Grounded for Life
Season: 2
Episode: 1
Baby, You Can't Drive My Car
Air Date:26/09/2001
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.
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Episode: 2
Dream On
Air Date:03/10/2001
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)
Guest Stars
Name: Autumn Reeser
Character: Alison
Department: Acting
Name: Robert Merrill
Character: Gorgeous Man
Department: Acting
Name: Greg Rikaart
Character: Jason
Department: Acting
Name: Gwendoline Yeo
Character: Linda
Department: Acting
Name: Lee Holmes
Character: Joe
Department: Acting
Name: Tom Chick
Character: Mr. Sanders
Department: Acting
Name: Dan Gerrity
Character: Mr. Gottlieb
Department: Acting
Episode: 3
Don't Let Me Download
Air Date:21/11/2001
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.
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Episode: 4
Rubber Sold
Air Date:28/11/2001
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.
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Episode: 5
Bang on a Drum
Air Date:05/12/2001
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.
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Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Julie Claire
Character: Lina
Department: Acting
Name: Joshua Wheeler
Character: Lou
Department: Acting
Name: Michael Petted
Character: Grungy Guy
Department: Acting
Name: Sean Michael Guess
Character: Rock Star Make-Up Guy
Department: Acting
Name: Steven Bendik
Character: Daniel
Department: Acting
Episode: 6
Smoke on the Daughter
Air Date:12/12/2001
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.
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Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Kelli Garner
Character: Tracey
Department: Acting
Name: Gwendoline Yeo
Character: Linda
Department: Acting
Name: Joshua Wheeler
Character: Lou
Department: Acting
Name: Ron Ostrow
Character: Timothy
Department: Acting
Name: Matt Koruba
Character: Gunther
Department: Acting
Episode: 7
I Saw Daddy Hitting Santa Claus
Air Date:19/12/2001
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.""
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Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Ed Gale
Character: Jesus
Department: Acting
Name: Tony Ketcham
Character: Salesman
Department: Acting
Name: Eddie Karr
Character: Young Sean
Department: Acting
Name: Wesley Thompson
Character: Elf
Department: Acting
Name: Will Gill Jr.
Character: Old Man
Department: Acting
Name: Dan Sachoff
Character: Man
Department: Acting
Name: Taj Stewart
Character: Kid #1
Department: Acting
Name: Chad Rittenberg
Character: Kid #2
Department: Acting
Name: Nathan Norton
Character: Kid #3
Department: Acting
Episode: 8
Let's Talk About Sex, Henry
Air Date:02/01/2002
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.
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Episode: 9
Is She Really Going Out with Walt?
Air Date:16/01/2002
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.
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Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Shannon Woodward
Character: Kristina
Department: Acting
Name: Jamie Kaler
Character: Angry Guy
Department: Acting
Name: Paul Schulze
Character: Kenny
Department: Acting
Name: Greg Baker
Character: Guy
Department: Acting
Name: Keith Diamond
Character: Don
Department: Acting
Name: Suanne Spoke
Character: Irene
Department: Acting
Name: Preston Wigasi Brant
Character: Dealer
Department: Acting
Episode: 10
We Are Family
Air Date:23/01/2002
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.
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Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Vincent Pastore
Character: Uncle Sal
Department: Acting
Name: Gregory Jbara
Character: Dan O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Frank D'Amico
Character: Guy #1
Department: Acting
Name: Rocky McMurray
Character: Worker #1
Department: Acting
Name: Maurice G. Smith
Character: Worker #2
Department: Acting
Name: Jordan Masterson
Character: Lily's Friend
Department: Acting
Name: Andrew Wasser
Character: Driver
Department: Acting
Name: Hep Jamieson
Character: Nurse
Department: Acting
Name: James Quattrochi
Character: Policeman
Department: Acting
Name: Joshua Fardon
Character: Man at Vet's
Department: Acting
Episode: 11
Mr. Roboto
Air Date:30/01/2002
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!
Episode: 12
Don't Fear the Reefer
Air Date:06/02/2002
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.
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Guest Stars
Name: Autumn Reeser
Character: Alison
Department: Acting
Name: Gregory Jbara
Character: Dan O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Kate Orsini
Character: Kasey
Department: Acting
Name: Jim McMahon
Character: Marc
Department: Acting
Name: Willie Gault
Character: Hugh
Department: Acting
Name: J. Antonio Moon
Character: Tree Surgeon
Department: Acting
Name: Andrew Reville
Character: Customer
Department: Acting
Name: Charlie Hartsock
Character: Alison's Dad
Department: Acting
Episode: 13
Take It to the Limit
Air Date:13/02/2002
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)
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Guest Stars
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Autumn Reeser
Character: Alison
Department: Acting
Name: Eric Jungmann
Character: Ticket Clerk
Department: Acting
Name: Kelli Garner
Character: Tracey
Department: Acting
Name: Connor Matheus
Character: Perry
Department: Acting
Name: David Carrera
Character: Gregory
Department: Acting
Name: Carol Mansell
Character: Sales Clerk 1
Department: Acting
Name: Alberto Gutierrez
Character: Todd
Department: Acting
Name: Tom Ayers
Character: Pantless Guy
Department: Acting
Episode: 14
Eddie Said Knock You Out
Air Date:20/02/2002
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.
