Grace Under Fire — Season 1

Aired 29 September 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 at school.

Aired 6 October 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 roof.

Aired 13 October 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.

Aired 20 October 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.

Aired 27 October 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).

Aired 3 November 1993 • 30 min

Faith asks Grace to talk to Evie, their wild younger sister, but when the three get together, Grace refuses.

Aired 17 November 1993 • 30 min

Grace and Russell make plans for a double blind date; Libby is harassing baby Patrick.

Aired 24 November 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.

Aired 1 December 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.

Aired 8 December 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.

Aired 15 December 1993 • 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.

Aired 5 January 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.

Aired 12 January 1993 • 30 min

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

Aired 26 January 1994 • 30 min

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

Aired 2 February 1994 • 30 min

A romantic weekend in the Windy City is blown away when Ryan fails to show up at the airport on time.

Aired 9 February 1994 • 30 min

Quentin shows his displeasure when Grace invites Ryan to dinner.

Aired 16 February 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"".

Aired 9 March 1994 • 30 min

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

Aired 16 March 1994 • 30 min

Grace and Ryan have time for themselves when Faith takes the kids to visit their grandparents and the refinery is closed.

Aired 11 May 1994 • 30 min

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

Aired 18 May 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.

Aired 25 May 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.