Executive Producer ......................... Haim Saban
Lance H. Robbins
Francine Pascal
Co-Producer ................................ Abbie Charette
Produced by ................................ William G. Dunn, jr.
Ronnie Hadar
Based On The Book Series 'Sweet Valley High'
Created by ................................. Francine Pascal
Cast:
Cynthia Daniel ............................. Elizabeth 'Liz' Wakefield
Brittany Daniel ............................ Jessica Wakefield
Ryan Bittle ................................ Todd Wilkens
Amy Danles ................................. Enid Rollins
Bridget Flanery ............................ Lila Fowler
Tyffany Hayes .............................. Cheryl Thomas
Chris Jackson .............................. Bruce Patman
Michael Perl ............................... Winston Egbert
Harley Rodriguez ........................... Manny Lopez
On the last days of summer news hit the clan: Todd returns. Liz is more
than happy to see him again - but Todd has changed: he's sad, depressed
and announces that he returns to Sweet Valley permanently. Calling
Todd's mom Liz finds out why ... he was kicked from the team. At the
end of summer the annual Beach Olympics take place. This time Jess's
all-girls team wants to win and beat Bruce's team - by any mean trick
necessary.
Directed by: Douglas Barr
Written by : Kayla Alpert & Marc Hyman
School starts again in Sweet Valley High. New at the school is the
famous model Tatyana Thomas who was sent to Sweet Valley to begin
a new life. But the old one still haunts her when nearly all students
at least turn her head. Others - namely Jess and Lila on one hand,
and Winston on the other - want even more.
Directed by: F. Harvey Frost
Written by : Jordan Budde
Bruce's dad bought the Moon Beach and Bruce is now in charge. He wants
to show his dad that he can turn the Moon Beach into a goldmine. But
he makes two mistakes: he fires Winston and - worse - listens to Jess
and makes her a partner. Cheryl goes with Liz and Amy on a camping
trip into the woods to help Liz with an Indian ritual to get over Todd.
Directed by: F. Harvey Frost
Written by : David Litt
For Liz it's time to move on and start dating again. Tutored by Jess
and Lila she dates a bunch of guys. Todd seems to fall deeper and
deeper: he skips school, ignores the basketball team and Winston even
witnesses him and two of his new friends trying to steal a car.
Directed by: F. Harvey Frost
Written by : Sheldon Krasner & David Saling
With one of the highest scores Jessica represents with Mortimer
Sweet Valley in the Academic Bowl. Even when it's discovered that
her result is wrong she - not at least because of hunk Mortimer -
wants to participate. Winston clashes with two bullies - Todd's
friends - and they want $200 from him - which he doesn't have.
Directed by: Brian Thomas Jones
Written by : David Litt
Todd seems to catch himself again. Talking to him, Enid develops
feelings for him and later asks him out. This is something Liz
actually doesn't like to hear. And also Todd didn't take this as
a date as Enid hoped for. Lila moves in temporarily at Casa Wakefield.
On a shopping spree Jess catches Lila shoplifting. Lila eventually
convinces Jess that this is a 'good' thing and Jess tries it too.
But it isn't that easy and both are caught red-handed.
Directed by: Bradley Battersby
Written by : Jordan Budde
Todd is asked by his new coach to show around and introduce his shy
son Jason to others. But Jason is anything else but shy - and soon
goes out to snatch girls. At the fair he meets Liz and they go out.
Later he also meets Jessica, and dates her too. Todd, who knows about
the womanizer Jason tries to warn the twins - but without success.
Directed by: Joel Bender
Written by : Sheldon Krasner & David Saling
The Wakefield twins throw their annual sleep-over party. Jess skips it
this year, though - she instead accompanies Bruce to a diner with his
Harvard-friends. First mad at her sister, Liz and the others soon enjoy
the party. Also a tradition, the boys (although not the football team
as usual) lead by Winston and Manny run an assault on the Wakefield
castle - at least want to.
Directed by: Douglas Barr
Written by : Peggy Nicoll
Bruce puts up a fortune-teller machine in the Moon Beach and earns
not only a fortune. Everyone tries and for Jess and Lila everything
comes true - unfortunately, only bad luck is always predicted. Todd
wants to return to Liz again but this time Liz ignores him. They
finally have their showdown at the bowling lane where they both wind
up with their partners.
Directed by: Bradley Battersby
Written by : Peggy Nicoll
Liz and Todd's anniversary is coming up. Liz awaits an invitation,
and Todd also wants to ask her. But it's been a long time and he
doesn't know how to proceed. Winston and Lila coach him. Dark
clouds arise again when Liz accidentally sees Todd with Lila. Enid
uses subliminal training tapes for learning. Jess also wants to try
it for an upcoming audition but gets the wrong tape.
Directed by: Judy Simon
Written by : Eleah Horwitz
An exhibition about Sweet Valley's roots takes place, with Bruce's
help. One of Bruce's ancestors, Bruno Patman, founded Sweet Valley
more than a century ago. Well, that's how the story goes. Liz finds
the diary of Ms. Lizzie who managed a saloon back then. That diary
tells another story: how Bruno terrorized Sweet Valley and Ms. Lizzie
with the help of outlaw Loco solved the problem.
