The Worst Episodes of Grounded for Life

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   #1 - Lily B. Goode

   S1:E11/10/2001

   In a desperate grab for attention, Lily makes out with the nerdish next-door neighbor, Brad O'Keefe, in his car; when Sean catches them, he responds in a rather unorthodox way--by throwing fried chicken at the windshield. Meanwhile, Walt babysits Jimmy and Henry and teaches them how to dig a hole; and Eddie tries to hook up illegal cable so he and Sean can watch softcore porn.

   Director:Gary Halvorson

   Writer:Bonnie Kallman

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   Director:Gary Halvorson

   Writer:Bonnie Kallman
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   #2 - Devil's Haircut

   S1:E83/28/2001

   Sean (Donal Logue) tries to disguise the fact that he cut Henry's (Jake Burbage) hair himself instead of taking him to a barber shop.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writers:Bill Martin, Mike Schiff

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   Director:John Blanchard

   Writers:Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
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   #3 - Eddie's Dead

   S1:E94/4/2001

   Sean (Donal Logue) tries to keep Eddie (Kevin Corrigan) from hitting on a woman (guest star Julie Claire) Claudia (Megyn Price) is consoling after a break-up.

   Director:Brian Levant

   Writer:Chris Kelly

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   Director:Brian Levant

   Writer:Chris Kelly
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   #4 - Catch Us If You Can

   S1:E104/18/2001

   Sean catches a fly ball that's still in play and loses a game for the Yankees. Claudia's upset when the bachelorette party she's throwing for her girlfriend gets disrupted by Sean, Eddie and the boys, who have been chased home by irate fans.

   Director:Ken Kwapis

   Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel

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   Director:Ken Kwapis

   Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel
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   #5 - Jimmy's Got a Gun

   S1:E114/25/2001

   Walt gives Jimmy a BB gun for his birthday, prompting an all-out war between him and Sean, which ends up with Walt in the hospital, shot in the rump.

   Director:Paul Lazarus

   Writer:Ned Goldreyer

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   Director:Paul Lazarus

   Writer:Ned Goldreyer
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   #6 - Jimmy Was Kung-Fu Fighting

   S1:E125/2/2001

   To save for a dream vacation to Mexico, Sean and Claudia start working extra shifts at work. This leads to chaos at home, with Eddie raising the kids, Lily getting her tongue pierced, Jimmy becoming a bully, and Henry panhandling and eating out of the garbage.

   Director:Terry Hughes

   Writer:Brad Copeland

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   Director:Terry Hughes

   Writer:Brad Copeland
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   #7 - Loser

   S1:E135/9/2001

   Sean volunteers to referee Henry's soccer team and ends up making an unethical decision in the team's favor. Which in hindsight wasn't a great idea, when Henry gets an inflated ego. So Sean tries to make things right the following week by making an unethical decision in the opposing team's favor. . . Meanwhile, Lily flirts with the cute guy at the concession stand and the conversation leaves her walking on air. But when she starts to obsess over the introduction, she replays the scene over and over in her head, each time thinking that she made a bigger and bigger fool of herself.

   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Tom Purcell

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   Director:John Blanchard

   Writer:Tom Purcell
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   #8 - Mrs. Finnerty, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

   S1:E145/16/2001

   When Lily is miserable because she and her girlfriends have been booed off the stage at the school's talent show, Sean and Claudia have some explaining to do. Meanwhile, the Finnerty's get roped into buying cases of candy bars that the boys are selling for school.

   Director:Kenny Ortega

   Writer:Aron Abrams

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   Director:Kenny Ortega

   Writer:Aron Abrams
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   #9 - Love Child

   S1:E155/23/2001

   Sean has some explaining to do when Lily’s devastated to discover that she was born out of wedlock.

