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Life with Derek · S1 · E12

All Systems No Go

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  • Jan 15, 2006

Chaos in the house prompts Casey to implement some basic house rules. Meanwhile with Nora away at a retreat, George needs to enlist everyone's help to organize the book club happening in their house that night.

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Chaos in the house prompts Casey to implement some basic house rules. Meanwhile with Nora away at a retreat, George needs to enlist everyone's help to organize the book club happening in their house that night.

Season 1

13 episodes
  1. 1The Room

    30 minSep 18, 2005

    Fifteen-year-old Derek (Michael Seater) is unhappy about his dad's remarriage, mostly because it means he now has to deal with two stepsisters, the older of whom has her heart set on taking over Derek's bedroom. Casey: Ashley Leggat. Edwin: Daniel Magder. Lizzie: Jordan Todosey.

  2. 2The Fall

    30 minSep 25, 2005

    When Casey humiliates herself by falling on top of her new classmates in the school hall, right in front of Derek's best friend Sam (Kit Weyman) on whom she has a crush, Casey gets the embarrassing nick name: Klutzilla.

  3. 3The Party

    30 minOct 2, 2005

    When Casey and Derek's parents decide to go away for the weekend, Casey and Derek must convince their parents that they can be trusted to take care of Edwin, Lizzie and the house without a babysitter, but Derek has other plans!

  4. 4Puppy Dog Tails

    30 minOct 16, 2005

    Casey gets more than she bargained for when she attempts to add a feminine touch to the living room and, in the process, starts a decorating feud between her parents. Derek: Michael Seater. Edwin: Daniel Magder. Nora: Joy Tonner. George: John Ralston. Casey: Ashley Leggat.

  5. 5Grade-Point: Average

    30 minOct 23, 2005

    Casey is enraged to learn that she has been labeled a “grade grubber” by her fellow classmates. To rid herself of this unflattering rep, she decides to team up on a school project with the biggest slacker she knows: Derek. Michael Seater. Marti: Ariel Waller. George: John Ralston. Nora: Joy Tonner.

  6. 6The Wedding

    30 minOct 30, 2005

    As Aunt Fiona's wedding planner, Casey strives to make the ceremony and reception absolutely perfect and hitch-free, but things start to go wrong when Casey's cousin---and archrival---Vicky (Sarah Gadon) interferes. Meanwhile, Derek gets his first directing job: He's been asked to film the nuptial celebration. Fiona: Tara Manuel Rigal. Nora: Joy Tonner.

  7. 7The Poxfather

    22 minNov 6, 2005

    Derek makes Casey an offer she can't refuse. She agrees to run his highly profitable school-based business in exchange for a new cell phone and a more desirable locker location while he's at home recovering from chicken pox.

  8. 8House of Games

    30 minNov 13, 2005

    Casey engages in a high-stakes game of chance against the master of cheating siblings, Derek; and George finds himself in hot water for mentioning his ex's name during a heated argument with Nora.

  9. 9Marti the Monster

    Dec 4, 2005

    Nora and George need a babysitter for an upcoming day trip and Derek ends up being left in charge of Marti who has fun terrorizing him as he tries to impress the new girl from school, Sandra (Claire Hewlett).

  10. 10Sweet Misery

    30 minDec 11, 2005

    When Derek flips the TV remote at Casey causing her to hurt her ankle, Casey decides to return the favor and make Derek really suffer

  11. 11Babe Raider

    Dec 18, 2005

    Offended by the video game Babe Raider, Casey decides to counter the sexist male attitude in the house by coming up with a set of feminist house rules.

  12. 12All Systems No Go

    Jan 15, 2006Now viewing

    Chaos in the house prompts Casey to implement some basic house rules. Meanwhile with Nora away at a retreat, George needs to enlist everyone's help to organize the book club happening in their house that night.

  13. 13Male Code Blue

    30 minJan 22, 2006

    A budding romance between Casey and Sam seems to have little chance of growing after Derek informs Sam of the “male code,” which prevents friends from dating their best friend's siblings. Elsewhere, Nora and George take a quiz to determine how well they know their kids.