Grounded for Life: Season Four | |||
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Region 1 DVD cover |
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Country of origin | United States | ||
No. of episodes | 28 | ||
Broadcast | |||
Original channel | WB | ||
Original run | 5 September 2003 – 7 May 2004 | ||
Home video release | |||
DVD release date | 7 November 2006 | ||
Season chronology | |||
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Grounded for Life: Season Four aired on WB between 5 September 2003 and 7 May 2004. It is the show's first full season on the WB as it was switched from Fox TV during the previous season. It consists of 28 episodes. WB originally ordered 22 episodes for season four, but six episodes from season three had not been aired, but WB included them along with season four. On 7 November 2006, Anchor Bay Entertainment released the complete fourth season of 28 episodes, uncut on a 4-disc set.
This is Jake Burbage's final season as Henry Finnerty.
Notable guest stars in season four include: Adam Brody, Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Kevin McDonald, Brian McFayden, Scott Thompson, Elizabeth Berridge and Mila Kunis.
Contents |
# | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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51 | 1 | "Your Father Should Know - Part 1" | John Blanchard | Jill Condon & Amy Toomin Straus | September 5, 2003 | 310 |
Sean seems to be annoyed by every move Dan O'Keefe makes. Claudia says the real problem is Sean's unhappiness about Brad and Lily. Claudia's peacemaking attempts to blow up in her face. Title Reference: "Your Mother Should Know" by The Beatles |
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52 | 2 | "Your Father Should Know - Part 2" | John Blanchard | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz | September 5, 2003 | 402 |
Sean seems to be annoyed by every move Dan O'Keefe makes. Claudia says the real problem is Sean's unhappiness about Brad and Lily. Claudia's peacemaking attempts to blow up in her face. Title Reference: "Your Mother Should Know" by The Beatles |
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53 | 3 | "All the Young Nudes" | John Blanchard | Brad Copeland | September 12, 2003 | 307 |
When Sean and Eddie decide to hire strippers at the bar, business booms. Sean loves it, until he starts to see the strippers as people and not objects. Title Reference: "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople |
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54 | 4 | "I Right the Wrongs" | John Blanchard | David Goetsch & Jason Venokur | September 19, 2003 | 308 |
When Brad gets bullied, Sean and Eddie get revenge, which results in the bully getting kicked of the basketball team. The rest of the school blames Brad, which forces Lily to announce their relationship. Title Reference: "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow |
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55 | 5 | "I Just Paid to Say I Love You" | John Blanchard | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sokowitz | September 26, 2003 | 401 |
Things go wrong at every turn when Brad tries to take Lily out on a special, romantic date. Meanwhile, Eddie breaks a window in the Finnerty sewing room but refuses to take responsibility. And when Henry cathes his parents in a giant lie, they try to buy him off with a cat. Title Reference: "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder |
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56 | 6 | "S.A.T. and Sympathy (S.A.T Out of Hell)" | John Blanchard | Aron Abrams | October 3, 2003 | 311 |
Henry forces Sean to invite a homeless man into their home, and Lily announces that college isn't for her. Title Reference: "Tea and Sympathy" by Janis Ian, "Bat Out of Hell" by Meat Loaf |
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57 | 7 | "Pay You back with Interest" | John Blanchard | Bill Martin & Mike Schiff | October 10, 2003 | 403 |
Money's tight at the Finnerty household - too tight to pay for Lily to get a tattoo removed. Claudia thinks there's enough for her college tuition, but her check bounces. Maybe that has something to do with a loan Sean gave Eddie. Title Reference: "Pay You Back with Interest" by The Hollies |
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58 | 8 | "Ticket to Ride" | John Blanchard | Amy Toomin Straus & Jill Condon | October 31, 2003 | 404 |
When it appears that Lily drove home drunk from a party, Sean decided to sell her car. Then Eddie turns the Finnerty front yard into a used car lot. Title Reference: "Ticket to Ride" by The Beatles |
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59 | 9 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | John Blanchard | Erica Rivinoja | November 7, 2003 | 406 |
Jimmy's in the throes of puberty, and Sean decides it's time for "the talk". Meanwhile, when Brad sees Claudia naked and Can't stop grinning about it, Lily knows that drastic measures are in order. Title Reference: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana |
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60 | 10 | "Baby Come Back" | John Blanchard | Ned Goldreyer | November 14, 2003 | 312 |
Claudia storms out of the house after Sean questions her intentions when a photographer takes pictures of her. Title Reference: "Baby Come Back" by Player |
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61 | 11 | "Been Caught Stealing" | John Putch | Erica Rivinoja | November 21, 2003 | 313 |
Sean and Eddie have a blow up after the bar is robbed. Title Reference: "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction |
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62 | 12 | "(She's Got) Kegs" | Richard Boden | Steve Armogita & Jim Armogita | January 9, 2004 | 408 |
Eddie hires a bouncer for the Red Boot, but it soon becomes clear that he's really Eddie's bodyguard. Meanwhile, Claudia, who finds studying at home impossible, is constantly trying to recruit a babysitter. Title Reference: "Legs" ZZ Top |
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63 | 13 | "My Ex-Boyfriend's Back" | Keith Truesdell | Ned Goldreyer | January 16, 2004 | 412 |
