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Grounded For Life is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from January 10, 2001 to January 28, 2005. The series had a total of 85 episodes.
Plot
The show, set in an Irish neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, is about the comedic interplay of the Irish-American Catholic Finnerty family. One of the central aspects of the show is that Sean and Claudia Finnerty had their first child and got married when they were only 18 years old. Thus, although their eldest is a teenage daughter, the parents are themselves relatively young and not finished with their "wild" years. (In an episode where Sean goes to fetch Lily from the police station and is mistaken for her drug dealer, his father quips, "That's what happens when you're 18 and don't know what a rubber is!") The show features an unusual style of storytelling, often starting with a scene at the end of the story or sometimes in the middle and filling in the gaps with flashbacks. Its main concepts are an Irish/Italian Catholic family with one daughter and two sons, surviving endless catastrophes, utilizing flashbacks to further explain each current situation. Music is important in the production of the series, as musical cues introduce and conclude flashbacks. Episodes are also named after songs or are a play on song names or lyrics. Each episode has slightly different music in the opening sequence, differing at the end of the sequence.
Cast
- Donal Logue as Sean Finnerty
- Megyn Price as Claudia Finnerty
- Griffin Frazen as Jimmy Finnerty
- Jake Burbage as Henry Finnerty
- Kevin Corrigan as Eddie Finnerty
- Richard Riehle as Walt Finnerty
Series Overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 15 | January 10, 2001 | May 23, 2001 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 26, 2001 | May 8, 2002 | |
| 3 | 10 | September 17, 2002 | May 9, 2003 | |
| 4 | 25 | September 5, 2003 | May 7, 2004 | |
| 5 | 13 | September 17, 2004 | January 28, 2005 | |
Season 1: (2001)
| No. in
series |
No. in
season |
Title | Directed by | Written by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1.01" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 1.02" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 1.03" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 1.04" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 1.05" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 1.06" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 1.07" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 1.08" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 1.09" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 1.10" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 11 | 11 | "Episode 1.11" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 12 | 12 | "Episode 1.12" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
Season 2: (2001-02)
| No. in
series |
No. in
season |
Title | Directed by | Written by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Episode 2.01" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 14 | 2 | "Episode 2.02" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 15 | 3 | "Episode 2.03" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 16 | 4 | "Episode 2.04" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 17 | 5 | "Episode 2.05" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 18 | 6 | "Episode 2.06" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 19 | 7 | "Episode 2.07" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 20 | 8 | "Episode 2.08" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 21 | 9 | "Episode 2.09" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 22 | 10 | "Episode 2.10" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 23 | 11 | "Episode 2.11" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 24 | 12 | "Episode 2.12" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 25 | 13 | "Episode 2.13" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 26 | 14 | "Episode 2.14" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 27 | 15 | "Episode 2.15" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 28 | 16 | "Episode 2.16" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 29 | 17 | "Episode 2.17" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 30 | 18 | "Episode 2.18" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 31 | 19 | "Episode 2.19" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 32 | 20 | "Episode 2.20" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 33 | 21 | "Episode 2.21" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 34 | 22 | "Episode 2.22" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 35 | 23 | "Episode 2.23" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 36 | 24 | "Episode 2.24" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
Season 3: (2002-03)
| No. in
series |
No. in
season |
Title | Directed by | Written by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | "Episode 3.01" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 38 | 2 | "Episode 3.02" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 39 | 3 | "Episode 3.03" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 40 | 4 | "Episode 3.04" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 41 | 5 | "Episode 3.05" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 42 | 6 | "Episode 3.06" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 43 | 7 | "Episode 3.07" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 44 | 8 | "Episode 3.08" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 45 | 9 | "Episode 3.09" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 46 | 10 | "Episode 3.10" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 47 | 11 | "Episode 3.11" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 48 | 12 | "Episode 3.12" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 49 | 13 | "Episode 3.13" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 50 | 14 | "Episode 3.14" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 51 | 15 | "Episode 3.15" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 52 | 16 | "Episode 3.16" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 53 | 17 | "Episode 3.17" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 54 | 18 | "Episode 3.18" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 55 | 19 | "Episode 3.19" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 56 | 20 | "Episode 3.20" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 57 | 21 | "Episode 3.21" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 58 | 22 | "Episode 3.22" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 59 | 23 | "Episode 3.23" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 60 | 24 | "Episode 3.24" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
Season 4: (2003-04)
| No. in
series |
No. in
season |
Title | Directed by | Written by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 1 | "Episode 4.01" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 62 | 2 | "Episode 4.02" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 63 | 3 | "Episode 4.03" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 64 | 4 | "Episode 4.04" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 65 | 5 | "Episode 4.05" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 66 | 6 | "Episode 4.06" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 67 | 7 | "Episode 4.07" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 68 | 8 | "Episode 4.08" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 69 | 9 | "Episode 4.09" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 70 | 10 | "Episode 4.10" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 71 | 11 | "Episode 4.11" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 72 | 12 | "Episode 4.12" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 73 | 13 | "Episode 4.13" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 74 | 14 | "Episode 4.14" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 75 | 15 | "Episode 4.15" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 76 | 16 | "Episode 4.16" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 77 | 17 | "Episode 4.17" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 78 | 18 | "Episode 4.18" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 79 | 19 | "Episode 4.19" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 80 | 20 | "Episode 4.20" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 81 | 21 | "Episode 4.21" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 82 | 22 | "Episode 4.22" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 83 | 23 | "Episode 4.23" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 84 | 24 | "Episode 4.24" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
Season 5: (2004-05)
| No. in
series |
No. in
season |
Title | Directed by | Written by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 1 | "Episode 5.01" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 86 | 2 | "Episode 5.02" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 87 | 3 | "Episode 5.03" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 88 | 4 | "Episode 5.04" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 89 | 5 | "Episode 5.05" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 90 | 6 | "Episode 5.06" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 91 | 7 | "Episode 5.07" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 92 | 8 | "Episode 5.08" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 93 | 9 | "Episode 5.09" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 94 | 10 | "Episode 5.10" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 95 | 11 | "Episode 5.11" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 96 | 12 | "Episode 5.12" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 97 | 13 | "Episode 5.13" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 98 | 14 | "Episode 5.14" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 99 | 15 | "Episode 5.15" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 100 | 16 | "Episode 5.16" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 101 | 17 | "Episode 5.17" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 102 | 18 | "Episode 5.18" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 103 | 19 | "Episode 5.19" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 104 | 20 | "Episode 5.20" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 105 | 21 | "Episode 5.21" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 106 | 22 | "Episode 5.22" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 107 | 23 | "Episode 5.23" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
| 108 | 24 | "Episode 5.24" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre |
