The Dangerous Book for Boys

2018 - 2018

How To Walk on the Moon

29th March 2018

Episode 1

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.

How to Play Poker

29th March 2018

Episode 2

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.

How to be an Explorer

29th March 2018

Episode 3

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.

The Trojan War

29th March 2018

Episode 4

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.

How to Talk to Girls

29th March 2018

Episode 5

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.

How to Build a Treehouse

29th March 2018

Episode 6

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.

Top Cast

Chris Diamantopoulos•Gabriel Bateman•Drew Powell

Family Comedy Drama

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.

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Full Cast

Chris Diamantopoulos Image

Chris Diamantopoulos

Patrick / Terry McKenna

Gabriel Bateman Image

Gabriel Bateman

Wyatt McKenna

Drew Powell Image

Drew Powell

Dash McKenna

Kyan Zielinski Image

Kyan Zielinski

Liam McKenna

Erinn Hayes Image

Erinn Hayes

Beth McKenna

Swoosie Kurtz Image

Swoosie Kurtz

Tiffany McKenna