and both Liz and Todd aren't sure if he can be trusted. | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Totally Clueless" | David Winning | Parker Bennett | January 8, 1996 (1996-01-08) | |
| Jessica and Lila try to win a pool contest held at the Moon Beach. | ||||||
| 40 | 18 | "Win Sam, Lose Sam" | Douglas Barr | Howard Nemetz | January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15) | |
| Lila is jealous of all the time that Jessica is spending with Sam. | ||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Identical Opposites" | Brian Thomas Jones | Kayla Alpert & Marc Hyman | January 22, 1996 (1996-01-22) | |
| Jessica and Elizabeth must pretend to be long lost twin sisters when they appear on the Foxie Jones Show. When the fame goes to Jessica's head, Elizabeth and Jessica switch places as they always do. Elizabeth has fun being Jessica, but can Jessica walk a mile in Elizabeth's shoes? | ||||||
| 42 | 20 | "One Big Mesa" | Douglas Barr | Perry Dance | January 29, 1996 (1996-01-29) | |
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A war of vandalism is abound in the lead up to the big Sweet Valley vs Big Mesa game. When Jessica draws first blood, there's inevitable retaliation. And when the Mesa school mascot is kidnapped, Winston is taken into custody also. All this may cost Todd his dream job. Note: Power Rangers actress Catherine Sutherland guests in this episode as Ginger, the Big Mesa's journalist and Jessica and Lila's rival. | ||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Sam Kind of Wonderful" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1996 (1996-02-05) | |
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The school yearbook votes the students in a poll and many are unprepared to deal with the results, especially Elizabeth who's voted "Most Responsible"--much to her horror. Sam wins a sponsorship and the chance to race in Australia, but Jessica doesn't want him to leave Sweet Valley. But... does he? | ||||||
| 44 | 22 | "A Look Back in Anecdotes" | Douglas Barr | Unknown | March 25, 1996 (1996-03-25) | |
| Set in the future, talk show host Jessica and journalist Elizabeth return to Sweet Valley to sell their house, which leads to reminiscing about their time in Sweet Valley. | ||||||
Season 3 (1996–97)
Sweet Valley High, Season Three debuted in syndication on August 26, 1996 and ended on February 10, 1997. There were 22 episodes. This is the first season where Jeremy Vincent Garrett and Shirlee Elliot are brought aboard to replace Ryan Bittle and Bridget Flanery in the roles of Todd Wilkins and Lila Fowler. John Jocelyn also joined the cast as Reginald "Shred" Patman after the departure of Christopher Jackson who took over the role of Bruce Patman in the previous season. At this point, the characters were titled mostly in the direction of dumb comic-relief. This season is also notable for a very special guest-starring role that was filled by Jason David Frank who was best known for his roles in the Power Rangers film and television series.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 45 | 1 | "Much Ado About Nachos" | David Winning | Mark LaVine & Eddie Ring | August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26) | |
| The gang holidays in Mexico. They're all at a Mexican resort paid for by the Fowler family and Enid finally learns Manny's true feelings for her. Lila and Jessica run up such a huge tab, they find out that Lila has been cut off. How are they going to pay the piper? | ||||||
| 46 | 2 | "Shred Reckoning" | David Winning | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | September 2, 1996 (1996-09-02) | |
| Bruce joins the army and his cousin arrives in Sweet Valley. But he's a far cry from Bruce. | ||||||
| 47 | 3 | "Imperfectly Fit" | David Winning | Melissa Clark & Lesley Wolff | September 9, 1996 (1996-09-09) | |
| Liz takes a job at The Tribune and develops feelings for a co-worker who tries to talk her into leaving Todd for him; Jessica and Lila are desperate to be a part of the fitness video that Cheryl is hosting. | ||||||
| 48 | 4 | "The Man of My Screams" | Bradley Battersby | Peter Egan | September 16, 1996 (1996-09-16) | |
| Todd suspects that Elizabeth likes co-worker Peter and has Manny and Winston spy on her. Todd then attempts to share Elizabeth's own interests, but he just can't get into it. Jessica has romantic feelings about Shred that just won't go away. | ||||||
| 49 | 5 | "Are You a Man or a Mouse?" | Bradley Battersby | Mark LaVine & Eddie Ring | September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23) | |
