Life with Boys (2011–2013)

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Plot

Life with Boys is a Canadian teen sitcom that started broadcasting in Canada on YTV in September 2011. It follows Tess Foster as she copes with living in a home with just boys: her father, Jack, and three brothers, Gabe, Spencer and Sam. With the help of her best friend, Allie, she pulls through. Life with Boys is created by Michael Poryes, who also co-created Hannah Montana and That's So Raven. It was announced that Life with Boys was renewed a second season. Shooting started on September 4, 2012, in Toronto. On February 6, 2013, the series premiered on American network TeenNick.

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes2011–12AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Life with Boys S01E01Wrestling with BoysSeptember 9, 2011Tess Foster wants to join the school wrestling team, against her wishes of her father, the gym teacher.
  2. S01E02Life with Boys S01E02A Perfect Life with BoysSeptember 16, 2011Tess invites her grandmother to stay with them to try to improve the boy's manners.
  3. S01E03Life with Boys S01E03Monkey Talk with BoysSeptember 23, 2011When Tess and Allie are invited to a prestigious party, Tess convince the host to also invite her brother Sam.
  4. S01E04Life with Boys S01E04In the Principal's Office with BoysOctober 7, 2011Tess and Allie discover what true friendship is really about.
  5. S01E05Life with Boys S01E05This Time the Problem Is with Dad and Not with BoysOctober 14, 2011Tess feel guilty about a lie. The boys and their do) are all mad at Jack because he can't remember the parental pass code for the TV.
  6. S01E06Life with Boys S01E06Social Death with BoysNovember 4, 2011Tess reluctantly agrees to join the athletes at school.
  7. S01E07Life with Boys S01E07Set Up's with BoysNovember 11, 2011Tess tries to find a date for her father.
  8. S01E08Life with Boys S01E08The Big Kiss Off with BoysNovember 18, 2011Allie and Tess accidentally send an embarrassing photo of Sam to everyone in school, there are concerns about the administration's new neigh
  9. S01E09Life with Boys S01E09Chrisbus with BoysDecember 9, 2011Tess and her brothers find their Christmas plans wrecked when Jack announces that he wants them all to surprise Grandma for Christmas.
  10. S01E10Life with Boys S01E10Disarmed with BoysDecember 28, 2012Tess is set to wrestle against last year's champion. Gabe borrows Jack's glasses to look cool at a party.
  11. S01E11Life with Boys S01E11Bathroom Battles with BoysMarch 9, 2012Jack decides to set up a private bathroom for Tess but would have to take a second job in order to pay for it.
  12. S01E12Life with Boys S01E12Misguided Motives with BoysMarch 23, 2012Since Tess has joined the wrestling team, she hasn't been on any dates with a boy. Kaylee says that girls who are on the wrestling team aren
  13. S01E13Life with Boys S01E13Trouble with BoysApril 13, 2012Tess is totally blown away when she finds out that Allie starts going out with Bobby Parelli. Tess goes with the two to the movies, but she
  14. S01E14Life with Boys S01E14Double Trouble with BoysApril 6, 2012Allie and Tess make it clear that Tess doesn't want to go out with Bobby. So Bobby and Tess meet secretly until Tess finds the courage to te
  15. S01E15Life with Boys S01E15When Something Better Comes Along with BoysMay 18, 2012Αfter Tess started dating Bobby, she spends a lot of time with him and she always forgets Allie, which makes her angry.
  16. S01E16Life with Boys S01E16Hitting the Breaks with BoysMay 25, 2012After Tess breaks up with Bobby, Allie wants her to date someone else, but she keeps saying she is not ready. Meanwhile, Gabe has to pass a
  17. S01E17Life with Boys S01E17Fashion Faux Pas with BoysJune 1, 2012When a fashion guru comes to Westfield, Tess tries to impress him by creating a contest-winning design that will get her all the way to New
  18. S01E18Life with Boys S01E18Birthdays with BoysSeptember 14, 2012Jack's heart is heavy when he sees how quickly his children are growing up. This makes it more difficult for Tess, who is trying not to make
  19. S01E19Life with Boys S01E19Smokin' with BoysSeptember 21, 2012Tess discovers Sam smoking in an attempt to integrate into a group of students, so she meddles like usual. But when the meddling ends up in
  20. S01E20Life with Boys S01E20Nightmares with BoysSeptember 25, 2012Jack starts dating Kaylee's mom and tells Tess to get along with Kaylee. After her efforts fail, Tess comes up with a plan to separate her d
  21. S01E21Life with Boys S01E21Driven Crazy with BoysOctober 2, 2012Tess and Sam are drifting into madness. They're always in a continuous competition with each other, and after fifteen years, they find it in
  22. S01E22Life with Boys S01E22Blah, Blah, Blah with BoysOctober 9, 2012Tess and Allie are looking forward to a school trip to Italy.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0219Episodes2012–13AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Do You Wanna Dance With BoysOctober 23, 2012When acting girly to get a cute boy to ask her to dance fails, a mysterious witch makes Tess’s off-the-cuff wish to become a boy a reality,
  2. S02E02Naughty and Nice with BoysDecember 11, 2012Every year Jack tries to get the family to pose for the perfect holiday card photo and every year his plan fails. So when the kids disappoin
  3. S02E03Girl-Entine's Day With BoysFebruary 14, 2013After Tess is alone on Valentines Day, she and Allie come up with the idea of "Girl-entines day".
  4. S02E04Promoting Change With BoysMarch 19, 2013Tess is determined to keep Jack on as her wrestling coach, even if it means helping him land the dreaded position of Vice Principal in charg
  5. S02E05Getting Up Off The Mat With BoysMarch 26, 2013When the school district refuses to replace the wrestling team's dilapidated mats, Tess produces a video that changes their minds, only to d
  6. S02E06Up All Night With BoysApril 2, 2013When acting girly to get a cute boy to ask her to dance at the school's Halloween party fails, a mysterious witch makes Tess's off-the-cuff
  7. S02E07Being Superduperficial With BoysApril 9, 2013
  8. S02E08Working Like a Dog With BoysApril 16, 2013
  9. S02E09Chasing Rats With BoysApril 23, 2013
  10. S02E10Carmageddon With BoysApril 30, 2013
  11. S02E11Young and Stupid With BoysJuly 9, 2013
  12. S02E12Battling Bullies With BoysJuly 16, 2013
  13. S02E13Let's Duet with BoysJuly 23, 2013
  14. S02E14So You Think Your Family Can Dance with BoysAugust 13, 2013In order to pay for a much-coveted second bathroom, Tess convinces her klutzy family to audition for a family dance show competition.
  15. S02E15Partners in Rhyme With BoysMay 16, 2013Tess sells Gabe's song to a famous musician without getting his approval first.
  16. S02E16Battling Bullies with BoysJune 16, 2013Tess's reputation takes a hit after Jack forces her to show a dorky new student around the school, and she tries to fix the problem by makin
  17. S02E17Climbing the Walls with BoysAugust 20, 2013When Jack wants the kids to spend all their time together with him over Spring Break, Tess invites Grandpa to keep her Dad occupied, and lea
  18. S02E18Say Goodnight With BoysAugust 27, 2013Allie, Jack and the boys search for a tape to help calm Tess down during exam week.
  19. S02E19Turtle-Sitting with BoysNovember 2, 2013Tess's teacher is going on vacation and needs someone to look after his pet turtle, so he chooses Tess to look after it. As she does, she di

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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