Life as We Know It (ABC)

Life as We Know It is an American teen drama television series which aired on the ABC network during the 2004–2005 season. It was created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. The series was based on the novel Doing It by British writer Melvin Burgess.

Plot
Set at Woodrow Wilson High School in Seattle, Washington, Life as We Know It's lead was Dino Whitman (Sean Faris), a star ice hockey player. He had an uneasy relationship with his girlfriend, Jackie Bradford (Missy Peregrym), a soccer player. Jackie's best friend was Sue Miller (Jessica Lucas), a very competitive academic star. His best friends were Ben Connor (Jon Foster), who was carrying on an affair with a teacher, Monica Young (Marguerite Moreau); and Jonathan Fields (Chris Lowell), a nervous soul, especially about his girlfriend, Deborah Tynan (Kelly Osbourne). Jonathan was made even more nervous by Deborah's mother Mia (Sarah Strange), a nurse, sitting him down for a frank and graphic discussion about sex and its consequences.

Dino's parents' marriage fell apart after his mother had an affair with his hockey coach. His father, Michael, was played by D. B. Sweeney and his mother, Annie, was played by Lisa Darr. Coach Dave Scott was played by Martin Cummins.

Regular
Sean Faris as Dino Whitman – lead character and star hockey player

Jon Foster as Ben Connor – one of Dino's best friends who has a rocky relationship with Sue ever since his affair with Monica Young

Chris Lowell as Jonathan Fields – Dino's other best friend who goes out with Jackie's friend Deborah

Missy Peregrym as Jackie Bradford – Dino's on and off girlfriend and best friends with Sue and Deborah

Jessica Lucas as Sue Miller – Ben's on and off girlfriend who is best friends with Jackie and Deborah

Kelly Osbourne as Deborah Tynan – Jonathan's witty British girlfriend and friend of Jackie and Sue

Lisa Darr as Annie Whitman – Dino's mother who had an affair with Dino's hockey coach.

D. B. Sweeney as Michael Whitman – Dino's father who left his wife for cheating on him with Dino's hockey coach

Marguerite Moreau as Monica Young – a teacher who was having an affair with Ben, one of her students. Sue eventually found out and told her father who convinced Monica to transfer, or she would go to jail

Recurring
Evan Smith as Max Whitman – Dino's younger brother.

Sarah Strange as Mia Tynan – Deborah's mother

Martin Cummins as Coach Dave Scott – Dino's coach who was having an affair with Dino's mother Annie

Jessica Harmon as Zoe

Guest stars
Michaela Mann as Emma

Samantha McLeod as Marissa Becker

Nick Lashaway as Christopher "Topher" Flynn

Craig Ferguson as Oliver Davies (Deborah Tynan's Dad)

Meghan Ory as Greta

Amanda Crew as Polly Brewer

Crystal Lowe as Julie

Josh Meyers as Sam Connor

Peter Dinklage as Dr. Belber

Natasha Melnick as Sabrina

Connie Britton as Dianne

Samm Levine as Bernard

Busy Philipps as Alex

Production Companies

 * Sachs/Judah Productions
 * Cabloom! Productions
 * Touchstone Television

Distributors

 * Buena Vista Television
 * Disney-ABC Domestic Television

Length
60 minutes

Aspect Ratios
480i (4:3 SDTV)

720p (16:9 HDTV)

GoAnimate in Real Life Channel
ABC (American Broadcasting Company)

Episodes

 * 1) Pilot - Oct. 7th, 2004
 * 2) Pilot Junior - Oct. 14th, 2004
 * 3) The Best Laid Plans - Oct. 21st, 2004
 * 4) Partly Cloudy, Chance of Sex - Oct. 28th, 2004
 * 5) Secrets and Lies - Nov. 4th, 2004
 * 6) Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Junk - Nov. 18th, 2004
 * 7) Papa Wheelie - Nov. 25th, 2004
 * 8) Natural Disasters - Dec. 2nd, 2004
 * 9) With a Kiss, I Die - Dec. 9th, 2004
 * 10) Family Hard-ships - Dec. 16th, 2004
 * 11) A Little Problem - Jan. 6th, 2005
 * 12) Breakin' Away - Jan. 13th, 2005
 * 13) You Must Be Trippin' - Jan. 20th, 2005