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Get a Life

Get a Life

S1 · E1

IMDB:

7.4
Get a Life

Released

9/23/1990

Duration

0h 30m

Genre

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

Country

United States

Cast

Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Elinor Donahue

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.

Episodes

Terror on the Hell Loop 2000EP 1Available

Terror on the Hell Loop 2000

23m0.0

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 LifeEP 2Available

The Prettiest Week of My Life

23m0.0

Chris decides to enter the exciting world of male modeling when he joins the Handsome Boy School of Modeling.

DadicusEP 3Available

Dadicus

23m0.0

Chris convinces his father to accompany him to the father-son competition at the annual newspaper boy picnic.

A Family AffairEP 4Available

A Family Affair

23m0.0

Sharon's sister, Charleen, comes to visit and she is taken with Chris' charm, much to Sharon's chagrin.

Pile of DeathEP 5Available

Pile of Death

23m0.0

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 2000EP 6Available

Paperboy 2000

23m0.0

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 LicenseEP 7Available

Drivers License

23m0.0

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 SittingEP 8Available

The Sitting

23m0.0

Chris becomes a house sitter in an old Victorian house that appears to be haunted.

Bored StraightEP 9Available

Bored Straight

23m0.0

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 WheelsEP 10Available

Zoo Animals on Wheels

23m0.0

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.

RootsEP 11Available

Roots

23m0.0

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 StoryEP 12Available

The Counterfeit Watch Story

23m0.0

Chris goes to work for the police in a sting operation after he buys a counterfeit watch, the Chrono-Sync 2000.

Chris vs. DonaldEP 13Available

Chris vs. Donald

23m0.0

At the family reunion Chris is still struggling to get out from under the shadow of his cousin.

Chris Wins a CelebrityEP 14Available

Chris Wins a Celebrity

23m0.0

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 2000EP 15Available

Houseboy 2000

23m0.0

After destroying her kitchen, Chris becomes Sharon's slave to work off the $2000 in damage and she also breaks his will.

MarriedEP 16Available

Married

23m0.0

During one day, Chris meets his soulmate, marries her and goes through an entire relationship with her.

Camping 2000EP 17Available

Camping 2000

23m0.0

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 ShowEP 18Available

The Construction Worker Show

23m0.0

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 CityEP 19Available

The Big City

23m0.0

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 2000EP 20Available

Neptune 2000

23m0.0

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 LivesEP 21Available

The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives

23m0.0

Chris and Larry ignore an Indian curse and wind up switching places.

Psychic 2000EP 22Available

Psychic 2000

30m0.0

Chris has a near death experience and is endowed with prescience and he sees a vision of Sharon being murdered.

Cast

Chris Elliott

Chris Peterson

Chris Elliott

Brian Doyle-Murray

Gus Borden

Brian Doyle-Murray

Elinor Donahue

Gradys Peterson

Elinor Donahue

Taylor Fry

Amy Potter

Taylor Fry

Sam Robards

Larry Potter

Sam Robards

Robin Riker

Sharon Potter

Robin Riker

Bob Elliott

Fred Peterson

Bob Elliott

Brady Bluhm

Bobby Potter

Brady Bluhm

Wesley Jonathan

Eddie

Wesley Jonathan

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