"Grace Under Fire" (1993) TV series 1993-1998

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Creator:

Chuck Lorre

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

29 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Grace is a recovering alcoholic, now divorced from an abusive marriage, struggling to bring up 2.4 children on her own.

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Multiple Actors For One Character | Sitcom | Divorcee | Missouri

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 11 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Oct. 8	8:00 AM	OXYGEN	Birthin' Babies	#4.18
Wed. Oct. 8	8:30 AM	OXYGEN	Vega$	#4.19

Cast

Brett Butler	...	Grace Kelly (112 episodes, 1993-1998)
Casey Sander	...	Wade / ... (112 episodes, 1993-1998)
Kaitlin Cullum	...	Libby Kelly / ... (112 episodes, 1993-1998)
Dylan Sprouse	...	Patrick Kelly (112 episodes, 1993-1998)
Cole Sprouse	...	Patrick Kelly (112 episodes, 1993-1998)
Dave Thomas	...	Russell Norton (111 episodes, 1993-1998)
Julie White	...	Nadine Swoboda (97 episodes, 1993-1997)
Jon Paul Steuer	...	Quentin Kelly (73 episodes, 1993-1996)
Peggy Rea	...	Jean Kelly / ... (51 episodes, 1993-1998)
Walter Olkewicz	...	Dougie Boudreau / ... (48 episodes, 1993-1996)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Elgin, Illinois, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Trivia:

Sheila McCarthy was originally offered the role of Nadine. She declined the part because she didn't want to commute from her home in Toronto, to Los Angeles were the series was filmed.

Quotes:

[Sitting at Grace's kitchen table, discussing Jimmy's first month living in the garage]
Grace Kelly: He's two days late with the rent.
Jean Kelly: What?
Grace Kelly: I told him '$550, in cash, on the 1st of every month, under the ta... ble'
[hesitating - reaches underneath table]
Grace Kelly: .
Jean Kelly: It's times like these that make it hard to defend him.
Grace Kelly: Next month I'm gonna tell him 'On the house', to see if he puts the money on the roof.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)

A great start, a tragic end

Grace Under Fire was a great show that was very funny. The series was clever and witty and very humorous. But Butler's apparent (and might I add obvious) problems hurt the show. At the start, the show's quality didn't suffer, but the final season took a massive blow. Bretler's problems had finally really hurt the show in the ratings and caused it's cancellation. A shame.