Grace Under Fire

The show was created by Chuck Lorre right after he finished a five-year stint writing for Roseanne, and it followed Carsey-Werner's formula of building sitcoms around a comedian and a non-traditional family.

One month before the series premiered, Showtime aired the Brett Butler Special, a half-hour Carsey-Werner-produced stand-up comedy performance by Brett Butler.

Chuck Lorre wrote six episodes of the first season but was pushed off the show by Brett Butler; co-star Dave Thomas described it as a power struggle stemming from Butler's desire to control the show herself.

Dave Thomas said he tried to leave the show but was unable to due to his contract, describing the mood on set after Lorre's departure as everyone just trying to get through it, collect their pay, and leave with some dignity.

Actor Jon Paul Steuer left the series after season three amid rumors that his mother pulled him out following an incident in which Brett Butler allegedly exposed her breasts to the then-12-year-old actor.

Julie White, who played Nadine Swoboda, left the show after season 4, also citing Brett Butler's behavior as her reason for departing.

During its fourth and fifth seasons, Brett Butler struggled with a painkiller addiction, for which she eventually sought medical help, contributing to the show's production difficulties and eventual cancellation in 1998.

The episode 'Vega$' was part of a Las Vegas-set crossover with Coach, The Drew Carey Show, and Ellen, featuring guest appearances by Drew Carey, Joely Fisher, Jeremy Piven, and Jerry Van Dyke reprising their roles from those shows.

Grace Under Fire was remade internationally, including a Russian version called Lyuba, Children and the Factory (2005), a Polish adaptation called Hela w opałach (2006), and another Russian adaptation called Olga, which premiered on TNT in 2016.