Grace Under Fire
ABC (ended 1998)
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Season 5
- Ep 14Down in the Boondocks2/17/98
Grace decides to let Bev move in—an idea neither Jean nor Quentin are crazy about. Russell's miffed when D.C. tries on a watch that breaks. - Ep 13Grace Under Class2/10/98
Grace is upset with the number of expensive gift Quentin's getting from his girlfriend. A woman makes an advance towards Russell. D.C. lets Libby interview him for the school paper. - Ep 12Fall from Grace2/3/98
Vic comes to the construction site looking for a job, so Grace has to choose between loyalty to a friend and what she knows is best for the company. Russell informs Grace that Nadine has decided to leave Wade. - Ep 11Fire in the Hole1/20/98
Wade's old Vietnam War friend visits, and he and Grace find that through their differences, there's also an attraction. Meanwhile, Jean re-enters the dating scene. - Ep 10Digging Up the Dirt1/13/98
The rumor mill links Grace and D.C. as a couple, and Grace's plan to show how silly rumors are blows up in her face. - Ep 9Grace Under-Funded1/6/98
Grace goes on a clothes-shopping spree, only to find D.C. can't make payroll, and then finds money missing from her savings. Russell lets Wade use the pharmacy to try to solve a string of robberies. - Ep 8The Victory Tree12/30/97
Libby tries to prevent the destruction of a cherished town tree that lay in the path of the new bridge. Grace wants Russell to hire Quentin to work at his new soda fountain. - Ep 7Riverboat Queen12/30/97
D.C.'s just a tad off base when he wants Grace to flirt with a hotel developer to help him win a construction job. Russell takes Dot on a second date, where he claims to agree with her that they should move slowly. - Ep 6Finders Keepers12/23/97
A tornado tears through Victory, and Quentin finds a bag of money from the riverboat casino that it left behind in its wake. - Ep 5A River Runs Through Him12/23/97
A pending bridge that will obstruct the view of the river from Emmet's burial site has Jean upset, so Jimmy and Quentin try to move the grave. Russell takes Dot to a riverboat casino, but is vexed when she won't place a bet on anything. - Ep 4Mother Christmas12/16/97
Grace's mother visits for the holidays, and immediately tries to force her parenting style on Libby. Russell offers Santa photos at the pharmacy, with Floyd as the big guy himself. - Ep 3Don't Ask, Don't Tell12/9/97
Grace thinks Quentin may be having sex. Wade and Nadine decide to divorce. - Ep 2Grace Under Construction12/2/97
Grace gets a job as D.C.'s assistant. Wade has trouble dealing with Nadine's departure. - Ep 1Smells Like Victory11/25/97
Grace begins to realize that working in St. Louis is having a negative effect on her family.
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Season 4
- Ep 25Grace's New Job5/7/97
Grace gets a job at an advertising company, and her attempt to vent to her boss about her frustration with the lack of creativity involved leads to an unexpected offer that she's torn over accepting. - Ep 24Rob vs. Jimmy5/6/97
Rob tells Grace that he wants to start getting serious. Jimmy, however, feels that he is being replaced by Rob as a father figure. - Ep 23Grace Graduates4/30/97
Grace finally earns her degree, but runs into problems while interviewing for jobs—all the interviews offer less than what she was making before. She tries to nudge Quentin towards gearing for college. - Ep 22Sam's Dad4/9/97
Grace tries to figure out why Sam's father, Jerry, has been hanging around so much at her house. Meanwhile Jean starts having bouts of memory loss. - Ep 21Quentin Gets His Gun3/26/97
Quentin takes Jimmy's gun when he thinks burglars are trying to break in while he babysits Patrick and Libby. Grace finds Vic working at a coffee shop. - Ep 20Jimmy Moves In3/12/97
With Jimmy helping Grace fix up the garage, Russell hopes he can get her to take Floyd off his hands. Patrick learns to ride a bike. - Ep 19Vega$2/26/97
