Grounded for Life: Season 2

S2·E1 Mytharc

Baby, You Can't Drive My Car

Sep 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 in

S2·E2 Core

Dream On

Oct 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 af

S2·E3 Core

Don't Let Me Download

Nov 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, Se

S2·E4 Core

Rubber Sold

Nov 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.

S2·E5 Core

Bang on a Drum

Dec 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 Hen

S2·E6 Core

Smoke on the Daughter

Dec 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 h

S2·E7 Core

I Saw Daddy Hitting Santa Claus

Dec 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 Santal

S2·E8 Core

Let's Talk About Sex, Henry

Jan 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 w

S2·E9 Core

Is She Really Going Out with Walt?

Jan 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

S2·E10 Core

We Are Family

Jan 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 sh

S2·E11 Core

Mr. Roboto

Jan 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 rob

S2·E12 Core

Don't Fear the Reefer

Feb 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 -- L

S2·E13 Core

Take It to the Limit

Feb 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 mysteri

S2·E14 Core

Eddie Said Knock You Out

Feb 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, Cla

S2·E15 Core

Safety Dance

Mar 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

S2·E16 Core

Relax!

Mar 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 reali

S2·E17 Core

The Kids Are Alright

Apr 3, 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 desp

S2·E18 Core

Swearin' to God

Apr 10, 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.

S2·E19 Core

Eddie and This Guy with Diamonds

Apr 17, 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.

S2·E20 Core

I Fought the In-Laws

Apr 24, 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 unlik

S2·E21 Mytharc

Dust in the Wind

May 1, 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.

S2·E22 Mytharc

Oops!...I Did It Again

May 8, 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