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Life in Pieces: Season 4

13 episodes Premiered Apr 18, 2019 Updated Oct 20, 2026
Previously on Life in Pieces

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Life in Pieces Season 3.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Jungle Push Resort Anniversary

Apr 18, 2019 · 23 min

When the Short family arrives at their vacation resort in the Yucatan, their accommodations aren’t quite what they expected. Heather is ridiculously overprotective of Sophia during

S4·E2 Core

Demo Nosebreath Surgery Match

Apr 18, 2019 · 23 min

When Colleen and Matt try to impress a potential birth mother, they have a hard time competing against another rich, swanky couple. Jen’s pregnancy takes a toll on Greg; Heather le

S4·E3 Core

Misery T* Name Pills

Apr 25, 2019 · 23 min

While Joan is bedridden recovering from surgery, she persuades Sophia to spend time with her, which she quickly regrets. Jen and Greg select a name for their new baby only to learn

S4·E4 Core

Birth Meddling Jacket Denial

May 2, 2019 · 23 min

When Colleen and Matt learn they may not be allowed into the delivery room for the birth of the baby they are planning to adopt, they try to convince Morgan to have the baby at hom

S4·E5 Core

Sonogram Frog Rub Family

May 9, 2019 · 23 min

After Tim has a heart attack, he becomes super clingy and annoys the entire family. Also, Greg and Jen make a pact to keep their baby's gender a secret; Sophia's new pet frog turns

S4·E6 Core

Recovery Discipline Psycho Labor

May 23, 2019 · 23 min

After John befriends the janitor at Sophia’s school, Mr. Sissel, John learns that Sophia and her friends believe a childish rumor about him. Also, Heather pushes Tim and Joan to go

S4·E7 Core

Lost Math Art Glam

May 30, 2019 · 23 min

Greg scrambles to find Lark when he loses her at the hospital while visiting Jen and the new baby. Also, Heather offers to help Sophia with her math homework but can’t figure out t

S4·E8 Core

X Box Glimpse Spotlight

Jun 6, 2019 · 23 min

Heather and Tim try not to freak out when they get an emergency text from Samantha to pick her up in the middle of the night; Tim endures an embarrassing public situation; John acc

S4·E9 Core

Four Short Fairy Tales

Jun 13, 2019 · 23 min

When Tim gets a toupee, the family try their best to hide their horrified reactions; Jen fights for face time with her boss; Joan decides to retire; Greg and Matt build a playhouse

S4·E10 Core

Letter Promise Adult Seventy

Jun 20, 2019 · 23 min

When Matt and Colleen treat Jen and Greg to a fancy dinner as a "thank you" for writing a recommendation letter, Jen and Greg are mortified when they realize they never wrote it; S

S4·E11 Core

Clean Pens Grandma Guys

Jun 20, 2019 · 23 min

Jen and Greg hire Edna—the cleaning lady who has worked for John and Joan for years—but Jen is horrified at her strange habits. Matt, Heather and Greg race to find the valuable sou

S4·E12 Mytharc

Cabana Hero Action Son

Jun 27, 2019 · 23 min

When Matt helps Grandpa Mort efficiently book a family trip to the Bahamas, the family is super impressed, so Greg reserves a cabana at the pool to outdo Matt. Tim saves the life o

S4·E13 Mytharc

Reverse Burden District Germany

Jun 27, 2019 · 23 min

When Tim and Heather realize that being grandparents is very far off in the future, they decide to have another baby. Joan gets frustrated when she keeps getting tasked with watchi

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