When Grace isn't invited to Rob's weekend getaway because he has made plans with someone else, she takes Jean up on her invitation to Las Vegas. - Ep 18Birthin' Babies2/19/97
It's Grace to the rescue when Nadine goes into labor and Wade's undercover assignment prevents him from being there, and she's given reason to remember all the ways Jimmy let her down when their kids were born. - Ep 17Waiting for Peugeot2/12/97
Jimmy undermines Grace's edict that Quentin can't get his drivers license unless he improves his grades. - Ep 16Pills2/5/97
Grace becomes addicted to pills for her back pain. Russell's upset when customers jump ship for a new chain pharmacy in Victory. Libby obsesses over her birthday party, while Quentin covets a drivers license. - Ep 15Wade's Partner1/29/97
Quentin is suspected in a crime spree at the country club, and Wade's partner is eager to book him. With one day to go, Grace rues promising Libby she'd buy her a dog if she kept a goldfish alive for six months. Grace takes a job at a cocktail lounge. - Ep 14Grace of Wrath1/15/97
Grace rents to another student working their way through college—as a stripper. Quentin plagiarizes Grace's report on The Grapes of Wrath. - Ep 13Matthew's Old Lady1/8/97
Matthew arrives in Victory with a pregnant, much older fiancée, and neither Grace nor his adoptive mother are particularly happy with the situation. - Ep 12A Holly, Jolly Christmas12/18/96
Grace clashes with Jean over her making a traditional Kelly family favorite for Christmas. Quentin takes advantage of the privacy he's afforded in the garage apartment. Floyd irks Russell by giving away inventory as Christmas gifts to customers. - Ep 11Grace Tests Out12/4/96
Grace faces a dilemma when the refinery stops paying for college classes, and she has to choose between taking a proficiency test to gain credits or keeping her job. - Ep 10Fire Music11/27/96
Still in New York City, Grace wants to do more to make the trip special for Libby, but a fireman makes the trip special for her. Meanwhile, Russell babysits Grace's kids, but mistakenly assumes Quentin's the one he needs to keep an eye on. - Ep 9The Show-Me State11/20/96
Grace and Nadine accompany Libby to New York City when her poem makes the "Why I Love My State" national finals, and Grace meets an old flame while they're there. - Ep 8Redeeming Jimmy11/13/96
Grace's ex-husband Jimmy returns and she gets him a job at the refinery, but he has a hard time there since Grace's friends are trying to sabotage his job. Also, Jimmy gets into trouble when he gives Quentin some dating advice. - Ep 7Road to Nowhere11/6/96
Grace and Nadine reminisce about a road trip to see an Earth, Wind, and Fire concert after they receive invitations to their class reunion. Wade arrests Russell. - Ep 6The Ghost and Mrs. Kelly10/30/96
Libby thinks she's seeing ghosts in the house. Jean blames Grace for her minister's sudden departure. - Ep 5Dating Buddies10/23/96
Fed up with their dull love lives, Grace and Russell have a pretend date, where she meets a nice man. The refinery pulls a shady trick to screw Grace and her co-workers out of benefits. Wade and Nadine revisit their honeymoon spot. - Ep 4Grace and Sailor Bob10/9/96
A sailor pen-pal of Libby's comes looking for her, not knowing how young she really is. Dougie rents the garage apartment from Grace. - Ep 3Quentin Returns10/2/96
Quentin is upset at having to leave his father and return home to Victory—so much so that Jimmy's decided to move back to town. Wade wants to become a garbage collector, while Russell yearns to join an elitist country club. - Ep 2Neither a Borrower or a Roofer Be9/25/96
Jean and Russell both offer financial help to get Grace a new roof. Grace helps Russell deal with his ex-wife's claim to get more alimony. - Ep 1This Sold House9/18/96
The sale of her rented home puts Grace in the market for a new place, and her friends urge her to buy instead of rent. Libby is bit by a squirrel, and the guys hope to catch it so it can be tested for rabies.
