What It's Like Being Alone
Season 1
Created by: Brad Peyton
Network: CBC Television
Season aired: 2006-06-26
Overview
A wondrous and fiendishly humorous stop-motion animation series about freak orphans who are desperately trying to get adopted.
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Episodes · 13
Being Alone for Beginners
Lucy discovers that not only is she an orphan but she is also not a princess.
Do Orphans Dream of Electric Parents
After Brian Brain is rejected by like-minded Adopters, he creates robotic parents to fill the void.
An Orphans' Life Indeed
Princess Lucy accidentally clones herself in an effort to find the perfect BFF.
The Perfect Lesson
The Orphans put on a play to prospective Adopters, with disastrous results.
The Poster Child
Aldous has a chance to avoid a deadly curse by being adopted by Corporate Executives.
Fire the Reverend
Reverend Gamble mistakes Charlie for the Devil, until the real Satan shows up looking for his son.
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.
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.
A Tale of Almost Unbearable Sadness
After a bad day, the Orphans try to find true happiness in the hapless forest.
Lucky Lucy/You Got to Know When to Hold'em
Princess Lucy obsesses over the high she gets from gambling, resulting in dire consequences.
Armie Loves Cigarettes
Armie takes up smoking after idolizing Cool Carl, the only Orphan ever to be adopted from the Gurney.
The Frightful Flu
After all the Orphans come down with the flu, a reformed wicked witch, Karen, is hired to get them under control.
Silver Screen Lucy
Famed A-list Director, Steven Franchise, has the Orphans compete by making films to impress him into adopting them.
