Episode 9 of "Grounded for Life"
s01e09 Eddie's Dead
Title: Eddie's Dead
Original Air Date: 04/04/2001 on Fox
Director: Brian Levant
Writer: Chris Kelly
Guest Stars: Stacy Reed (Melissa), Dan Martin (Mr Pennix), Eddie Karr (Young Sean)
Plot Outline:
Claudia's friend Lina comes over with horrible news, her boyfriend is cheating on her with her sister. While Claudia tries to comfort Lina in the kitchen, Sean tries to keep Eddie from going in the kitchen to prey on the vulnerable woman. Walt wants to know why Sean can't help his brother out and put in a good word for him, and Sean recounts all the times he's tried to help Eddie and he's only hurt himself. Most notable, Sean recalls, was the time that he set Eddie up with a girl strange enough to like him, only to later learn that "Eddie is dead." Or at least that's what Eddie told the girl to get out of dating her. Things got out of hand when the story spread and the whole neighborhood thought that Sean and Claudia were grieving.
