Get A Life

Chris talks his best friend Larry into taking the day off from his job so they can go to the amusement park and ride the new Hell Loop 2000, a 360-degree looped rollercoaster. However, the fun ends when they get stuck upside down at the top of the loop. Julie Brown guest stars as TV reporter Connie Bristol. The opening theme is before and after the pilot.

Chris decides to enter the exciting world of male modeling when he joins the Handsome Boy School of Modeling. Brian Doyle-Murray guest stars as Ted Bains.

Chris convinces his father to accompany him to the father-son competition at the annual newspaper boy picnic. James Hampton guest stars.

Sharon's sister, Charleen, comes to visit and she is taken with Chris' charm, much to Sharon's chagrin.

In order to raise money to help save his childhood playground, Chris attempts to set a world record by having the most things piled on top of him.

Chris and the other paperboys lose their jobs when the newspaper replaces them with the Paperboy 2000, a gigantic paper-delivering robotic vehicle. To get everyone's job back, Chris challenges Paperboy 2000 to a paper-delivering contest.