Grace Under Fire

Grace is a recovering alcoholic, now divorced from an abusive husband, struggling to bring up three children on her own.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Cast:Brett Butler , Casey Sander , Kaitlin Cullum , Dylan Sprouse , Cole Sprouse , Dave Thomas , Julie White , Jon Paul Steuer , Peggy Rea , Walter Olkewicz , Dave Florek , Sam Horrigan , Tom Poston , Geoff Pierson , Charles Hallahan , Alan Autry , Paul Dooley , Valri Bromfield

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

Wed, Sep 29, 1993

Grace has divorced her abusive husband and is on her own with three children. She gets a job at the refinery, one of the two first women hired. Grace is called away from work to the school where her oldest, Quentin, has been in a fight. As they talk, she realizes that he has known about his father's abuse. Grace's friend introduces her to the pharmacist.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Up on the Roof

Wed, Oct 6, 1993

Grace has a talk with Quentin's teacher and, while the teacher has concerns about Quentin, it seems she has family issues also. Grace finds Quentin up on the roof and he says he used to go there when Grace and his father fought. Now he goes there to do some thinking. The men discover what he does up there.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Grace Undergraduate

Wed, Oct 13, 1993

Grace's former in-laws have the children for the weekend. The men plan to 'save' Russell's former dog from his neuter appointment tomorrow. Grace and Nadine are invited to a frat house party.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Good, the Bad and the Pharmacist

Wed, Oct 20, 1993

On payday, Grace discovers her paycheck is being taken by the IRS. Russell's wife tells him that she wants him back. Russell discovers the way to help Grace with the IRS.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Second Time Around

Wed, Oct 27, 1993

Nadine talks Grace into going to a dance put on by The Second Time Around group, for divorced and widowed persons. Grace runs into, and is asked out by, Nadine's first ex-husband. Nadine and Wade invite the couple to dinner.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Sister, Sister

Wed, Nov 3, 1993

Grace's sisters come to visit for her birthday.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ A Picture's Worth... $9.95

Wed, Nov 17, 1993

Grace goes on a blind date with a man who admits that the shirt he's wearing was 'found' on top of the neighbour's trash. His repeated demonstrations of frugality wear Grace down. Meanwhile, Libby is having a difficult time relating to her baby brother.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Grace Under Oath

Wed, Nov 24, 1993

Jimmy wins a big settlement after falling down the stairs and Grace needs it because he hasn't been paying child support. A law student gets permission to take her case and all they have to do it show that Jimmy hasn't paid. Grace is given 15 seconds to make her case.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Grace in the Middle

Wed, Dec 1, 1993

Nadine confesses to Grace that she wants to have a baby. Wade tells Grace he hates his job. Bill's wife tells Grace she knows Bill has been going to the track and has lost their savings.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Say Goodnight, Gracie

Wed, Dec 8, 1993

Grace is bumped up to permanent worker status, so is now eligible for benefits. It also involves working the night shift. Russell, Nadine and Wade take turns babysitting. But Grace misses reading them stories, tucking them in and will she also miss Libby's school program?

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Keeping Faith

Wed, Dec 15, 1993

Grace's sister Faith collapses at work, so Russell and Grace rush to Alabama. Upon her release from the hospital, they bring her for a Christmas visit. Faith is having an affair and Grace invites her to move closer.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ With This Ring

Wed, Jan 5, 1994

Grace takes the kids to see Nana Lil, their great-grandmother on Jimmy's side. She takes a liking to Libby and gives her a ring that's been in the family for a long time. Jimmy's mother is not happy with them having the ring.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Simply Grace

Wed, Jan 12, 1994

There's a new guy at work who's interested in Grace. Grace runs into Vickie at the pharmacy and she later comes to Grace for help. Wade asks Russell for advice about having a baby. Grace takes a chance on the new guy.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ The Agony, the Ecstasy and Bill Mazeroski

