
Grounded for Life
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 between his need to be responsible an...
Grounded for Life
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 between his need to be responsible and his desperate desire to be irresponsible. His judgmental father Walt and devil-may-care brother Eddie are no help at all. When they all get together, stories always start to fly. Of course, Sean’s family will never let him finish a story; they interrupt, they debate, they derail, they defend themselves; just like any good family would.
Grounded for Life
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 between his need to be responsible an...

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Episodes
Episode 1: Donal Logue: Meet The Finnertys
Episode 2: Lynsey Bartilson: Life As Lily
Episode 3: Claudia: Not the Sitcom Mom
Episode 4: A Collaboration is Born
Episode 5: The Bloopers
Episode 6: Parents In Training

Episode 1: Lily B. Goode
In a desperate grab for attention, Lily makes out with the nerdish next-door neighbor, Brad O'Keefe,...

Episode 2: In My Room
Sean inadvertently finds a fake ID in Lily's bedroom. Sean and Claudia confront their daughter about...

Episode 3: I Wanna Be Suspended
Jimmy’s science project is late, because his parents made him go with them to a Ramones’ concert. Wh...

Episode 4: Devil with a Plaid Skirt
Jimmy's claim of demonic possession and Lily's skirt length prompt Sean's perceived battle with scho...

Episode 5: Action Mountain High
Lily's trip to an amusement park with a group of her friends backfires when she calls Sean to pick h...

Episode 6: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Lily freaks out when Sean says they can't afford to send her on a ski trip with her classmates. But...

Episode 7: Like a Virgin
Claudia is looking forward to a trip to New Jersey to try to bond with Lily. However, things go fro...

Episode 8: Devil's Haircut
Sean (Donal Logue) tries to disguise the fact that he cut Henry's (Jake Burbage) hair himself instea...

Episode 9: Eddie's Dead
Sean (Donal Logue) tries to keep Eddie (Kevin Corrigan) from hitting on a woman (guest star Julie Cl...

Episode 10: Catch Us If You Can
Sean catches a fly ball that's still in play and loses a game for the Yankees. Claudia's upset when...

Episode 11: Jimmy's Got a Gun
Walt gives Jimmy a BB gun for his birthday, prompting an all-out war between him and Sean, which end...

Episode 12: Jimmy Was Kung-Fu Fighting
To save for a dream vacation to Mexico, Sean and Claudia start working extra shifts at work. This l...

Episode 13: Loser
Sean volunteers to referee Henry's soccer team and ends up making an unethical decision in the team'...

Episode 14: Mrs. Finnerty, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
When Lily is miserable because she and her girlfriends have been booed off the stage at the school's...

Episode 15: Love Child
Sean has some explaining to do when Lily’s devastated to discover that she was born out of wedlock.

Episode 1: Baby, You Can't Drive My Car
After the family car goes missing one night, the Finnertys find themselves at an impasse: Sean is in...

Episode 2: Dream On
Claudia's dream about Eddie has Sean out to relight his wife's fire, until he goes down in flames du...

Episode 3: Don't Let Me Download
Claudia is shocked to find some racy pictures downloaded on Jimmy's computer, and insists that she a...

Episode 4: Rubber Sold
Sean freaks out over Lily's attending a bash at Brad's after he spots the nerdy neighbor stocking up...

Episode 5: Bang on a Drum
Sean and Eddie revive their old high school band to play a wedding reception, but Sean gets nervous...

Episode 6: Smoke on the Daughter
During a stressful day at work, Claudia takes a puff of a co-worker's cigarette which quickly turns...

Episode 7: I Saw Daddy Hitting Santa Claus
Sean gets ticked off with Walt, who's playing Santa Claus, when he promises Henry a $350 Astro Jamme...

Episode 8: Let's Talk About Sex, Henry
After Henry unexpectedly catches Sean and Claudia having sex, Sean is determined to handle the inevi...

Episode 9: Is She Really Going Out with Walt?
The Finnertys' plan to push Walt (Richard Riehle) back into the social scene backfires when he's soc...

Episode 10: We Are Family
A favor for Claudia's well-connected Uncle Sal (Vincent Pastore) goes awry, leading Sean to fear tha...

Episode 11: Mr. Roboto
Jimmy and his class are having a robot science fair. Sean goes all out to create a ""first place"" r...

Episode 12: Don't Fear the Reefer
Sean's takes a swing at tree surgery and ends up causing a blackout during the superbowl. But his b...

