Family Biz
Season 1
Family Biz is a Canadian television show, filmed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada starring Doug Murray, Ephraim Ellis and Kate Corbett. According to YTV, Muse Entertainment and IMDB, twenty-six episodes have been shot. Created by James Nadler, the show is currently airing on YTV and France 2. The first episode was shown on March 6, 2009 on YTV. The show has been rated "C8+" in Canada.
Where to Watch Family Biz • Season 1
19 Episodes
- Damage ControlE2
Damage ControlDad's in the house. And that means big changes for the Keller kids. Ronnie gets an actual bedtime. Avalon loses her cell phone and unlimited calling privileges. And no more killer Keller-Casa parties. Desperate to save her plummeting social stock, Avalon maneuvers Eli into booking the EMO band Yellow Stayne to play a concert at Chez Keller. This will be the house party to end all house parties. And Eli will get to hook up with the super hot Tracey Dupont-Roymont. Now all Eli has to do now is keep Dad out of the house. Just for six hours. How hard can that be? Pretty hard, apparently. - OutsourcingE3
OutsourcingAvalon is totally hogging the Keller family phone line. She’s waiting for her crush, bad boy Cody Flowers, to call her back. With Avalon ruling the "Rrrrring", Eli never gets any phone time. And Dave has to fight for his right to make important business calls. Dave vetoes Eli and Av’s suggestion to get a "teen line". Instead Dad outsources and hires Mr. Patel of Bombay Telemarketing to field all the Kellers’ calls. Too bad Mr. Patel refuses to put Cody’s call for Avalon through. Patel feels he should sort out the "good boys" from the "riff raff". Eli, Ronnie and Avalon conspire to overload Mr. Patel’s phone and brain circuits to regain total communication control. Meanwhile, Tonia uses the Keller kids’ taste buds to test out Mother Granola’s latest recipe for chewy beige whole wheat squares. - Don't Sweat the Small StuffE4
Don't Sweat the Small StuffRonnie stresses about a school project. Big time. Dave gives Ronnie some old business advice: "Don’t sweat the small stuff". In fact, he encourages all the Keller kids to focus on the big picture and to worry less about the details. Spelling? A mere technicality. The exact location of Eli’s school trip? Trivial specifics. Tonia takes off to Russia to put down an uprising of crazed cereal consumers. Meanwhile Dad’s new, relaxed approach works great for the Keller kids, until Ronnie brings home an F and Eli ends up on a ski trip in Jamaica. - Go with the Flow ChartE5
Go with the Flow ChartEli suffers from an odd aroma. Okay, it’s major B.O. With all that manly testosterone coursing through his system, Eli definitely needs more shower time. But hot water is a limited resource around the Keller house and Avalon calls shower dibs to prepare for her upcoming violin duet with the dreamy Josh Morris. Dad takes drastic measures to keep things fair. GPS anklets to monitor the Keller-ites’ every move? He’ll be able to ration the hot water and know exactly what the Keller kids are up to 24/7. - BlamestormingE6
BlamestormingThe attic roof collapses. Who’s at fault? Dave and Tonia convene a "Blamestorming" session to get to the bottom of things. As the Keller kids try to pass the buck, their testimony reveals that Eli wanted to play a forbidden pay-per-view boxing match for his buds. Avalon wanted to impress Eli’s hunky friend Cody Flowers with her culinary capabilities. And Ronnie wanted a pet raccoon. A satellite dish, a vicious skunk and Cody Flowers all on one roof? Sounds like Eli, Ronnie and Avalon are collectively to blame for the roof’s collapse. But then Eli and Avalon do a little investigating of their own. They find a hole in their parents’ story, one almost as big as the one in the roof. - LiquidityE9
LiquidityEli trashes the wrestling team’s bus while trying to impress Trace. Now he has to pay for the repairs, but he’s broke. Eli needs a money-making plan. A simple plan that doesn’t involve selling Caitlin’s hair or the Keller family’s baby photos. Eli could just get an after school job. Yeah right! Not in this universe. Dave suggests Eli use the concept of liquidity to turn some of his assets into cash. Eli considers liquidating his prized Stratusblast comic collection starring the wrestling superstar Trish Stratus… No way. Rather than make the ultimate sacrifice, Eli stages a fake charity wrestling match to raise the money. And he actually cons Trish Stratus herself to show up. When Trish discovers the charity match is a hoax, she goes ten rounds in the ring with Eli. Ten painful rounds. - Out with the InternE11
Out with the InternDave can’t rely on Eli to handle important Keller Family Corporation duties. So Dave and Ronnie set out to hire a responsible intern for the Family Biz. The winning and grinning candidate is Warren Silver. He’s clever. He’s professional. And he’s been Eli’s nemesis since Grade Three. Warren loves his job and his charm quickly turns to smarm. He gets to show up Eli. And, as an employee of the Keller Family Corporation, Warren can spend quality time with Eli’s flirt-worthy sister, Avalon. (Avalon finds him repulsive but Warren thinks they’re fated to be the super celeb couple, "Warvalon".) Snooping through Eli’s room, Warren uncovers the invitation to Trace Dupont-Roymont’s super-exclusive upcoming party. He forces Dave to blow the whistle. The party gets cancelled. Trace blames Avalon and freezes her out of the Mac-Massey social whirl. Avalon and Eli plan to destroy Warren. He must be fired and fast. How? They convince Warren to be more Dave Keller-like than Dave. They know that will drive Dave nuts. After all, the Keller attic’s only big enough for one Mr. Keller. - Reel WorldE12
