Grace Under Fire
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The season 4 characters of Grace Under Fire (from left to right), Floyd, Nadine, Wade, Libby, Grace, Patrick, Quentin, Jean, and Russell.
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| Created by | Chuck Lorre |
| Starring |
Brett Butler Dave Thomas Julie White Casey Sander Jon Paul Steuer Sam Horrigan Kaitlin Cullum Dylan and Cole Sprouse Peggy Rea Charles Hallahan Don "D.C." Curry Lauren Tom Alan Autry |
| Theme music composer | Michael O'Brien |
| Opening theme | "Lady Madonna" by Aretha Franklin |
| Composer(s) |
Dennis C. Brown Mark Hayes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 112 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Carsey-Werner Productions |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 29, 1993 – February 17, 1998 |
Grace Under Fire is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29, 1993 to February 17, 1998. The show starred Brett Butler as a single mother learning how to cope with raising her three children alone after finally divorcing her abusive husband. The series was created by Chuck Lorre and produced by Carsey-Werner Productions.
Grace Under Fire was the highest rated new comedy of the 1993–94 season.
Grace Under Fire, produced by Carsey-Werner International, was part of a wave of shows in the late 1980s and 1990s that were built around a comedian (and in some cases, closely based on his or her comedy routine). As for Carsey-Werner, many of their shows were based on non-traditional, non-nuclear families.
Grace Under Fire followed a similar formula; set in a small Missouri town, Butler starred as Grace Kelly, a divorced single mother and recovering alcoholic. The show begins after the main character divorces her abusive alcoholic husband of eight years in an attempt to start life anew and prevent her children from making the same mistakes she did. The show revolved around Grace; her children, mischievous Quentin (Noah Segan, pilot; Jon Paul Steuer, seasons 1-3; Sam Horrigan, seasons 4-5), happy-go-lucky Libby (Kaitlin Cullum), and infant Patrick (Dylan and Cole Sprouse); her happily married best friends and neighbors, Nadine and Wade Swoboda (Julie White and Casey Sander); and the town's bachelor pharmacist, Russell Norton (Dave Thomas). All of them helped Grace keep whatever shreds of sanity she had left.
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