The Best Episodes of Grounded for Life Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(137 votes)

   #1 - We Didn't Start the Fire

   S3:E19/17/2002

   Claudia learns the results of her pregnancy test and Sean celebrates the news with a major purchase: a bar that Eddie plans to burn down for the insurance money. Meanwhile, Lilly and Brad try their luck at getting liquored-up; and Henry develops a craving for a different kind of watering-hole delicacy.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writers:Bill Martin, Mike Schiff

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   Director:John Blanchard

   Writers:Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
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   7.1/10(138 votes)

   #2 - Mustang Lily

   S3:E29/24/2002

   Sean blows his shot at snagging a loan from Claudia's dad (Stephen Root) after losing the car he gave Lily for her birthday in a street race. Meanwhile, Henry and Jimmy put the squeeze on their grandfather for some hefty Tooth Fairy funds.

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   7.8/10(135 votes)

   #3 - Cat Scratch Fever (a.k.a. The Bitch Is Back)

   S3:E312/3/2002

   Things get tense at the bar when Sean hires his high school fantasy girl as the bartender. And Lily freaks out when she tells Dean she loves him at a concert and can't hear his reponse.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Ned Goldreyer

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   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Ned Goldreyer
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   7.5/10(133 votes)

   #4 - Drive Me Crazy

   S3:E42/28/2003

   For the second time, Lily has failed her behind-the-wheel exam. But this time it's not her fault, it's Sean's, who went out of her way to sabotage her driving test by teaching her rediculous driving tips, such as the all-important ""W-turn."" In other events, Claudia is having a devil of a time keeping Henry and Jimmy from playing a violent video game condemned by Sister Helen -- but she winds up addicted to it herself.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writers:Bill Martin, Mike Schiff

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   Director:John Blanchard

   Writers:Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
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   7.8/10(137 votes)

   #5 - Just Like a Woman

   S3:E52/28/2003

   The boys mock Sean when he can't get the lugnuts off of the car, leaving him to have his wife attract a trucker's attention to change the flat tire while he sits in drag in the backseat. Elsewhere, Eddie holds a garage sale at Sean's house where he sells off hot merchandise and his brother's possessions, and he welcomes the kids to partake in the sale. But Lily is mortified when Brad buys her old bra from Eddie, then boasts to the school that he and Lily have slept together.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Brad Copeland

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   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Brad Copeland
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   8.6/10(166 votes)

   #6 - Henry's Been Working for the Drug Squad

   S3:E63/7/2003

   From TV Guide: Following his school's drug-awareness day, Henry thinks his family is on drugs and stages an intervention for Sean after he finds a suspicious plant growing in the yard.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Ned Goldreyer

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   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Ned Goldreyer
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   7.3/10(131 votes)

   #7 - Cuts Like a Knife

   S3:E73/14/2003

   Sean has a hard time fighting off an amorous Claudia after lying to her that he's finally undergone a vasectomy. Meanwhile, Brad gets a chance to hang out with Lily by paying her to tutor him in a subject he already excels at.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Chris Kelly

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   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Chris Kelly
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   7.4/10(138 votes)

   #8 - Who Are You?

   S3:E83/28/2003

   Sean and Claudia are shocked to learn that Jimmy has been shoplifting and try to figure out his motivations for stealing. Elsewhere, Lily agonizes over what to wear for dinner with Dean's parents. Brad helps her find the perfect outfit, but Dean's parents turn out to be not so great. Meanwhile, Henry brings home his class's pet lizard.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Jeremy Hall

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   Writer:Jeremy Hall
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   7.4/10(131 votes)

   #9 - Welcome to the Working Week

   S3:E94/25/2003

   Lily goes on a shopping spree with her ""emergency credit card,"" resulting in her having to pay back the bill by getting a job -- at the bar. Meanwhile, Eddie fumes over a scathing review of the bar; and Henry takes energy preservation to the extreme.

   Director:John Putch

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:John Putch

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10. 

    7.3/10(132 votes)

    #10 - Claudia in Disguise with Glasses

    S3:E105/2/2003

    Claudia wreaks havoc at a wedding reception after losing her glasses -- though it may not be Claudia who lost them. Meanwhile Lily convinces Eddie to persuade Dean to get her the perfect birthday gift; and Brad begins spending way too much time with Jimmy.

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Aron Abrams

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    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Aron Abrams
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    7.9/10(138 votes)

    #11 - Tonight's the Night

    S3:E115/9/2003

    Lily winds up with the strangest bedfellow after Dean fails to pitch enough woo on her monumental 16th birthday. Meanwhile, Henry and Jimmy put Sean's shoddy fathering skills to the test with a con-game and a hot-wings binge.

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    7.2/10(139 votes)

    #12 - Oh, What a Knight

    S3:E125/16/2003

    Sean joins the Knights of Hibernia in order for Lily to compete in their beauty pageant.

    Director:John Putch

    Writer:Erica Rivinoja

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    Director:John Putch

    Writer:Erica Rivinoja
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    7.5/10(131 votes)

    #13 - Part Time Lover

    S3:E135/16/2003

    When the dump closes, Walt finds himself with an abundance of free time and begins hanging around the house, much to the dismay of Lily, who finds it increasingly hard to get alone-time with Brad. So she schemes to get him a date online... which turns out to be with a drag-queen. Meanwhile, Eddie finds out that his girlfriend has another boyfriend.

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Chris Kelly

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    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Chris Kelly