Grounded for Life

Season 5

TV-14
Thirty-something Irish Catholic couple Sean and Claudia deal with their three children as well as Sean's judgmental father and carefree brother.

13 Episodes

  • The Policy of Truth
    E1
    The Policy of TruthEddie lost Hope (the girl, not the concept). Lily's imagined all summer that Brad's cheating on her with Lana and decides to get even. Sean believes he got Claudia pregnant when it was *not* planned and hastily decides to not tell her.
  • Man, I Feel Like a Woman
    E2
    Man, I Feel Like a WomanSean's feeling sick, and Eddie convinces him that he has sympathetic pregnancy syndrome. Brad and Lily decide to just be friends but their hormones get the best of them. Jimmy tries to impress the new neighbor girl by pretending to be a sports fanatic. Eddie resumes his relationship with his ex, Faye, who's become more bitter and angry than ever.
  • One Is the Loneliest Number
    E3
    One Is the Loneliest NumberNow that Eddie is spending all of his free time with Faye, lonely Sean finds every possible thing wrong with her, including the way she parks her car, which he ""accidentally"" smashes into. Meanwhile, Lily's attempt to make Brad jealous by dating Mocha Joey backfires when Brad points out that Lily and Mocha Joey have nothing in common; and Claudia gets upset when she finds out that Sean has told everyone that she is pregnant.
  • Day Tripper
    E4
    Day TripperEddie moves into the Finnerty basement after being evicted from his apartment. Claudia is not happy and tells him if he screws up he's out. Lily is jealous of Taya, Brad's new girlfriend, after she becomes the first girl on the Football team at school. Claudia's pregnancy interferes with her motherly duties.
  • You Better You Bet
    E5
    You Better You BetClaudia is upset with Sean when she finds out he gambled the money for the baby's crib and used the winnings to buy a new TV. When Claudia accidentally breaks the TV, she convinces Eddie to bring her to the track so she can win money to repair the set. Meanwhile, Jimmy must endure a painfully long day of father-son bonding to keep Sean from finding out about the broken TV, and Lily enrolls in a Big/Little Sister program, but is dumped by her Little Sister.
  • Psycho Therapy
    E6
    Psycho TherapyBrad and Lily fight it out in a race for student body president...but it seems all the sniping and mudslinging is a mask to hide the former lovers' true feelings about each other. Meanwhile, Eddie is depressed and seeks the help of a quack psychiatrist...and Claudia tries not to learn the baby's sex, wanting to be surprised.
  • I'm Looking Through You
    E7
    I'm Looking Through YouLily gets pissed off when she finds out she has to share her room with the baby during her breaks from college. Sean tries to arrange a gig at school for his old friend Dave, a.k.a. J.J. Bodybuddy, but things do not go as planned.
  • Mystery Dance
    E8
    Mystery DanceWith the bar in financial trouble, Sean and Claudia are having difficulty paying their bills, so Sean applies for a manager position with T.J. Shenanigans, while Claudia works from home collecting unpaid medical bills. Sean and Eddie contemplate selling the bar after finding out that they are competing for the same job. Meanwhile, Brad and Lily get back together, to the dismay of broken-hearted Taya. On the rebound, Taya starts dating Jimmy to help win Brad back.
  • Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
    E9
    Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?Claudia is at that stage where she doesn't feel herself sexy. Sean comes up with a creative solution. Brad enlists Jimmy as a pledge to the Science Club. Eddie gets a stand-up gig and Lily offers her help in coming up with material.
  • Tom Sawyer
    E10
    Tom SawyerLily becomes insecure when she learns that she's ""not school smart."" So when Brad snags an interview at Yale, she becomes jealous and connives to land her own interview. Sean takes a second job as a limo driver, to avoid doing work at home. Claudia tries to convince her neighbor, Arianna, that the Finnerty clan is not trash. Jimmy seeks advice from his uncle Eddie for his debut in the school production of Tom Sawyer.
  • The Letter(s)
    E11
    The Letter(s)Brad & Lily's anniversary is coming up and Lily has a wish list she gives to Brad. But Brad wants to surprise her. Sean gets a notification from the Home Owners' Association but he decides to defy them. Someone has a dark secret.
  • Crazy
    E12
    CrazyEddie's ex, Amy, displays naked photos of him in an art gallery, but he's too afraid to ask her to remove them... because she's crazy! Meanwhile, Sean is having problems trying to sell the Red Boot; Claudia has a baby shower; and Jimmy fills in on the cheerleading squad to get close to the girls.
  • Hello, Goodbye
    E13
    Hello, GoodbyeIn the series finale, Claudia and Sean miss Lily's graduation (thus spoiling Lily's senior-prank plan) when Claudia goes into labor. Meanwhile, the Finnerty boys learn that Walt has a girlfriend... his cleaning lady!

Cast of Season 5

  • Donal LogueSean Finnerty
  • Megyn PriceClaudia Finnerty
  • Kevin CorriganEddie Finnerty
  • Lynsey BartilsonLily Finnerty
  • Griffin FrazenJimmy Finnerty
  • Bret HarrisonBrad O'Keefe
  • Richard RiehleWalt Finnerty
  • Tom WernerProducer
  • Mike SchiffProducer
  • Caryn MandabachProducer
  • Jim O'DohertyProducer
  • David M. IsraelProducer

Watch Season 5 Videos

  • Grounded For Life: Season 5
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