Episode
Grounded for Life: Racketman
Overview
Brad's (Bret Harrison) dad, Dan (guest star Gregory Jbara), claims to have been taking tennis lessons for years, however, after Sean (Donal Logue) beats him at a tennis game, it is revealed that Dan has been having an affair and not taking lessons.
Details
- Series
- Grounded for Life
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2004-02-20
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Racketman is Episode 18 in Season 4 of Grounded for Life. It aired on 2004-02-20. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 17: Can't Get Next to You
Lily, Brad and Jimmy sign abstinence pledges at school; Brad asks Lily to marry him; Jimmy throws out everything that reminds him of sex. Meanwhile, Walt reveals that Eddie was born lefthanded.
Episode 19: Me and Mrs. O
When the Finnerty's throw Brad a birthday party to take his mind off his parents' recent breakup, Sean secretly invites Brad's dad to the party as part of his ""plan"" to reunite him with his wife Connie (guest star Nancy Cassaro). Unfortunately, Connie has taken Claudia's (Megyn Price) advice to ""get some,"" which prompts her to pursue Eddie.
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Episode 21: Pictures of Willy
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Episode 22: It's Hard to be a Saint in the City
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Episode 13: My Ex-Boyfriend's Back
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Episode 12: (She's Got) Kegs
Sean wants to go to a Sex Pistols concert, but Claudia has to study for a college test and Lily has a science project due, which leaves no one to watch the boys. But Lily leaves Brad holding the bag by skipping off to a frat party... where she runs into Claudia. Meanwhile, Eddie hires a bodyguard.
Episode 24: The Cheat Is On
Claudia copies Lily's school paper, only to find out Lily plagiarized the essay. Sean hints to Sister Helen that Lily may have cheated, but he learns too late that the school's ""zero-tolerance"" policy on cheating could result in Lily being expelled.