Life with Louie
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| Life with Louis (Louie) | |
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 "Life with Louie" Title screen |
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| Format | Animated television series/Comedy |
| Created by | Matthew O'Callaghan |
| Voices of | Louie Anderson Debi Derryberry Edie McClurg Miko Hughes Justin Shenkarow Mary Wickes |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox Network |
| Original run | December 24, 1994 – March 3, 1998 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Life with Louie is an American TV series based on stand up material from Louie Anderson and his stories of being a kid, growing up in Wisconsin with several brothers and sisters.
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[edit] Characters
- Louis 'Louie' Anderson - Main character; overweight eight-year-old child living in Wisconsin.
- Mike Grunewald and Jeannie Harper - Louie's friends. Jeanie often defends Louie when he's being harassed. Louie had a crush on Jeanie and once referred to her as his "knight in shining armor".
- Andrew 'Andy' Anderson - Louie's neurotic father. He says that he is a veteran from World War II but in episode 29, "Military Reunion", it's turning out that Andy was only a cook.(Nicknamed "Keister") Much of the humor regarding Andy involved Andy's comic superiority complex and equally comical unawareness of his own limitations. Though he often appeared out of touch with reality, Andy was secretly a very gifted chess player, a skill Louie briefly displayed possessing, but he hid his gift during the latter half of his life because of the way he was supposedly mistreated for his gift in his youth (he even went so far as to disguise himself at chess tournaments so he wouldn't be recognized). His catchphrase was, "For crying out loud!"
- Ora Shermann Anderson - Louie's heavy set, sweet natured mother. A very good cook. Often has to cool down Andy when he loses his temper.
- Tommy Anderson - Louie's youngest brother.
- Glen Glenn - Boy who is bullying Louie.
- Henrietta Shermann - Louie's grandmother, mother of Ora. She dies in one of the episodes.
- Pepper - Louie's obese pet goldfish.
- Sid Anderson, John Anderson, Danny Anderson, Peter Anderson - Louie's older brothers.
- Mr. Jensen, Earl Grunewald, Gus Williams - Louie's neighbours
- Laura Anderson,Carol Anderson,Julie Anderson -Louie's older sisters.
[edit] Episode list
- A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman
- Dad Gets Canned
- Lake Winnibigoshish
- Raindrops Keep Falling on My Bed
- A Fish Called Pepper
- Behind Every Good Coach
- Pains, Grains, and Allergy Shots
- The Fourth Thursday in November
- Tracks of My Deers
- When Cedar Knoll Freezes Over
- A Fair to Remember
- Born a Rambler Man
- Caddy on a Hot Tin Roof
- Summer of My Discontent
- Anderson Ski Weekend
- Roofless People
- How to Succeed in Washington Without Really Trying
- Mr. Anderson's Opus
- An Anderson Dozen
- Buzz Stop
- For Pete's Sake
- The Masked Chess Boy
- The Good, the Bad, & the Glenns
- Kazoo's Coming to Dinner
- The Thank You Note
- Louie's Gate
- The Making of a President
- Military Reunion
- Go Packers
- The Undergraduate
- Louie's Harrowing Halloween
- Mr. Louie's Wild Ride
- Close Encounters of the Louie Kind
- The Kiss is the Thing
- Family Portrait
- Blinded By Love
- Do it or Donut
- Project: Mother's Day
- Alive! Miracle in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin
[edit] Merchandise
Based on the popularity of the show, various merchandise was released including videos of various episodes and a book series for children. The book series was based on the various episodes of the show and contained 6 books in total.
[edit] Awards
The series won two Daytime Emmy Awards. It also won the Humanitas Prize three times, which is more than for any other animated series.
[edit] Coming to DVD
In early January 2006, TVShowsOnDVD.com[1] posted a news story that Life with Louie was going to be released on DVD. The information comes from Louie Anderson himself who mentioned this news on a radio program he was a guest on, KQRS. No official announcement has been made as it is not yet known who exactly will be releasing the series on DVD.
