Brad Peyton
Director
What It's Like Being Alone (2006)
Season 1
A wondrous and fiendishly humorous stop-motion animation series about freak orphans who are desperately trying to get adopted.
Released June 26, 2006
Episode 30 min
None+
S1E1 - Being Alone for Beginners
Lucy discovers that not only is she an orphan but she is also not a princess.
June 26, 2006, midnight
S1E2 - Do Orphans Dream of Electric Parents
After Brian Brain is rejected by like-minded Adopters, he creates robotic parents to fill the void.
July 3, 2006, midnight
S1E3 - An Orphans' Life Indeed
Princess Lucy accidentally clones herself in an effort to find the perfect BFF.
July 10, 2006, midnight
S1E4 - The Perfect Lesson
The Orphans put on a play to prospective Adopters, with disastrous results.
July 17, 2006, midnight
S1E5 - The Poster Child
Aldous has a chance to avoid a deadly curse by being adopted by Corporate Executives.
July 24, 2006, midnight
S1E6 - Fire the Reverend
Reverend Gamble mistakes Charlie for the Devil, until the real Satan shows up looking for his son.
July 31, 2006, midnight
S1E7 - Red, White and Orphanage
After a shiny, new orphanage appears overnight, Brian Brain realizes he wouldn't give up being a free-thinker for all the power and possessions in the world.
Aug. 7, 2006, midnight
S1E8 - Sammy's Episode
Sammy is convinced he's being watched by a TV audience, and is consequently diagnosed by Brian Brain as being a megalomaniac.
Aug. 14, 2006, midnight
S1E9 - A Tale of Almost Unbearable Sadness
After a bad day, the Orphans try to find true happiness in the hapless forest.
Aug. 21, 2006, midnight
S1E10 - Lucky Lucy/You Got to Know When to Hold'em
Princess Lucy obsesses over the high she gets from gambling, resulting in dire consequences.
Aug. 28, 2006, midnight
S1E11 - Armie Loves Cigarettes
Armie takes up smoking after idolizing Cool Carl, the only Orphan ever to be adopted from the Gurney.
Sept. 4, 2006, midnight
S1E12 - The Frightful Flu
After all the Orphans come down with the flu, a reformed wicked witch, Karen, is hired to get them under control.
Sept. 11, 2006, midnight
S1E13 - Silver Screen Lucy
Famed A-list Director, Steven Franchise, has the Orphans compete by making films to impress him into adopting them.
Sept. 18, 2006, midnight
Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: June 26, 2006
Last Air Date: Sept. 18, 2006, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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