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Season 3
- Ep 25You Go, Girl5/15/96
Rick, distraught over his continuing failure to find a new job, asks Grace to come with him to Alaska. Russell and his ex-wife reconnect. - Ep 24Guess Who's Not Coming to Lunch?5/8/96
Quentin's embarrassed when he and Libby are forced into the school's free-lunch program, but Grace continues to refuse financial assistance from Rick. - Ep 23Take Me to Your Breeder5/1/96
Toxic fumes inhaled after a spill at the refinery give Grace hallucinations. Rick feels Quentin's wrath after Jimmy disappoints him yet again. - Ep 22Mr. Mullen's Opus4/3/96
Mr. Mullens calls the crisis hot-line while Grace is volunteering there, and she discovers his attitude is still sour. - Ep 21Head Games3/20/96
Quentin leads his classmates to think he's gravely ill. Jean's new boyfriend has a colorful background. - Ep 20Broads for Broader Horizons3/13/96
Grace enrolls in a night school for creative writing, but finds her family and Rick aren't pleased with the loss of her time. Grace discovers it may be time to take Libby bra shopping. - Ep 19Pregnant Pause2/28/96
Nadine announces her pregnancy. - Ep 18Love Thy Neighbor2/21/96
Grace, mortified by her family's behavior towards some negroes who've moved into the neighborhood, invites them over for dinner. Quentin uses his father to get his head shaved, though Grace has forbidden it. - Ep 17Why Buy the Bull?2/14/96
Rick loses his job as Grace and the kids seriously are thinking about moving in with him. Floyd wants to get some more perks out of Russell. - Ep 16Positively Hateful2/7/96
Grace quickly regrets showing support to a janitor people want fired for being HIV-positive. Russell and Rick offer Quentin advice for a date to a school dance. - Ep 15Good Neighbor Sam1/24/96
Grace discovers a neighbor's son is spending so much time at her house to escape his perfectionist mother. Wade learns he's been mistakenly engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. - Ep 14No Help Wanted1/10/96
Grace wants to build Quentin a room in the basement, but won't let anyone help pay for it. Russell's fed up with his father always staying out so late. - Ep 13Daddy's Girl1/3/96
Rick's daughter, Amy, and Grace despise each other immediately. Russell invents a financial test to determine woman who he'd date. - Ep 12Emmet, We Hardly Knew Ye12/20/95
Emmet dies suddenly at Christmas, and the family is stunned when his boyfriend comes to the funeral. - Ep 11Emmet's Secret12/6/95
Grace and Rick run into Emmet in the last place they'd think they would. An upcoming city council election get Wade thinking about running. - Ep 10Sleeping Together11/29/95
Issues during sex give Grace pause to whether Rick is really right for her. Nadine frets over a suspicious mole on Wade's neck. - Ep 9Thanks for Nothing11/22/95
Grace is stunned when Rick and Jean instantly mesh at her Thanksgiving dinner. Nadine is upset that Wade wants ribs for Thanksgiving instead of turkey. - Ep 8Grace Really Under Fire11/15/95
Grace and her co-workers are taken hostage by a former employee with an axe to grind. - Ep 7Matthew Gets Busted11/8/95
Matthew's adoptive mother is livid after Grace bails him out following a college prank. Russell lets his father start a one-hour photo service at the pharmacy. - Ep 6Daycare11/1/95
Grace becomes a champion for refinery-sponsored daycare for its employees. Russell's father annoys him at the pharmacy. - Ep 5Grace Under a Wig10/18/95
Grace decides she needs a temporary escape from the shackles of motherhood, and a wig and an accent let her do it. - Ep 4The Breakup10/4/95
Grace searches for a way to tell Ben that their relationship's over. Wade is disgusted that Nadine's been using his toothbrush. - Ep 3Grace and Rick and the Dance of Doom9/27/95
Grace is stunned when her new boss asks for a date, and looks to Nadine and Wade for advice. - Ep 2Movin' on Down9/20/95
Graces worries about finances when she's demoted at work. Quentin starts making passes at Nadine. - Ep 1Great Eggspectations9/13/95
Nadine and Wade want Grace to donate an egg so they can have a baby.