Directed by: Bradley Battersby
Written by : Kayla Alpert & Marc Hyman
To show Enid, who's lacking self-confidence, that she - against her
own opinion - is good for something and can handle things Liz gives
her a job at The Oracle. After some time, The Oracle is that disrupted
that it could mean its end. Bruce woos for Izabel, an exchange student
from Brazil. With his hits unsuccessful and Jess needing his yacht for
a trip they sign a contract: he gives her the yacht for the weekend
while she agrees to be seen with him to make Izabel 'hungry'. This
contract also has side effects: Bruce and Jess eventually are mutually
attracted!
Directed by: Bradley Battersby
Written by : Eleah Horwitz
After Jess by accident - literally - saved Winston's life he now
promises to fullfil each of her wishes. The rescue also makes the
headlines and Jess is on the verge of becoming a star when Bruce
threatens to release the security cam tape which shows what really
happened. David, a new student and basketball player, joins Sweet
Valley High. What first looks like ignorance and exploitation of
others soon turns out to be that David can't read.
Directed by: David Winning
Written by : Mark O'Keefe
Heather, a recently transferred student and top-cheerleader, means
trouble for Jess. After Jess' teammates vote for Heather joining the
squad as a co-captain, Jess calls it quits. Instead, she forms a new
squad to compete against Heather's for the team representing Sweet
Valley at the upcoming national try-outs. Lacking a member, Jess
blackmails Liz into joining after she found out that Liz dated Ken
(who recently returned) while Todd was away in Vermont.
Directed by: Brian Thomas Jones
Written by : Lance H. Robbins & Abbie Charette
With Jess and Liz left alone at their christmas party while everyone
else has other, better things to do the twins wish they had never
invaded their life. An angel - in order to earn his wings - is sent
from heaven to show them how the life of their friends would have
turned out if there were no Wakefield twins.
Directed by: Douglas Barr
Written by : Howard Nemetz
At the race track (where Todd is training for a motocross race) Jessica
meets Sam, a 'must-have guy'. Later, while she is out with him the
others learn about his past - and that includes prison. After her
break-up with her boyfriend Lila prefers to have company - and
attaches herself to Liz and Todd's life, driving them mad with her
babbling.
Directed by: Douglas Barr
Written by : Perry Dance
The first prize in the Pool Partners Tournament at the Moon Beach
is a trip to the Bahamas. And the winning team? Jess and Lila. Yeah,
right! That's what they'd like to see but since they barely know
what pool is about they turn to those kind of stuff they are perfect
in: tricking n' cheating. But there's one team who knows their
opponents. A little accident by Enid is used by Winston and Manny to
trick her into believing she suffers from amnesia and that Manny is
her boyfriend.
Directed by: David Winning
Written by : Parker Bennett
With helping Todd in the race, Sam crashed his chances of getting a
sponsor and racing in Australia. Something which can make Jess only
happy. Unless there actually is a sponsor and Sam passes on the chance
in favor of Jess. The yearbook is out - and Liz finds herself voted as
the most reliable person. Which really bugs her - and which should
be changed. So she let the guys do the organizing for the upcoming
ball. Manny asks out Enid for the ball.
[Note: This episode actually follows ep.043 'Sam Kind Of Wonderful'
and is the third and last of the three 'Sam'-episodes]
Directed by: Bradley Battersby
Written by : Kayla Alpert & Marc Hyman
'The Foxie Jones Show', a talk show dedicated to sensationalism and
ratings, is looking for twins - and Jess knows some. She persuades Liz
to come along. On the show Liz then meets her seperated by birth, long
lost sister Jessica. The show is good and Foxie asks for a follow-up;
Jess agrees. Already mad at Jess for coming up with the 'lost twin'
story this follow-up gives her a chance to pay it back: Foxie wants
the twins to act identical, and with Liz taking the lead Jess must
follow ...
Directed by: Brian Thomas Jones
Written by : Kayla Alpert & Marc Hyman
The big game between Sweet Valley High and Big Mesa is approaching.
Todd - in charge of the halftime show - is near a breakdown since
he wants to have everything perfectly arranged. And this perfection
(and even the show itself) is in jeopardy when Jess plays a prank on
the opposing team - which subsequently answers accordingly. And the
pranks go on ...
Directed by: Douglas Barr
Written by : Perry Dance
Sam, the ex-con, and Jess are close, something the others can only
oppose to. And the upcoming race only heat things up. But against
the clan's opinion Sam is indeed a fair-player. With Sam between them,
the 'shopping twins', Jess and Lila, are separated and Lila suffers
terribly. Cheryl persuades her to do art, painting and modeling.
Manny tries to ask out Enid but chickens out again.
[Note: This episode actually follows ep.038 'Sam Enchanted Evening'
and is the second of the three 'Sam'-episodes]
Directed by: Douglas Barr
Written by : Howard Nemetz
Years later and now a successful show host and journalist respectively,
Jess and Liz come together again to sell the house. Packing up and
rummaging through their old stuff, memories from their youth in Sweet
Valley emerge.
Directed by: Douglas Barr
Written by : Howard Nemetz