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The Best Episodes of Grounded for Life Season 3

Every episode of Grounded for Life Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Grounded for Life Season 3!

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Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty got his girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’s his wife, and at just 32, he’s somehow found himself with 14-year-old daughter Lily, two little boys, and a constant struggle

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 6 - Henry's Been Working for the Drug Squad
    8.6/10(124 votes)

    S3:E6

    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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  2. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 11 - Tonight's the Night
    8.0/10(95 votes)

    S3:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 3 - Cat Scratch Fever (a.k.a. The Bitch Is Back)
    7.8/10(93 votes)

    S3:E3

    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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  4. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 5 - Just Like a Woman
    7.8/10(95 votes)

    S3:E5

    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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  5. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 1 - We Didn't Start the Fire
    7.5/10(94 votes)

    S3:E1

    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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  6. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 4 - Drive Me Crazy
    7.5/10(90 votes)

    S3:E4

    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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  7. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 13 - Part Time Lover
    7.5/10(89 votes)

    S3:E13

    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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  8. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 7 - Cuts Like a Knife
    7.4/10(89 votes)

    S3:E7

    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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  9. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 8 - Who Are You?
    7.4/10(95 votes)

    S3:E8

    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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  10. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 9 - Welcome to the Working Week
    7.4/10(89 votes)

    S3:E9

    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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  11. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 10 - Claudia in Disguise with Glasses
    7.4/10(90 votes)

    S3:E10

    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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  12. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 12 - Oh, What a Knight
    7.2/10(97 votes)

    S3:E12

    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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  13. Grounded for Life Season 3 Episode 2 - Mustang Lily
    7.1/10(96 votes)

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Henry's Been Working for the Drug Squad" is the best rated episode of "Grounded for Life" season 3. It scored 8.6/10 based on 124 votes. Directed by John Blanchard and written by Ned Goldreyer, it aired on 3/7/2003. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Tonight's the Night".