| Liz breaks up with Todd to pursue a relationship with Peter while trying to catch a hamster running loose in the house. Manny and Winston help Todd get through the break-up. | ||||||
| 50 | 6 | "The Mondo Chill" | David Winning | Melissa Clark & Lesley Wolff | September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30) | |
| Elizabeth and Peter spend their first date at home, caring for a sick Jessica--much to their dismay. | ||||||
| 51 | 7 | "Surfing the Nets" | Douglas Barr | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07) | |
| The group make a bet to see who can give up their bad habit (no flirting for Jess, no sports talk for Todd, etc) for 48 hours. | ||||||
| 52 | 8 | "Mall Brats" | Douglas Barr | Peter Egan | October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14) | |
| Jess and Lila take jobs at the mall. Jessica and Lila want to model, but Lila’s credit cards don't work anymore. She's been cut off by her father. The pair must find jobs in the mall in order to receive discounts on the dresses. Elizabeth and Peter break up after Peter shows he's more interested in succeeding at the paper than being a boyfriend to her. Elizabeth realizes she's make a huge mistake. | ||||||
| 53 | 9 | "Swish Upon a Star" | Steve Markowitz | Peter Egan | October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21) | |
| Elizabeth is sick of Jessica's selfishness; After Todd's scores the winning points at a game, his fame grow as much as his ego. When a party is thrown for Enid, Jessica and Todd both show how much they care. | ||||||
| 54 | 10 | "The Tooth Hurts" | Bradley Battersby | Mark LaVine & Eddie Ring | October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28) | |
| Todd is on top of the world and everyone wants a piece of him, including Jessica. Todd asks Liz for help with his televised Headline America interview. Liz is still harboring feelings for Todd and the hopes that they'll get back together. She finds herself falling back in love with him. During his interview, he makes his feelings and interest in her shockingly and publicly clear. | ||||||
| 55 | 11 | "Rock Around the Block" | Susan Rohrer | Mark LaVine & Eddie Ring | November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04) | |
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There's a band next door to the Wakefields that is loud and causing Liz and Jess to lose sleep. But when Jess goes over to complain, she finds herself falling for the lead singer. Todd, the basketball team and the entire school suffer for him illegally accepting payola. And then everyone turns on Todd, especially Liz. Note: Based on a Sweet Valley University plot. Power Rangers actor Jason David Frank guests in this episodes and the next three as AJ and he appears in the opening credits. | ||||||
| 56 | 12 | "Lofty Ambitions" | Steve Markowitz | Melissa Clark & Lesley Wolff | November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11) | |
| Employees of one of the Moon Beach's competitors play practical jokes on Winston. Jessica continues to see AJ, a musician. | ||||||
| 57 | 13 | "Shakes, Fries and Videotape" | Bradley Battersby | Peter Egan | November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18) | |
| Winston creates a commercial for the Moon Beach and asks Liz to star. And his commercials is nothing short of humiliating. AJ's band mates force him to choose between Jessica and the band. | ||||||
| 58 | 14 | "A Star is Torn" | Steve Markovitz | Melissa Clark & Lesley Wolff | November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25) | |
| AJ's band gets their big break after Jessica gives their demo tape to a DJ. But the big break may mean a break-up for her and AJ. | ||||||
| 59 | 15 | "Ready, Set, Snow!" | Susan Rohrer | Barry Stringfellow & Peggy Nicoll | December 2, 1996 (1996-12-02) | |
| Elizabeth has to do all the Christmas charity herself while everyone else gets to go have fun. Jessica and Lila's Scrooge-like behavior at Christmas sees them visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. | ||||||
| 60 | 16 | "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | Stuart Taylor | Peter Egan | December 2, 1996 (1996-12-02) | |
| Todd starts seeing Carrie after learning that Liz has a new boyfriend. But Liz's boyfriend is more interested in his car than her or anything else. Todd and Carrie go on a nature hike but when Todd gets lost, he calls Liz to come and help him. Jessica is convinced she has psychic powers after seeing a commercial. | ||||||
