Life with Louie — Season 1, Episode 6: Behind Every Good Coach

Episode synopsis

Louie makes a deal with his Dad to get out of his much-hated gym class if he agrees to play little league baseball. Much to Louie's dismay and bad luck, his baseball coach ends up being his tyranical gym teacher. After the coach is hit in the head by Louie's bat during a game Louie's dad Andy steps in as the coach and whips the team into shape in true military fashion--literally. While Andy is teaching the team battle strategies, Louie's mom teaches them actually baseball tips and tricks on the side. Of course in the end, Louie's team ends up in the big championship game and the team's newfound skills are put to the test.

About Life with Louie

The 8-year-old Louie is doing his best to grow up and cope with a large family, a doting mother, a pesky little brother, and a by-the-book, military veteran dad. Add to that a slew of holiday family squabbles, a flood, an old Rambler and a huge goldfish, and you have the background for Life with Louie. Each episode is a portrait of humor and warmth drawn from Louie Anderson's real-life experience as a child in the Midwest.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman
• E2Dad Gets Canned
• E3Raindrops Keep Falling on My Bed
• E4Lake Winnibigoshish
• E5A Fish Called Pepper
• E7Alive! Miracle in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin
• E8Pains, Grains, and Allergy Shots
• E9The Fourth Thursday in November
• E10Tracks of My Deers
• E11When Cedar Knoll Freezes Over
• E12A Fair to Remember
• E13Born a Rambler Man