Grace Under Fire: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Grace Under Fire Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Great Eggspectations
Sep 13, 1995
To Grace's great shock, Nadine asks her to donate an egg so she and Wade can become parents.
Movin' on Down
Sep 20, 1995
Downsizing becomes a problem for Grace as she discovers that her job was not eliminated but usurped by her boss.
Grace and Rick and the Dance of Doom
Sep 27, 1995
While her relationship with Ben is waning, Rick asks her out on a date.
The Breakup
Oct 4, 1995
Grace faces a problem as she starts a relationship with Rick before she terminates Ben.
Grace Under a Wig
Oct 18, 1995
Grace is tired of kids, so she puts on a wig and goes to a bar where she assumes another identity.
Daycare
Nov 1, 1995
Grace demands that a day care center be provided at work when she can't find a suitable sitter.
Matthew Gets Busted
Nov 8, 1995
Grace and Matthew's adoptive mother get in a hassle after Grace bails him out when he is arrested for a college prank.
Grace Really Under Fire
Nov 15, 1995
A disgruntled ex-employee takes the gang hostage at the refinery.
Thanks for Nothing
Nov 22, 1995
Grace is annoyed by the friendliness of Rick and Jean, whose husband has gone fishing, at the Thanksgiving feast.
Emmet's Secret
Dec 6, 1995
Grace accidently learns something about Emmet and Wade considers running for city council.
Emmet, We Hardly Knew Ye
Dec 20, 1995
The Kelly's Christmas celebration is dampened when Emmet dies suddenly and his 'significant other' appears at the funeral and shocks everyone by announcing that fact.
Daddy's Girl
Jan 3, 1996
The title refers to Rick's daughter, Amy, who is rather ill-mannered and not Grace's cup of tea, but controls Rick.
No Help Wanted
Jan 10, 1996
Grace's fear of being dependent causes her to turn down offers of help from her family and friends.
Good Neighbor Sam
Jan 24, 1996
A neighbor's son starts hanging out at Grace's house and she finds he is escaping from a 'perfect' mother. Meanwhile, Wade discovers his name has been engraved on a veterans' memo
Positively Hateful
Feb 7, 1996
When the nasty janitor is about to be fired for being HIV+, Grace is reluctant to help him. Rick instructs Quentin on how to behave on his first date.
Why Buy the Bull?
Feb 14, 1996
Grace is just about set to move in with Rick when he loses his job.
Broads for Broader Horizons
Mar 13, 1996
The creative writing teacher and Grace are not tuned to the same frequency and trouble ensues.
Head Games
Mar 20, 1996
Quentin creates the impression at school that he is seriously ill and Grandma Jean has a new beau with an amazing past.
Mr. Mullen's Opus
Apr 3, 1996
While working for a crisis hot-line, Grace encounters the nasty janitor, Mullens, again and he hasn't improved.
Take Me to Your Breeder
May 1, 1996
Grace is sent home after a toxic spill at the plant and has an hallucination that her late father comes to talk to her.
Guess Who's Not Coming to Lunch?
May 8, 1996
Libby has been suffering from stomach pangs and Grace finds out they are from a stress-related ulcer.
You Go, Girl
May 15, 1996
Rick, who is under the influence, proposes to Grace who is inclined to accept until she learns of his new job site and Russell is invited to his detested ex-wife's wedding.