Get a Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

An unconventional sitcom that follows Chris Peterson - a 30-year-old paperboy still stuck in living like a perpetual child. His bizarre understanding of reality leads to many warped adventures. A prime example of the show's surrealness was that Chris actually dies in several episodes.

Series details

• Title: Get a Life
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-03-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10662
• IMDb ID: tt0098802
• TVDB ID: 76500

Cast and credited roles

• Robin Riker — Sharon Potter
• Sam Robards — Larry Potter
• Brady Bluhm — Bobby Potter
• Taylor Fry — Amy Potter
• Chris Elliott — Chris Peterson
• Elinor Donahue — Gladys Peterson
• Bob Elliott — Fred Peterson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-09-23; final listed air date 1991-05-19; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-11-09; final listed air date 1992-03-08; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Get a Life on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.