Life with Boys

Life with Boys
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Michael Poryes
Directed by	Stefan Scaini Steve Wright
Starring	Torri Webster Madison Pettis Nathan McLeod Michael Murphy Jake Goodman Sandy Jobin-Bevans
Opening theme	"A Wonderful Life" performed by Katia Zuccarelli
Composer(s)	Craig McConnell and Justin Forsley
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	41 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael Poryes Helen Lebeau Jocelyn Hamilton Tracey Dodokin Steven Bawol Steven Peterman Doug Murphy
Producer(s)	Jim Corston Nicholas Rose (co-executive) Douglas Lieblein (co-executive)
Running time	22.42 minutes
Production company(s)	Nelvana Studio YTV
Broadcast
Original channel	YTV (Canada), TeenNick (United States)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original run	September 9, 2011 – present
External links
Official website

Life with Boys is a Canadian teen sitcom that started broadcasting in Canada on YTV in September 2011. It follows Tess Foster (Torri Webster) 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 (Madison Pettis), she pulls through.^[1] 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.^[2] On February 6, 2013, the series premiered on American network TeenNick.

Premise

Each half-hour episode follows 15-year-old Tess Foster as she navigates her way through the turmoil of teen life while living at home with her single, overprotective dad and three brothers. Although Tess admires the four important men in her life, they do have four totally different perspectives. Despite the shortcomings of being the only girl in a male household, the boys can sometimes offer solid advice. Whether it's building up the courage to talk to a boy, dealing with an obnoxious one, or coping with the repercussions of being the only girl on the boys' wrestling team, Life with Boys sheds a comedic light on many of life's difficult moments.

Characters

Main characters

(L-R) Jake Goodman, Nathan McLeod, Torri Webster, Michael Murphy and Madison Pettis

• Tess Foster (Torri Webster) is 15 years old and the only girl in a house of all boys. She is the only girl on her school's wrestling team, and sometimes deals with what comes with that. Her best friend is Allie and most of the shenanigans she gets into involve her. Tess sometimes feels like she is thrown under the bus in her house full of brothers, but at the end of the day loves them even though she feels overwhelmed. Tess is sometimes referred to as the "BoyGirl Freak" by her peers because of her interest in sports. She also is a member of the Mathletes.

• Allie Brooks (Madison Pettis) is Tess' best friend, a bright and popular cheerleader who loves fashion and is a typical girly girl. She's a fixture at the Foster household, despite never quite understanding how Tess can survive life in a house full of boys. However, sometimes she can be a little unsupportive towards the problems Tess faces. She often spends her Christmas holiday in Tahiti and in Italy.

• Gabriel "Gabe" Foster (Nathan McLeod) is Tess' 17-year-old brother and the oldest of the Foster siblings and knows how to get his way. Gabe is one of the stereotypical boy heartthrobs of high school who is kind of a player when it comes to girls, since he usually dates more than one girl at a time. He dislikes "caring" for his younger siblings yet shows a liking for Spencer.

• Samuel Joseph "Sam" Foster (Michael Murphy) is Tess' twin brother. He is considered a nerd by many of the characters. Sam has a crush on Allie, but his efforts to win her heart always end in rejection.

• Spencer Foster (Jake Goodman) is Tess' youngest brother. He is an eight year old, precocious scary-smart, and uses these tools to his advantage.

• Jack David Foster (Sandy Jobin-Bevans) is Tess, Gabe, Spencer and Sam 's dad and is also the gym teacher at the high school. He can be a bit overprotective of his family, but he struggles the most with Tess. He is a single dad, because his wife has passed away.

Recurring characters

• Bobby Parelli (John-Alan Slachta) is a wrestling champion. He was Tess's enemy. He and Tess started dating behind Allie's back, as Bobby was her ex-boyfriend. After a period of dating, Tess broke up with Bobby, as he went to a baseball game and faked being sick. He soon was swapping numbers with a girl in the stands.
• Kaylee (Fransesca Martin) is the show's main antagonist and Tess's rival. She enjoys making people's lives miserable. She is a head cheerleader, and popular. She can be extremely mean and lacks brains. She took advantage of Sam and asked him to complete an A+ grade assignment for her in exchange for one dance at the school formal. Her mother dated Jack Foster.
• Chloe (Madison Scott) is Allie and Tess's back-up friend when they were having a fight. She was also having a fight with her friend Zoe, who left her for the glee club. Chloe also tells Tess when all the boys are going lovesick over Tess that she needs to get a boyfriend or no girl will ever talk to her again. Chloe gets along with Kaylee. She also tell Tess that she'll miss her when Tess was going to change schools. Chloe is only seen a few times but is close friends with Allie and Tess.
• Jessica Jones-Foster (Played by unknown) is Tess′s, Gabe′s, Spencer′s and Sam′s mum. She appears as a ghost to Tess in her dream and also appears ghost driver in Jack′s car (even though nobody noticed her in the car).

Episodes

Accolades

International release dates

Country / Region	Channel	Title in country	Season 1 premiere	Season 1 finale	Season 2 premiere
Canada	YTV	Life with Boys	September 9, 2011	September 9, 2012	October 23, 2012
United States	TeenNick		December 28, 2012 (Preview) February 6, 2013 (Premiere)	June 12, 2013
United Kingdom  Ireland	Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland)		November 21, 2011	December 22, 2012	November 4, 2013
Australia	ABC3		March 2012
Philippines	Nickelodeon (Philippines)		March 15, 2012
New Zealand	TV2 (New Zealand)		November 6, 2012
Italy	Nickelodeon (Italy)		June 4, 2012
Romania	Nickelodeon (Romania)	Viața la Masculin	September 2012

References

External links

• Official website
• Life with Boys at the Internet Movie Database