Episode 13: Take It to the Limit
Lily's compulsive credit-card usage sinks Sean's plans to take Jimmy and his friends to a pricey wat...

Episode 14: Eddie Said Knock You Out
Sean accepts a challenge from his obnoxious neighbor, Mr. O'Keefe, for a boxing match. But he has s...

Episode 15: Safety Dance
While Sean and Claudia are chaperoning at Lily's school dance, Sister Helen catches Lily and Dean re...

Episode 16: Relax!
Sean tries to talk a gay co-worker into coming out of the closet before it gets out that Sean has al...
Episode 17: The Kids Are Alright
When Sean and Claudia win a free weekend in Atlantic City, Eddie offers to look after the boys while...
Episode 18: Swearin' to God
Sean exploits a nun's foulmouthed slip of the tongue to get Claudia and the kids everything they've...
Episode 19: Eddie and This Guy with Diamonds
Sean winds up in jail for buying some shady diamond earrings for Claudia from Eddie's so-called ""co...
Episode 20: I Fought the In-Laws
The minor insults of Claudia's visiting parents get so far under an insecure Sean's skin that it sta...
Episode 21: Dust in the Wind
Sean and Eddie plan to honor their late cousin's wishes by scattering his Tupperware-borne ashes ove...
Episode 22: Oops!...I Did It Again
A home-pregnancy test in the trash has Sean convinced Lily is with child, but it may be Claudia who...

Episode 1: We Didn't Start the Fire
Claudia learns the results of her pregnancy test and Sean celebrates the news with a major purchase:...
Episode 2: Mustang Lily
Sean blows his shot at snagging a loan from Claudia's dad (Stephen Root) after losing the car he gav...

Episode 3: Cat Scratch Fever (a.k.a. The Bitch Is Back)
Things get tense at the bar when Sean hires his high school fantasy girl as the bartender. And Lily...
Episode 4: Drive Me Crazy
For the second time, Lily has failed her behind-the-wheel exam. But this time it's not her fault, it...
Episode 5: Just Like a Woman
The boys mock Sean when he can't get the lugnuts off of the car, leaving him to have his wife attrac...
Episode 6: Henry's Been Working for the Drug Squad
From TV Guide: Following his school's drug-awareness day, Henry thinks his family is on drugs and s...
Episode 7: Cuts Like a Knife
Sean has a hard time fighting off an amorous Claudia after lying to her that he's finally undergone...
Episode 8: Who Are You?
Sean and Claudia are shocked to learn that Jimmy has been shoplifting and try to figure out his moti...
Episode 9: Welcome to the Working Week
Lily goes on a shopping spree with her ""emergency credit card,"" resulting in her having to pay bac...
Episode 10: Claudia in Disguise with Glasses
Claudia wreaks havoc at a wedding reception after losing her glasses -- though it may not be Claudia...
Episode 11: Tonight's the Night
Lily winds up with the strangest bedfellow after Dean fails to pitch enough woo on her monumental 16...
Episode 12: Oh, What a Knight
Sean joins the Knights of Hibernia in order for Lily to compete in their beauty pageant.
Episode 13: Part Time Lover
When the dump closes, Walt finds himself with an abundance of free time and begins hanging around th...
Episode 1: Your Father Should Know (1)
After Sean confronts Brad's father, who's boasting that Lily and Brad have slept together, he confro...
Episode 2: Your Father Should Know (2)
Claudia feels it's time to smooth relations between the two families by having the O'Keefes over for...
Episode 3: All the Young Nudes
Sean and Eddie hire strippers for the bar to help make ends meet -- then wind up being protested by...
Episode 4: I Right the Wrongs
Brad is bothered that Lily is embarrassed to be seen with him, so Sean tries to make over his geeky...
Episode 5: I Just Paid to Say I Love You
Brad plans a romantic date with Lily in New York City, but because one incident throws them off sche...

