What It's Like Being Alone

2006 - 2006

Being Alone for Beginners

26th June 2006

Episode 1

Lucy discovers that not only is she an orphan but she is also not a princess.

Do Orphans Dream of Electric Parents

3rd July 2006

Episode 2

After Brian Brain is rejected by like-minded Adopters, he creates robotic parents to fill the void.

An Orphans' Life Indeed

10th July 2006

Episode 3

Princess Lucy accidentally clones herself in an effort to find the perfect BFF.

The Perfect Lesson

17th July 2006

Episode 4

The Orphans put on a play to prospective Adopters, with disastrous results.

The Poster Child

24th July 2006

Episode 5

Aldous has a chance to avoid a deadly curse by being adopted by Corporate Executives.

Fire the Reverend

31st July 2006

Episode 6

Reverend Gamble mistakes Charlie for the Devil, until the real Satan shows up looking for his son.

Red, White and Orphanage

7th August 2006

Episode 7

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

14th August 2006

Episode 8

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

21st August 2006

Episode 9

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

28th August 2006

Episode 10

Princess Lucy obsesses over the high she gets from gambling, resulting in dire consequences.

Armie Loves Cigarettes

4th September 2006

Episode 11

Armie takes up smoking after idolizing Cool Carl, the only Orphan ever to be adopted from the Gurney.

The Frightful Flu

11th September 2006

Episode 12

After all the Orphans come down with the flu, a reformed wicked witch, Karen, is hired to get them under control.

Silver Screen Lucy

18th September 2006

Episode 13

Famed A-list Director, Steven Franchise, has the Orphans compete by making films to impress him into adopting them.

Top Cast

Adam Greydon Reid•Andrew Sabiston•Peter Cugno

Animation Comedy

A wondrous and fiendishly humorous stop-motion animation series about freak orphans who are desperately trying to get adopted.

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Adam Greydon Reid

Armie (voice)

Andrew Sabiston

Brian Brain (voice)

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Peter Cugno

Charlie (voice)

Julie Lemieux

Sammy Fishboy (voice)

Dwayne Hill

Princess Lucy (voice)

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