Get a Life
Get a Life
1990
2 Seasons
7.4
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedy

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 2000
E1Sep 23, 199023m

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.

The Prettiest Week of My Life
E2Sep 30, 199023m

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.

Dadicus
E3Oct 7, 199023m

Dadicus

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

A Family Affair
E4Oct 14, 199023m

A Family Affair

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

Pile of Death
E5Oct 21, 199023m

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.

Paperboy 2000
E6Nov 4, 199023m

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.

Drivers License
E7Nov 11, 199023m

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.

The Sitting
E8Nov 18, 199023m

The Sitting

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

Bored Straight
E9Dec 2, 199023m

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.

Zoo Animals on Wheels
E10Dec 16, 199023m

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.

Roots
E11Jan 6, 199123m

Roots

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
E12Feb 3, 199123m

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.

Chris vs. Donald
E13Feb 10, 199123m

Chris vs. Donald

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

Chris Wins a Celebrity
E14Feb 24, 199123m

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.

Houseboy 2000
E15Mar 10, 199123m

Houseboy 2000

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

Married
E16Mar 24, 199123m

Married

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

Camping 2000
E17Mar 31, 199123m

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.

The Construction Worker Show
E18Apr 7, 199123m

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.

The Big City
E19Apr 21, 199123m

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.

Neptune 2000
E20Apr 28, 199123m

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.

The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives
E21May 12, 199123m

The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives

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

Psychic 2000
E22May 19, 199130m

Psychic 2000

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

Top Cast

Chris Elliott

Chris Elliott

Chris Peterson

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Doyle-Murray

Gus Borden

Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Gradys Peterson

No Image

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