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Life With Boys

Life With Boys is a Canadian Kid Com starring Torri Webster. She plays Tess Foster who lives with her father and three brothers (Gabe, Spencer and Sam). The show focuses on her quest to find the balance between her love for typical girly things and being on the wrestling team.

The show airs on YTV in Canada and Nickelodeon everywhere else.

This show contains examples of:

Abhorrent Admirer: Sam to Allie.
Adults Are Useless: Mr. Foster, but not Grandma Helen.
Alpha Bitch: Stacey and Kaylee.
Ambiguously Brown: Allie.
Book Dumb: Allie.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Both Sam and Tess are Algebra prodigies.
Camp Straight: Sam.
Canada, Eh?: The show is filmed in Toronto.
The Casanova: Gabe.
Cool Loser: Averted. Tess is pretty popular since she's on the wrestling team.
Crazy Cat Lady: Heather.
The Fashionista: Allie.
Food Slap: In "Wrestling with Boys", the two girls Gabe is two-timing both show up on his doorstep at the same time. When he can't remember their names, they toss their drinks in his face.
Heterosexual Life Partners: Tess and Allie.
I Broke a Nail: Allie was worried that, being on the wrestling team, Tess could suffer cuts, break bones, or a nail.
Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: Episode Name With Boys.
If You Die I Call Your Stuff: In "Wrestling with Boys", Tess is planning on throwing a match against the wrestling team. Allie asks whether, if the plan goes wrong, she can have Tess's sparkly black purse.
Insult to Rocks;
I just realised that when I compared you to an average dog, I was being insulting to dogs.
Love Interest: Bobby Parelli, for Tess.
Missing Mom: For Gabe, Tess, Sam and Spencer.
Non-Identical Twins: Tess and Sam.
Outnumbered Sibling: Tess.
Overprotective Dad: Jack.
Polar Opposite Twins: Tess and Sam.
Popularity Food Chain:
- Big Man on Campus: Gabe.
- The Cheerleader: Allie.
- Lovable Jock: Tess, Bobby.
- Extraverted Nerd: Sam.
Raised by Dudes: Tess.
The Rival: Bobby to Tess.
Shout Out: "Would You Like To Dance With Boys?" has a couple instances of the environment assembling piece by piece. The Boy of the Week was Dylan Everett.
Spoiled Sweet: Allie.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tess and Allie.
Very Special Episode: Sam starts smoking!
Yandere: Heather for Mr. Foster.
You Go Girl: The first episode is all about Tess's quest to join the wrestling team.