Series Summaries

SEASON 1

Season 1, Episode 12- "Father Frank, Full of Grace"
Episode Description: Steve tries to convince Fiona to leave town with him after Tony discovers his true livelihood and threatens him with jail if he doesn't leave. Frank & Karen's secret is discovered.
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Season 1, Episode 11- "Daddy's Girl"
Episode Description: Debbie convinces Fiona to get involved with her Classroom Moms where Fiona finds a new friend in the alluring Jasmine (guest star Amy Smart).
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Season 1, Episode 10- "Nana Gallagher Had an Affair"
Episode Description: Monica's return to the family wreaks havoc on the Gallagher clan - leaving the children determined to find out if Frank is their real father. Fiona moves in with Steve next door.
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Season 1, Episode 9- "But at Last Came a Knock"
Episode Description: Frank has some settlement money coming his way. The only catch --needs his ex-wife, Monica's signature on the documents.
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Season 1, Episode 8- "It's Time to Kill the Turtle"
Episode Description:When Frank gives up drinking, Carl and Debbie enjoy having their dad back despite Lip's warning it won't last. Meanwhile, Fiona scrambles to find a better job.
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Season 1, Episode 7- "Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father"
Episode Description: Desperate to come up with a plan to pay two goons looking for the $6000 that he owes, Frank stumbles onto a risky solution that might work - if his family goes along with it.

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Season 1, Episode 6- "Killer Carl"
Episode Description: When a letter from Carl's teacher arrives at the Gallagher home, Fiona is thrown into action to prove it's a suitable domicile for rehabilitating a delinquent.

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Season 1, Episode 5- "Three Boys"
Episode Description: Even though Kevin is already married, the Gallagher’s help to pull off the fake wedding of the year when Veronica's mother offers a cash gift for her wedding day.

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Season 1, Episode 4- "Casey Casden"
Episode Description: After a lonely Debbie steals a little boy from a birthday party, the family hatches a plan to return the toddler safe and sound without attracting attention from the Chicago Police.
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Season 1, Episode 3- "Aunt Ginger"
Episode Description: When a government official suspects that someone might be cashing Aunt Ginger's social security checks, the Gallagher's set out to find her before the government does.
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Season 1, Episode 2- "Frank the Plank"

Episode Description: In the series premiere, we meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, and eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together.

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Season 1, Episode 1- "Pilot"

Episode Description: In the series premiere, we meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, and eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together.

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