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Sean responds with the first of what will become his signature rants.
No, because only a dad would get that screwed.
and realizes he has been played.
I want to be the guy getting drunk at Action Mountain.
Grounded for Lifenever quite found an audience.
(All five seasons are now available on thefree streaming service IMDbTV.)
The Finnertys dont fail to make ends meet but just barely.
Money is a constant concern, and an unexpected expense could knock them off balance.
And the humor works!
Jokes and plotlines are consistently tight.
One memorable episode starts in the middle of a power outage minutes before kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday.
Sean dodges all of his questions until the last one: Why are you limping?
Because I caused the blackout, Sean responds.
), but Logue is key to maintaining the shows light tone.
He pulls off Sean as an impulsive hothead without veering intoyikesterritory a remarkable feat.
His charm is also key toGrounded for Lifes winking at the beautiful-wife-dumpy-husband trope.
But Donal Logue is hardly a schlub.
Sean and Claudia are, in fact, very horny for each other.
Its cute and often funny, but it could also be part of whyGrounded for Lifenever found its audience.
Instead, they found a pretty earnest family sitcom that simply acknowledges that sex exists.
Its fun to spot guest stars who would go on to greater fame!
(In addition to Adam Brody, Miranda Cosgrove and Natasha Lyonne pop up.)
Jokes, for the most part, hold up!