Wed, Jan 26, 1994

Grace needs some time and a place for herself. While cleaning out the basement, she comes across some of her old paintings and vows to do more painting. The guys from work come to play poker. Wade teaches Grace that's it's not the physical space, but the mental space she needs to do what she enjoys.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ When You Wish Upon a Star

Wed, Feb 2, 1994

Ryan asks Grace to go to Chicago with him for the weekend. He misses the flight due to a freak accident, so they decide to spend the night at his place. Grace tells him a story her father told her about finding a piece of a shooting star and he brings her a meteorite to wish on.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Valentine's Day

Wed, Feb 9, 1994

Quentin is obvious in his dislike for Ryan. Quentin orders a heart-shaped pizza for Grace, unaware that she has plans with Ryan. Feeling awkward, Ryan leaves. Faith and Russell break up. Nadine and Wade find baby-making to be a chore.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Grace and Beauty

Wed, Feb 16, 1994

Libby tells Grace her friend's mom is the 'best mom ever' and putting her daughter in a child's beauty pageant. Grace relents and says Libby can be in the pageant. Then the mother tells Grace that she doesn't have the 'breeding' to be pageant material. Now, to find a talent that Libby can showcase.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Tears of Joy

Wed, Mar 9, 1994

Quentin is in yet another fight at school and Grace tricks the teacher into canceling his expulsion. Grace finds a counselor for Quentin. Patrick is teething, Libby has a fever. Quentin finds Grace crying and they have a good cry together.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ It Happened One Week

Wed, Mar 16, 1994

Grace takes time to rekindle with her ex due to the refinery explosion. Nadine and Wade may be expecting their first child.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ Things Left Undone

Wed, May 11, 1994

It's Mother's Day and mother comes to visit. Faith gives them an earful.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ See Quentin Run

Wed, May 18, 1994

Grace gets promoted to supervisor at the refinery to the dismay of some of her male co-workers. When Grace tells her ex-husband that Quentin can't spend the summer with him, Quentin runs away from home and ends up on Ryan's front stoop.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ A Car and a Kiss

Wed, May 25, 1994

Libby and Sam are playing house and they have two different ideas of how to do that. Sam tells Libby they must kiss and Sam's mother catches them. Grace's car is finally done for and she goes to the used car lot to buy another, 'less old' one. Grace gets the price she wants.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Grace Under Water

Tue, Sep 20, 1994

A deluge of rain causes flooding, which brings difficult situations. Jimmy visits and ends up getting stuck at Grace's house, while Russell runs out into the storm to get Faith's insulin.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Good Ol' Grace

Tue, Sep 27, 1994

A new woman is brought into Grace's crew but is transferred back to her old crew when she complains about the men's language. Nadine and Wade have fertility problems.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ June 15, 1997

Tue, Oct 4, 1994

Grace meets her new boss, John, who is buying time until he can retire. She also has money problems resulting in cutting back on child care costs and allowing Quentin to babysit.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Pitch and Woo

Tue, Oct 11, 1994

Grace goes to a local ballgame then ends up in a bar, where she meets one of the players and begins dating him.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Jimmy's Girl

Tue, Oct 18, 1994

Jimmy visits, bringing his girlfriend Ramona. When Jimmy loses his temper she goes to Grace for advice. Grace also deals with a fight between Nadine and Wade, and problems with credit at her local grocery store.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Splitsville

Tue, Oct 25, 1994

Grace feels pulled in too many directions with a demanding boss, a shoplifting Libby and Nadine crying on her shoulder about Wade.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Road to Paris, Texas

Tue, Nov 8, 1994

Grace and Nadine take a road trip to Paris, Texas to see Grace's eccentric and worldly Aunt Vivian.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Dear Grace

Tue, Nov 15, 1994

Grace deals with Quinton's denial of her when in public, and her boss's daughter Julia, who is pregnant, visiting and trying to get the father to just talk with his daughter.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Cold Turkey

