What I Like About You (TV series)
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| Genre | Teen sitcom |
| Created by |
Wil Calhoun Dan Schneider |
| Starring |
Amanda Bynes Jennie Garth Wesley Jonathan Simon Rex Michael McMillian Leslie Grossman Nick Zano Allison Munn Dan Cortese |
| Theme music composer |
Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Rich Cole, and Jimmy Marinos (lyrics) Philip Steir (seasons 2-4; remixed version of theme song) |
| Opening theme | "What I Like About You", performed by Lillix |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 86 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Brian Robbins Mike Tollin Joe Davola (all; entire run) Wil Calhoun Dan Schneider (both; seasons 1–2) Caryn Lucas (seasons 3–4) |
| Producer(s) | Drew Brown Shelley Zimmerman Rich Kaplan |
| Location(s) |
Los Angeles, California Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California |
| Camera setup | Film; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Schneider's Bakery Tollin/Robbins Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | The WB |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV; entire run) 720p (HDTV; seasons 2–4) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound |
| Original release | September 20, 2002 – March 24, 2006 |
| Website | |
What I Like About You is an American television sitcom set mainly in New York City, following the lives of two sisters, older sister Valerie Tyler (Jennie Garth) and teenaged sister Holly (Amanda Bynes). The series ran on The WB from September 20, 2002, to March 24, 2006, with a total of 86 episodes produced. With the exception of a brief period early in the second season, What I Like About You was a headline on The WB's Friday Night Comedy Lineup.
Throughout their time on the series, two main characters - Vince and Lauren - were never given last names. Jeff was also never given a last name, although in the artwork for the season 1 DVDs, he is listed as "Jeff Campbell".
The series takes its title from the song of the same name, which was originally released on a hit record by The Romantics in 1980; it was written by the group's members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Rich Cole, and Jimmy Marinos. A cover version of the song, performed by the Canadian all-female rock group Lillix, was used as the theme song for the show. Lillix's cover version was also heard on the soundtrack of the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday and the soundtrack of the film 13 Going on 30. The theme was remixed into a techno/dance style theme for the second season by Philip Steir (who composed all the music for remainder of the series).
The pilot episode had a short opening sequence and the cast members' names were only shown over the cold open. The title sequence used scenes of New York as a background, with an animation of the show's logo in which the letters "i" and "o" appeared first in a larger size than other characters, the word "what" slid in from the left side of the screen, the word "like" expanded and contracted, the "ab" and "ut" in "about" slid in from both sides of the screen to meet the "o", and the word "you" slid upward from the bottom of the screen, appearing to collide with the rest of the title before all the characters settled into place. This same animation was carried over to the season one opening titles.
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