Episode 6: S.A.T. and Sympathy (a.k.a. S.A.T. Out of Hell)
Lily and Brad stress over their upcoming S.A.T. tests... and Claudia turns the SAT's into a competit...
Episode 7: Pay You Back with Interest
After Eddie buys an electric car to impress a girl, Sean unwisely gives Eddie a loan without telling...
Episode 8: Ticket to Ride
After a night of partying, Lily wakes up with a nasty hangover, her car parked on the porch and no m...
Episode 9: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Sean talks to Jimmy about the birds and the bees; Brad accidentally sees Claudia naked.
Episode 10: Baby Come Back
Sean becomes jealous when Claudia is asked to do some modeling for a fashion photographer. So she s...
Episode 11: Been Caught Stealing
Sean and Eddie arrive at the bar to discover they've been robbed. Instead of calling the police, Wa...
Episode 12: (She's Got) Kegs
Sean wants to go to a Sex Pistols concert, but Claudia has to study for a college test and Lily has...
Episode 13: My Ex-Boyfriend's Back
Lily resents her ex-boyfriend's ability to move on so quickly after she dumped him; Eddie's stand-up...
Episode 14: Communication Breakdown
Sean forgets to give Claudia an important message from her professor; Jimmy hides the telephone bill...
Episode 15: All Apologies
During a romantic getaway at a hotel, Claudia and Sean watch an adult film and realize it was shot i...
Episode 16: I Think We're Alone Now
Sean and Claudia try to take advantage of an empty house and spend some alone time together; Lily re...
Episode 17: Can't Get Next to You
Lily, Brad and Jimmy sign abstinence pledges at school; Brad asks Lily to marry him; Jimmy throws ou...
Episode 18: Racketman
Brad's (Bret Harrison) dad, Dan (guest star Gregory Jbara), claims to have been taking tennis lesson...
Episode 19: Me and Mrs. O
When the Finnerty's throw Brad a birthday party to take his mind off his parents' recent breakup, Se...
Episode 20: Tombstone Blues
Claudia refuses to include Brad in the family portrait; Claudia's father-in-law (guest star Richard...
Episode 21: Pictures of Willy
Eddie persuades Sean to help him break into his ex-girlfriend's apartment to steal embarrassing phot...
Episode 22: It's Hard to be a Saint in the City
This one might be better: Sean is having trouble keeping the bar alive and Claudia asks him to reco...
Episode 23: Beat on the Brat
Sean disciplines one of Henry's bratty friends; Lily asks Brad to choose between her and his geeky f...
Episode 24: The Cheat Is On
Claudia copies Lily's school paper, only to find out Lily plagiarized the essay. Sean hints to Siste...
Episode 25: You're So Vain
Claudia's father, Tony, has returned to the Finnertys for and operation, and the rest of the family...
Episode 26: Pressure Drop
Claudia tries to alleviate Sean's hypertension and high blood pressure by running the household all...
Episode 27: Get a Job
Lily is less than thrilled about Brad's new job, which is taking up all of his time. Meanwhile, Wal...
Episode 28: Space Camp Oddity
Lily has her doubts when Brad tells her about a girl he once had a relationship with at space camp n...
Episode 1: The Policy of Truth
Brad, after admitting he hooked up with his space camp buddy, Lana (guest star Mila Kunis), begs for...
Episode 2: Man, I Feel Like a Woman
Sean's feeling sick, and Eddie convinces him that he has sympathetic pregnancy syndrome. Brad and Li...
Episode 3: One Is the Loneliest Number
Now that Eddie is spending all of his free time with Faye, lonely Sean finds every possible thing wr...
Episode 4: Day Tripper
Eddie moves into the Finnerty basement after being evicted from his apartment. Claudia is not happy...
Episode 5: You Better You Bet
Claudia is upset with Sean when she finds out he gambled the money for the baby's crib and used the...
Episode 6: Psycho Therapy
Brad and Lily fight it out in a race for student body president...but it seems all the sniping and m...
Episode 7: I'm Looking Through You
Sean's old friend Dave is in town, a children's performer who goes under the name ""J.J. Bodybuddy""...
Episode 8: Mystery Dance
With the bar in financial trouble, Sean and Claudia are having difficulty paying their bills, so Sea...
Episode 9: Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Depressed that she doesn't feel sexy while pregnant, Claudia gets a boost when her cute study buddy,...
Episode 10: Tom Sawyer
Lily becomes insecure when she learns that she's ""not school smart."" So when Brad snags an interv...

Episode 11: The Letter(s)
Sean becomes infuriated after receiving letters from the Home Owner's Association telling him to cle...
Episode 12: Crazy
Eddie's ex, Amy, displays naked photos of him in an art gallery, but he's too afraid to ask her to r...
Episode 13: Hello, Goodbye
In the series finale, Claudia and Sean miss Lily's graduation (thus spoiling Lily's senior-prank pla...
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