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The Best Episodes of Get a Life

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The Best Episodes of Get a Life

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...

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  1. 9.0/10(252 votes)

    #1 - Neptune 2000

    S1:E20

    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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    Director:David Mirkin
  2. 8.9/10(250 votes)

    #2 - Married

    S1:E16

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

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    Director:David Mirkin
  3. 8.9/10(243 votes)

    #3 - The Big City

    S1:E19

    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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  4. 8.9/10(242 votes)

    #4 - The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives

    S1:E21

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

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    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Edd Hall
  5. 8.9/10(246 votes)

    #5 - Psychic 2000

    S1:E22

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

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    Director:David Mirkin
  6. 8.8/10(250 votes)

    #6 - Chris Wins a Celebrity

    S1:E14

    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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    Director:Dean Parisot
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  8. 8.8/10(244 votes)

    #7 - Houseboy 2000

    S1:E15

    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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  9. 8.8/10(238 votes)

    #8 - Camping 2000

    S1:E17

    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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    Director:Dean Parisot
  10. 8.8/10(251 votes)

    #9 - The Construction Worker Show

    S1:E18

    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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    Director:David Mirkin
  11. 8.7/10(261 votes)

    #10 - Zoo Animals on Wheels

    S1:E10

    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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  12. 8.7/10(249 votes)

    #11 - The Counterfeit Watch Story

    S1:E12

    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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    Director:David Mirkin
  13. 8.7/10(255 votes)

    #12 - Chris vs. Donald

    S1:E13

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

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  14. 8.6/10(251 votes)

    #13 - Paperboy 2000

    S1:E6

    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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  15. 8.6/10(253 votes)

    #14 - Drivers License

    S1:E7

    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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    Director:David Mirkin
  16. 8.6/10(258 votes)

    #15 - Bored Straight

    S1:E9

    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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  17. 8.5/10(256 votes)

    #16 - Pile of Death

    S1:E5

    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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  18. 8.4/10(256 votes)

    #17 - Dadicus

    S1:E3

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

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    Director:Tony Dow
  19. 8.4/10(262 votes)

    #18 - A Family Affair

    S1:E4

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

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. 8.4/10(253 votes)

    #19 - The Sitting

    S1:E8

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

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  21. 8.4/10(248 votes)

    #20 - Roots

    S1:E11

    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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  22. 8.2/10(281 votes)

    #21 - Terror on the Hell Loop 2000

    S1:E1

    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.

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  23. 8.2/10(281 votes)

    #22 - The Prettiest Week of My Life

    S1:E2

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

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    Director:David Mirkin
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    #23 - Chris Moves Out

    S2:E1

    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.

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    #24 - Larry on the Loose

    S2:E2

    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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    Director:David Mirkin
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    #25 - Meat Locker 2000

    S2:E3

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Neptune 2000" is the best rated episode of "Get a Life". It scored 9/10 based on 252 votes. Directed by David Mirkin and written by Steve Pepoon, it aired on 4/28/1991. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Married".