| 61 | 17 | "All Along in the Water Tower" | Steve Markovitz | Unknown | December 16, 1996 (1996-12-16) | |
| Liz is swamped with dates after her comments are heard over the intercom. One of her comments is she's still interested in Todd. Winston encourages Todd to go after Liz, but is it a good idea? Jessica dates Brad (Jensen Ackles), who turns out to be Enid's cousin. | ||||||
| 62 | 18 | "My Fair Shred" | Bradley Battersby | Jennifer Heftler & Lisa Page Kissig | January 6, 1997 (1997-01-06) | |
| Shred is faced with military school and asks Lila and Jessica to teach him etiquette. Liz and Todd want to spice up their dull routine, but fight when they have very different ideas about what passes for "romance." Winston arranges a huge sign for The Moon Beach, but it blacks out the entire town. | ||||||
| 63 | 19 | "Sweet Valley Fever" | Susan Rohrer | Peter Egan | January 13, 1997 (1997-01-13) | |
| Jessica plans a '70's disco dance at Sweet Valley after Enid gives her the idea. Liz wants Todd to get into the spirit of the decade, but Todd doesn't really want to. Until the Principal shows him the light. | ||||||
| 64 | 20 | "Crimes and Cappuccinos" | Susan Rohrer | Troy Schmidt | January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20) | |
| Jessica spends time with Enid after Lila disappears. But as Enid and Jessica get closer, Enid and Liz grow further apart. Lila drives her kidnappers crazy. A cappuccino machine left at The Moon Beach turns the place into the ultimate hot spot. | ||||||
| 65 | 21 | "Search for Liz" | Bradley Battersby | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | January 27, 1997 (1997-01-27) | |
| After hitting her head on a door, Jessica dreams she and her friends are characters in a soap opera. | ||||||
| 66 | 22 | "Might as Well Jump" | Steve Markowitz | Barry Stringfellow & Peggy Nicoll | February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10) | |
| Jessica's plans of a European summer are threatened when she fails her social studies test. The basketball team wants to partake in their yearly tradition of jumping off Jackson’s Bluff. Todd isn't sure he wants to go, but Liz doesn't want him to at all. When Winston also feels like he has something to prove, everything comes to a head. | ||||||
Season 4 (1997)
Sweet Valley High, Season Four was the final season for the show and the first and only season to be aired on a network. It debuted on UPN on September 15, 1997 and ended on October 14, 1997. There were 22 episodes. No official finale was filmed, as it was believed that the series would be picked up for a fifth season. The two final additions to the cast as season regulars were Andrea Savage who played Renata Vargas and Manley Pope who portrayed Devon Whitelaw. Manley Pope originally appeared as a recurring bullying character in Season 2.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 67 | 1 | "Romance Wasn't Built in a Day" | Steve Markowitz | Paul A. Kaplan & Joanne Fink | September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15) | |
| Enid's wins a trip to Brazil for her and her friends. Todd wants to go all the way with Elizabeth right there in paradise, among other adult things. But Enid starts to feel lonely as everyone else would rather do something without her, including Manny. Jessica and Lila spot the handsome Ricardo and are very interested. But they find out he's there to meet Renata instead. | ||||||
| 68 | 2 | "Loose Lips Sink Yachts" | Steve Markowitz | Leslie Rieder | September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16) | |
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Devon Whitelaw's arrival in Sweet Valley causes a stir. Jessica and Renata battle it out for him. Elizabeth finds out that his parents died under mysterious circumstances and Devon himself may be responsible. Note: Based loosely on book 138 "What Jessica Wants". | ||||||
| 69 | 3 | "Drag King" | Stuart Taylor | Paul A. Kaplan & Joanne Fink | September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17) | |
| Jessica uses a love potion to attract Devon. Renata tries to fit in and Winston tries to help her do so--and hopefully become her boyfriend at the same time. Devon challenges Todd to a drag race. Devon makes it clear who he's really interested in. | ||||||
| 70 | 4 | "The Right to Bare Midriffs" | Stuart Taylor | Christopher Briggs & Peter Knight | September 18, 1997 (1997-09-18) | |
