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The Dangerous Book for Boys

  • TV-Y7
  • 2018
  • 1 season
  • Family, Comedy

The story of a middle-class family coping with the sudden passing of their beloved patriarch Patrick, a whimsical inventor who touched the lives of all who knew him. Devastated, his family finds hope in a guide book he created for his sons.

Episodes

6 episodes
  1. 1How To Walk on the Moon

    30 minMar 29, 2018

    As the McKenna family struggles to express their feelings about the loss of Patrick, Uncle Terry, Patrick's twin brother, reappears in their lives. The boys are given The Dangerous Book for Boys, and Wyatt soon finds himself caught up in vivid fantasies inspired by it, and must navigate both a mission to the moon and his family's emotions.

  2. 2How to Play Poker

    30 minMar 29, 2018

    As Beth struggles with the family's rapidly deteriorating financial situation, Tiffany and Uncle Terry try to help out in their own unique ways. Wyatt, meanwhile, travels from the Old West to the Poker World Championship as he learns the importance of when to be honest and when to bluff.

  3. 3How to be an Explorer

    30 minMar 29, 2018

    With both his mom and his teachers concerned about him, Wyatt is sent to a therapist, where he struggles with the idea that he might be crazy. Meanwhile, Beth tries to keep the family's spirits up at all costs, and Liam, to Dash's delight, finds himself under a troublesome hex.

  4. 4The Trojan War

    30 minMar 29, 2018

    As money problems deepen, Beth attempts to earn extra income by working as a rideshare driver. Wyatt, wanting to help out, opens a lemonade stand. When Liam and Dash get involved, it quickly leads to an all-out lemonade war with a competing stand.

  5. 5How to Talk to Girls

    30 minMar 29, 2018

    After Wyatt flames out trying to talk to his fifth grade crush, he turns to Patrick and The Dangerous Book for help on how to talk to girls. Meanwhile, Dash and Terry attempt to bond over a video game, and Liam finds unexpected help with his shop class project.

  6. 6How to Build a Treehouse

    30 minMar 29, 2018

    Beth kicks Uncle Terry out of the house after his well-intentioned project yields damage to the McKenna home. With a bedroom damaged and the entire family unraveling around him, Wyatt wonders if he might be better off alone.

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Series cast

Chris DiamantopoulosPatrick / Terry McKenna6 episodes
Gabriel BatemanWyatt McKenna6 episodes
Drew PowellDash McKenna6 episodes
Kyan ZielinskiLiam McKenna6 episodes
Erinn HayesBeth McKenna6 episodes
Swoosie KurtzTiffany McKenna6 episodes
Athan SporekSam5 episodes
Sophia ValinottiMaya Fleishacker3 episodes
Luke MathenyMr. Tree2 episodes
Kayla DíazNatalie1 episode
Scott SeidmanMini Kiss #11 episode
Pablo Diaz MontanoMini Kiss #21 episode
Luis DeJesusMini Kiss #31 episode
Mark MingoloMini Kiss #41 episode
Phoebe AmiraultStudent Crossing Street1 episode
Annelise MejiasParty Guest1 episode
Oona YaffeArianna1 episode
David BeachMr. Foster1 episode

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