47: Grace’s Father-in-Law Is Gay… And Also Dead
“Emmet’s Secret” (December 6, 1995) and “Emmet, We Hardly Knew Ye” (December 20, 1995)
Even those of us who came of age in the 1990s might be surprised to find out how big a deal Grace Under Fire was in its day. The show was a huge hit, and even if it burned too bright and too quickly, it deserved its popularity because it was funnier and more heartfelt than a lot of longer-lived TV series. In this installment, we talk about two consecutive episodes that outed Grace’s father-in-law and then killed him off. It’s not boring.
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Links, notes and sources
The Entertainment Weekly article on the end of Grace Under Fire
Five minutes of the first episode of that Dolly Parton variety show
This episode’s outro track is “Baby, I’m Burnin’ (Disco Mix)” by Dolly Parton.