Tue, Nov 22, 1994

Jimmy brings the Kelly clan over to Grace's house for Thanksgiving after Libby feels ignored by Jimmy. Wade and Nadine decide to date.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Ka-Boom

Tue, Nov 29, 1994

When the oil refinery has an explosion, Grace finds that Quinton and Libby just aren't interested that she could have died. Meanwhile, Grace takes a temporary job as a secretary at the refinery and realizes it's not her forte.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Grace vs. Wade

Tue, Dec 6, 1994

Grace realizes Wade and Nadine are having sex when she finds a pair of his boxers in her garage. Grace slips on Wade's icy property, and at Wade's insistence, sees a physical therapist. Wade accuses Grace of drawing out the sessions when he finds out she is attracted to Travis, the therapist. Grace later decides to date Travis.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ The Holidays

Tue, Dec 13, 1994

Grace is forced to deal with her depressed ex-mother in law during the holidays, and she also receives an invitation from Dougie, and decides to attend a holiday party with him.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ The Good Mother

Tue, Jan 3, 1995

Grace sends a story to the local paper and is thrilled when she is told they will print it. She later finds they have heavily edited the story. Quentin tells Grace he wants to live with Jimmy and Jimmy agrees it is a good idea. Grace relents for a two week period, but Jimmy brings Quentin back after only one week, saying he isn't cut out for full time fathering.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ No Money Down

Tue, Jan 17, 1995

Russell asks Grace to go with him to a a real estate seminar, Grace thinks it is a scam but goes with the intention of writing a story about it for the local paper.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Aging Gracefully

Tue, Jan 31, 1995

Grace speaks to Nadine about the Travis's controlling nature and how she feels it might be a problem she needs to work on for herself. Grace and Travis break up, but for differing reasons. At the refinery, Vic thinks his wife is cheating on him.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ Hello, I'm Your Mother

Tue, Feb 7, 1995

Grace receives a letter from her college-aged son Matthew, that she gave up for adoption when she was a teenager. They later meet and Grace finds Matthew has several misconceptions and questions about her.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Grace at the Campfire

Tue, Feb 14, 1995

Grace takes the kids camping, but when Quentin pushes a little girl in a neighboring camp, she finds out that Jimmy has told Quentin that Grace hit him during their marriage.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Emmet Bypass

Tue, Feb 21, 1995

Grace's father in law, Emmett, is admitted to the hospital with chest pains and finds he has to have bypass surgery. Wade tells Nadine it's okay if they can't have kids, he'd be just as happy adopting.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Matthew Come Home

Tue, Feb 28, 1995

Grace's first child Matthew visits in order to get to know Grace's other kids better. When Quentin treats him badly, Grace asks Matthew to step into another room so she can speak to Quentin alone. Matthew then realizes he's mad at Grace for giving him up and storms out, but comes back later so they can work things out.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ A Night at the Opera

Tue, Mar 14, 1995

Grace wins two tickets to the opera and goes alone when she can't find someone to go with her. There she meets a tall, dark stranger she believes was a set up by Nadine. She later meets up with Russell to visit his father.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Memphis Bound

Wed, Mar 29, 1995

Grace takes a road trip to Memphis with Faith and Russell in order to see her little sister Evie get married to a man who ends up hitting on Grace. Along the way she meets an enigmatic stranger who seems to know things about Grace and her visit.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Sticks and Stones

Wed, Apr 5, 1995

Quentin ends up in a fight with a boy after using a racial slur and Grace is horrified. At the plant, John decides to retire and the gang throws him a party.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ Mother & Son & Father Reunion

Wed, May 3, 1995

Grace finds Matthew's father in Joplin. Despite Matthew's enthusiasm, Grace wants to inform the father herself. The professor is not interested in meeting his son.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ When It Rains, They Pour

Wed, May 10, 1995

Quentin's shy soccer coach finally asks Grace out and Kurt calls and also asks her out. While at the pharmacy, Grace runs into Ryan, who also asks her out. Ray, the pizza delivery guy asks her out. Grace and Nadine try to figure out what all these guys have in common and we see the coach, Ryan, Ray and Jimmy at an AA meeting.

