Viața cu Louie este un serial de desene animate în care sunt povestite întâmplări din viața lui Louie Anderson, un copil de 8 ani care trăiește în Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin (SUA). Louie mai are 5 frați și surori, dar aceștia nu apar în fiecare episod.
Deși are mulți prieteni, Louie are și un inamic pe nume Glen Glenn, care îl bate de câte ori îl prinde. Multe episoade sunt inspirate din viața adevăratului Louie Anderson, un comediant american care apare la începutul episoadelor și care le vorbește telespectatorilor. Louie Anderson a și regizat toate episoadele.
Louie este un copil un pic grăsuț care învață de-a lungul episoadelor lecții de viață importante. Serialul este o combinație reușită de întâmplări din care înveți ceva, cu comedia care te bine dispune și acțiunea care te captează.
Andy Anderson este tatăl acestuia, veteran de război. Andy este tipul omului lăudăros și exagerează de fiecare dată inventând povești din război în care el salvează întreaga omenire. El a lucrat, de fapt, ca bucătar. Mașina acestuia este un Rambler clasic la care nu ar renunța pentru nimic în lume. Aura Anderson este mama lui Louie, o femeie cumsecade, dar și o mamă extrem de iubitoare care ar face orice pentru copiii ei. Tommy Anderson este frățiorul mai mic al lui Louie. Este naiv, iar Louie îl păcălește de multe ori.
Louie gets a summer job as a caddy to earn some extra cash and becomes the good luck charm and personal servant to Jojo Stomopolous, the resident Pinenut Country Club snob.
Earl Grunewald is promoted to be a main worker of the tractor factory. While the Grunewald family goes for a ski trip, Louie pretends to be a ski master, so the Anderson family also joins.
How to Succeed in Washington Without Really Trying
Louie's class must give a speech and if someone wins, the class will go to Washington. Louie buys a speech from Glen Glenn and he wins. Andy accompanies the trip because he was in a war with the president. After Andy tells Louie he must always tell the truth, Louie tells the truth about the speech.
For his vacation science homework, Louie has to give a detailed report on honey bees. He ends up enlisting the help of his father on this project, but Andy ends up taking over the care and observation of the bees and develops a special kinship with the bees. Louie tries to figure out how he is going to give a presentation on the bees when he can't get anywhere near them with his father in the picture.
Little Louie's never met a job he didn't like, but he does (eventually) get his household tasks done. Yet, he may have taken on a task that's more than he can handle when he tries to help down-and-out friend of the family get back on his feet. It's a single act of kindness - but it's doubled his chores!
To avoid trying out for the school play, Louie claims membership in the Chess club. Obligated to attend a club meeting, Louie soon discovers he's a chess prodigy!
Louie meets famous comedian Kazoo.Kazoo came to town,to see his mother Ora.He wants Louie to come and watch his show with his mother.Well,Louie wants it,but his mother doesn't.After the show,Louie decides to become a comedian.So,he asks Kazoo to help him.Louie is very good,and he is even going to stand and laugh people on audition.But,when he finds out,that being comedain has some thing to do with insulting people.
For Louie's birthday, his grandma gives Louie a sweater which she made for him. While trying to write the thank you letter, Louie decides to instead play with his friends. When he finally writes the letter, he finds out his grandma has died.