Grounded for Life (season 2)

Grounded for Life: Season Two

Region 1 DVD cover
Country of origin  United States
No. of episodes 17
Broadcast
Original channel FOX
Original run 26 September 2001 – 8 May 2002
Home video release
DVD release date 16 May 2006

Grounded for Life: Season Two aired on FOX between 26 September 2001 and 8 May 2002, consisting of 22 episodes. 17 episodes were originally produced for the second, but FOX took five episodes from the first season and aired them along with the second season. On 16 May 2006, Anchor Bay Entertainment released the complete second season on DVD, consisting of its original 17 episodes, uncut on a 3-disc set.

Notable guest stars in season two include Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Natasha Lyonne, Jim McMahon, Willie Gault, Vincent Pastore, Valerie Perrine and Stephen Root.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Guest cast

Episodes

# # Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code
211"Don't Let Me Download"Dennie GordonAron Abrams & Gregory ThompsonNovember 21, 2001204

Claudia is shocked to discover porn on Jimmy's computer, and insists that she and Sean confront him about it, but Sean wants to ignore the situation. Lily gives Jimmy a picture of Sister Helen, which they doctor and use as an e-mail joke. When the e-mail is sent to Sister Helen, things aren't so funny anymore.

Title Reference: "Don't Let Me Down" by The Beatles
222"Bang on the Drum"John BlanchardChris KellyDecember 5, 2001201

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

Title Reference: "Bang the Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren
233"Smoke on the Daughter"John BlanchardTom Purcell & Tyrone FinchDecember 21, 2001203

During a stressful day at work, Claudia takes a puff of a co-workers 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 to conceal it, but she's busted by Lily, who agrees to keep her secret—for a price. 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.

Title Reference: "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple
244"I Saw Daddy Hitting Santa Claus"John BlanchardBrad CopelandDecember 19, 2001205

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 gift card on her boxer shorts ready "from Brad" or "from Dean".

Title Reference: "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
255"We Are Family"Dennie GordonDavid M. Israel & Jim O'DohertyJanuary 23, 2002208

A favor for Claudia's well-connected Uncle Sal 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 Finnerty's all wet.

Title Reference: "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge
266"Mr Roboto"John BlanchardTasha GoldstoneJanuary 30, 2002207

Jimmy and his class are having a robot science fair. Sean creates a "first place" robot for Jimmy. When the judge of the fair calls Jimmy's robot "substantial robot" and "you could prop this door wide open with this!" Sean stands up and admits that he made his sons 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.

Title Reference: "Mr. Roboto" by Styx
277"Don't Fear the Reefer"Linda MendozaAron Adams & Gregory ThompsonFebruary 6, 2002214

Sean take a swing at tree surgery and causes a blackout during the super bowl. His biggest concern is what he saw through Lily's window while chopping the tree—Lily holding a bad of pot. But what is even more shocking is where Lily got the weed: out of Sean's closet. With the blackout, Dan O'Keefe moves his super Bowl party to the Finnerty home, where they listen to a play-by-play given by Jimmy feom his 5-inch TV.

Title Reference: "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
288"Take It to the Limit"Dennie GordonNed GoldreyerFebruary 13, 2002202

Lily's compulsive credit card usage sinks Sean's plans to take Henry and his friends to a pricey water park; Eddie refuses to open up to his family abiut the contents of his mysterious locker box.

Title Reference: "Take It to the Limit" by The Eagles
299"Eddie Said Knock You Out"John BlanchardNed GoldreyerFebruary 20, 2002211

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

Title Reference: "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J.
3010"Safety Dance"Dennie GordonBob KushellMarch 6, 2002206

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

Title Reference: "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats
3111"Relax!"John BlanchardChris KellyMarch 27, 2002209

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. Lily's ready to rumble for her man after realizing that women keep hitting on Dean.

Title Reference: "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
3212"The Kids Are Alright"John PutchAndy GlickmanApril 3, 2002210

Sean and Claudia win a free weekend in Atlantic City, so they reluctantly leave the kids in Eddie's care. When the return from the trip, they find Henry and Jimmy locked in the basement and obvious signs of a party. What's shocking is that Eddie may not be the one who's responsible...

Title Reference: "The Kids Are Alright" by The Who
3313"Swearin' to God"John BlanchardMike Schiff & Bill MartinApril 10, 2002213

Sean exploits a nun's foul-mouth slip of the tongue to get Claudia and the kids every thing they've ever wanted from St. Finnian's.

Title Reference: "Swearin' to God" by Frankie Valli
3414"Eddie and This Guy with Diamonds"John PutchEric Jewett & Jeremy HallApril 17, 2002216

Sean winds up in jail for buying shady diamond earrings for Claudia from Eddie's so-called "connection". Lily protests the nun's donkey-baseball game.

Title Reference: "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" by The Beatles
3515"I Fought the In-Laws"John BlanchardBrad Copeland, Tom Purcell & Tyrone FinchApril 24, 2002217

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 Lily and Brad.

Title Reference: "I Fought the Law" by The Clash
3616"Dust in the Wind"Dennie GordonOrit SchwartzMay 1, 2002212

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 cuts guy at the funeral.

Title Reference: "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas
3717"Oops!... I Did It Again"John BlanchardTasha GoldstoneMay 8, 2002215

In the season finale, Sean finds a home-pregnancy test in the trash and is convinced Lily is pregnant, but it may be Claudi with 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.

Title Reference: "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears

DVD release

Season Two
Set Details[1] Special Features
  • Interviews:
    • From Ashes to Ashton - An Interview with Ashton Kutcher
    • Kevin Corrigan - He Ain't Eddie, He's My Brother - A Brand New Interview with Kevin Corrigan
    • Sibling Revelry - Interviews with Jake Burbage "Henry" and Griffin Frazen "Jimmy"
  • Bloopers
  • Season Two Highlights
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
16 May 2006 3 March 2008

References

  1. "Grounded for Life: Season Two - set details". tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved 21 October 2010.

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