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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 Worst Episode
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    Get a Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Terror on the Hell Loop 2000
    7.5/10(301 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writers:David Mirkin, Adam Resnick

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  2. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 13 - Clip Show
    8.0/10(227 votes)

    #2 - Clip Show

    S2:E13

    While on his first jet airplane flight, Chris falls out, and is disappointed when his life flashes before his eyes and it only covers the past eighteen months.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  3. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 2 - The Prettiest Week of My Life
    8.1/10(300 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Adam Resnick

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  4. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 4 - A Family Affair
    8.3/10(273 votes)

    #4 - A Family Affair

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Dwayne Hickman
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 8 - The Sitting
    8.3/10(264 votes)

    #5 - The Sitting

    S1:E8

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

    Director:David Steinberg
    Writers:Adam Resnick, Marjorie Gross

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  6. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Prisoner of Love
    8.3/10(239 votes)

    #6 - Prisoner of Love

    S2:E6

    When his pen-pal gets released from prison, she comes to stay with Chris. She takes him hostage when the police come after her when she starts criminal activities under Chris' nose.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Charlie Kaufman

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  7. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 3 - Dadicus
    8.4/10(269 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 11 - Roots
    8.4/10(256 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Dwayne Hickman
    Writers:Bill Freiberger, Adam Markowitz

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  9. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 2 - Larry on the Loose
    8.4/10(230 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:Bob Odenkirk

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  10. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 5 - Pile of Death
    8.5/10(266 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Adam Resnick

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  11. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 6 - Paperboy 2000
    8.5/10(262 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 9 - Bored Straight
    8.5/10(269 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 8 - Girlfriend 2000
    8.5/10(236 votes)

    #13 - Girlfriend 2000

    S2:E8

    After getting hit by her car, Chris falls for (and stalks) a doctor, later while stalking her, he starts getting stalked by the girl from the drugstore who has fallen for him.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  14. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 7 - Drivers License
    8.6/10(267 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.

    Director:David Mirkin
    Writer:David Mirkin

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  15. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 10 - Zoo Animals on Wheels
    8.6/10(272 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 12 - The Counterfeit Watch Story
    8.6/10(258 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 3 - Meat Locker 2000
    8.6/10(234 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Chris Gets His Tonsils Out
    8.6/10(231 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 12 - 1977 2000
    8.6/10(243 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 17 - Camping 2000
    8.7/10(244 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 4 - Health Inspector 2000
    8.7/10(240 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Chris Becomes a Male Escort
    8.7/10(241 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Get a Life Season 2 Episode 10 - Bad Fish
    8.7/10(235 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 13 - Chris vs. Donald
    8.8/10(265 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Get a Life Season 1 Episode 14 - Chris Wins a Celebrity
    8.8/10(259 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Terror on the Hell Loop 2000" is the worst rated episode of "Get a Life". It scored 7.5/10 based on 301 votes. Directed by David Mirkin and written by David Mirkin, Adam Resnick, it aired on 9/23/1990. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Clip Show".