Family Biz

Family Biz
Created by	James Nadler
Starring	Doug Murray Ephraim Ellis Kate Corbett Rebecca Windheim Lori Alter John Bregar Mishael Morgan Jade Carpenter
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	YTV
Release	March 6, 2009

Family Biz is a Canadian television show, filmed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada starring Doug Murray, Ephraim Ellis and Kate Corbett. Twenty-six episodes have been shot. The show is currently airing on YTV and will soon be on France 2. The first episode was shown on March 6, 2009 on YTV. The show has been rated "C8" in Canada.

Description

An international co-production between Canada’s Muse Entertainment, Summit Crescent Productions and France’s Breakout Films, Family Biz centers around three latch key kids, Eli (16), Avalon (15) and Ronnie (11), who have the run of the Kellerhouse. Their corporate parents are too busy at work and teen insanity rules! That is until their Dad, Dave Keller, gets downsized (okay...fired) and decides to work from home in the Keller attic. To feel useful, Dave launches the Keller Family Corp. and sets about “reinvolving” himself in the lives of his teenage kids, much to his offspring’s total embarrassment. Whenever a problem occurs Dad looks to his years of business knowledge to find the solution, whether it is getting to know his kids through in-depth marketing surveys or outsourcing all their phone messages to India. But mostly he just drives the Keller kids mad…too bad the kids can’t just fire Dad!

List of Episodes

Season 1

Episode	Name	Summary
1	Shake The Box
2	Damage Control	Dad'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 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?
3	Outsourcing
4	Don't Sweat the Small Stuff	Ronnie 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.
5	Go With the Flow Chart	Eli 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. Now that stinks!
6	Blamestorming
7	High Cost of Management	In a breathtaking display of speed eating, Eli devours the special roast intended for Tonia’s boss, Mr. Peter Pennyman. Avalon freaks. Pennyman’s coming to dinner tonight. If the dinner is a disaster Mom’s career is over. Meanwhile, Dave calls a family meeting. Not knowing what Eli did, Dave declares that Eli is eating the Kellers into bankruptcy. So Dave creates The Keller Family Corporation Cost Management Committee to control household spending, and appoints Ronnie Keller as the Committee’s manager. Dave and the kids need to come up with a new meal. And fast. Eli and Avalon could order takeout, but if they want money they’ll have to go through Ronnie first. And Ronnie’s tough. Strapped for cash the Keller kids have to work with what they’ve got in the house – Dad’s secret stash of junk food. Will Tonia’s boss be impressed by the Keller Kids’ gut-wrenching, gross-out concoctions? Or will he just be grossed out?
8	Fine Art of Negotiation	Eli scores seats for him and his buds to the big basketball game. Avalon snags tickets for her and her gal pals to the Boy Band concert of the decade. There’s just one problem. The game and the concert are on the same night. And there’s only one driver. Dad. Dave encourages Eli and Avalon to negotiate a deal that they can both agree on. The Keller kids come up with the perfect equation: two events plus one minivan equals eight hours of driving for Dad. Dave refuses. There’s only one thing left for him to do. STRIKE! Can the Keller kids break his spirit? Meanwhile, Ronnie discovers that she has a real talent for negotiation.
9	Liquidity	Eli 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.
10	Skunkworks	Eli and Avalon need their freedom back. And that means Dad needs to go back to work. They decide that Dave needs a makeover if he’s ever going to compete in the young, hip job market. So Eli and Av go on a corporate retreat (a “Skunkworks”) to reinvent Dad’s image. Dave: Version 2.0 rocks new duds and a new ‘tude, and even scores a new job… As Eli and Avalon’s guidance counselor! NOT cool. And Dave has to give Avalon’s class the sex-ed lecture about Tommy the Tadpole and the River of Life. TOTALLY not cool. The Keller kids helped get Dad hired. Now how can they get him fired? Meanwhile, Caitlin enlists Avalon to redesign her image. Maybe then Eli will notice Caitlin…Yeah, maybe if she’s playing Silt, the most killer video game of all time.
11	Reel World
12	Out with the Intern	Dave 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 invite 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…
13	Breakaway

Season 2

Episode 14: Branded
Avalon 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.

Episode 15: Shareholders are Revolting

Episode 16: Focus Pocus

Episode 17: The Consultant

Episode 18: Lockdown

Episode 19: Corporate Karma

Episode 20: Bend the Trend

Episode 21: Negative Feedback

Episode 22: Trading Up

Episode 23: Just In Time

Episode 24: Field Test

Episode 25: Exit Interview

Episode 26: Sell In Depth

External links

• Family Biz at IMDb
• YTV: Family Biz