
TV show · comedy, family
How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
2013 · 1 season, 13 episodes · canceled
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Seasons and episodes How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
Season 1
2013 · 13 episodes · about 5h
1. Pilot21 min
Polly leaves her irresponsible husband, Julian, and taking her young daughter, Natalie, moves back in with her unpredictable parents, Elaine and stepfather Max. Apprehensive but determined to get her life back on track, Polly jumps into the dating scene and reluctantly leaves Natalie home for a night with her parents.
2. How to Get Off the Couch21 min
When Polly hurts her back training for a 5K and becomes confined to the couch, her parents step in to take care of Natalie. Elaine finds herself in an awkward situation with Natalie's classmates when they ask her to explain heaven and religion. Meanwhile, Max and Elaine encourage Julian to give Polly some space.
3. How to Live With the Academy Awards Party21 min
The family celebrate their favorite holiday - the Oscars. Polly invites an old classmate over for the event and tries to impress him. Meanwhile, Max thinks that Elaine has too close a relationship with her brother, and tensions explode at the party.
4. How to Not Screw Up Your Kid21 min
When Polly and Julian tell Natalie they won't be going camping as a family this year, Natalie invents an imaginary bully in an effort to deal with her parents' divorce. Meanwhile, Elaine forces Max into planning to see an old Aunt who is at death's door.
5. How to Run the Show21 min
Elaine and Max encourage Polly to put her needs first, as they did when Polly was growing up, and offer to babysit Natalie so Polly can spend time out with Scott. But they get a quick lesson in parenting the middle ground between letting kids run the show and ending up on a milk carton.
6. How to Fix Up Your Ex21 min
With Polly now happily dating, Natalie wants her dad to also have someone, and guilts Polly into helping Julian find a girl. Meanwhile, Elaine and Max, who have always been unapologetic about who they are, realize they have to make some changes for the sake of Natalie.
7. How to Stand on Your Own Two Feet21 min
Polly is determined to start paying her own way, so when her attempt at a second job fails, she decides to go back to school and make something of herself. Meanwhile, Elaine inspires Julian to follow his dream of opening a zombie survivor fantasy camp.
8. How to Live with Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life21 min
With Max stressing out over the opening of his second comedy club, and a lawsuit that comes with it, Max and Polly are butting heads - with Max eating anything in sight to calm his nerves. Meanwhile, Polly helps Julian figure out his feelings for his new girlfriend.
9. How to Get Involved21 min
When Polly is apprehensive about putting herself up for a promotion (wine and cheese manager) and Natalie announces that she's playing a "hillside" in the school play, Elaine and Max decide to get involved in order to make sure that Natalie and Polly are living up to their full potential.
10. How to Have a Play Date21 min
Polly's desire for Natalie to fit in with the kids and moms at her new school causes tension when she arranges a playdate and Elaine tries to steal the show.
11. How to Not Waste Money21 min
Max and Polly bond when he helps her learn to follow through on doing things -- like Groupons that she amassed while coping with her separation from Julian.
12. How to Help the Needy21 min
When Polly is a hit at Elaine's birthday lunch, Elaine is left feeling uninteresting, so Polly gets her an audition for a movie to boost her ego. But Polly soon realizes she's fallen into an old pattern of putting her mother's dream before her own.
13. How to Be Gifted21 min
Having always felt ordinary, Polly gets her family to go the extra mile to get Natalie into the gifted Magnet program, only to discover she's gifted in her own way. Also, when Elaine takes on a part in Max's play reading, their sex life is affected.
Season summaries1 season, 13 episodes
Season 1
2013 · 13 episodes · about 5h
1 season, 13 episodes, about 5h in total, from April 3, 2013 to June 26, 2013. Episodes run about 21 min.
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What is it about? How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
Polly is a single mom who has recently divorced. The transition hasn't been easy for her, especially in this economy. So, like a lot of young people living in this new reality, she and her daughter, Natalie, have moved back home with her eccentric parents, Elaine and Max.
Genres: comedy, family. Themes: single mother, family, sitcom.
Cast and crew How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
AllCreators
- Created byClaudia Lonow
- NetworkABC
Full cast20 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Sarah Chalke · Polly Green-Tatham · 13 ep.
- Elizabeth Perkins · Elaine Green · 13 ep.
- Jon Dore · Julian Tatham · 13 ep.
- Rachel Eggleston · Natalie Tatham · 13 ep.
- Stephanie Hunt · Jenn · 13 ep.
- Brad Garrett · Max Green · 13 ep.
- Greg Eagles · Long Haired Dude · 1 ep.
- Tyler Nunes · Jackson · 1 ep.
- Joe Wengert · Gregg · 1 ep.
- Michele Lee · Caroline · 1 ep.
- Jackée Harry · Jessoka · 1 ep.
- Laraine Newman · Deidre · 1 ep.
- Denice Sealy · Nurse · 1 ep.
- Maya Stojan · Saletta · 1 ep.
- Jeanette O'Connor · Homeless Woman · 1 ep.
- Abigail Eschete · Polly Green · 1 ep.
- Twink Caplan · Flora · 1 ep.
- Jann Karam · Nina · 1 ep.
- Addison Riecke · Tough Girl #1 · 1 ep.
- Aryan Simhadri · Boy · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Brian Grazer · Executive Producer
- Francie Calfo · Executive Producer
- Claudia Lonow · Executive Producer
- Michael Patrick Jann · Director
- Julie Anne Robinson · Director
- Reginald Hudlin · Director
- Rodman Flender · Director
- Alex Hardcastle · Director
- Bryan Gordon · Director
- Dave Horwitz · Writer
- Gregg Mettler · Writer
- Franklin Hardy · Writer
- Jonathan Schmock · Writer
- Shane Kosakowski · Writer
- David McHugh · Writer
- Claudia Lonow · Writer
- Marisa Pinson · Writer
- Matthew Flanagan · Writer
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Details How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)

- First episode
- April 3, 2013
- Last episode
- June 26, 2013
- Status
- canceled
- Network
- ABC
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Studios
- 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television Studios, Hot Lava Girl
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) have?
1 season, 13 episodes. The last episode aired June 26, 2013.
Who’s in How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)?
Sarah Chalke, Elizabeth Perkins, Jon Dore, Rachel Eggleston, Stephanie Hunt, Brad Garrett, Greg Eagles, Tyler Nunes, Joe Wengert, and Michele Lee. Created by Claudia Lonow.
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