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About Get a Life

Get a Life is a comedy and sci-fi & fantasy TV series that premiered on FOX on September 23, 1990. It has 2 seasons and 35 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 13 "Clip Show", aired on March 8, 1992.

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.

  • Comedy
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Episodes

35 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1990 · 22 episodes · Last episode: 35 years ago

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    22. Psychic 2000

    Finale

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

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    21. The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives

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

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    20. Neptune 2000

    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.

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    19. The Big City

    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.

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    18. The Construction Worker Show

    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.

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    17. Camping 2000

    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.

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    16. Married

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

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    15. Houseboy 2000

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

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    14. Chris Wins a Celebrity

    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.

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    13. Chris vs. Donald

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

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    12. The Counterfeit Watch Story

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

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    11. Roots

    Chris finds proof that makes him think he is adopted, so he sets off to find his natural parents, an Amish couple.

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    10. Zoo Animals on Wheels

    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.

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    9. Bored Straight

    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.

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    8. The Sitting

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

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    7. Drivers License

    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.

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    6. Paperboy 2000

    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.

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    5. Pile of Death

    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.

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    4. A Family Affair

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

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    3. Dadicus

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

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    2. The Prettiest Week of My Life

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

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    1. Terror on the Hell Loop 2000

    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.

Season 2

1991 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 34 years ago

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    13. Clip Show

    Finale

    While on his first jet airplane flight, Chris falls out, and is disappointed when his life flashes before his eyes and it only covers the past eighteen months.

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    12. 1977 2000

    Chris time travels to save Gus' career as a law enforcement officer. However he soon discovers the trouble with messing with the past which includes two-headed zombies named Sharon.

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    11. SPEWEY and Me

    When an alien crashes in Gus' front yard, Chris tries to keep it from the government, but this alien is nothing like E.T. or ALF.

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    10. Bad Fish

    After eating bad shellfish, Sharon and Gus get amnesia, and Chris seizes the opportunity to convince them that they are his best friends.

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    9. Chris' Brain Starts Working

    Exposure to toxic waste, found under Gus' house, turns Chris into a genius and with Gus he proceeds to enter and win spelling bees.

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    8. Girlfriend 2000

    After getting hit by her car, Chris falls for (and stalks) a doctor, later while stalking her, he starts getting stalked by the girl from the drugstore who has fallen for him.

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    7. Chris Becomes a Male Escort

    Chris decides on a whim to become a male escort, hoping for free plays and dates with young women. What he gets is a elderly woman who is hard up.

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    6. Prisoner of Love

    When his pen-pal gets released from prison, she comes to stay with Chris. She takes him hostage when the police come after her when she starts criminal activities under Chris' nose.

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    5. Chris Gets His Tonsils Out

    Chris must deal with the fact he is ready to undergo ""major"" surgery and he begins by trying to make peace with Sharon.

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    4. Health Inspector 2000

    After finding a dead rat in his carton of milk, Chris decides to become a food inspector.

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    3. Meat Locker 2000

    Chris and Sharon show their true feelings when they become trapped in a meat locker together.

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    2. Larry on the Loose

    Larry takes off after to listening to Chris reminding him of everything wrong with his life. So Chris goes in search of Larry and when he fails, he goes in search of a new best friend.

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    1. Chris Moves Out

    Chris turns 31 and decides it's time to move out, so he goes in search of a new place to live and he moves into Gus' garage.

Cast & crew

Created by Chris Elliott, David Mirkin and Adam Resnick

  • Jackie Earle Haley

    Jackie Earle Haley

    Cousin Donald

  • Frank Welker

    Frank Welker

    Spewey (voice)

  • Tuc Watkins

    Tuc Watkins

    Sapphire

  • Katherine Kamhi

    Katherine Kamhi

    Stacy

  • Lee Garlington

    Lee Garlington

    Angelica

  • Ralph Manza

    Ralph Manza

    Henry Gardner

  • Lewis Arquette

    Lewis Arquette

    Justice of Peace

  • William Cort

    William Cort

    Uncle Sid

  • David Wiley

    David Wiley

    Uncle Brad

  • Julie Brown

    Julie Brown

    Connie Bristol

  • Graham Jarvis

    Graham Jarvis

    Mr. Simon

  • Tracey Walter

    Tracey Walter

    Ride Operator

  • Mike Hagerty

    Mike Hagerty

    Engineer

  • Will Leong

    Stage Manager

  • Earl Boen

    Earl Boen

    Dr. Kramer

  • James Hampton

    James Hampton

    Fletcher

Get a Life FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Get a Life?

Get a Life has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 8, 1992.

When did the latest episode of Get a Life come out?

The most recent episode of Get a Life, Season 2 Episode 13 "Clip Show", aired on March 8, 1992.

How many seasons of Get a Life are there?

Get a Life has 2 seasons with 35 episodes in total.

When did Get a Life first air?

Get a Life first aired on FOX on September 23, 1990.

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