   Director:Craig Zisk

   Writers:Ned Goldreyer, Chris Kelly

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   Director:Craig Zisk

   Writers:Ned Goldreyer, Chris Kelly
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    #10 - Baby, You Can't Drive My Car

    S2:E19/26/2001

    After the family car goes missing one night, the Finnertys find themselves at an impasse: Sean is in mourning over the loss, while Claudia hopes to gain from a slightly inflated insurance claim. But when the battered remains of the car are towed to the house a few days later, it becomes clear that Lily has been covering her tracks about an ill-fated joyride -- and the reason why her parents have to buy the missing parts from Eddie's maniacal mechanic.

    Director:Ken Kwapis

    Writers:Ned Goldreyer, Chris Kelly

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    Director:Ken Kwapis

    Writers:Ned Goldreyer, Chris Kelly
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    #11 - Dream On

    S2:E210/3/2001

    Claudia's dream about Eddie has Sean out to relight his wife's fire, until he goes down in flames during an impromptu visit to her work. Meanwhile, Lily bombs out with a new boy after guzzling Jimmy's spiked cider. (TV Guide)

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:John Blanchard

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    #12 - Don't Let Me Download

    S2:E311/21/2001

    Claudia is shocked to find some racy pictures downloaded on Jimmy's computer, and insists that she and Sean confront him about it, but Sean wants to ignore the situation. Later, Sean confesses to Walt that he downloaded the pictures, and its not long before Claudia discovers that Sean is the guilty culprit. Meanwhile, Lily gives Jimmy a picture of Sister Helen which they doctor and use as an e-mail joke. But when the e-mail is sent to Sister Helen, things aren't so funny anymore.

    Director:Dennie Gordon

    Writer:Aron Abrams

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    Director:Dennie Gordon

    Writer:Aron Abrams
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    #13 - Rubber Sold

    S2:E411/28/2001

    Sean freaks out over Lily's attending a bash at Brad's after he spots the nerdy neighbor stocking up on certain sexy party supplies.

    Director:Peter Werner

    Writer:Bob Kushell

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    Director:Peter Werner

    Writer:Bob Kushell
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    #14 - Bang on a Drum

    S2:E512/5/2001

    Sean and Eddie revive their old high school band to play a wedding reception, but Sean gets nervous when Lily seems way too interested in their hot new drummer. Jimmy convinces Henry that the reson he can't find baby pictures of himself is that Henry's a robot.

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Chris Kelly

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    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Chris Kelly
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    #15 - Smoke on the Daughter

    S2:E612/12/2001

    During a stressful day at work, Claudia takes a puff of a co-worker's cigarette which quickly turns into an entire cigarette and then a daily habit. Desperate to keep her smoking habit from Sean and the kids, Claudia tries her best to smoke without being found out, but is busted by Lily. Lily makes a deal with her - she won't say anything if Claudia will get her a cell phone and Claudia agrees. Sean thinks that Claudia's bizarre behavior lately has something to do with him, prompting him to buy her the expensive armoire Claudia was admiring recently at the flea market. When her quest for a cigarette leads to her digging through the trash and landing outside Brad O'Keefe's window, she realizes she has hit a new low and swears off her habit. Meanwhile, after setting a date with Dean on her new cell phone, Lily is humiliated to find out Dean heard her gushing about him when the phone didn't turn off.

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Tom Purcell

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    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Tom Purcell
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    #16 - I Saw Daddy Hitting Santa Claus

    S2:E712/19/2001

    Sean gets ticked off with Walt, who's playing Santa Claus, when he promises Henry a $350 Astro Jammer Battle Buggy for Christmas. So Sean responds by bringing violence to Santaland. Meanwhile Lily tries to figure out if the blurry giftcard on her boxershorts reads ""from Brad"" or ""from Dean.""

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Brad Copeland

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    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Brad Copeland
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    #17 - Let's Talk About Sex, Henry

    S2:E81/2/2002

    After Henry unexpectedly catches Sean and Claudia having sex, Sean is determined to handle the inevitable topic of the birds and the bees with Henry in a better way than Walt did with he and Eddie. After having a father/son talk with Henry about sex, Sean feels good about how he handled things. When Sean and Claudia catch word that they have a ""reputation"", they discover that Henry told his entire class about what he caught Sean and Claudia doing, forcing them to do some damage control.