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Season 2
- Ep 26Jimmy Goes Away5/24/95
Learning Jimmy's promotion will send him to Ohio, the family has conflicting feelings about his impending absence. Russell uses some unethical strategy in trying to get dates. - Ep 25You Can Lead a Horse to Water...5/17/95
Grace is miffed that she and Ben haven't gone beyond kissing after eight dates. Vic's co-workers worry he may have a drinking problem. - Ep 24When It Rains, They Pour5/10/95
Grace doesn't know what to do or what's going on when seemingly every man she knows wants to be with her. - Ep 23Mother & Son & Father Reunion5/3/95
Grace tries to arrange a meeting between Matthew and his biological father. Russell is hurt when his father visits and instantly bonds with Wade. - Ep 22Sticks and Stones4/5/95
When Quentin gets into a fight after using a racial slur, Grace wants Jimmy to straighten him out. Meanwhile, the refinery plans a roast for John Shirley. - Ep 21Memphis Bound3/29/95
Grace heads to Memphis to represent the family at the wedding of her sister, Evie, while Faith and Russell tag along to see the sights. - Ep 20A Night at the Opera3/14/95
While Grace can't get anyone to share the opera tickets she's won, but Russell goes along for the ride to St. Louis to visit his father. - Ep 19Matthew, Come Home2/28/95
Quentin turns resentful after Grace invites his half-brother, Matthew, to the house for dinner. Meanwhile, Wade and Russell just want to get a good look at the kid. - Ep 18Emmet Bypass2/21/95
A party for Patrick's third birthday is overshadowed by his grandfather's sudden chest pains. - Ep 17Grace at the Campfire2/14/95
Taking the kids on a camping trip ends up with Grace livid when Quentin's fight with a yuppie family's daughter brings to light a lie Jimmy's been feeding to him. - Ep 16Hello, I'm Your Mother2/7/95
Grace is stunned when the son that she put up for adoption years ago, Matthew, contacts her to search for some answers. - Ep 15Aging Gracefully1/31/95
Grace can't put her finger on what about her seemingly perfect relationship with Travis is putting her off. Vic worries about his hair loss when he finds out his wife's old boyfriend is coming to a class reunion. - Ep 14No Money Down1/17/95
Grace's assignment to write a juicy story and Russell's quest to earn a buck sends them to the same place—a shady real estate seminar in St. Louis. - Ep 13The Good Mother1/3/95
Grace reluctantly allows Quentin to visit his father for two weeks and is disheartened when her short story is published in the paper, but only after being heavily edited. - Ep 12The Holidays12/13/94
Grace deals with Dougie's invitation to a Christmas dance and the bizarre gifts brought by her former in-laws. Russell wants to make this the best holiday season ever. - Ep 11Grace vs. Wade12/6/94
A slip on the ice at Nadine and Wade's leads to a trip to a new age massage therapist where Grace vents on dealing with their issues, but her troubles brew again when Wade's home insurance is cancelled and he can't pay her bill. - Ep 10Ka-Boom11/29/94
Grace and her co-workers deal with the death of an employee in an explosion. Nadine and Wade try to recapture their spark. - Ep 9Cold Turkey11/22/94
A lonely Thanksgiving turns racous when the Kellys come to Grace's after Libby runs back home from their feast. Grace suggests to Nadine it's time to get a place of her own. - Ep 8Dear Grace11/15/94
Grace tries to heal a rift between John Shirley and his pregnant daughter and tries to discover why Quentin's suddenly embarrassed to be seen with her. Wade sells pottery out of Russell's pharmacy. - Ep 7The Road to Paris, Texas11/8/94
Grace takes Nadine to Paris, Texas to visit her Aunt Vivian. Wade confesses a secret to Russell. - Ep 6Splitsville10/25/94
Grace deals with Quentin's poor math grade, Libby's shoplifting, and the rift in Nadine and Wade's marriage. - Ep 5Jimmy's Girl10/18/94
Grace doesn't hold back when Jimmy's latest girlfriend turns to her advice. Meanwhile, Grace's credit card is suddenly getting declined. - Ep 4Pitch and Woo10/11/94
Grace asks out a minor-leaguer, though Nadine warns it's not a good idea. Their one-year anniversary prompts Faith to pressure Russell for a commitment. - Ep 3June 15, 199710/4/94
A rent increase forces Grace to make some tough choices, including pleading to Jimmy for more help. A new boss at the refinery make some unsettling changes. - Ep 2Good Ol' Grace9/27/94
Bill's faced with a sexual discrimination charge after a second woman get employed at the refinery, and Grace tries to mediate. Nadine decides to consult with a fertility clinic. Russell feels his life isn't exciting enough. - Ep 1Grace Under Water9/20/94
During a huge rainstorm, Faith moves out, Grace gets a visit from Jimmy, Russell plays hero, and Wade and Nadine keep trying to get pregnant.
