Get a Life
Get a Life
Get a Life
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Comedy
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Overview
Surreal, twisted and hilariously funny, Get a Life is the ultimate anti-sitcom. Chris Peterson is a 30-year-old paperboy who still lives with his parents and who seems to have an ever decreasing grip on reality.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 1990-09-23
Runtime: 0h 30m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Chris Elliott
Chris Elliott
Chris Peterson
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray
Gus Borden
Elinor Donahue
Elinor Donahue
Gradys Peterson
Taylor Fry
Taylor Fry
Amy Potter
Sam Robards
Sam Robards
Larry Potter
Robin Riker
Robin Riker
Sharon Potter
Bob Elliott
Bob Elliott
Fred Peterson
Brady Bluhm
Brady Bluhm
Bobby Potter
Wesley Jonathan
Wesley Jonathan
Eddie
Episodes - Season 1
Terror on the Hell Loop 2000
Terror on the Hell Loop 2000
Episode 1
Chris talks Larry into taking the day off for the world premiere of the Hell Loop 2000, a 360 degree looped rollercoaster, where they get stuck at the top of the loop. Same story as the TV pilot episode but with a different actress playing Chris' mother.
The Prettiest Week of My Life
The Prettiest Week of My Life
Episode 2
Chris decides to enter the exciting world of male modeling when he joins the Handsome Boy School of Modeling.
Dadicus
Dadicus
Episode 3
Chris convinces his father to accompany him to the father-son competition at the annual newspaper boy picnic.
A Family Affair
A Family Affair
Episode 4
Sharon's sister, Charleen, comes to visit and she is taken with Chris' charm, much to Sharon's chagrin.
Pile of Death
Pile of Death
Episode 5
Chris tries to raise money to help save a playground, so he tries to set a world record by having the most things piled on top of him.
Paperboy 2000
Paperboy 2000
Episode 6
The newspaper fires all the paper boys and replaces them with the Paperboy 2000, a paper delivering robotic vehicle, so Chris challenges it in a paper delivering contest.
Drivers License
Drivers License
Episode 7
There's a new waitress at the local diner, and Chris wants to take her out, but he needs to drive a car for the date. His problem is he never got a license.
The Sitting
The Sitting
Episode 8
Chris becomes a house sitter in an old Victorian house that appears to be haunted.
Bored Straight
Bored Straight
Episode 9
While delivering papers in the bad side of town, Chris meets a group of young hoodlums and he decides to ""take back the streets"" by helping the kids.
Zoo Animals on Wheels
Zoo Animals on Wheels
Episode 10
Much to Sharon's dismay, Chris auditions for and gets the lead part in a local community theatre production of Andrew Todd Keller's musical Zoo Animals on Wheels.
Roots
Roots
Episode 11
Chris finds proof that makes him think he is adopted, so he sets off to find his natural parents, an Amish couple.
The Counterfeit Watch Story
The Counterfeit Watch Story
Episode 12
Chris goes to work for the police in a sting operation after he buys a counterfeit watch, the Chrono-Sync 2000.
Chris vs. Donald
Chris vs. Donald
Episode 13
At the family reunion Chris is still struggling to get out from under the shadow of his cousin.
Chris Wins a Celebrity
Chris Wins a Celebrity
Episode 14
Chris wins a weekend with his favorite talk show host, a contest the host first regrets he agreed to, but later Chris regrets he entered, when the host decides to stay.
Houseboy 2000
Houseboy 2000
Episode 15
After destroying her kitchen, Chris becomes Sharon's slave to work off the $2000 in damage and she also breaks his will.
Married
Married
Episode 16
During one day, Chris meets his soulmate, marries her and goes through an entire relationship with her.
Camping 2000
Camping 2000
Episode 17
Chris and Larry join Mr. Peterson on a camping trip, when Mr. Peterson manages to lose them, the hungry boys eat some berries that cause them to hallucinate.
The Construction Worker Show
The Construction Worker Show
Episode 18
Chris becomes a construction worker with the men who are renovating his parents kitchen. When they tell him one of their trade secrets, Chris has a problem with their dishonesty.
The Big City
The Big City
Episode 19
Chris loses his wallet in the big city, and the big city give him the key to the city and other perks to make him feel better.
Neptune 2000
Neptune 2000
Episode 20
When Chris was 12 he got a job as a paperboy so he could buy a submarine from the back of a comic book. Four to six hundred weeks later when the kit arrives, Chris and his father put it together; however when they embark on the sub's maiden voyage (in Chris's bathtub) they become trapped.
The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives
The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives
Episode 21
Chris and Larry ignore an Indian curse and wind up switching places.
Psychic 2000
Psychic 2000
Episode 22
Chris has a near death experience and is endowed with prescience and he sees a vision of Sharon being murdered.
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