| Todd and Winston are involved in a case of Internet mistaken identity as Winston's on-line girlfriend mistakes him for Todd and is ecstatic. Elizabeth however, is not. Jessica, Lila and Renata protest the new dress code. | ||||||
| 71 | 5 | "Lights, Camera, Fractions" | Steve Markowitz | Christopher Briggs & Peter Knight | September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19) | |
| Jessica stars in Winston's student film--and ultimately ruins it (with help from Todd). Devon tries to help Elizabeth lighten up. | ||||||
| 72 | 6 | "A Kiss is Just a Kiss" | Susan Rohrer | Leslie Rieder | September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22) | |
| Jessica thinks that Devon is the perfect guy, but he only has eyes for her twin sister. Everything comes to a head when Devon kisses Liz. Liz finds herself feeling something for Devon. Renata has her eye on Todd and tries to insinuate her way into his life and heart as well. | ||||||
| 73 | 7 | "The Kiss Heard Around the School" | Stuart Taylor | Paul A. Kaplan & Joanne Fink | September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23) | |
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When Renata hears Devon has kissed Liz, she kisses Todd--and tells him (and everyone else) about the kiss between Liz and Devon. Todd punches Devon and is later suspended for his actions. And tired of the drama with Elizabeth, Todd starts making time with Renata. Jessica tries ways to make Devon notice her, but it's all in vain. Devon makes it clear that he's not interested in her, but Liz. Note: Based on book 139 and 1940, "Elizabeth is Mine" and "Please Forgive Me". | ||||||
| 74 | 8 | "Lucky Streaks" | Stuart Taylor | Christopher Briggs & Peter Knight | September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24) | |
| Jessica is devastated when Liz and Devon start dating, but it proves to be the least of her problems. Having made the mistake in taking Lila's suggestion to get cheap low-lights, Jessica is left with strands of electric green streak and seeks Cheryl's help. At first, both Liz and Todd are happy to be with other people. But then problems arise when Devon doesn't want to be around Liz's friends or let Liz pick their activities and Renata wants to dress Todd her way. Devon and Renata both prove to be extremely high-maintenance, causing Liz and Todd to chafe under it. After getting her hair fixed, Jessica overhears Devon's conversation and learns his plans to make Liz end her friendship with Enid so they can be alone. She realizes how selfish he is and stops pursuing him. Jessica tells Liz about Devon's plans and warns her to end her relationship with him right away. Angered by this, Liz immediately confronts Devon for it and unless he changes his ways, she will break up with him. To keep her, Devon agrees to be more open minded in letting her pick their activities and spend time with her friends. | ||||||
| 75 | 9 | "West Coast Story: Part 1" | Steve Markowitz | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | September 25, 1997 (1997-09-25) | |
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The practical joking starts up again in the lead up to the Big Mesa game. And the joking leads to serious all-out war. Renata joins the cheer-leading squad to support Todd, much to everyone's dismay--especially Todd's. Liz and Devon continues having problems in their relationship. Jessica find a new love interest in the form of her surfing instructor, Christian Gorman, who is a Big Mesa student. To be continued... Note: Based on book 120, "In Love With the Enemy", although Christian Gorman attended Palisades in the book. | ||||||
| 76 | 10 | "West Coast Story: Part 2" | Steve Markowitz | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | September 26, 1997 (1997-09-26) | |
| A fight is scheduled between Sweet Valley and Big Mesa High. Jessica's popularity dips further when her classmates find out about her relationship with Christian. Mr. Cooper warns Todd and the others not to attempt a fight between the two schools under threat of expulsion. Tired of being smothered by Renata, Todd breaks up with her. After being repeatedly warned again about Devon's selfishness by Jessica and having see how little he thought of one of the students from Big Mesa, Liz finally breaks up with him. Todd and Christian decide to try and call a truce for both Liz and Jessica's sake. Before the truce treaty can be signed, an angry Devon instigates a fight wanting revenge on Jessica for interfering with his relationship with Liz. | ||||||
