Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 24, 1993 to TBA. The series had a total of 108 episodes.

Plot
In the first three seasons, the show had a very blue-collar appeal due to Grace's chosen line of work, post-divorce; she operated pipelines at the local oil refinery, and had a second family of fellow crew workers down at the plant. Among them were heavy-set Dougie Boudreau (Walter Olkewicz), friendly Vic (Dave Florek), and Carl (Louis Mandylor). Their gruff boss was Bill Davis (Charles Hallahan). Both Bill and Carl were dropped after the first season; while Carl had not had a permanent on-screen replacement, the crew's new boss was John Shirley (Paul Dooley) starting in the second season. Russell's friendship with Grace, and their on-and-off dating rituals, became a running theme in the series. Throughout their friendship, they often dated other people; for a time in 1994, Grace dated Ryan Sparks (William Fichtner), a quirky chemist who worked in the oil refinery's labs. In season three, Grace entered into a relationship with suave plant executive Rick Bradshaw (Alan Autry). As with Ryan, the affair between Grace and Rick occurred despite their radically different places in the company ladder. They broke up at the end of season three, although Rick returned in season four to see if their romance could be rekindled.

Cast

 * Brett Butler as Grace Kelly
 * Dave Thomas as Russell Norton
 * Julie White as Nadine Swoboda
 * Casey Sander as Wade Swoboda
 * Jon Paul Steuer as Quentin Kelly
 * Kaitlin Cullum as Elizabeth Louise "Libby" Kelly
 * Dylan and Cole Sprouse as Patrick Kelly
 * Tom Poston as Floyd Norton
 * Geoff Pierson as James "Jimmy" Kelly