Episode Guide

• Season 1
  • Ep 1: Pilot
  • Ep 2: Frank the Plank
  • Ep 3: Aunt Ginger
  • Ep 4: Casey Casden
  • Ep 5: Three Boys
  • Ep 6: Killer Carl
  • Ep 7: Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father
  • Ep 8: It's Time To Kill The Turtle
  • Ep 9: But At Last Came A Knock
  • Ep 10: Nana Gallagher Had An Affair
  • Ep 11: Daddyz Girl
  • Ep 12: Father Frank, Full Of Grace
• Season 2
  • Ep 1: Summertime
  • Ep 2: Summer Loving
  • Ep 3: I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day
  • Ep 4: A Beautiful Mess
  • Ep 5: Father's Day
  • Ep 6: Can I Have a Mother
  • Ep 7: A Bottle of Jean Nate
  • Ep 8: Parenthood
  • Ep 9: Hurricane Monica
  • Ep 10: A Great Cause
  • Ep 11: Just Like the Pilgrims Intended
  • Ep 12: Fiona Interrupted
• Season 3
  • Ep 1: El Gran Canon
  • Ep 2: The American Dream
  • Ep 3: May I Trim Your Hedges?
  • Ep 4: The Helpful Gallaghers
  • Ep 5: The Sins Of My Caretaker
  • Ep 6: Cascading Failures
  • Ep 7: A Long Way From Home
  • Ep 8: Where There's A Will
  • Ep 9: Frank The Plumber
  • Ep 10: Civil Wrongs
  • Ep 11: Order Room Service
  • Ep 12: Survival of the Fittest

Episode 4: A Beautiful Mess

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Fiona deals with the consequences of sleeping with Craig when his angry wife shows up at the door; Debbie develops a stress-rash and Fiona wonders if she's putting too much responsibility on the kids; Sheila has made it all the way to the hair salon and Frank realizes his days in the Jackson household are numbered; no longer having sex with Karen, Lip tries to dig up dirt on Jody; Ian continues on the path to West Point; Carl house-sits with his friend, Little Hank; Ethel meets Malik, a boy on Kevin's youth basketball team.

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Written By: Alex Borstein

Directed By:

• Mark Mylod

Showtime Advisories

• Adult Content,
• Graphic Language,
• Nudity,
• Mild Violence

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TVMA

Duration

55 min.

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