Lily and Brad run into Dean and his new girlfriend, and it's painfully awkward. Meanwhile, Eddie tries his hand at stand-up comedy using Sean's and Claudia's lives for his material. Title Reference: "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels |
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64 | 14 | "Communication Breakdown" | John Blanchard | Bill Martin & Mike Schiff | January 23, 2004 | 411 |
Sean proves to be hopless at taking phine messages. Meanwhile, Jimmy takes a "967" call, than Lily racks up the cell phone minutes chatting with Brad at his grandfather's Florida. Title Reference: "Communication Breakdown" by Led Zeppelin |
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65 | 15 | "All Apologies" | John Blanchard | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz | January 30, 2004 | 407 |
Claudia bans Eddie permanently from the Finnerty house when it's revealed that he used their living room as a set for a porn movie. Meanwhile, Jimmy's confused when a girl at school starts beating up on him Title Reference: "All Apologies" by Nirvana |
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66 | 16 | "I Think We're Alone Now" | John Blanchard | Erica Rivinoja | February 6, 2004 | 410 |
Sean and Claudia just wants ninety minutes alone at home to get a couples massage, and they hope Eddie will help them make that happen. Meanwhile, Brad and Lily go to their first big dance as a couple but are back home much sooner than expected. Title Reference: "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tommy James |
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67 | 17 | "Can't Get Next to You" | John Putch | Chris Kelly | February 13, 2003 | 409 |
When the kids are made to sign an abstinence pledge at school, Sean terrifies Brad with threats of hell and damnation if he breaks the pledge. Title Reference: "I Can't Get Next to You" by The Temptations |
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68 | 18 | "Racketman" | John Blanchard | Dave Tennant | February 20, 2004 | 413 |
Sean's in hot water when he accidentally reveals that Dan O'Keefe's been having an affair. Title Reference: "Rocket Man" by Elton John |
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69 | 19 | "Me and Mrs. O" | John Blanchard | Jill Condon & Amy Toomin Straus | February 20, 2004 | 414 |
Brad's depressed that his parents have separated, so Lily throws him a birthday party to cheer him up. Meanwhile, Sean's astonished when he sees Eddie and Brad's making out in Eddie's car. Title Reference: "Me & Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul |
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70 | 20 | "Tombstone Blues" | John Blanchard | Chris Kelly | February 27, 2004 | 417 |
Walt's in trouble with Claudia when she learns that he buried his cat in her place in the family plot. Title Reference: "Tombstone Blues" by Bob Dylan |
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71 | 21 | "Pictures of Willy" | John Blanchard | Ned Goldreyer | February 27, 2004 | 419 |
An ex-girlfriend comes back into Eddie's life threatening to jeopardize his new relationship with Hope. Meanwhile, Jimmy starts to date a deaf girl. Title Reference: "Pictures of Lily" by The Who |
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72 | 22 | "It's Hard to be a Saint in the City" | John Blanchard | Jim Armogita & Steve Armogita | March 5, 2004 | 416 |
It's St. Patrick's Day, and it's Sean and Eddie's last chance to make the Red Boot Pub a money-making venture. Title Reference: "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" by Bruce Springsteen |
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73 | 23 | "Beat on the Brat" | Sean Lambert | Ned Goldreyer | March 19, 2004 | 405 |
Sean gets branded as a bad parent when he tries to deal with Henry's obnoxious friend. Meanwhile, Lily's bored bu Brad's friends but finds it best to let him keep them. Title Reference: "Beat on the Brat" by The Ramones |
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74 | 24 | "The Cheat Is On" | John Blanchard | Erica Rivinoja | March 26, 2004 | 418 |
Claudia's shocked when she gets an F in English, because, her professor says, her paper was plagiarized. Meanwhile, Eddie tries to give Jimmy some advice on dating. Title Reference: "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey |
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75 | 25 | "You're So Vain" | John Blanchard | Jeffrey Astrof & Mike Sikowitz | April 16, 2004 | 415 |
When Claudis's dad comes for a visit and says he going to have surgery, Sean thinks he's scamming. Meanwhile, Eddie's facing an IRS audit, and Jimmy's fixing up a new room for himself in the attic. Title Reference: "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon |
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76 | 26 | "Pressure Drop" | John Blanchard | Eric Kentoff | April 23, 2004 | 420 |
When Sean's diagnosed with hypertension, Claudia takes on all the family's problems alone in an effort to help Sean stay calm. Title Reference: "Pressure Drop" by Toots & the Maytals |
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77 | 27 | "Get a Job" | John Blanchard | Steve Armogita & Jim Armogita | April 30, 2004 | 422 |
When Eddie offers Walt a job at the bar, Sean isn't sure it's a good idea. Meanwhile, Brad's working such long hours at the supermarket the Lily never gets to see him. Title Reference: "Get a Job" by The Silhouettes |
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78 | 28 | "Space Camp Oddity" | John Blanchard | Chris Kelly | May 7, 2004 | 421 |
In the season finale, when Brad talks about his space camp girlfriend Lana, Lily thinks she's someone Brad made up. Meanwhile, Jimmy finds an intriguing inscription in his yearbook. Then Eddie's girlfriend Hope is furious with Claudia when she betrays a confidence. Title Reference: "Space Oddity" by David Bowie |
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Release Dates | ||||
Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
7 November 2006 |