| 77 | 11 | "Rumble in the Valley" | Steve Markowitz | Paul A. Kaplan & Joanne Fink | September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29) | |
| It looks like the feud between Sweet Valley and Big Mesa is finally over for good. Soon Jessica discovers the truth during her and Christian's date and hurries home. She immediately tells Liz and Enid about the fight being back on. Enid is convinced of this and now knew why Manny cancelled his date with her. Liz is skeptical and asks Jessica about the truce. She admitted that Christian told her everything including that he and Todd attempted a truce. However, Devon showed up at the Moon Beach and instigated a fight as a means to get revenge against Jessica for coming in between him and Elizabeth. Jessica is pushed unconscious in the middle of stopping the feud by an angry Devon, causing the others to stop and take her to the hospital. Now fully angered with what he did to her sister, Liz leaves him at the pier alone. The next day, Mr. Cooper overhears about the fight between the two schools. He not only suspends Todd and a few others involved in the fight, but also expels Devon for instigating it and assaulting Jessica. Christian is expelled from Big Mesa and must return to Delaware. Before leaving, he asks Jess to write to him everyday and she agrees. Liz breaks up with Devon for good after his latest antics almost cost Jessica: her life. | ||||||
| 78 | 12 | "Devon Breaklaw" | Unknown | Unknown | September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30) | |
| A recently expelled Devon responds to Liz leaving him by vandalizing her locker and viciously stalking her. He later gets in serious trouble with the law. After bailing him out, Devon begs Elizabeth for another chance, but she refuses. Liz points out that she still hasn't forgiven him for what he did to Jessica, along with instigating a fight between their school and the Big Mesa students. She tells Devon to stay out of her life and see a psychiatrist for help. Renata asks Jessica to help her win Todd back and she suggests Renata try to be the All-American look. Todd decides enough is enough and prefers Renata to be herself. | ||||||
| 79 | 13 | "Skiing is Believing" | David Winning | Christopher Briggs & Peter Knight | October 1, 1997 (1997-10-01) | |
| Manny wants him and Enid to spend their anniversary together, but then decides instead to go on a skiing trip in the mountains and Jessica tries to win a downhill race. Elizabeth finds herself really lonely and missing what she had with Todd. Jessica ends up losing again and Liz suffers a sprained ankle. Wanting to save Liz, Jessica puts her feelings aside to get her sister to safety. Manny wants to come up and surprise Enid--and he wants Todd to come with him. But when a handsome man and Enid start to notice each other, everyone may wind up quite surprised. | ||||||
| 80 | 14 | "Single in Sweet Valley" | Susan Rohrer | Jordana Arkin | October 2, 1997 (1997-10-02) | |
| Jessica gets a stalker. A radio talk show picks a letter that Elizabeth writes and sets her up with a guy who just might be perfect for her. Liz is surprised that it's Todd. | ||||||
| 81 | 15 | "Sailing Solution" | Stuart Taylor | Paul A. Kaplan & Joanne Fink | October 3, 1997 (1997-10-03) | |
| Liz and Todd get back together. However, when Todd still doesn't seem like a very big priority to Elizabeth due to her preoccupation of both the awards show and Devon's situation, he breaks up with her again. Liz is forced to take a good look at herself after Jessica talks to her. She wisely convinces Liz to take advantage of being given a 2nd chance with Todd and not think about the award show. Liz takes this to heart and has Enid accept the award in her place, so she can spend time with Todd on his renovated yacht. Jessica and Lila compete in a Teen Girl magazine competition. | ||||||
| 82 | 16 | "Down by Whitelaw: Part 1" | David Winning | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | October 6, 1997 (1997-10-06) | |
| Liz agrees to help Devon with his anger problems. Devon is suspected of his parents murder by everyone, including his own classmates. Only Liz believes his innocence. Jessica feeds the flames by giving the tabloid reporters plenty of entertaining lies and later regrets it when an old enemy from Devon's family appears. To be continued... | ||||||
| 83 | 17 | "Down by Whitelaw: Part 2" | David Winning | Barry Stringfellow & Peggy Nicoll | October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) | |
