Episode 32 of "Grounded for Life"
s02e17 Kids Are Alright
Title: Kids Are Alright
Original Air Date: 04/03/2002 on Fox
Director: John Putch
Writer: Andy Glickman
Guest Stars: Don Perry (Bathroom Attendant), Deborah May (Joan), David Stenstrom (Bitterman), Eric Thomas Weaver (Bobby), Audrey Rapoport (Lady), Heidi Godt (Waitree), Gail Broges (Dealer)
Plot Outline:
When Sean and Claudia win a free weekend in Atlantic City, Eddie offers to look after the boys while they are away. At first suspicious of his offer, they succumb because they desperately want the time away. But when they return from their trip to find Jimmy and Henry locked in the basement, they are shocked to find out that it was Lily and not Eddie who put them there. As Lily tries to explain what happened at home over the weekend, it becomes clear to Sean and Claudia that, surprisingly, Eddie was not such a bad choice to take care of the kids after all, even if he really did have an ulterior motive.