Grounded for Life is the Independence Day episode of The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
Plot[]
Little Pete destroys Dad's lawn in an experiment gone awry, and after being caught making a break for the Canadian border is grounded for a month and is forced to tunnel his way out of the house past a state-of-the-art security system in order to make it to the celebrations of his favorite holiday, the Fourth of July. During his escape attempt Pete meets Nona F. Mecklenberg (Michelle Trachtenberg), who has just moved to Wellsville and is trying to get her dog to pee.