Life with Boys (2011–2013)
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
Season01
- S01E01
Wrestling with BoysSeptember 9, 2011—Tess Foster wants to join the school wrestling team, against her wishes of her father, the gym teacher. - S01E02
A Perfect Life with BoysSeptember 16, 2011—Tess invites her grandmother to stay with them to try to improve the boy's manners. - S01E03
Monkey Talk with BoysSeptember 23, 2011—When Tess and Allie are invited to a prestigious party, Tess convince the host to also invite her brother Sam. - S01E04
In the Principal's Office with BoysOctober 7, 2011—Tess and Allie discover what true friendship is really about. - S01E05
This Time the Problem Is with Dad and Not with BoysOctober 14, 2011—Tess 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. - S01E06
Social Death with BoysNovember 4, 2011—Tess reluctantly agrees to join the athletes at school. - S01E07
Set Up's with BoysNovember 11, 2011—Tess tries to find a date for her father. - S01E08
The Big Kiss Off with BoysNovember 18, 2011—Allie and Tess accidentally send an embarrassing photo of Sam to everyone in school, there are concerns about the administration's new neigh - S01E09
Chrisbus with BoysDecember 9, 2011—Tess and her brothers find their Christmas plans wrecked when Jack announces that he wants them all to surprise Grandma for Christmas. - S01E10
Disarmed with BoysDecember 28, 2012—Tess is set to wrestle against last year's champion. Gabe borrows Jack's glasses to look cool at a party. - S01E11
Bathroom Battles with BoysMarch 9, 2012—Jack decides to set up a private bathroom for Tess but would have to take a second job in order to pay for it. - S01E12
Misguided Motives with BoysMarch 23, 2012—Since 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 - S01E13
Trouble with BoysApril 13, 2012—Tess 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 - S01E14
Double Trouble with BoysApril 6, 2012—Allie 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 - S01E15
When Something Better Comes Along with BoysMay 18, 2012—Αfter Tess started dating Bobby, she spends a lot of time with him and she always forgets Allie, which makes her angry. - S01E16
Hitting the Breaks with BoysMay 25, 2012—After 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 - S01E17
Fashion Faux Pas with BoysJune 1, 2012—When 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 - S01E18
Birthdays with BoysSeptember 14, 2012—Jack'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 - S01E19
Smokin' with BoysSeptember 21, 2012—Tess 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 - S01E20
Nightmares with BoysSeptember 25, 2012—Jack 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 - S01E21
Driven Crazy with BoysOctober 2, 2012—Tess and Sam are drifting into madness. They're always in a continuous competition with each other, and after fifteen years, they find it in - S01E22
Blah, Blah, Blah with BoysOctober 9, 2012—Tess and Allie are looking forward to a school trip to Italy.
Season02
- S02E01Do You Wanna Dance With BoysOctober 23, 2012—When 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,
- S02E02Naughty and Nice with BoysDecember 11, 2012—Every 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
- S02E03Girl-Entine's Day With BoysFebruary 14, 2013—After Tess is alone on Valentines Day, she and Allie come up with the idea of "Girl-entines day".
- S02E04Promoting Change With BoysMarch 19, 2013—Tess 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
- S02E05Getting Up Off The Mat With BoysMarch 26, 2013—When the school district refuses to replace the wrestling team's dilapidated mats, Tess produces a video that changes their minds, only to d
- S02E06Up All Night With BoysApril 2, 2013—When 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
- S02E07Being Superduperficial With BoysApril 9, 2013—
- S02E08Working Like a Dog With BoysApril 16, 2013—
- S02E09Chasing Rats With BoysApril 23, 2013—
- S02E10Carmageddon With BoysApril 30, 2013—
- S02E11Young and Stupid With BoysJuly 9, 2013—
- S02E12Battling Bullies With BoysJuly 16, 2013—
- S02E13Let's Duet with BoysJuly 23, 2013—
- S02E14So You Think Your Family Can Dance with BoysAugust 13, 2013—In order to pay for a much-coveted second bathroom, Tess convinces her klutzy family to audition for a family dance show competition.
- S02E15Partners in Rhyme With BoysMay 16, 2013—Tess sells Gabe's song to a famous musician without getting his approval first.
- S02E16Battling Bullies with BoysJune 16, 2013—Tess'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
- S02E17Climbing the Walls with BoysAugust 20, 2013—When 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
- S02E18Say Goodnight With BoysAugust 27, 2013—Allie, Jack and the boys search for a tape to help calm Tess down during exam week.
- S02E19Turtle-Sitting with BoysNovember 2, 2013—Tess'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
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