You’re not the only one spending your Valentine’s Day snuggled with snacks and sitcoms. Embrace a fun Valentine’s Day from the comfort of your couch by checking out these classic sitcom episodes to watch Tuesday night.
Friends
S1 E14 - The One With The Candy Hearts
Where to watch: HBO Max
This Valentine’s day, Ross (David Schwimmer) decides to take a girl out on a dinner date and he runs into his ex-wife (who has recently come out as a lesbian and also happens to be pregnant with his child) and her girlfriend in this hilarious episode. Meanwhile, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Monica (Courtney Cox) decide to hold a seance to cleanse the apartment of their ex-lovers, leading to a casual apartment fire. Both of these V-Day dates definitely take an interesting turn and provide the laughs you’re looking for this week.
The Office
S2 E16 - Valentine’s Day
Where to watch: Peacock
There is never a normal day in this office. Dunder Mifflin’s Valentine’s Day is as eventful as always when Michael Scott (Steve Carell) stirs trouble in the New York office with his ex-fling Jan (Melora Hardin). Meanwhile in Scranton, Pam (Jenna Fischer) is jealous of Phyllis’ (Phyllis Smith) many gifts while her fiancé does nothing for her. In the midst of the chaos, Ryan (BJ Novak) and Kelly (Mindy Kaling) experience their day-to-day romantic drama. If you want your V-day dose of romance and trouble, this is the episode for you.
Parks and Recreation
S2 E16 - Galentine’s Day
Where to watch: Peacock
Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) hosts her annual Galentine’s Day brunch with all of the most important women in her life, and ends the day the same way she always does: by convincing her mom to share her love story. Shockingly, viewers learn that this sweet story is not about Leslie’s dad. Leslie teams up with her boyfriend to reunite her mom and her former flame at their Valentine’s Day Elderly Home event. The reunion is not quite what anyone had expected, so it makes for a great antics-filled episode.
New Girl
S4 E15 - The Crawl
Where to watch: Netflix
After Nick Miller’s (Jake Johnson) recent breakup, he decides he wants to use Valentine’s Day for something more productive: finally completing his dream of doing a one-night bar crawl. The newly single Nick doesn’t want to do it alone, so he forces all of his roommates (and their dates) to join him on his night of bar hopping and drinking. The group makes some new connections and fixes some old ones along the way.
Modern Family
S6 E14 - Twisted Sister
Where to watch: Hulu
Everyone’s favorite sitcom parents, Phil (Ty Burrell) and Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen) spend every Valentine’s Day trying new ways to spice up their marriage. While their cosplay tale unfolds, Gloria’s (Sofia Vergara) sister is in town, but Jay (Ed O’Neill) stirs up trouble because he suspects that his sister-in-law might have romantic feelings for him. This incredibly “modern family” always has a little chaos for your viewing.
How I Met Your Mother
S5 E15 - Rabbit or Duck
Where to watch: Hulu
In this episode of the 2000s classic “How I Met Your Mother,” Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) goes on air at the Super Bowl giving his phone number out to the ladies, and creates what he calls the “magic phone,” giving him endless calls and dates for the upcoming Valentine’s Day. Ted, (Josh Radnor) on the other hand, has given up on love and requests that his good friends, Marshall (Jason Segal) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan), to “arrange marriage” him. Simultaneously, Robin (Cobie Smulders) is forced to go on an awkward date with her morning news co-host and nemesis. The events that unfold this Valentine’s Day are just comedic enough for your viewing on this night in.
Community
S1 E16 - Communication Studies
Where to watch: Netflix
One of the best enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies examples, Britta (Gilian Jacobs) and Jeff (Joel McHale) experience awkwardness after Britta’s accidental drunk call to Jeff one night preceding Valentine’s Day. To even the score, Abed (Danny Pudi) helps Jeff get drunk and call Britta back, leaving him in a sticky situation with his girlfriend. Watch to find out who saves the day for Jeff’s relationship.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
S12 E8 - The Gang Tends Bar
Where to watch: Hulu
Dennis (Glenn Howerton) is fed up on this Valentine’s Day, and decides for the first time in twelve seasons that he wants the gang to actually get their work done. While attempting to do this, Frank (Danny Devito) and Charlie (Charlie Day) get into an argument about Frank’s tapeworm “Jerry.” Dee (Kaitlin Olson) enters this triangle of V-Day anger because Charlie did not return her V-Day love. Check out this episode if the gang makes you laugh as much as they make each other angry.