Reel WorldThe Keller teens decide the only way they’re going to get a break from Dad is to find a new crib to hang in – as contestants on the hit reality television show "Teen Party Palace". Since the totally hip series only accepts online submissions, Eli and Av need to make a slick application video. They need to look totally cool. Problem: they have no camera and no money to rent one. Problem solved. Dave’s got lots of experience from his youthful days of dabbling in corporate communications (his short silent film "The Pencil" rocks). With Dave leaping on board as Producer, the kids can rent the professional equipment they need to make a kick-ass audition tape. There’s just one minor detail. Dave thinks that he’s producing the "Keller Family Corporation Instructional Video". Under Dad’s creative control, Eli and Av find themselves captured on tape in some very uncool situations. Eli tries to salvage their audition video before their dorky Dad-directed premiere. - BreakawayE13
BreakawayEli and Avalon both promise Tracey Dupont-Roymont a ride to the new drive-in movie "First and Last Forever". Too bad neither of them has a license. Or a car. Avalon scours the Mac-Massey High yearbook for potential drivers. Eli enlists Dad’s help to perfect his driving so he can take the road test (for the third time) and actually pass. It’s not like he hasn’t been to Driver’s Ed. It’s just that darn parallel parking issue. Can Eli learn how to drive with Dave’s patented Keller Visualization technique? Well, no. Especially since Eli and Dave never get out of the driveway. - BrandedE14
BrandedAvalon is crushing on Cody Flowers. Too bad Cody can’t remember her name. So Av drags Eli into a scheme to spend more time with Cody – in detention. When that fails, Avalon enlists Dad’s help to make her unforgettable. Dave proposes to turn Avalon into a brand as famous as teen singing sensation Amanda Santa Anna. With Dave’s launch of the Avalon Brand of Liquid Antibacterial Soap, Avalon ends up with more fame (and more detention) than she ever bargained for. Meanwhile, Eli tries to ditch chem class to catch a movie with Caitlin. Unfortunately, now that Avalon’s famous Eli can’t make a move without Avalon’s fans following him. - Focus PocusE16
Focus PocusWhen Eli blows an interview for a summer job to be a costume mascot at an amusement park Dave insists that they find out what went wrong. Dave arranges for a Focus Group to intensely observe Eli and critique his numerous faults. To Eli’s horror, the focus group consists of Trace, Caitlin, Avalon and Dakota Toyota. They’re not exactly objective. And each member of the Focus Group has a different take on how Eli should walk, talks and dress for interview success. Taking their advice, Eli gets more and more confused as he suffers through some of the worst job interviews ever. Meanwhile, Ronnie conducts her own focus group when she spends "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" with her Mom’s assistant, Giles. Giles admits that if he listens to Ronnie, he’ll be president of the company one day. - The ConsultantE17
The ConsultantEli wants the newest Silt handheld gaming platform. Avalon yearns for the latest in text messaging, the Boysenberry, so she can keep up with Trace and her social circle. But gadgets cost green and there’s only room in the Keller Family Corporation for one kid to get a raise in their allowance. To objectively decide which kid deserves more dough, Dave brings in The Consultant - Dakota Toyota. Eli thinks he has it made. After all, Dakota is his best bud. So Eli goofs off on all his chores. But Dakota takes his consulting job seriously and awards the raise to Avalon. Avalon gets the promotion in the Keller Corporation, her very own Boysenberry—and more responsibilities and chores than she ever wanted. She needs the Consultant to come back in and issue a new report for the Keller Family Corporation. Problem: Eli and Dakota are not talking. Can Avalon and Ronnie bring the buds back together? - Corporate KarmaE19
Corporate KarmaAvalon, Caitlin and Trace Dupont-Roymont race to collect the most recyclable paper for the Mac-Mass Trash-a-thon. As the competition heats up, Avalon must choose between winning and her friendship with Trace. It does look like "nice girls finish last." So Avalon becomes the ultimate mean girl. She’s tough, ruthless, and dressed all in black. But the meaner Avalon tries to be, the more she helps people by accident. Mean Avalon ends up with more friends and more recyclable paper than she ever dreamed. Meanwhile, Dave and Eli try to build up some good Karma by cleaning up their neighbor lawns. But no one warned Eli about the dangers of killer weeds, elephant dung and Caitlin’s Mom.