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Season 1
- Ep 22A Car and a Kiss5/25/94
Grace deals with both her rapidly dying automobile and a neighbor who's none-too-pleased that Libby kissed her son. - Ep 21See Quentin Run5/18/94
Quentin runs away after being told he can't spend the summer with his father. Some of the men at the refinery are disgruntled over Grace's promotion to supervisor. - Ep 20Things Left Undone5/11/94
Grace's mother comes for Mothers Day, and they both get a dressing down from Faith. - Ep 19It Happened One Week3/16/94
An explosion at the refinery leaves Grace temporarily in need of work, and she consoles Ryan after his father's death. Nadine and Wade continue to try to get pregnant. - Ep 18Tears of Joy3/9/94
Grace is forced to take Quentin to a psychologist to hope to find a way to end his violent behavior at school. - Ep 17Grace and Beauty2/16/94
When Libby and a friend compete in a beauty pageant, their mothers get off on the wrong foot. - Ep 16Valentine's Day2/9/94
Quentin doesn't hide his animosity when Grace invites Ryan to dinner. Russell hurts Faith by not calling her his girlfriend. Wade and Nadine want a baby, but finds it dulls the excitement of sex. - Ep 15When You Wish Upon a Star2/2/94
A weekend getaway to Chicago is ruined when Ryan gets to the airport too late for he and Grace to catch their plane. Meanwhile, Faith wants a little more in the bedroom out of Russell. - Ep 14The Agony, the Ecstasy, and Bill Mazeroski1/26/94
Grace creates a sanctuary for herself in the basement where she can escape for some 'alone time'. - Ep 13Simply Grace1/12/93
Grace forgoes a potential suitor to assist a fellow victim of domestic abuse. - Ep 12With this Ring1/5/94
The Kellys are livid when Grace is entrusted with an heirloom ring to hold for Libby. After Grace has a spat with Jean, Emmet tries to get them back on good terms. - Ep 11Keeping Faith12/15/93
Grace collects her newly diabetic sister to come spend Christmas, but is shocked to learn she's seeing a married man. Quentin misses his father. - Ep 10Say Goodnight, Gracie12/8/93
Grace's position at the refinery solidifies, but at a cost: working nights and having to miss her daughter's school play. - Ep 9Grace in the Middle12/1/93
The wives of Grace's co-workers view her with suspicion. Dissatisfied working for the phone company, Wade quits to become an airborne traffic reporter. - Ep 8Grace Under Oath11/24/93
Grace thinks child support may be in her reach when she sees her ex-husband on a talk show discussing a large injury settlement he received. - Ep 7A Picture's Worth ... $9.9511/17/93
Grace and Russell decide to double to take some anxiety off their blind dates. Meanwhile, Libby's cruel to her baby brother. - Ep 6Sister, Sister11/3/93
At the last minute, Grace backs out of her agreement with Faith to try to calm down their younger sister, Evie. - Ep 5Second Time Around10/27/93
Nadine pushes Grace to attend a mixer for divorced people, but the man Grace unwittingly takes a liking to happens to be one of Nadine's ex-husbands. - Ep 4The Good, the Bad and the Pharmacist10/20/93
Grace deals with her wages being garnished to pay her ex-husband's back taxes and her date being ruined when Russell's ex-wife wants to take him back. - Ep 3Grace Undergraduate10/13/93
Grace and Nadine put the moves on some college boys. Meanwhile, Russell gets Wade to help him try to steal the dog his ex-wife got in their divorce. - Ep 2Up on the Roof10/6/93
His foul moods make Grace think Quentin may need a male influence in his life. Meanwhile, she tells Russell she just can't get into a relationship right now. - Ep 1Pilot9/29/93
Grace looks to start afresh after divorcing her abusive husband. She lands a job at a refinery, dates the local pharmacist, and deals with her son's rash of misbehavior at school.
