

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.
Cast

Louie Anderson
Little Louie / Dad (voice)

Edie McClurg
Mom (voice)

Debi Derryberry
Jeannie Harper (voice)

Miko Hughes
Tommy Anderson (voice)

Justin Shenkarow
Michael Grunewald / Glen Glenn (voice)
Seasons
E1A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman
Dec 24, 1994
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.
E2Dad Gets Canned
Jun 18, 1995
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.
E3Raindrops Keep Falling on My Bed
Sep 9, 1995
The potluck dinner the Anderson family throws for the new neighbors, the Jensens, is anything but welcoming.
E4Lake Winnibigoshish
Aug 16, 1995
The Andersons go on vacation to Lake Winnibigoshish, WI.
E5A Fish Called Pepper
Sep 23, 1995
Louie gets a fish named Pepper, because his family is too poor to get a dog.
E6Behind Every Good Coach
Oct 7, 1995
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.
E7Alive! Miracle in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin
Nov 4, 1995
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.
E8Pains, Grains, and Allergy Shots
Nov 11, 1995
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!
E9The Fourth Thursday in November
Nov 18, 1995
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.
E10Tracks of My Deers
Nov 25, 1995
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...
E11When Cedar Knoll Freezes Over
Feb 3, 1996
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.
E12A Fair to Remember
Feb 10, 1996
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.
E13Born a Rambler Man
Feb 17, 1996
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.
E1Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof
Sep 14, 1996
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.
E2Summer of My Discontent
Sep 21, 1996
Louie can't wait to go to summer camp, because it means escaping the humiliation that Glen Glenn dishes out during the school year.
E3Anderson Ski Weekend
Sep 28, 1996
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.
E4Roofless People
Oct 5, 1996
When Louie ignores the latest tornado drill, he is swept up by a twister.
E5How to Succeed in Washington Without Really Trying
Oct 19, 1996
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.
E6Mr. Anderson's Opus
Oct 26, 1996
When a new kid comes to town, Jeannie befriends him and Louie is reduced to second fiddle.
E7An Anderson Dozen
Nov 2, 1996
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.
E8Buzz Stop
Nov 9, 1996
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.
E9For Pete's Sake
Nov 16, 1996
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!
E10The Masked Chess Boy
Nov 30, 1996
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!
E11The Good, the Bad, & the Glenns
Feb 1, 1997
When the town loudmouth, Jen Glenn, gets a rare and acute form of laryngitis, everyone in Cedar Knoll is elated.
E12Kazoo's Coming to Dinner
Feb 8, 1997
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.
E13The Thank You Note
Feb 15, 1997
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.
E1Louie's Gate
Sep 6, 1997
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.
E2The Making of a President
Sep 13, 1997
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.
E3Military Reunion
Sep 20, 1997
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.
E4Go Packers
Sep 27, 1997
Louie and his father attend a football game between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers.
E5The Undergraduate
Oct 11, 1997
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.
E6Louie's Harrowing Halloween
Oct 25, 1997
While shopping, Louie ends up stealing candy, so he tries to get rid of it during Halloween.
E7Mr. Louie's Wild Ride
Nov 1, 1997
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.
E8Close Encounters of the Louie Kind
Nov 8, 1997
Louie and Mike create a spaceship which causes Andy to be declared ambassador of the Earth.
E9The Kiss is the Thing
Nov 15, 1997
Louie must play the prince for the school performance about Sleeping Beauty. Meanwhile, Andy replaces his boss. Louie gets his first kiss.
E10Family Portrait
Dec 20, 1997
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.
E11Blinded by Love
Feb 16, 1997
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.
E12Do It or Donut
Feb 23, 1998
Louie discovers a natural talent for basketball. His success is exceeded only by his embarrassment at having to appear in public without a shirt.
E13Project: Mother's Day
Mar 3, 1998
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.
Storyline
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.
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