Grace Under Fire

S01E17: Grace and Beauty

Libby is entered in a beauty pageant with a friend. The two mothers don't hit it off very well. Libby sings ""Tomorrow"".

Overview

Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace struggles with the pressures of being a single mother supporting three children. Grace doesn't always handle situations with, well, grace, but she does get results.

Episodes

S01E01 Pilot

September 29, 1993 30 min
Grace has divorced her abusive husband and is faced with supporting their three children. In the premiere episode, she takes a job at an oil refinery and dates the local druggist. Quentin gets into fights...

S01E02 Up on the Roof

October 6, 1993 30 min
Quentin's bad moods are puzzling to Grace. Perhaps he needs a male role model. Grace tells Russell that she is not ready to have a new relationship. These serious discussions take place up on the...

S01E03 Grace Undergraduate

October 13, 1993 30 min
Grace and Nadine take a night out and flirt with some frat boys, while Russell and Wade try to steal Russell's dog which his ex-wife got as part of the property settlement.

S01E04 The Good, the Bad and the Pharmacist

October 20, 1993 30 min
Grace is angry when her paycheck is attached to pay the back taxes of her ex-husband; Russell's ex-wife upsets a date with Grace when she decides to return to him.

S01E05 Second Time Around

October 27, 1993 30 min
The 'nice' guy Grace meets, at the behest of Nadine to attend a 'second time around' meeting, turns out to be Nadine's first husband (of three, she married the second twice. Wade is #4).

S01E06 Sister, Sister

November 3, 1993 30 min
Faith asks Grace to talk to Evie, their wild younger sister, but when the three get together, Grace refuses.

S01E07 A Picture's Worth ... $9.95

November 17, 1993 30 min
Grace and Russell make plans for a double blind date; Libby is harassing baby Patrick.

S01E08 Grace Under Oath

November 24, 1993 30 min
Watching a talk show on tv, Grace sees her ex-husband brag about how his lawyer got him thousands for an injury and Grace decides to push for child support.

S01E09 Grace in the Middle

December 1, 1993 30 min
Wade gets fed up with his job at the phone company and takes a new job as the 'in the air, on the air' reporter.

S01E10 Say Goodnight, Gracie

December 8, 1993 30 min
Grace's status at the refinery becomes permanent and she gets a raise, but has to take the night shift and will miss the school play Libby is in playing a pork chop.

S01E11 Keeping Faith

December 15, 1993 8.0 30 min
When Grace brings her depressed sister, Faith, home for the holidays, she learns that Faith has been having an affair with a married man.

S01E12 With This Ring

January 5, 1994 30 min
Grace takes her kids to her in-laws' house to meet their great-grand mom (Lil) from their father's side, the only in-law she actually likes. Lil gives her a ring to pass-on to Libby.

S01E13 Simply Grace

January 12, 1993 30 min
Grace turns down the advances of a guy, but welcomes a gal who is a 'battered wife' needing help.

S01E14 The Agony, the Ecstasy, and Bill Mazeroski

January 26, 1994 30 min
Needing her own space, Grace turns to the basement to create a room for herself and get some privacy.

S01E15 When You Wish Upon a Star

February 2, 1994 30 min
A romantic weekend in the Windy City is blown away when Ryan fails to show up at the airport on time.

S01E16 Valentine's Day

February 9, 1994 30 min
Quentin shows his displeasure when Grace invites Ryan to dinner.

S01E17 Grace and Beauty

February 16, 1994 30 min
Libby is entered in a beauty pageant with a friend. The two mothers don't hit it off very well. Libby sings ""Tomorrow"".

S01E18 Tears of Joy

March 9, 1994 30 min
Quentin is totally out of control and getting into fights at school, so Grace takes him to a child psychologist.

S01E19 It Happened One Week

March 16, 1994 30 min
Grace and Ryan have time for themselves when Faith takes the kids to visit their grandparents and the refinery is closed.

S01E20 Things Left Undone

May 11, 1994 30 min
It is Mother's Day and mother comes to visit. Faith gives them an earful.

S01E21 See Quentin Run

May 18, 1994 30 min
Grace's promotion does not bring her happiness. Quentin runs away to find his dad and the men at work are disgruntled.

S01E22 A Car and a Kiss

May 25, 1994 30 min
Grace's car is on its last legs and she goes shopping for a replacement. A neighbor is irate when she catches Libby kissing her son.

Cast

Brett Butler
Brett Butler
Grace Kelly
Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas
Russell Norton
Casey Sander
Casey Sander
Wade Swoboda
Kaitlin Cullum
Kaitlin Cullum
Libby Kelly
Sam Horrigan
Sam Horrigan
Quentin Kelly
Dylan Sprouse
Dylan Sprouse
Patrick Kelly
Cole Sprouse
Cole Sprouse
Patrick Kelly
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom
Dot
Geoff Pierson
Geoff Pierson
Jimmy Kelly

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