Life with Louie
The 8-year-old Louie is doing his best to grow up and cope with a large family, a doting mother, a pesky little brother, and a by-the-book, military veteran dad. Add to that a slew of holiday family squabbles, a flood, an old Rambler and a huge goldfish, and you have the background for Life with Louie. Each episode is a portrait of humor and warmth drawn from Louie Anderson's real-life experience as a child in the Midwest.
Seasons
1. A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman
Air Date: 1994-12-24
Louie's dad gets fired so the entire family tries to think of ways to save money until he can get back on his feet. Meanwhile, summer vacation has started and Louie is looking forward to three months of swimming and freedom...until his Dad, starved for things to keep himself busy, decides that Louie is going to help him do every fix-it job around the house.
2. Dad Gets Canned
Air Date: 1995-06-18
Louie Anderson tells the story of a typical Christmas season when growing up in Cedar Knolls, Wisconsin during his childhood. Young Louie and his family go through the usual routine every family goes through during the season--with some hilarious results! Everything from buying a Christmas tree for the steep (at that time) price of $35, to putting up Christmas decorations for a lonely neighbor (who turns out to be Jewish), to actually opening presents on Christmas Day.
3. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Bed
Air Date: 1995-09-09
The potluck dinner the Anderson family throws for the new neighbors, the Jensens, is anything but welcoming.
4. Lake Winnibigoshish
Air Date: 1995-08-16
The Andersons go on vacation to Lake Winnibigoshish, WI.
5. A Fish Called Pepper
Air Date: 1995-09-23
Louie gets a fish named Pepper, because his family is too poor to get a dog.
6. Behind Every Good Coach
Air Date: 1995-10-07
Louie makes a deal with his Dad to get out of his much-hated gym class if he agrees to play little league baseball. Much to Louie's dismay and bad luck, his baseball coach ends up being his tyranical gym teacher. After the coach is hit in the head by Louie's bat during a game Louie's dad Andy steps in as the coach and whips the team into shape in true military fashion--literally. While Andy is teaching the team battle strategies, Louie's mom teaches them actually baseball tips and tricks on the side. Of course in the end, Louie's team ends up in the big championship game and the team's newfound skills are put to the test.
7. Alive! Miracle in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin
Air Date: 1995-11-04
When Ora and Andy leave to go and visit Ora's sick mother, Louie and Tommy are left home alone to fend for themselves during a blizzard.
8. Pains, Grains, and Allergy Shots
Air Date: 1995-11-11
When Louie's head swells up to gigantic red proportions, he knows there is something wrong, but does not want to face the awful possibility that he has allergies and must, therefore, get an allergy shot!
9. The Fourth Thursday in November
Air Date: 1995-11-18
Louie, upset with being cast as the Turkey every year, single-handedly ruins the annual Cedar Knolls Elementary Thanksgiving Pageant. The principal decides that as punishment Louie needs to give a presentation on the meaning of Thanksgiving the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Louie tries to figure out the meaning of the holiday while his house is flooded with guests for Thanksgiving dinner, each of whom have their own unique interpretation of the holiday.
10. Tracks of My Deers
Air Date: 1995-11-25
Louie is going to woods with father and his friends to catch deers.But one deer follows Louie and Louie makes a new friend,deer.When they go home late at night,deer follows them.Next day,they find out that deer is in their house.It is hrad for Andy,but he decides to keep deer.But,after deer finds out that he can't sleep anywhere he goes away...
11. When Cedar Knoll Freezes Over
Air Date: 1996-02-03
The winter carnival begins in Cedar Knoll and The Anderson family loses every competition they enter. Meanwhile, Louie develops a crush on Jeannie's sister and tries to learn how to skate to get close to her.
12. A Fair to Remember
Air Date: 1996-02-10
The Anderson family goes to a fair where Aura tries to win the best cooking contest, and Andy wins a pig. Meanwhile, Tommy gets upset because Louie always takes him to the childish fair rides.
13. Born a Rambler Man
Air Date: 1996-02-17
Dad loves his car like it's another member of the family, so when it stops running, Dad feels as though a family member is very, very sick.
1. Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof
Air Date: 1996-09-14
Louie gets a summer job as a caddy to earn some extra cash and becomes the good luck charm and personal servant to Jojo Stomopolous, the resident Pinenut Country Club snob.
2. Summer of My Discontent
Air Date: 1996-09-21
Louie can't wait to go to summer camp, because it means escaping the humiliation that Glen Glenn dishes out during the school year.
3. Anderson Ski Weekend
Air Date: 1996-09-28
Earl Grunewald is promoted to be a main worker of the tractor factory. While the Grunewald family goes for a ski trip, Louie pretends to be a ski master, so the Anderson family also joins.
4. Roofless People
Air Date: 1996-10-05
When Louie ignores the latest tornado drill, he is swept up by a twister.
5. How to Succeed in Washington Without Really Trying
Air Date: 1996-10-19
Louie's class must give a speech and if someone wins, the class will go to Washington. Louie buys a speech from Glen Glenn and he wins. Andy accompanies the trip because he was in a war with the president. After Andy tells Louie he must always tell the truth, Louie tells the truth about the speech.
6. Mr. Anderson's Opus
Air Date: 1996-10-26
When a new kid comes to town, Jeannie befriends him and Louie is reduced to second fiddle.
