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The Best Episodes of Get a Life

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Get a Life Season 1 Episode 16 - Married
    9.0/10(256 votes)

    #1 - Married

    S1:E16

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

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  2. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 20 - Neptune 2000
    9.0/10(259 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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  3. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 21 - The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives
    9.0/10(249 votes)

    #3 - The One Where Chris and Larry Switch Lives

    S1:E21

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

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Edd Hall

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  4. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 19 - The Big City
    8.9/10(248 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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  5. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 22 - Psychic 2000
    8.9/10(251 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  6. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 1 - Chris Moves Out
    8.9/10(229 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:David Mirkin, Adam Resnick

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  7. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 11 - SPEWEY and Me
    8.9/10(275 votes)

    #7 - SPEWEY and Me

    S2:E11

    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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Jace Richdale

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  8. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 13 - Chris vs. Donald
    8.8/10(262 votes)

    #8 - Chris vs. Donald

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Dwayne Hickman
    Writer:Adam Resnick

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  9. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 14 - Chris Wins a Celebrity
    8.8/10(256 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Dean Parisot
    Writer:Adam Resnick

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  10. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 15 - Houseboy 2000
    8.8/10(249 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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  11. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 17 - Camping 2000
    8.8/10(242 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Dean Parisot
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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  12. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 18 - The Construction Worker Show
    8.8/10(256 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Adam Resnick

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  13. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 4 - Health Inspector 2000
    8.8/10(236 votes)

    #13 - Health Inspector 2000

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Dean Parisot
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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  14. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 9 - Chris' Brain Starts Working
    8.8/10(229 votes)

    #14 - Chris' Brain Starts Working

    S2:E9

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

    Director:John Fortenberry
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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  15. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 7 - Drivers License
    8.7/10(262 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  16. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 12 - The Counterfeit Watch Story
    8.7/10(255 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Adam Resnick

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  17. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Chris Gets His Tonsils Out
    8.7/10(226 votes)

    #17 - Chris Gets His Tonsils Out

    S2:E5

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

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Chris Becomes a Male Escort
    8.7/10(238 votes)

    #18 - Chris Becomes a Male Escort

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:John Fortenberry
    Writer:Adam Resnick

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  19. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 10 - Bad Fish
    8.7/10(233 votes)

    #19 - Bad Fish

    S2:E10

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

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Bob Odenkirk

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  20. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 6 - Paperboy 2000
    8.6/10(256 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writers:Bill Freiberger, Adam Markowitz

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  21. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 9 - Bored Straight
    8.6/10(265 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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  22. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 10 - Zoo Animals on Wheels
    8.6/10(268 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Adam Resnick

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  23. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 3 - Meat Locker 2000
    8.6/10(231 votes)

    #23 - Meat Locker 2000

    S2:E3

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

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Jace Richdale

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  24. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 12 - 1977 2000
    8.6/10(240 votes)

    #24 - 1977 2000

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Charlie Kaufman

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  25. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Dadicus
    8.5/10(263 votes)

    #25 - Dadicus

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Marjorie Gross

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Best Episodes Summary

"Married" is the best rated episode of "Get a Life". It scored 9/10 based on 256 votes. Directed by David Mirkin and written by David Mirkin, it aired on 3/24/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Neptune 2000".