Life With Boys

Life With Boys


Promotional cast photo. Jake Goodman, Nathan McLeod, Torri Webster, Michael Murphy and Madison Pettis (from left to right)
Format Teen 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" by Katia Zuccarelli
Country of origin Canada
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 14 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Michael Poryes
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Nelvana Studio
YTV
Broadcast
Original channel YTV (CAN)
Nickelodeon (USA)
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]

ShowPremise
Each half-hour episode follows 14-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 adores 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.

ShowCharacters
Main characters

Tess Foster (Torri Webster) is the main protagonist of the show. Tess is 14 years old and the only girl in a house of all boys. She is a typical teen who loves clothes, boys, and wrestling. She is dating Bobby Parelli.
Allie Brooks (Madison Pettis) is Tess' best friend, a bright and popular cheerleader who loves makeup and fashion and is typical girlie girl. She's a fixture at the Foster household, despite never quite understanding how Tess can survive life in a house full of boys.
Gabe Foster (Nathan McLeod) is a 16 year-old heartthrob who loves shelling out girl advice to his younger brothers. A self-professed babe magnet, Gabe likes to play the field, and almost always has a girl on his arm.
Sam Foster (Michael Murphy) is Tess' twin brother who is a bit of a geek. Sam has a massive crush on Allie, but his efforts to woo her always end in rejection.
Spencer Foster (Jake Goodman) is the youngest of the Foster clan, eight year-old Spencer is precocious scary-smart, and uses these tools to his advantage. His older brother Gabe is his idol, and he always seeks out his advice!
Jack 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.
Recurring characters

Bobby Parelli (John-Alan Slachta) is a wrestling champion. He was Tess' enemy. Now he and Tess are dating.
ShowEpisodes
Main article: List of Life with Boys episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 22[2] September 9, 2011 TBA
ShowChannels
YTV

Life with Boys began airing on YTV in Canada Friday night's starting in September 2011.

On October 16, 2011 Madison Pettis (Allie) was a guest on YTV’s Sunday Big Fun Movie Coraline. She was interviewed by Laura in-between some of the commercial breaks. Madison said that she was living in Los Angeles but is happy to be filming Life with Boys in Ontario, Canada. She said her favorite thing about the show was her and Torri Webster’s (Tess) cool wardrobes.

Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)

Nickelodeon UK showed a sneak peek (Episode #1) of Life With Boys on October 21st 2011 after the new Nickelodeon Movie, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf. The show fully premiered on November 21st 2011 along with the new show Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.

Nick Extra

Main article: Nick Extra
On December 31st 2011, Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland) released a short labelled Nick Extra with Life With Boys. It showed behind the scenes of the show and an interview with Torri Webster, Nathan McLeod, Michael Murphy & Jake Goodman.

ShowInternational release dates
Country / Region Channel Series premiere Title in country
Canada YTV September 9, 2011 Life with Boys
France Canal J November 20, 2011 La vie mouvementée de Tess Foster (The Eventful Life of Tess Foster)
United Kingdom
Ireland Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland) November 21, 2011 Life with Boys
Netherlands
Flanders Nickelodeon (Netherlands & Flanders) February 13, 2012
Germany Nickelodeon (Germany) February 20, 2012 Allein unter Jungs (Alone Between Boys)
Sweden Nickelodeon (Sweden) February 20, 2012 Life with Boys
Denmark Nickelodeon Denmark February 20, 2012
Philippines Nickelodeon (Philippines) March 15, 2012
Greece Nickelodeon (Greece) April 12, 2012
Spain Nickelodeon (Spain) April 16, 2012 Mi vida entre chicos (My Life with Boys)
Nigeria Nickelodeon (Africa) April 23, 2012 Life with Boys
Hungary Nickelodeon (Hungary) April 23, 2012 Fiúkkal az Élet (Life with Boys)
Russia Nickelodeon (CIS) April 23, 2012 Жизнь среди мальчишек (Life Among the Boys)
Turkey Nickelodeon (Turkey) April 23, 2012 Oğlanlarla Hayat (Life with Boys)
Poland Nickelodeon (Poland) April 23, 2012 Tess kontra chłopaki (Tess vs. Boys)
Brazil Nickelodeon (Brazil) May 2012
United States Nickelodeon June 2012 Life with Boys
Australia Nickelodeon (Australia) 2012
New Zealand Nickelodeon (New Zealand) 2012
ShowReferences
^ Press release (August 18, 2011). "Torri Webster And Madison Pettis Star In Nelvana Studio's Life With Boys Premiering September 9 On YTV". Reuters. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
^ Shows A-Z life with boys on nickelodeon
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