From the creative team of Robin Shelby and Sean Spence
comes a comedy about family...with one good apple in the bunch

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Episode Guide (click title to view)

Season 1

Ep 1 - Coffee
Ep 2 - Frosty
Ep 3 - Birthday
Ep 4 - Internet Date
Ep 5 - Game Day
Ep 6 - Makeover

Season 2


Meet the Family

Robin Shelby - "Liz"/Creator/Executive Producer

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Robin is best known as bringing the lovable character “Slimer” to life in Ghostbusters II.  She has also been seen on the big screen in Beverly Hills Cop III, Three Wise Women, Willow, Special Delivery and Roner.  Her television acting credits include Cybill, The Home Court (with Pamela Reed) and The Boys are Back (with Hal Linden and Suzanne Pleshette).   In addition to voice-over work for PG&E and Best Western Hotels,  Robin has produced short films including Special Delivery and Lucidity as well as the award winning Munch and The Adventures of Mapboy, which have been screened worldwide in the festival circuit.

Robin also has had the privilege of “hitting the boards” in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Oliver, Annie (with Jo Anne Worley), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Baby, Dames at Sea, Jest a Second and many more.  She would like to thank the very talented cast and crew for taking the time to play…and make some amazing comedy.   You guys rock!

Joanna Churgin - "Sarah"

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Joanna feels so fortunate to be working with talented friends on Far from the Tree.

Most of her experience has been on the stage.  Among her favorite roles are Kate in All My Sons,  Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret,  Jeanette in  The Full Monty,  Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie,  Marjorie in The Allergist's Wife,  Ouisa in Six Degrees of Separation  and, hallelujah, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.  

She loves her guitar, loves to read, loves to cook - and loves, loves, loves Steve, Dylan and Matthew, without whom all else pales.

AnnaLisa Erickson - "Martha"

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AnnaLisa has spent a lot of time on LA stages and has seen the country from summer stock in Wisconsin and Missouri to regional theatre in North Carolina and Minnesota. Favorite roles include Aldonza in Man of La Mancha; Judy/Ginger in Ruthless; Gertrude in The Sea Horse; and Sister Hubert in Nuncrackers alongside Sally Struthers and Adrian Zmed.

BroadwayWorld and StageSceneLA cited her Fraulein Schneider as one of Southern California’s Best Supporting Performances of 2009 in Musical Theatre of LA's Cabaret; that role also earned her double Garland Award nominations from Backstage. She received a 2010 Best Performance Award from StageSceneLA as Ms. Pennywise in "Urinetown."

AnnaLisa hopes to escape the cutting room floor and soon be seen in the film Now Here.   SO proud to be a member of the dynamically dysfunctional FftT family. YATZEE!

Alex Rose Wiesel - "Katy"

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Born & raised in San Diego, CA, Alex has a theatrical background preforming in venues  from The La Jolla Playhouse to Disney's El Capitan Theatre and Universal Studios, Hollywood. Now in LA beginning to do more TV & Film work, Alex has worked on shows & movies such as Medium, E!'s After Lately, Dexter, The Hard Times of RJ Berger, Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger TidesMarvel's The Avengers, and Disney's So Random.  

Alex can also be seen in a few web series including Why I Hate Bisty Malone, Raisin' Junior & In Reverie.  She holds her BFA from The New School, NY & is a graduate of AMDA conservatory.

Thanks to Robin & Sean for inviting me to join such a wonderful group of people & play such a fun character :) 

Jeffrey Markle - "Reggie"

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Born and raised in Montana, Jeffrey is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and now makes his home in the Los Angeles area.    Among his Television appearances are Parks and Recreation, The Event, Breaking In, Desperate Housewives, The Closer, Without A Trace, Grey’s Anatomy, Boston Legal, Las Vegas, Young And The Restless and Gilmore Girls.  Films include A Gunfighter’s Pledge, Reflections and My Sister’s Keeper

Hundreds of theatre credits span more than thirty five years, including the World Stage Premieres of The Grapes of Wrath, Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and Suffer The Long Night.

Recently, you may have seen him as “The Laughing Guy” for Embassy Suites and “The Dancing Janitor” on Old Navy commercials.  And, the next time you visit Disneyland, listen for his voices on Pirates of the Caribbean


Meet the Friends

Sean Spence - Director/Writer

Acting being his first passion, Sean recently had the pleasure to work on the Clint Eastwood’s feature film , J. Edgar, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, and is starring in the upcoming independent films Blood Type: Unknown and Democracy At Work.   You can also find him on the web in the hit series Why I Hate Bitsy Malone, starring Natalie Lander, and co-starring in the Streamy Award winning web series Compulsions as well as the ongoing web series Game Room.

He has also partnered with his wife, Robin Shelby, to start their own production company where he has written, directed and starred in award winning shorts (Munch, Lucidity) throughout numerous film festivals, both nationally and overseas.

If you attend theatre in Los Angeles, you might have seen Sean as Douglas Panch in "The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee" and in the sketch-comedy/musical "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change".

Nothing but love for this cast and crew.  You are some of the most talented people I have worked with...thanks for making my job easy.

Doug Penikas - Cinematographer

Bio Coming...

Contributing Writers

Lorne Cooke