"Grounded for Life" (2001) TV series 2001-2005

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creators:

Bill Martin
Mike Schiff

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

10 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Raising kids can be tough. It's even harder when they're really raising you!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Irish Catholic | Staten Island | New York | Bedroom | Neurosis

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Donal Logue	...	Sean Finnerty (91 episodes, 2001-2005)
Megyn Price	...	Claudia Finnerty (91 episodes, 2001-2005)
Kevin Corrigan	...	Eddie Finnerty (91 episodes, 2001-2005)
Lynsey Bartilson	...	Lily Finnerty (91 episodes, 2001-2005)
Griffin Frazen	...	Jimmy Finnerty (91 episodes, 2001-2005)
Jake Burbage	...	Henry Finnerty (78 episodes, 2001-2005)
Bret Harrison	...	Brad O'Keefe (65 episodes, 2001-2005)
Richard Riehle	...	Walt Finnerty (45 episodes, 2001-2005)

Runtime:

30 min (91 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Trivia:

Stephen Root was originally announced in the role of Walt, but was later replaced by Richard Riehle. However, Root returned as a periodic guest star in the role of Claudia's father.

Quotes:

Henry: It's Santa! He really did come.
Sean: [Dressed as Santa] Ho ho ho.
[His bag breaks and presents fall to the floor]
Sean: Oh crap!
Henry: Mom, why did Santa just use a swear word?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "I Love the '70s" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Walking On Sunshine

One of the good shows

This is one of the few shows that i really look forward to. its really funny and the characters seem so real. Not only because of how they act but also the way they look. They look like people not super model types.

The show is so refreshing and it doesn't try to emulate any other show that it just makes me feel happy watching them and their antics.