"Nobody's saying our neighborhood is the Garden of Eden. Hell, some people say God avoids this place altogether, but it's been a good home to us to me and my kids, who I'm proud of, 'cause every single one of them reminds me a little bit of me."
"Fiona, my rock, huge help. Has all the best qualities of her mother, except she's not a raging psycho bitch."
"Lip, smart as a whip. Straight "A"s and the honor roll. Boy's definitely going somewhere."
"Ian, industrious, conscientious, ambitious, incredible work ethic. Don't have a clue where he got that from. Wants to be a paratrooper. Knows how to disembowel an enemy with a roll of dimes and an old gym sock."
"Carl...Uh, I don't really know that much about Carl. Oh, loves animals. Always dragging home some poor stray he found, taking them up to his room."
"Ah, Debbie. Sent by God, total angel. Raises money for UNICEF year-round, some of which she actually turns in."
"Liam, going to be a star. I'm no biologist, but he looks a little bit like my first sponsor. He and the ex were close."
"Kev and Veronica, fantastic neighbors. There's nothing they won't do for each other. Or to each other... I never realized how little sex I was having till V and Kev moved next door."
"And me, Frank Gallagher, father, teacher, mentor, captain of our little ship. We may not have much, but all of us, to a man, knows the most important thing in this life we know how to fucking party!!!"
Meet the Gallagers...
The shoe throws you in the middle of the Gallagers morning chaos with everyone scrounging for food and Fiona barking out that day's assignments while getting everyone ready for school.
Fiona's purse is stolen on a night out with Veronica, but a handsome stranger named Steve does his best to retrieve it. He's unsuccesful but earns an invite back to the Gallagher house when he defends the girls by punching an infamous bouncer who insults them.
They have sex on the kitchen floor but are soon interrupted by local cops dropping off a completely drunk Frank. Steve returns the next day to ask Fiona out, but she resists his offers and all but insults him. Steve refuses to accept her refusal however and begins sending her gifts with the hope of winning her heart. Finally she agrees to go out on a real date and is surprised when she discovers the secret behind Steve's profession.
Lip discovers a stash of gay porn in the bedroom he shares with Ian but he is unwilling to accept his brother's sexuality and so takes him to Karen who recently rewarded Lip for tutoring her with oral sex. Things go horribly wrong however when Karen's father Eddie catches her giving Ian oral sex and chases the Gallagher brothers from the house before leaving his wife.
Lip discovers Ian's affair with his married boss Kash when he almost catches them in the act by noticed their shoes were mismatched.
The episode ends with Frank out in the floor as the family has a happy breakfast.
- Chekhov's Gun: Carl's bat first appears..
- Everybody Has Lots of Sex: Pretty much from here on every episode one or more of the main characters gets lucky.