    Director:Peter Lauer

    Writers:Bob Kushell, Jim O'Doherty

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    Director:Peter Lauer

    Writers:Bob Kushell, Jim O'Doherty
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    #18 - Is She Really Going Out with Walt?

    S2:E91/16/2002

    The Finnertys' plan to push Walt (Richard Riehle) back into the social scene backfires when he's social with a lady they don't like. Meanwhile, Lily fears that her bad behavior has thrust Brad into Kristina's arms.

    Director:Paul Lazarus

    Writer:Brad Copeland

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    Director:Paul Lazarus

    Writer:Brad Copeland
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    #19 - We Are Family

    S2:E101/23/2002

    A favor for Claudia's well-connected Uncle Sal (Vincent Pastore) goes awry, leading Sean to fear that the guy may be a goodfella. Meanwhile, Brad is more than willing to share a shower with Lily after a plumbing problem leaves the Finnertys all wet.

    Director:Dennie Gordon

    Writer:Jim O'Doherty

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    Director:Dennie Gordon

    Writer:Jim O'Doherty
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    #20 - Mr. Roboto

    S2:E111/30/2002

    Jimmy and his class are having a robot science fair. Sean goes all out to create a ""first place"" robot for Jimmy. When the judge of the fair calls Jimmy's robot ""substantial robot"" and ""you could prop a door wide open with this!"" Sean stands up and admits that he made his son's robot. He requests that the other parents do the same (It's obvious that the other robots were made by the parents.) In the end, Jimmy and his robot, fight Benji (his classmate) and his robot in a robot battle! Benji, who was marvelously acted wins!

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Unknown

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    #21 - Don't Fear the Reefer

    S2:E122/6/2002

    Sean's takes a swing at tree surgery and ends up causing a blackout during the superbowl. But his biggest concern is what he saw through Lily's window while chopping the tree -- Lily holding a bag of pot. But what's even more shocking is where Lily got the weed: out of Sean's closet. With the blackout, Dan O'Keefe moves his Superbowl party to the Finnerty home, where they listen to a play-by-play given by Jimmy from his 5-inch TV.

    Director:Linda Mendoza

    Writer:Aron Abrams

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    Director:Linda Mendoza

    Writer:Aron Abrams
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    #22 - Take It to the Limit

    S2:E132/13/2002

    Lily's compulsive credit-card usage sinks Sean's plans to take Jimmy and his friends to a pricey waterpark; Eddie refuses to open up to his family about the contents of his mysterious locked box. (TV Guide)

    Director:Dennie Gordon

    Writer:Ned Goldreyer

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    Director:Dennie Gordon

    Writer:Ned Goldreyer
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    #23 - Eddie Said Knock You Out

    S2:E142/20/2002

    Sean accepts a challenge from his obnoxious neighbor, Mr. O'Keefe, for a boxing match. But he has second thoughts when he discovers Eddie's tried to fix the fight. Meanwhile, Claudia becomes enraged when she learns about a rumour that she's had breast enhancement surgery.

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Ned Goldreyer

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    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Ned Goldreyer
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    #24 - Safety Dance

    S2:E153/6/2002

    While Sean and Claudia are chaperoning at Lily's school dance, Sister Helen catches Lily and Dean red-handed with a bottle of liquor while they are making out. Lily insists she is innocent and that the booze is not hers. But it comes as a surprise to both Lily and Sister Helen when the real culprit is revealed. Meanwhile, Eddie has taken to using Walt as his goon to shake down his shady business associates.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    #25 - Relax!

    S2:E163/27/2002

    Sean tries to talk a gay co-worker into coming out of the closet before it gets out that Sean has already done it for him. Meanwhile, Lily's ready to rumble for her man after realizing that women keep hitting on Dean.

    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Chris Kelly

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    Director:John Blanchard

    Writer:Chris Kelly