The Best Episodes of Grounded for Life Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(135 votes)

   #1 - Your Father Should Know (1)

   S4:E19/5/2003

   After Sean confronts Brad's father, who's boasting that Lily and Brad have slept together, he confronts Claudia -- and finds out she already knew too. So when Brad mysteriously gets injured by an airborn Christmas decoration, everyone thinks Sean finally lost his temper. Meanwhile, the boys have spent Sean and Eddie's Liberty quarter collection, and Eddie is disgusted. So Eddie takes the boys out to teach them a lesson about stealing from other people -- by stealing a toy machine that Henry loaded with quarters.

   Director:John Blanchard

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   7.8/10(127 votes)

   #2 - Your Father Should Know (2)

   S4:E29/5/2003

   Claudia feels it's time to smooth relations between the two families by having the O'Keefes over for dinner, but the evening falls apart when Brad's mother blames Lily for taking Brad's innocence. Meanwhile, Eddie teaches Jimmy and Henry a lesson in respecting other people's property after he finds out that they used his coin collection to play arcade games.

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   7.6/10(138 votes)

   #3 - All the Young Nudes

   S4:E39/12/2003

   Sean and Eddie hire strippers for the bar to help make ends meet -- then wind up being protested by the PTA. But what's most shocking is who set the PTA on their tails. Meanwhile, Brad asks Lily to break up with Dean. Lily doesn't want to hurt Dean, but agrees, only to find that he takes it far easier than she expected.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Brad Copeland

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   8.2/10(173 votes)

   #4 - I Right the Wrongs

   S4:E49/19/2003

   Brad is bothered that Lily is embarrassed to be seen with him, so Sean tries to make over his geeky image. But all Sean succeeds in doing is inadvertantly getting another student suspended from school... Which leads to an in-bar confrontation with Sister Helen. Meanwhile, Jimmy's ""trademark"" hair-length has become an issue at school. Elsewhere, Claudia helps Eddie deal with an unwise purchase he made for the bar -- by getting drunk with the customers. And Lily confesses her relationship with Brad in front of the entire school.

   Director:John Blanchard

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   7.5/10(126 votes)

   #5 - I Just Paid to Say I Love You

   S4:E59/26/2003

   Brad plans a romantic date with Lily in New York City, but because one incident throws them off schedule, the rest of the evening becomes a disaster. Meanwhile, Eddie breaks a window in the sewing room, leaving it wide open for an animal to wander in...an animal which Henry wants to keep as a pet.

   Director:John Blanchard

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   7.4/10(126 votes)

   #6 - S.A.T. and Sympathy (a.k.a. S.A.T. Out of Hell)

   S4:E610/3/2003

   Lily and Brad stress over their upcoming S.A.T. tests... and Claudia turns the SAT's into a competition. Meanwhile, Sean teaches Henry a lesson in compassion by taking in a homeless guy (Dave Sheridan).

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Aron Abrams

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   7.4/10(126 votes)

   #7 - Pay You Back with Interest

   S4:E710/10/2003

   After Eddie buys an electric car to impress a girl, Sean unwisely gives Eddie a loan without telling Claudia, which results in her college enrollment check bouncing. Meanwhile, Brad discovers a tatoo with Dean's name, but Lily's plea for her parents to pay for her tattoo removal goes ignored.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writers:Bill Martin, Mike Schiff

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   7.7/10(126 votes)

   #8 - Ticket to Ride

   S4:E810/31/2003

   After a night of partying, Lily wakes up with a nasty hangover, her car parked on the porch and no memory of how she got home. To teach Lily a lesson, Sean and Claudia decide to sell her car and have her sign a contract that she will call them when she is too drunk to drive. Angry at losing her car, Lily pretends to be drunk night after night in order to make her parents give her a ride home. Meanwhile, Eddie makes a huge profit when he sells Lily's car for Sean.

   Director:John Blanchard

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   7.4/10(132 votes)

   #9 - Smells Like Teen Spirit

   S4:E911/7/2003

   Sean talks to Jimmy about the birds and the bees; Brad accidentally sees Claudia naked.

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    7.4/10(142 votes)

    #10 - Baby Come Back

    S4:E1011/14/2003

    Sean becomes jealous when Claudia is asked to do some modeling for a fashion photographer. So she storms out, leaving him to deal with a bath products party that she'd organized. Meanwhile Lily recieves her yearbook photos, which are terrible.

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    7.7/10(137 votes)

    #11 - Been Caught Stealing

    S4:E1111/21/2003

    Sean and Eddie arrive at the bar to discover they've been robbed. Instead of calling the police, Walt suspiciously insists on cleaning up. Meanwhile, Lily and Brad spend a day at the mall and wind up in a fight, so Lily decides that she's gonna go out with another guy.

