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Get a Life

1990 · 2 seasons · 30m per episode · 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.

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 22 episodes (September 23, 1990)
• Season 2 — 13 episodes (November 9, 1991)

Cast

• Chris Elliott as Chris Peterson
• Brian Doyle-Murray as Gus Borden
• Elinor Donahue as Gradys Peterson
• Taylor Fry as Amy Potter
• Sam Robards as Larry Potter
• Robin Riker as Sharon Potter
• Bob Elliott as Fred Peterson
• Brady Bluhm as Bobby Potter
• Wesley Jonathan as Eddie

Details

Created by

Chris Elliott, David Mirkin and Adam Resnick

First aired

September 23, 1990

Episodes

35

Genres

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

Network

FOX

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.3 / 10 from 23 votes