Episode #416 "It's hard To Be A Saint In The City"

The Red Boot has become a money pit; the bills are overwhelming. Claudia protests to Sean that they can’t afford the bar anymore. It’s sucking them dry. Sean says he can’t go back to grunt work, and the bar means so much to him. All Sean wants is two weeks, until St. Patrick’s Day. If they can’t make St. Patrick’s Day work, the Red Boot is never going to work. Claudia asks if Sean has had to dip into the emergency fund. No, Sean lies. Brad and Lily are working on a float for the Dance Squad for the St. Patrick’s Day parade. So far, Lily’s not impressed with Brad’s designs. Eddie and Sean are brainstorming about St. Patrick’s Day at the bar. Sean gives the dancing leprechaun thumbs down. Sean tells Brad he’ll give him fifty bucks to put a Red Boot sign on the float. On St. Patrick’s Day, the Dance Squad float is being assembled outside St. Finnian’s School. Brad assures Sister Helen that they’re sure to win the trophy. At the bar, they’re working on decorations. Claudia reminds Jimmy that he’s taking Henry to the parade. Jimmy’s not thrilled about the parade, but Sean reminds him of the importance of his Irish heritage. Meanwhile, Eddie’s at the rival T.J. Shenanigans trying to drum up business for the Red Boot, the “authentic” Irish pub. Sean tells Claudia that Reggie, who worked at the bar, has flaked out. They have no back-up. It’s just Sean, Eddie and Claudia, if she can help out. Claudia grabs an apron. Sean expects a mob of people any minute. Eddie reports that the distributor didn’t come, so they have no kegs. A customer is calling for a round of beers. They’re screwed! Claudia reminds Sean that the first rule of owning a bar is that they have to pay their vendors. Eddie comes in with a keg of non-alcoholic beer. It’s their only hope. Claudia needs to clean up some vomit in the restroom, but she can’t find a mop. The mop broke three weeks ago, says Eddie. That’s it; Claudia’s had enough. She’s not doing any more. These guys aren’t running a bar; they’re occupying a bar. It’s not worth banging their heads against a wall. Lily comes in followed by Brad and some other kids. The float was a disaster. It was too small and the dancers kept falling into the statue of St. Patrick and snapping off its fingers until it looked as if St. Patrick was flipping off the crowd. Lily can’t believe that everyone in the bar is drinking non-alcoholic beer and getting “drunk” and staggering around. One of the kids tries to kiss Lily, claiming he’s drunk when Brad comes after him. Lily says the guy’s a dork. He can’t be drunk; it’s non-alcoholic beer. The customers start protesting the “fake” beer. All of a sudden they don’t feel drunk anymore. Claudia appears with a dolly with two kegs on it. The real beer has arrived. In fact Claudia actually swiped the kegs from T. J. Shenanigans.