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    7.5/10(137 votes)

    #12 - (She's Got) Kegs

    S4:E121/9/2004

    Sean wants to go to a Sex Pistols concert, but Claudia has to study for a college test and Lily has a science project due, which leaves no one to watch the boys. But Lily leaves Brad holding the bag by skipping off to a frat party... where she runs into Claudia. Meanwhile, Eddie hires a bodyguard.

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    7.8/10(137 votes)

    #13 - My Ex-Boyfriend's Back

    S4:E131/16/2004

    Lily resents her ex-boyfriend's ability to move on so quickly after she dumped him; Eddie's stand-up routine flops until he incorporates material from Claudia and Sean's personal life.

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    Writer:Ned Goldreyer

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    7.2/10(126 votes)

    #14 - Communication Breakdown

    S4:E141/23/2004

    Sean forgets to give Claudia an important message from her professor; Jimmy hides the telephone bill to conceal his calls to a 976 number; Lily freaks out when Brad doesn't call her for three hours.

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    7.7/10(134 votes)

    #15 - All Apologies

    S4:E151/30/2004

    During a romantic getaway at a hotel, Claudia and Sean watch an adult film and realize it was shot in their home; a girl bullying Jimmy might actually like him.

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    7.4/10(129 votes)

    #16 - I Think We're Alone Now

    S4:E162/6/2004

    Sean and Claudia try to take advantage of an empty house and spend some alone time together; Lily realizes that Brad is not a good dancer.

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    7.5/10(124 votes)

    #17 - Can't Get Next to You

    S4:E172/13/2004

    Lily, Brad and Jimmy sign abstinence pledges at school; Brad asks Lily to marry him; Jimmy throws out everything that reminds him of sex. Meanwhile, Walt reveals that Eddie was born lefthanded.

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    7.4/10(128 votes)

    #18 - Racketman

    S4:E182/20/2004

    Brad's (Bret Harrison) dad, Dan (guest star Gregory Jbara), claims to have been taking tennis lessons for years, however, after Sean (Donal Logue) beats him at a tennis game, it is revealed that Dan has been having an affair and not taking lessons.

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    7.6/10(127 votes)

    #19 - Me and Mrs. O

    S4:E192/20/2004

    When the Finnerty's throw Brad a birthday party to take his mind off his parents' recent breakup, Sean secretly invites Brad's dad to the party as part of his ""plan"" to reunite him with his wife Connie (guest star Nancy Cassaro). Unfortunately, Connie has taken Claudia's (Megyn Price) advice to ""get some,"" which prompts her to pursue Eddie.

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    7.6/10(131 votes)

    #20 - Tombstone Blues

    S4:E202/27/2004

    Claudia refuses to include Brad in the family portrait; Claudia's father-in-law (guest star Richard Riehle) gives her plot to his dead cat.

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Chris Kelly

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    7.3/10(128 votes)

    #21 - Pictures of Willy

    S4:E212/27/2004

    Eddie persuades Sean to help him break into his ex-girlfriend's apartment to steal embarrassing photographs.

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Ned Goldreyer

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    8.1/10(147 votes)

    #22 - It's Hard to be a Saint in the City

    S4:E223/5/2004

    This one might be better: Sean is having trouble keeping the bar alive and Claudia asks him to reconsider running it. With St. Patrick's Day around the corner Eddie tries to lure customers over from rival pubs. Meanwhile, Brad and Lily prepare for the parade and Jimmy is having trouble understanding the meaning of St. Patrick's day.

    Director:John Blanchard

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    7.5/10(129 votes)

    #23 - Beat on the Brat

    S4:E233/19/2004

    Sean disciplines one of Henry's bratty friends; Lily asks Brad to choose between her and his geeky friends; Eddie uses a Jewish online dating service.

    Director:John Putch

    Writer:Ned Goldreyer

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    7.6/10(129 votes)

    #24 - The Cheat Is On

    S4:E243/26/2004

    Claudia copies Lily's school paper, only to find out Lily plagiarized the essay. Sean hints to Sister Helen that Lily may have cheated, but he learns too late that the school's ""zero-tolerance"" policy on cheating could result in Lily being expelled.

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    Writer:Erica Rivinoja

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    7.1/10(127 votes)

    #25 - You're So Vain

    S4:E254/16/2004

    Claudia's father, Tony, has returned to the Finnertys for and operation, and the rest of the family is very sympathetic, except for Sean.

    Director:John Blanchard

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