List of Please Like Me episodes

Please Like Me is an Australian television drama-comedy series created and written by Josh Thomas. It premiered on ABC2 on 28 February 2013. The show focuses on Josh (Josh Thomas) and his dysfunctional family and friends. On 26 July 2013, ABC and Pivot renewed Please Like Me for a second season of ten episodes.[1] On 12 July 2014, Please Like Me was renewed for a third season of ten episodes.[2]

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 4 Region 2
1 6 28 February 2013 28 March 2013 4 April 2013[3] TBA
2 10 12 August 2014 14 October 2014 30 October 2014[4] TBA
3 10[2] 2015 TBA TBA TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Australian viewers
11"Rhubarb and Custard"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas28 February 2013176,000[5]
Josh (Josh Thomas), a twenty-year-old student living in Melbourne, Australia, is dumped by his girlfriend Claire (Caitlin Stasey) because he is gay, although he hasn't realized it until now. That night Josh's housemate and best friend Tom (Thomas Ward) has his attractive gay co-worker Geoffrey (Wade Briggs) over for dinner and he asks Josh if he can stay over, which leads to an awkward sexual encounter. The next morning, Josh awakens to learn that his mother Rose (Debra Lawrence) has attempted suicide and been taken to hospital. Rose's ex-husband and Josh's father Alan (David Roberts) worries that the attempt was because of him and his Thai girlfriend Mae (Renee Lim), whom Rose doesn't know about. The hospital psychiatrist advises the two of them that Rose cannot be left alone and Josh resolves to move back in with his mum.
22"French Toast"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas28 February 2013176,000[5]
Rose has her first appointment with a new psychiatrist, who believes she is likely to make another suicide attempt and cannot be left alone, which ruins Josh's plans to have dinner with Geoffrey. Josh invites Peg (Judi Farr), Rose's crotchety old aunt, to keep her company so that he can go out. Tom swears to finally break up with his overbearing girlfriend Niamh (Nikita Leigh-Pritchard), but she turns the tables on him before he has a chance and winds up promising to treat her better. Josh worries about having sex with Geoffrey for the first time, but his fears are temporarily allayed by a panicked phone call from Alan, who cannot get Rose on the phone and has Josh and Geoffrey check up on her. Josh finds both Rose and Peg sleeping peacefully and returns to his evening with Geoffrey.
33"Portuguese Custard Tarts"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas7 March 2013178,000[6]
44"All You Can Eat"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas14 March 2013Not ranked[7]
55"Spanish Eggs"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas21 March 2013Not ranked[8]
66"Horrible Sandwiches"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas28 March 2013Not ranked[9]

Season 2 (2014)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Australian viewers
71"Milk"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas12 August 2014103,000[10]
82"Ham"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas19 August 201474,000[11]
93"Parmigiana"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas26 August 201464,000[12]
104"Gang Keow Wan"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas & Thomas Ward2 September 201465,000[13]
115"Sausage Sizzle"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas & Liz Doran9 September 201457,000[14]
When a used tampon causes a pipe blockage in Josh's home they are issued an expensive repair bill. Josh accuses Jenny of being the culprit but Tom later admits to flushing the sanitary item out of curiosity. Claire returns and moves into the house. Josh and Alan are chased out of a shopping mall after Josh is caught writing graffiti in the public toilets and Alan tells Josh he cannot support him any longer. Ginger over hears Rose gossiping about her to Hannah which causes tension between the pair. Josh, Claire, Patrick and Tom go to see Jenny's dance show and drink in the audience. They are unimpressed with her performance but notice a sanitary towel showing over her underwear. Claire gets drunk and insults Jenny which causes an argument with Tom. Josh and Patrick bond and kiss.
126"Lapin La Cocotte"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas & Thomas Ward16 September 201464,000[15]
Patrick tells Josh that he does not want a relationship because he cannot imagine having sex with him. Jenny's rabbit dies and forces Tom to hold a funeral. She becomes both upset, angry and then has forced sex with Tom before throwing him out of her home. Josh takes Rose, Hannah and Arnold to the zoo but Ginger refuses to accompany them. Alan tells a delighted Mae that he will reduce his work hours to spend more time at home. But he tells Josh that this will mean he can no longer support him. At the end of the day the group discover that Ginger has committed suicide.
137"Scroggin"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas23 September 201462,000[16]
Josh and Rose go on a camping trip together in Tasmania in the wake of Ginger's suicide, despite their relationship having some difficulties. Rose reveals that Ginger left her a suicide note. Rose and Josh discuss Rose's previous suicide attempts and mental health in general. Rose and a reluctant Josh smoke marijuana which causes them to bond. Josh tells Rose how her behaviour made him feel and she reassures him that it was not intentional. Rose and Josh speak at length about Patrick. Rose reads Ginger's note which proves both humorous and insulting and they return home.
148"Truffled Mac and Cheese"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas & Thomas Ward30 September 201448,000[17]
After Patrick leaves the share house, Josh makes truffled mac and cheese. Stoned one night, Tom eats the remains, not realising the monetary and emotional value the dish has to Josh. The next morning, Tom finds himself blocked into his room by an irate Josh, who has also turned off the internet and removed his phone. Meanwhile, Josh's Dad wants to know when Josh is getting a job, and asks him to write a resume, a task he enlists Tom to assist him with. Arnold informs Josh that his therapist wants to meet him, and Josh's Dad informs him that he has bought a coffee cart which he intends Josh to take responsibility for. After an emotional heart-to-heart, Tom and Claire reveal that Tom has been able to leave his room through the window the entire time he has been blockaded in.
159"Skinny Latte"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas & Liz Doran7 October 201482,000[18]
1610"Margherita"Matthew SavilleJosh Thomas14 October 201455,000[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Pivot Greenlights Second Season of Josh Thomas' Scripted Comedy "Please Like Me" In Advance of August 1st Debut". Pivot.tv. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Josh Thomas comedy Please Like Me breaks new ground in US". The Age. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Please Like Me: Series 1". Ezy DVD. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Please Like Me: Season 2 (DVD)". Ezy DVD. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Knox, David (1 March 2013). "The great ratings divide". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Knox, David (8 March 2013). "Thursday 7 March 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Knox, David (15 March 2013). "Thursday 14 March 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Knox, David (22 March 2013). "Thursday 21 March 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Knox, David (29 March 2013). "Thursday 28 March 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  10. ↑ Knox, David (13 August 2014). "Mrs. Doubtfire upstages Bringing Sexy Back premiere". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Knox, David (20 August 2014). "Bringing Sexy Back yet to transform Tuesday timeslot". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  12. ↑ Knox, David (August 27, 2014). "How a young Orlando Bloom helped Nine win Tuesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  13. ↑ Knox, David (September 3, 2014). "Survey says simulcast outrates other TEN titles". TV Tonight. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ Knox, David (September 10, 2014). "Tuesdays not so funny for Please Like Me". TV Tonight. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ratings: Winners and Losers is a winner as Big Brother drops". Media Spy. September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Ratings: 1.2 million for Julia Gillard Interview". Media Spy. September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Ratings: Seven dances to Tuesday ratings win". Media Spy. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Tuesday Ratings: The Block and NCIS grow as Dancing drops to new low". Media Spy. October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Ratings: Dancing with the Stars up and Big Brother down but nothing over one million". Media Spy. October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

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