Series Description

The Grace Under Fire TV show was a 30 minute romantic comedy series on ABC about a divorcee who was fresh from an abusive marriage, trying to control her alcohol problem, and raising three kids on her own but don't worry! It was not quite as depressing as it might sound thanks to a cast of comical characters including a couple who live next door, a pharmacist, and Grace's co-workers!

Grace Under Fire Cast

Brett Butler .... Grace Kelly
Jon Paul Steuer .... Quentin Kelly
Kaitlin Cullum .... Libby Kelly
Dylan & Cole Sprouse .... Patrick Kelly
Julie White .... Nadine Swoboda
Dave Thomas .... Russell Norton
Casey Sander .... Wade Swoboda

Grace Under Fire Trivia

The Carsey-Werner International production company produced Grace Under Fire along with some other great series including, "3rd Rock From the Sun", "The Cosby Show", "Cybill", "Roseanne", and "That '70s Show"!

Occasionally you can spot a can of President's Choice Cola or two on an episode of Grace Under Fire. That's strange because that brand of cola was only sold in Canada and the series was filmed in California.

Brett Butler was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in both 1995 and 1997 in the category, "Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical". In both cases, Helen Hunt won for her role on the series, "Mad About You".

Grace and several of her ex in-laws were named for Kellys who are famous in show business. For example ... Grace Kelly (movie actress), DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy on the original Star Trek TV show), Emmett Kelly (trapeze artist and circus clown), and Jean Kelly (after the singing/dancing movie star "Gene" Kelly).

Grace's job was operating oil pipelines at a local refinery.

Grace Under Fire was one of a few shows that had problems behind the scenes because a strong actress in the lead role wanted more control over the show and others didn't want to give up their power. Other examples of this are "Roseanne" and "Cybill". Beginning in the second season of Grace Under Fire, Brett Butler won the power struggle and heads began to roll! The series' creator and executive producer had his title changed to "comedy consultant"! Writers and other members of the production team left the show either voluntarily or by force. One has to wonder if the same difficulties would have occured if the power grabber had been male???

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Season 1

1... Grace Under Fire (9/29/1993)
2... Up On The Roof (10/6/1993)
3... Grace Undergraduate (10/13/1993)
4... The Good, The Bad, And The Pharmacist (10/20/1993)
5... Second Time Around (10/27/1993)
6... Sister, Sister (11/3/1993)
7... A Picture's Worth...$9.95 (11/17/1993)
8... Grace Under Oath (11/24/1993)
9... Grace In The Middle (12/1/1993)
10. Say Goodnight, Gracie (12/8/1993)
11. Keeping Faith (12/15/1993)
12. With This Ring (1/5/1994)
13. Simply Grace (1/12/1994)
14. The Agony, The Ecstasy, And Bill Mazeroski (1/26/1994)
15. When You Wish Upon A Star (2/2/1994)
16. Valentine's Day (2/9/1994)
17. Grace And Beauty (2/16/1994)
18. Tears Of Joy (3/9/1994)
19. It Happened One Week (3/16/1994)
20. Things Left Undone (5/11/1994)
21. See Quentin Run (5/18/1994)
22. A Car And A Kiss (5/25/1994)

Season 2

23. Grace Under Water (9/20/1994)
24. Good Ol' Grace (9/27/1994)
25. June 15, 1997 (10/4/1994)
26. Pitch And Woo (10/11/1994)
27. Jimmy's Girl (10/18/1994)
28. Splitsville (10/25/1994)
29. The Road To Paris, Texas (11/8/1994)
30. Dear Grace (11/15/1994)
31. Cold Turkey (11/22/1994)
32. Ka-Boom (11/29/1994)
33. Grace vs. Wade (12/6/1994)
34. The Holidays (12/13/1994)
35. The Good Mother (1/3/1995)
36. No Money Down (1/17/1995)
37. Aging Gracefully (1/31/1995)
38. Hello, I'm Your Mother (2/7/1995)
39. Grace At The Campfire (2/14/1995)
40. Emmet Bypass (2/21/1995)
41. Matthew, Come Home (2/28/1995)
42. A Night At The Opera (3/14/1995)
43. Memphis Bound (3/29/1995)
44. Sticks And Stones (4/5/1995)
45. Mother & Son & Father Reunion (5/3/1995)
46. When It Rains, They Pour (5/10/1995)
47. You Can Lead A Horse To Water... (5/17/1995)
48. Jimmy Goes Away (5/24/1995)

Season 3

49. Great Eggspectations (9/13/1995)
50. Movin' On Down (9/20/1995)
51. Grace And Rick And The Dance Of Doom (9/27/1995)
52. The Breakup (10/4/1995)
53. Daycare (11/1/1995)
54. Matthew Gets Busted (11/8/1995)
55. Grace Really Under Fire (11/15/1995)
56. Thanks For Nothing (11/22/1995)
57. Sleeping Together (11/29/1995)
58. Emmet's Secret (12/6/1995)
59. Emmet, We Hardly Knew Ye (12/20/1995)
60. Daddy's Girl (1/3/1996)
61. No Help Wanted (1/10/1996)
62. Good Neighbor Sam (1/24/1996)
63. Positively Hateful (2/7/1996)
64. Why Buy The Bull (2/14/1996)
65. Love Thy Neighbor (2/21/1996)
66. Pregnant Pause (2/28/1996)
67. Broads For Broader Horizons (3/13/1996)
68. Head Games (3/20/1996)
69. Mr. Mullens' Opus (4/3/1996)
70. Take Me To Your Breeder (5/1/1996)
71. Guess Who's Not Coming To Lunch (5/8/1996)
72. You Go Girl (5/15/1996)

Season 4

73. This Sold House (9/18/1996)
74. Neither A Borrower Or A Roofer Be (9/25/1996)
75. Quentin Returns (10/2/1996)
76. Grace And Sailor Bob (10/9/1996)
77. Dating Buddies (10/23/1996)
78. The Ghost And Mrs. Kelly (10/30/1996)
79. Road To Nowhere (11/6/1996)
80. Redeeming Jimmy (11/13/1996)
81. The Show-me State (11/20/1996)
82. Fire Music (11/27/1996)
83. Grace Tests Out (12/4/1996)
84. A Holly Jolly Christmas (12/18/1996)
85. Matthew's Old Lady (1/8/1997)
86. Grace Of Wrath (1/15/1997)
87. Wade's Partner (1/29/1997)
88. Pills (2/5/1997)
89. Waiting For Peugeot (2/12/1997)
90. Birthin' Babies (2/19/1997)
91. Vega$ (2/26/1997)
92. Jimmy Moves In (3/12/1997)
93. Quentin Gets His Gun (3/26/1997)
94. Sam's Dad (4/16/1997)
95. Rob vs. Jimmy (5/6/1997)
96. Grace's New Job (5/7/1997)

Season 5

97. Smells Like Victory (11/25/1997)
98. Grace Under Construction (12/2/1997)
99. Don't Ask, Don't Tell (12/9/1997)
100. Mother Christmas (12/16/1997)
101. A River Runs Through Him (12/23/1997)
102. Riverboat Queen (12/30/1997)
103. Grace Under-Funded (1/6/1998)
104. Digging Up The Dirt (1/13/1998)
105. Fire In The Hole (1/20/1998)
106. Fall From Grace (2/3/1998)
107. Grace Under Class (2/10/1998)
108. Down In The Boondocks (2/17/1998)
109. Matthew, Come Home (3/10/1998)
110. When It Rains, They Pour (3/17/1998)