The BEST episodes of Grace Under Fire season 1

Every episode of Grace Under Fire season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Grace Under Fire season 1!

After divorcing her abusive, alcoholic husband and recovering from her own alcoholism, Grace tries to rebuild her life and protect her children from making the same mistakes. Against this serious backdrop, this show is actually a comedy, finding humor in the relationships between Grace and her co-workers at the oil refinery, her neighbors Wade and Nadine, and Russel Norton, the bachelor pharmacist.

Last Updated: 11/3/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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8.20
10 votes

#1 - Things Left Undone

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/1994

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
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8.09
11 votes

#2 - A Car and a Kiss

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/25/1994

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.

Directors: Michael Lessac
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8.06
33 votes

#3 - Up on the Roof

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1993

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.

Directors: Michael Lessac
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8.06
17 votes

#4 - With this Ring

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1994

When Great Grandma Kelly leaves her heirloom ring in the keeping of Grace, the Kelly clan blows a fuse.

Directors: Michael Lessac
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8.00
13 votes

#5 - Simply Grace

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/1994

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.95
22 votes

#6 - Grace Under Oath

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1993

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.

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.95
19 votes

#7 - A Picture's Worth ... $9.95

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1993

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.92
12 votes

#8 - Tears of Joy

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/1994

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.89
9 votes

#9 - See Quentin Run

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/18/1994

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

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7.87
31 votes

#10 - Grace Undergraduate

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1993

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.

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.86
14 votes

#11 - The Agony, the Ecstasy, and Bill Mazeroski

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/1994

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
Writer: Bill Masters
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7.82
11 votes

#12 - Grace and Beauty

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1994

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.79
14 votes

#13 - Valentine's Day

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1994

Quentin shows his displeasure when Grace invites Ryan to dinner.

Directors: Howard Murray
Writer: Chuck Lorre
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7.72
25 votes

#14 - The Good, the Bad and the Pharmacist

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1993

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.

Directors: Michael Lessac
Writer: Wayne Lemon
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7.71
21 votes

#15 - Second Time Around

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1993

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).

Directors: Michael Lessac
Writer: Dava Savel
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7.71
14 votes

#16 - Keeping Faith

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1993

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.71
14 votes

#17 - When You Wish Upon a Star

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1994

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.68
19 votes

#18 - Sister, Sister

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1993

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

Directors: Michael Lessac
Writer: Wayne Lemon
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7.67
12 votes

#19 - It Happened One Week

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/16/1994

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

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7.65
20 votes

#20 - Grace in the Middle

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1993

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.

Writer: Bill Masters
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7.63
16 votes

#21 - Say Goodnight, Gracie

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1993

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.

Directors: Michael Lessac
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7.61
46 votes

#22 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1993

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.

Directors: Michael Lessac
Writer: Chuck Lorre