Get a Life

30min

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Comedy

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

Cast

Terror on the Hell Loop 2000

1. Terror on the Hell Loop 2000

23min

23rd Sep 1990

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

2. The Prettiest Week of My Life

23min

30th Sep 1990

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

Dadicus

3. Dadicus

23min

7th Oct 1990

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

A Family Affair

4. A Family Affair

23min

14th Oct 1990

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

Pile of Death

5. Pile of Death

23min

21st Oct 1990

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

6. Paperboy 2000

23min

4th Nov 1990

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

7. Drivers License

23min

11th Nov 1990

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

8. The Sitting

23min

18th Nov 1990

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

Bored Straight

9. Bored Straight

23min

2nd Dec 1990

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

10. Zoo Animals on Wheels

23min

16th Dec 1990

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

11. Roots

23min

6th Jan 1991

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

12. The Counterfeit Watch Story

23min

3rd Feb 1991

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

Chris vs. Donald

13. Chris vs. Donald

23min

10th Feb 1991

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

Chris Wins a Celebrity

14. Chris Wins a Celebrity

23min

24th Feb 1991

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

15. Houseboy 2000

23min

10th Mar 1991

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

Married

16. Married

23min

24th Mar 1991

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

Camping 2000

17. Camping 2000

23min

31st Mar 1991

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

18. The Construction Worker Show

23min

7th Apr 1991

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

19. The Big City

23min

21st Apr 1991

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

20. Neptune 2000

23min

28th Apr 1991

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

21. The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives

23min

12th May 1991

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

Psychic 2000

22. Psychic 2000

30min

19th May 1991

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

First air date

23rd Sep 1990

Last air date

8th Mar 1992

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks