Original title
Please Like Me
Released
2/28/2013
Origin country
AU
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Production companies
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, John & Josh International, Pigeon Fancier Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
32
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Josh comes to the realization that he is homosexual. With the support of his now ex girlfriend Claire, and his best friend and house mate Tom, Josh must help his mother with her battle with depression and the rest of his family embrace his new found lifestyle.
The first season begins with Josh realizing that he is gay after being dumped by his girlfriend and forced to move back home with his mother after she overdoses on painkillers.
Josh's world is thrown into chaos after being dumped by his girlfriend, meeting a very good looking man, and having to care for his fragile mother.
Josh's dad, Alan, is so convinced that he's responsible for his ex-wife’s predicament that he insists on dropping his younger girlfriend Mae at the corner store before visiting Josh at the family home, in case he upsets Rose.
Josh is off to church after God-fearing Aunty Peg catches him making out, and things are hotting up between best friend Tom and ex-girlfriend Claire.
Josh has decided that Geoffrey is just too intense for him and has broken up with him. Meanwhile, Rose has decided she wants to try online dating. With some tips from Josh, it doesn't take her long to land a date.
Rose confronts Alan about his younger girlfriend, Mae - which sparks a heated argument. Geoffrey surprises Josh with tickets for the footy. Josh tries to be polite and involved, but it's clear that he is out of his depth.
Josh's 21st birthday is lost among preparations for a funeral.
Josh faces new trials in love and life including getting dumped, receiving a call from an old flame and dealing with Rose's stay at a mental hospital.
Josh attempts babysitting his new sister and charming his new housemate. As his house fills with semi-clothed twentysomethings and drunk, wary parents, Mum arrives with a sobering surprise.
Tom meets a cute girl, Josh meets an odd boy, and a beer pong game gets really weird at a party. Mum is admitted to a psych hospital; Josh meets her fellow patients and feels strangely at home.
Geoffrey calls Josh and they go on a date; Arnold books himself into the same mental home as Mum; Dad and Mae have their first baby panic moment; Jenny discovers Tom is still having sex with Niamh.
Claire declares she's coming home; Niamh finds out about Jenny; Patrick and Josh get stuck in a traffic jam; Patrick kisses Josh; Tom presents Jenny with a baby rabbit; Mum is distraught to discover that Stuart has a wife.
Claire stays with Tom, Josh and Patrick; Josh asks Dad for money to pay the plumber; a cleaner catches Josh graffitiing a toilet wall; Mum and Ginger have a fight; the housemates go to see Jenny in a school production.
Patrick tells Josh he's not sexually interested in him; Josh agrees to take Mum and her friends to the zoo; Tom and Jenny have a weird rabbit funeral and break up; Arnold kisses Josh.
Mum and Josh go hiking in scenic remote Tasmania; Mum gets trapped in a waterhole by a snake.
Patrick moves out of the house; Tom eats all of Josh's special truffled mac and cheese.
Josh's first day on the job at his coffee cart; Stuart tells Mum he's leaving.
Josh and Arnold go out dancing and bump into a very out-of-it Patrick; Arnold has an anxiety attack.
As Josh and Arnold's relationship heats up, Arnold decides to come out to his family. Meanwhile, Claire returns from Berlin and faces a big decision.
Josh is surprised to find he's living in a romcom; Josh till can't seem to win Arnold over.
Josh, Tom, Arnold and Claire discuss Arnold's plan to come out to his parents at his birthday party; Mae and Dad have their biggest fight yet; Mum and Hannah have a big night out.
Josh, Tom and Hannah finally get to meet Arnold's parents; Arnold makes his big coming out announcement.
Josh, Tom and Arnold have a night to remember as they experiment with drugs, head to a nightclub, meet the intriguing Ella and end up spending a surprising night in hospital.
As the boys recover from their big night, Claire arrives home from Berlin; Josh finally admits that his pet chicken is a rooster.
Tom and Ella make a nervous trip to the dentist; Josh and Claire have to deal with a decision that makes them realize they're growing up fast; Mum plots revenge when she learns Stuart is still seeing his wife.
While Arnold is away at a maths summit, Josh takes advantage of his new open relationship status by hooking up with a stranger; Tom challenges Josh and Claire to smash his piñata.
Josh agrees to visit Ben in hospital before his brain surgery, but keeps it a secret from Arnold; Tom discovers he has chlamydia and goes to ridiculous lengths to try and treat Ella without losing her.
As Josh waits to hear if Ben survives his surgery, Josh, Tom, Claire, Ella and Arnold find themselves stuck in the cabin of a giant observation wheel.
Christmas orphans Tom, Arnold, Ella, Claire and Hannah crowd around the table with Josh's family for a festive lunch.
Josh prepares for looming departures and relocations while confronting his true feelings about his tumultuous relationship with boyfriend Arnold.
A threesome goes wrong, teddy bears' lives are threatened, a lovers' tiff makes a family barbecue awkward, and a revelation over a chocolate quinoa slice makes Josh realize he's had it up to here with things.
A camping trip to celebrate Hannah's birthday goes pear-shaped. Josh and his friends face stormy weather, dampened spirits, a treasure hunt, a dead body and fireworks - both in the sky and in their tent.
Josh is single and ready to mingle, but a string of dating disasters has him wondering if it's all worth it. Meanwhile, Hannah has taken up boxing, while Mum seems to have taken up fighting - with anyone about anything.
Josh takes his divorced Mum and Dad to a cutting edge degustation dinner. As they work their way through fifteen delicious and intimidating courses, wine is consumed, emotions run high and secrets are spilled.
Josh reconnects with his first boyfriend, Geoffrey, who shows Josh some surprising new tricks. As Dad gets excited about a low-carb diet, Ella has a health scare. She encounters an extremely hot doctor making Tom jealous.
It's the end of an era as Josh, Tom and Ella move out of their share house and find that domestic bliss is hard to come by. Josh confronts Claire and weighs up whether a pasta maker or a therapist will best solve his problems.
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