25Season 2

S2.E25 ∙ You Can Lead a Horse to Water...

Wed, May 17, 1995

Grace and Ben are really enjoying themselves dating, for a couple of months now, but every time they get close, Ben backs away. Eventually Grace asks what the problem is and Ben tells her he is celibate.

26Season 2

S2.E26 ∙ Jimmy Goes Away

Wed, May 24, 1995

Jimmy gets a new job that requires him to move to Ohio. Grace goes to a dinner of businessmen with Russell and he has her bring her own car (in case he gets lucky). Fred from Fred's Copy down on Third talks to Grace while Russell is circulating and follows her to her car, trying to convince her to go back to his place. A couple other men hear the commotion and ask if she needs help. She gets a little braver and makes sure they all know who it is and where his business is.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Great Eggspectations

Wed, Sep 13, 1995

Wade and Nadine find out at the fertility clinic that there is a problem with her eggs so they ask Grace if she'll donate hers. Her decision really affects their friendship. Do Wade and Nadine really want a baby?

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Movin' on Down

Wed, Sep 20, 1995

Grace's hot water heater isn't working and since the landlord says it will be expensive to fix, he declares it not broken. Grace approaches her boss to ask for an advance for a water heater, but learns, due to corporate downsizing, that she is being demoted. That means her weekly pay will be cut by $147.25. Grace goes to plead her case to the executive in charge and finds out her position was not eliminated, it was the job of her boss that was eliminated so her boss took her job.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Grace and Rick and the Dance of Doom

Wed, Sep 27, 1995

One of the guys on their crew is fired, a couple of 'suits' also. Everyone is expected to work this weekend, but Grace has family obligations. Rick, the corporate executive that Grace spoke to about being demoted, shows up at one of the obligations and asks her out.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Breakup

Wed, Oct 4, 1995

Grace realizes that she and Ben never talk about anything of importance. She is also seeing Rick and they all discuss whether she should tell each of them about the other one. Rick asks Grace to stop seeing Ben and Quentin catches Grace and Rick kissing.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Grace Under a Wig

Wed, Oct 18, 1995

Rick gets two tickets to see an author Grace enjoys, but it's Halloween and Grace says she can't go. Quentin is banned from Halloween, Libby stains her costume, a troubled neighbor comes to complain. Jean expertly gets rid of the neighbor and takes over the celebration so Grace can do something for herself. Grace performs at a coffeehouse, in costume.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Daycare

Wed, Nov 1, 1995

Grace posts an ad in the pharmacy for a sitter for Patrick. Jean comes to watch him the first day and asks why Grace doesn't put him in daycare. Grace explains that the only daycare she can afford won't take Patrick because he's not toilet trained. Grace decides to demand a company daycare center.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Matthew Gets Busted

Wed, Nov 8, 1995

Matthew calls Grace after he's arrested for running naked through a women's rights protest. Grace tells him she's upset because he trivialized their event. Matthew's adoptive mother comes to see Grace over the issue.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Grace Really Under Fire

Wed, Nov 15, 1995

One of the laid-off employees comes to the refinery and holds Grace's crew hostage, while making demands of the company. During the ensuing discussions, the men discover that Grace is dating Rick.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Thanks for Nothing

Wed, Nov 22, 1995

Emmet is off with his buddies for Thanksgiving and Jean makes a big show of letting everyone that she will be all alone, forcing Grace to invite her. Rick is invited, too, and Grace asks him to be nice to Jean. Rick and Jean are getting along so well that it makes Grace mad. Wade helps her to see that she has come to expect chaos and without it she's not happy.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Sleeping Together

Wed, Nov 29, 1995

Grace and Rick are coming home from a date and Grace is wondering why they haven't had sex yet. A car crosses their path and they crash. Feeling lucky to be alive, they do have sex. Jean brings the kids home early the next morning and she catches Rick still there. The next day, Grace drops the kids at Jean's and Rick cooks dinner before they quickly halt and go upstairs. The second time turns out to be not as enjoyable as the first time.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Emmet's Secret