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Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Jerry Ferrara
Character: Boy #2
Department: Acting
Name: Gregory Jbara
Character: Dan O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Sarah Hudson
Character: Girl
Department: Acting
Name: Nancy Cassaro
Character: Connie O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Kathe Mazur
Character: Wendy
Department: Acting
Name: John David Conti
Character: Referee
Department: Acting
Name: Carol Kiernan
Character: Sister
Department: Acting
Name: Rusty Flood
Character: 8 Year Old Walt
Department: Acting
Name: Mark Colson
Character: P.E. Coach
Department: Acting
Name: David Bonfadini
Character: Guy
Department: Acting
Episode: 15
Safety Dance
Air Date:06/03/2002
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.
Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Miriam Flynn
Character: Sister Helen
Department: Acting
Name: Michael Bailey Smith
Character: Jack
Department: Acting
Name: Carol Kiernan
Character: Sister
Department: Acting
Name: Mario Di Donato
Character: Joey
Department: Acting
Episode: 16
Relax!
Air Date:27/03/2002
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.
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Guest Stars
Name: Natasha Lyonne
Character: Gretchen
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Gina May
Character: Waitress
Department: Acting
Name: Sean O'Bryan
Character: Paul Ferris
Department: Acting
Name: Tom Gibis
Character: Chuck
Department: Acting
Name: James Luca McBride
Character: Ned
Department: Acting
Name: Benita Krista Nall
Character: Girl
Department: Acting
Name: Andrew Reville
Character: Zombie
Department: Acting
Episode: 17
The Kids Are Alright
Air Date:03/04/2002
When Sean and Claudia win a free weekend in Atlantic City, Eddie offers to look after the boys while they are away. At first suspicious of his offer, they succumb because they desperately want the time away. But when they return from their trip to find Jimmy and Henry locked in the basement, they are shocked to find out that it was Lily and not Eddie who put them there. As Lily tries to explain what happened at home over the weekend, it becomes clear to Sean and Claudia that, surprisingly, Eddie was not such a bad choice to take care of the kids after all, even if he really did have an ulterior motive.
Guest Stars
Name: David Stenstrom
Character: Bitterman
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Sarah Ann Morris
Character: Lara
Department: Acting
Name: Deborah May
Character: Joan
Department: Acting
Name: Don Perry
Character: Bathroom Attendant
Department: Acting
Name: Gail Borges
Character: Dealer
Department: Acting
Name: Heidi Godt
Character: Waitress
Department: Acting
Name: Audrey Rapoport
Character: Lady
Department: Acting
Name: Eric Thomas Weaver
Character: Bobby
Department: Acting
Episode: 18
Swearin' to God
Air Date:10/04/2002
Sean exploits a nun's foulmouthed slip of the tongue to get Claudia and the kids everything they've ever wanted from St. Finnian's.
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Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Miriam Flynn
Character: Sister Helen
Department: Acting
Name: Tom Virtue
Character: Father Matthew
Department: Acting
Name: Chris Hogan
Character: Mr. Kersey
Department: Acting
Name: Nancy Cassaro
Character: Connie O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: Kathe Mazur
Character: Wendy
Department: Acting
Name: Carol Kiernan
Character: Sister
Department: Acting
Name: Hannah Kornberg
Character: Meredith
Department: Production
Episode: 19
Eddie and This Guy with Diamonds
Air Date:17/04/2002
Sean winds up in jail for buying some shady diamond earrings for Claudia from Eddie's so-called ""connection""; Lily protests the nuns's donkey-basketball game.
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Guest Stars
Name: Bret Harrison
Character: Brad O'Keefe
Department: Acting
Name: John Kassir
Character: Musgrove
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Miriam Flynn
Character: Sister Helen
Department: Acting
Name: Susan Krebs
Character: Judge
Department: Acting
Name: Steve Larson
Character: Reggie
Department: Acting
Name: German Leonne
Character: Handler
Department: Acting
Name: William Langlois
Character: Cop
Department: Writing
Episode: 20
I Fought the In-Laws
Air Date:24/04/2002
The minor insults of Claudia's visiting parents get so far under an insecure Sean's skin that it starts to look like he's gone out of his mind. Meanwhile, karaoke leads to an unlikely liplock between Brad and Lily.
Episode: 21
Dust in the Wind
Air Date:01/05/2002
Sean and Eddie plan to honor their late cousin's wishes by scattering his Tupperware-borne ashes over the old water tower; Lily meets a cute guy at the funeral.
Episode: 22
Oops!...I Did It Again
Air Date:08/05/2002
A home-pregnancy test in the trash has Sean convinced Lily is with child, but it may be Claudia who has something unexpected to tell him. Meanwhile, Lily learns the truth about the musical circumstances surrounding her birth; and Jimmy sings the blues about the zit that is taking over his face.
Guest Stars
Name: Alonzo Bodden
Character: Security Guard
Department: Acting
Name: Mike Vogel
Character: Dean Piramatti
Department: Acting
Name: Joseph Simmons
Character: Run
Department: Acting
Name: Danielle Savre
Character: Hannah
Department: Acting
Name: William Cowart
Character: Vendor
Department: Acting
Name: David Grammer
Character: Tattoo Guy
Department: Acting