| Devon learns what happened to his parents; Liz is taken hostage. Todd rushes in to save them both. Jessica intervenes as well, when Devon asks for her help. Jessica soon discovers that an old business partner was responsible for both the deaths of Devon's parents and Liz being taken hostage. To give Devon time to rescue Liz, Jess is armed with a tape recorder and poses as her long enough to keep the man occupied to confess to his crimes. When the man is arrested, Devon's good deeds readmits him back to Sweet Valley High. | ||||||
| 84 | 18 | "Swing Time" | Unknown | Unknown | October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08) | |
| Liz is worried that Todd had sex with Renata when they were together; Jessica is warned against working with a photographer who's intentions might not be what they seem. | ||||||
| 85 | 19 | "Down Horoscope" | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 1997 (1997-10-09) | |
| Enid reads a horoscope and actually believes Devon may have feelings for her. When Liz uses her Judo skills to protect Todd, he catches flack from everyone else in town and is inspired to take up martial arts himself. Despite all the drama, Jessica still has feelings for Devon and is trying to win him back. However out of guilt for what he did to her and Liz, Devon may never feel the same. That is until Jessica tells him that she's forgiven him for his behavior and that convinces Devon to at least try a relationship with her. Enid discovers that her horoscope reading actually pointed her to Manny, not Devon. | ||||||
| 86 | 20 | "A Simple Twist of Mates" | Unknown | Unknown | October 10, 1997 (1997-10-10) | |
| Todd accidentally kisses Jessica. And they both liked it. They attempt to keep it a secret, but it slips out over dinner, thanks to Winston's loose lips. Liz and Devon worry they may be harboring feelings for each other. None of them can stop thinking about it. Lila hasn't studied for the big test and cheats off of Enid, which Cheryl notices. However when Enid winds up being the one to be blamed for cheating on the test, Cheryl saves the day by telling the teacher, Mr. Weisman, that she caught Lila earlier cheating. She convinces him to take up her suggestion and have the two retake the test under the guise of a pop quiz. Weisman likes Cheryl's suggestion to have Enid and Lila retake the test in order to get one of them to confess. Eventually, Lila is fed up that she confesses to her wrongdoing in cheating off Enid and apologizes. Enid will only forgive her if she replaces her bike's old kickstand and Weisman tells Lila that he will inform her parents about her cheating. In addition to it, he will also have to flunk Lila and if she wants to raise her grades, she would have to do extra credit work at the library shelving books. At the house, Liz tells Jessica that she may be harboring feelings for Devon again and is worried that it may jeopardize her relationship with Todd. Jess reassures Elizabeth that she has moved on from it and that Todd loves Liz. | ||||||
| 87 | 21 | "Ticket to Lie" | Stuart Taylor | Peggy Nicoll & Barry Stringfellow | October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13) | |
| Jessica uses Liz's driver's license when she is pulled over for speeding, after having her own license suspended. When Todd discovers the upcoming answers to the test, he and Winston try to break into the school and return it, but are busted. Enid and Manny might have to break up after they find out they might be related, but are relieved when they learned they're not related. Jessica isn't spared of punishment even after she reluctantly helped clear Liz of the speeding ticket as she must also pick up trash alongside Winston and Todd. | ||||||
| 88 | 22 | "Animal Rights and Wrongs" | David Winning | Christopher Briggs & Peter Knight | October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) | |
| Elizabeth backs out of a commercial she and Jessica were to shoot when she learns that the cosmetics company tests their products on animals. When Jessica learns of this crime, she joins Liz against the company for the support of animal rights. When it gets televised nationally, a rival cosmetic company "Nirvana" is sympathetic to the twins' plight and offers them a contract for them to appear in their commercial as part of their support for animal rights. Todd starts to ignore Winston to spend all his free time with the rest of the basketball team. When Winston turns to Enid for support, Todd realizes what he's been doing. | ||||||
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