Wed, Dec 6, 1995

Emmet and Jean come to watch the kids while Grace and Rick go to St. Louis for the weekend. One her way out the door, Grace finds out that Emmet is going off for the weekend also. The hotel has only adult movies on demand and not the game he wants to see. They end up in a gay sports bar, to Rick's embarrassment. Then, they see Emmet in the same bar.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Emmet, We Hardly Knew Ye

Wed, Dec 20, 1995

Jean is helping decorate the Christmas tree when she receives a phone call. Emmet has had a heart attack and died. Emmet's lover comes to the wake and loudly proclaims their mutual love.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Daddy's Girl

Wed, Jan 3, 1996

Grace and Rick are at his place kissing when a young woman enters through the front door. It's Rick's daughter, Amy, who has apparently seen many similar scenes and is quite rude to both of them. Later she volunteers to watch Libby and Patrick while Grace and Rick go out to buy a dress to wear to the symphony. While they're gone, Amy dyes Libby's hair dark like her own. This causes a fight between Grace and Rick, with Rick telling Grace not to tell him how to raise his children.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ No Help Wanted

Wed, Jan 10, 1996

Everyone's trying to demonstrate how independent he/she is. Grace wants the landlord to build a bedroom for Quentin in the basement. Evie, newly married to a business owner, offers to pay to have the work done. Rick says she should have asked him for the money. Russell is frustrated with his father's late hours and Floyd is thinking of getting his own place. Grace is afraid to be dependent because she remembers the days of being dependent on Jimmy.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Good Neighbor Sam

Wed, Jan 24, 1996

Sam, friend from across the street always seems to be visiting the Kelly's house. We know he's had a long-time crush on Grace and his mother appears to be the new June Cleaver, but is there something else going on?

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Positively Hateful

Wed, Feb 7, 1996

The parents at Libby's school are petitioning to have the janitor fired because he has HIV. Grace thinks firing him is not the right thing to do and goes to the meeting to speak and defend him.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ Why Buy the Bull?

Wed, Feb 14, 1996

There is a gas leak at Grace's, which the landlord says will take two weeks to fix. Rick invites them all to come and stay with him. By the time Grace and the kids are leaving, more layoffs come to the refinery, but this time it's Rick who loses his job. When he realizes that Grace is leaving, he thinks it's because she was interested in his money.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ Love Thy Neighbor

Wed, Feb 21, 1996

Wade is watching the movers unpack the truck of the new neighbors and falls in love with them through their possessions. Jean pulls a gun on them, Jimmy mistakes them for the plumber.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Pregnant Pause

Wed, Feb 28, 1996

Grace goes over to Nadine's and finds her waiting for a call from the doctor. She took a home pregnancy test and is waiting for the doctor to confirm or contest. The doctor calls, talks to Grace and confirms Nadine is finally pregnant. Grace is feeling hurt that Nadine only wants to do things with Wade now and Nadine says some hurtful things, too.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ Broads for Broader Horizons

Wed, Mar 13, 1996

Grace is taking a writing class at the local college. The professor is not kind or especially helpful. Grace doesn't know if she wants to go back. Grace defends her writing to the teacher and walks out.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Head Games

Wed, Mar 20, 1996

Jean meets a man with whom she is keeping casual company. Grace encourages her, glad to see her getting out. Jean is 'done with him' until Grace pushes harder. Then, Rick discovers him smoking marijuana in the restroom.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ Mr. Mullens' Opus

Wed, Apr 3, 1996

Grace is spending one night a week answering phones at the crisis center. Soon, 'Chris' (as she identifies herself) is becoming drawn in by a frequent caller 'Ron' who is being tempted to go back to drinking. She finds herself agreeing to meet him at a bar; they are both astonished to recognize each other.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ Take Me to Your Breeder

Wed, May 1, 1996

There's a toxic spill at the refinery but Grace, who hasn't been checked out and cleared, leaves to find Quentin who's run away from home. On the way home, Grace finds herself feeling woozy and then finds herself in an alien diner where she talks to her late father.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ Guess Who's Not Coming to Lunch?