7. An Anderson Dozen
Air Date: 1996-11-02
When Mom thinks she's pregnant, Louie becomes concerned that he'll be thrown out of the nest to make room for the new baby.
8. Buzz Stop
Air Date: 1996-11-09
For his vacation science homework, Louie has to give a detailed report on honey bees. He ends up enlisting the help of his father on this project, but Andy ends up taking over the care and observation of the bees and develops a special kinship with the bees. Louie tries to figure out how he is going to give a presentation on the bees when he can't get anywhere near them with his father in the picture.
9. For Pete's Sake
Air Date: 1996-11-16
Little Louie's never met a job he didn't like, but he does (eventually) get his household tasks done. Yet, he may have taken on a task that's more than he can handle when he tries to help down-and-out friend of the family get back on his feet. It's a single act of kindness - but it's doubled his chores!
10. The Masked Chess Boy
Air Date: 1996-11-30
To avoid trying out for the school play, Louie claims membership in the Chess club. Obligated to attend a club meeting, Louie soon discovers he's a chess prodigy!
11. The Good, the Bad, & the Glenns
Air Date: 1997-02-01
When the town loudmouth, Jen Glenn, gets a rare and acute form of laryngitis, everyone in Cedar Knoll is elated.
12. Kazoo's Coming to Dinner
Air Date: 1997-02-08
Louie meets famous comedian Kazoo.Kazoo came to town,to see his mother Ora.He wants Louie to come and watch his show with his mother.Well,Louie wants it,but his mother doesn't.After the show,Louie decides to become a comedian.So,he asks Kazoo to help him.Louie is very good,and he is even going to stand and laugh people on audition.But,when he finds out,that being comedain has some thing to do with insulting people.
13. The Thank You Note
Air Date: 1997-02-15
For Louie's birthday, his grandma gives Louie a sweater which she made for him. While trying to write the thank you letter, Louie decides to instead play with his friends. When he finally writes the letter, he finds out his grandma has died.
1. Louie's Gate
Air Date: 1997-09-06
A new movie theater opens and Louie goes all the time, so Andy and Aura become worried. They decide to give him a movie camera, and he decides to shoot a movie.
2. The Making of a President
Air Date: 1997-09-13
Louie suggests Grunewald run for class President, even though he has lost a record 5 times. Grunewald convinces a reluctant Louie to be his campaign manager.
3. Military Reunion
Air Date: 1997-09-20
It's Military Reunion,and teacher of history wants from kids to write their report about thair parents when they were in war.Louie is so happy,beacuse dad will be so proud of him when he tells him all the story about the war.When he tells him,Louie writes a lot of notebooks about Andy in war.When he reads it at school,everybody is impressed,but Melvin proves that's impossible.So,Louie actually finds out that that story isn't correct.For the finale,Military Reunion is opened,but the fire starts to burn on the ship,and Andy saves the ship.Other military men recognize him and Louie finds out the real story about his father.
4. Go Packers
Air Date: 1997-09-27
Louie and his father attend a football game between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers.
5. The Undergraduate
Air Date: 1997-10-11
Louie's teacher is sick,so new teacher arrives,Mrs.Robertson.She is very pretty and every boy falls in love with her.To get her for himself,Louie starts to read books like Romeo and Juliet.Now he knows everything about that and Mrs.Robertson starts to like him very much.But when Andy finds about that,he goes to the principal to tell her she must fire the new teacher.But he actually finds out that she also knows much about wars.So,he helps her.and she is now hired at the Military Academy.
6. Louie's Harrowing Halloween
Air Date: 1997-10-25
While shopping, Louie ends up stealing candy, so he tries to get rid of it during Halloween.
7. Mr. Louie's Wild Ride
Air Date: 1997-11-01
The Anderson family decides to go to the Sniffer land.But it is very far.On their way,they were in danger,they had a lot of fun.They traveled by train,but it broke,then they travel by plane,by bus,by ballon...But the most exciting part was when Louie fell in the water and snake almost bite him!When they manage to Sniffer land,it was closed.But that doesn't matter,because Louie actually had the most exciting vacation of all kids in the town.
8. Close Encounters of the Louie Kind
Air Date: 1997-11-08
Louie and Mike create a spaceship which causes Andy to be declared ambassador of the Earth.
9. The Kiss is the Thing
Air Date: 1997-11-15
Louie must play the prince for the school performance about Sleeping Beauty. Meanwhile, Andy replaces his boss. Louie gets his first kiss.
10. Family Portrait
Air Date: 1997-12-20
It's time for family picture,so Anderson family decides so.They will take a family picture,well,the only problem is: Louie and Tommy don't want to participate,they don't want to take family picture.
11. Blinded By Love
Air Date: 1997-02-16
Louie wants to have a dog much to Andy's chagrin. Louie takes a dog that has been trained to be a guide for the blind.
12. Do it or Donut
Air Date: 1998-02-23
Louie discovers a natural talent for basketball. His success is exceeded only by his embarrassment at having to appear in public without a shirt.
13. Project: Mother's Day
Air Date: 1998-03-03
Ora gets very sick and no one can help her around the house because she always does the most hard jobs at home.So,Louie must help her around the house.But if he does that,he will have no time to get a present for his mother because it's Mother's day.
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Rating
6.8/10
Release Date
1994-12-24
Episodes
39 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Hyperion Pictures
The Anderson/Hassan Company