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.

30 min . 1993-09-29

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.

30 min . 1993-10-06

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.

30 min . 1993-10-13

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.

30 min . 1993-10-20

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).

30 min . 1993-10-27

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

30 min . 1993-11-03

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

30 min . 1993-11-17

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.

30 min . 1993-11-24

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.

30 min . 1993-12-01

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.

30 min . 1993-12-08

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

30 min . 1993-12-15

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.

30 min . 1994-01-05

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

30 min . 1993-01-12

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

30 min . 1994-01-26

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

30 min . 1994-02-02

Quentin shows his displeasure when Grace invites Ryan to dinner.

30 min . 1994-02-09

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

30 min . 1994-02-16

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

30 min . 1994-03-09

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

30 min . 1994-03-16

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

30 min . 1994-05-11

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

30 min . 1994-05-18

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.

30 min . 1994-05-25