Wed, May 8, 1996

Jimmy's child support check has bounced again and the kids are eligible for the free lunch program at school, where they're forced to go to a separate line. Libby hasn't been eating lunch, but it's for a completely different reason.

25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ You Go Girl

Wed, May 15, 1996

Grace and John arrange for a temporary job for Rick at the refinery. Everybody's giving Rick a hard time at work because he used to be the boss. Rick leaves work, gets drunk, goes to Grace's, and proposes.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ This Sold House

Wed, Sep 18, 1996

When Grace finishes painting the house, the landlord decides it will never look better so it's time to sell it. The house of the recently-deceased neighbor is also for sale, for about half the price. Grace decides to buy it.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Neither a Borrower nor a Roofer Be

Wed, Sep 25, 1996

Wade inspects Grace's new house and says it's in bad shape. Russell lends her the money to take care of it. Jean also offers to lend the money for the roof and can be considered rent if Grace will let her move in. Grace discovers that Jean has been lying about her full social life, so invites her to move in.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Quentin Returns

Wed, Oct 2, 1996

Quentin returns from spending the summer with Jimmy in Ohio. He upset that his father made him return to Grace's and believes it's because Jimmy was tired of being 'daddy'. Grace tries to get Jimmy to repair things by talking to Quentin, but Jimmy has decided to move back to be closer to the kids.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Grace and Sailor Bob

Wed, Oct 9, 1996

Grace rents out her apartment to Dougie. Libby receives a package from her penpal, who thinks she's older, divorced and has three kids. Sailor Bob takes a trip to meet 'Libby'.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Dating Buddies

Wed, Oct 23, 1996

Russell and Grace think everyone's life is more exciting than theirs, so they decide to go on a date together. The refinery gets rid of everyone as employees, but hires them back as 'independent contractors', meaning a slight raise but no benefits. Grace makes plans to go out with the smarmy guy she met while out with Russell, but that's only his bar personality. He's actually well-read, nice, interested in kids, etc.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ The Ghost and Mrs. Kelly

Wed, Oct 30, 1996

Mysterious occurrences prompt Grace to suspect her new home is haunted. Also, Grace dates a minister.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Road to Nowhere

Wed, Nov 6, 1996

Grace and Nadine get an invitation to their twentieth reunion and they recall a trip to see Earth, Wind and Fire and decide to repeat the event. They borrow the pharmacy's delivery van (which is full of drugs), as Grace goes speeding down the highway.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Redeeming Jimmy

Wed, Nov 13, 1996

Jimmy wants to turn his life around, so Grace gets him a job at the refinery.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ The Show-Me State

Wed, Nov 20, 1996

Grace and Nadine accompany Libby to a poetry contest in New York, where they run into Rick who has returned from Alaska.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Fire Music

Wed, Nov 27, 1996

On Grace's last night in New York, she meets a firefighter who moonlights as a jazz musician.

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Grace Tests Out

Wed, Dec 4, 1996

Grace has to choose between her job at the refinery or continuing her education.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ A Holly Jolly Christmas

Wed, Dec 18, 1996

Christmas brings surprise for Grace about Quentin.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Matthew's Old Lady

Wed, Jan 8, 1997

Matthew, Grace's first born that she gave up for adoption, is engaged to an older woman.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ Grace of Wrath

Wed, Jan 15, 1997

Grace rents her garage apartment to a classmate who also moonlights as a stripper to pay for her classes.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Wade's Partner

Wed, Jan 29, 1997

Wade and his partner arrest someone close to Grace.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ Pills

Wed, Feb 5, 1997

Grace becomes addicted to pain pills. Russell accuses his friends of being disloyal when they shop at the new mall instead of his pharmacy.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Waiting for Peugeot

Wed, Feb 12, 1997

Jimmy goes against Grace's wishes when he buys Quentin a car. Grace runs into an old boyfriend who wants to renew their relationship.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ Birthin' Babies

Wed, Feb 19, 1997

Grace brings Rob home to meet her kids just as Nadine announces that her baby is on its way.

