S01E01 Pilot
Lisa begins her new job as Assitant States Attorney for the City of Baltimore, and Kevin has trouble adjusting to Lisa's long hours outside of the home. On her first day at work, she's insulted...
Life's Work
S01E02: Daycareless
Lisa and Kevin realize how overwhelming thier lives have become when they mistakenly leave baby Griffin at daycare, each thinking the other has picked him up. After several warnings and one more tardy pick-up, Griffin is expelled and the Hunters must find alternative daycare. Temporary relief arrives in the form of Connie, Lisa's larger-than-life mother, who comes to stay with the Hunters. Although she's happy to help her daughter and son-in-law, Connie quickly makes it clear that she loves her grandchildren but she's not about to become their full-time baysitter. Lisa and Kevin must return, apologetically to Griffin's original daycare center. In order to get their baby re-enrolled, they generously ""donate"" their brand new VCR to the center. To Lisa's dismay, her beloved copy of ""Braveheart"" was still in the VCR-- and the task falls to Kevin to provide a suitable replacement -- so he transforms into a Mel Gibson-esque warrior, complete with blue complexion and kilt.
Overview
Life's Work is an American situation comedy series that aired from September 1996 to June 1997 on the ABC channel; the show stars Lisa Ann Walter as Lisa Ann Minardi Hunter, an assistant district attorney in Baltimore.
Lisa Ann always wanted to practice law since she was young because she always argued with her parents. She also had a basketball coach husband named Kevin Hunter who served as the patriarch of the family. Together, they raised a 7-year-old daughter Tess and a toddler son named Griffin. During the entire run of the series, a simple electric guitar instrumental solo was used as the show's opening theme. Laugh tracks were used in all episodes in the sitcom as it was filmed "live before a studio audience."
During the 1990s, it was common to give stand-up comedians their own sitcom on TV; even if their first one had flopped. Lisa Ann Walter was a stand-up comedian who played a mouthy feminist who could stand up to her mother in addition to her superiors at work. While Lisa Ann's character had plenty of zingers to her, there was still a sense of "been-there-done-that" with her character.
In one of the episodes, Lisa Ann claimed to have a sexual affair with then-current American President Bill Clinton.
Episodes
S01E02 Daycareless
Lisa and Kevin realize how overwhelming thier lives have become when they mistakenly leave baby Griffin at daycare, each thinking the other has picked him up. After several warnings and one more tardy pick-up, Griffin...
S01E03 Contempt
Lisa finds herself in contempt when she goes head to head with a sexist, egomaniacal judge. Meanwhile, Kevin fears he's going to lose his job after an article is printed in the newspaper about him.
S01E04 Concert
They go to a NIN concert and realize that the concert lifestyle is not for them.
S01E05 Burnout
Lisa hopes her star will rise when Mr. Nash offers her a shot at a high profile case, but the nonstop shuttle between home and work is causing her fuel to run dry. Meanwhile, Kevin...
S01E06 Playdate
Lisa discovers that kids' ""play dates"" can be as troublesome as adult dating when the mother of Tess's new friend, Corrine, causes nothing but problems, almost ruining the little girls' friendship. Meanwhile, Kevin and Lisa...
S01E07 Girlfriends
Lisa and DeeDee are assigned a case against a defense attorney who dated - and dumped - both of them. Meanwhile, Tess spends a day at work with Kevin and innocently wanders into the locker...
S01E08 Pregnancy
Lisa finds out that she may be pregnant right before her and Kevin's romantic weekend in the Poconos. Suddenly she is faced with having her life turned upside down -- again.
S01E09 Jobs
After being assigned a rediculous performance evaluation at work, Lisa and her coworkers scramble to try to match Mr. Nash's answers (though Matt goes over-the-top and sets his to music). Kevin is offered a job...
S01E10 Gobbledegook
Lisa's is planning to have a hassel-free thanksgiving, but she gets more than she bargained for when she avoids a holiday with her realatives. For starters, Kevin has to miss out on the festivities for...
S01E11 Boss
The Hunter family is in an uproar when Lisa's mother Connie moves in with them, and quickly seizes control of every aspect of their lives. Hiring connie to take care of the kids seemed like...
S01E12 Fired
After Visa raises their credit limit, Lisa decides that it's time for the Hunters to have tidings aplenty for Christmas (she and Tess decide to be Jewish, so they can have 8 days worth of...
S01E13 Harassment
Lisa and her coworkers amuse themselves joking about a case Lyndon is assigned involving a man ""getting splinters"" with a tree on the lawn of the public library. Meanwhile, Matt builds a robot, the TC5-1000,...
S01E14 Fraud
When Connie gets conned out of her retirement funds, by a man who reminds her of Kenny Rogers, she takes him to court. But Lisa's irritated that Lyndon is assigned to the case too... Namely...
S01E15 Neighbors
When the Hunters get robbed, they get to be friends with their new neighbor, Marty, and his son. The next thing they know, Marty's gotten their possessions returned. They figure out how he pulled those...
S01E16 Ride Along
Lisa's psyched when she gets to go on a ""ride-along"" with a cop. But her enthusiasm soon fades when the crazy cop takes her and her coworkers hostage.
S01E17 Dates
Lisa plays Cupid on Valentine's day when she see's an old flame of Mr. Nash's flirting with him. Reluctant Nash finally agrees on a date, only to leave halfway through it. So Lisa tracks him...
S01E18 Banquet
Lisa thinks she can juggle attending an important legal banquet, and a dinner with Kevin and his boss, at the same time. But things go bust when a stood-up Kevin shows up at the banquet...
Cast
Lisa Ann Walter
Lisa Ann Hunter
Michael O'Keefe
Kevin Hunter
Molly Hagan
Dee Dee Lucas
Lightfield Lewis
Matt Youngster
Alexa PenaVega
Tess Hunter
Andrew Lowery
Lyndon Knox
Larry Miller
Jerome Nash
