Grounded for Life (2001)

Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty got his girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’s his wife, and at just 32, he’s somehow found himself with 14-year-old daughter Lily, two little boys, and a constant struggle between his need to be responsible and his desperate desire to be irresponsible. His judgmental father Walt and devil-may-care brother Eddie are no help at all. When they all get together, stories always start to fly. Of course, Sean’s family will never let him finish a story; they interrupt, they debate, they derail, they defend themselves; just like any good family would.

Genres: Family, Comedy

What to watch after Grounded for Life

• Still Standing (2002) — Same subject: middle class
• Life Unexpected (2010) — Similar consistency, episode to episode
• The War at Home (2005) — Same subject: middle class, dysfunctional family
• Brothers & Sisters (2006)
• The Middle (2009) — Same feel: fun, realistic
• All That (1994)