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ Vegas

Wed, Feb 26, 1997

Jean gets invited to Las Vegas to view a timeshare and Grace joins her. While there, Grace spends time with an older man and Jean gets jealous.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Jimmy Moves In

Wed, Mar 12, 1997

Jimmy offers to move into the garage apartment.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Quentin Gets His Gun

Wed, Mar 26, 1997

Grace is spending too much time focusing on herself. Quentin fires a gun at a suspected intruder.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ Sam's Dad

Wed, Apr 9, 1997

Sam's dad has a crush on Grace.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ Grace Graduates

Wed, Apr 30, 1997

Grace graduates college and is asked to give the commencement speech.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Rob vs. Jimmy

Tue, May 6, 1997

Jimmy begins to get jealous of Rob's relationship with the kids. Grace has a birthday.

25Season 4

S4.E25 ∙ Grace's New Job

Wed, May 7, 1997

Grace starts a job in advertising/marketing for a local company but hates the restrictive environment from her coworkers.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Smells Like Victory

Tue, Nov 25, 1997

Grace worries about how her new job is affecting the children at home.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Grace Under Construction

Tue, Dec 2, 1997

Grace starts a new job at the bridge construction site. Nadine divorcing Wade.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Tue, Dec 9, 1997

Grace queries Quentin about his teenage activities and panics when Russell reveals that Quentin bought condoms at the pharmacy.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Mother Christmas

Tue, Dec 16, 1997

Grace's mother visits for Christmas and tries to make Libby a proper young woman.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ A River Runs Through Him

Tue, Dec 23, 1997

The bridge under construction blocks Grace's late ex-father-in-law's (Emmit) view of the river causing Jimmy to take action. Russell finally asks Dot out on a date.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Finders Keepers

Tue, Dec 23, 1997

During a tornado, a sack of money ends up at Grace's house. When she returns it to the owner, $20k is missing, and everyone accuses Grace of stealing it.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Riverboat Queen

Tue, Dec 30, 1997

Grace and DC work out a plan to get a building construction bid which doesn't interest the developer who is looking for a more personal deal. Russell and Dot go on another date where Russell reveals his fantasy while hypnotized.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ The Victory Tree

Tue, Dec 30, 1997

Libby and her class protest the bridge construction to save the town's historic tree causing the project to be halted until a town meeting vote. Russell puts an ice cream parlor in the pharmacy.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Grace Under-funded

Tue, Jan 6, 1998

The government doesn't send a payment to the construction company causing paychecks to be held and Grace with no money. Wade stakes out the pharmacy to catch a burglar.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Digging Up the Dirt

Tue, Jan 13, 1998

After meeting a salesman at a motel, rumors spread through town about Grace and DC having an affair. After a flippant remark made by Grace turns out to be true, all kinds of rumors about everyone in town are coming out.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Fire in the Hole

Tue, Jan 20, 1998

Wade's old pal visits and annoys Grace which ends up with kissing. Jean goes on a date which makes Floyd jealous.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Fall from Grace

Tue, Feb 3, 1998

Grace (who has a fear of heights) has to rescue a coworker who's stranded up on a construction beam. Quentin tries to fix a car engine with some "help" from his friends.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Grace Under Class

Tue, Feb 10, 1998

Grace is upset with Quentin when she finds out his new girlfriend and her parents lavish him with gifts. Russell has a chance to be with an attractive divorcee.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Down in the Boondocks

Tue, Feb 17, 1998

Bev, the mother of Quentin's girlfriend, leaves her husband and moves in with Grace and the kids.