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State of Grace
Created byBrenda Lilly
Hollis Rich
StarringMae Whitman
Faye Grant
Alia Shawkat
Michael Mantell
Dinah Manoff
Erica Yohn
Narrated byFrances McDormand
Opening theme"Do You Believe in Magic" performed by Lovin' Spoonful
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes38
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companyStan Rogow Productions
Original release
NetworkABC Family
ReleaseJune 25, 2001 (2001-06-25) –
December 4, 2002 (2002-12-04)

State of Grace is an American comedy-drama series that ran for two seasons on the Fox Family channel during 2001 and 2002.

Plot

The show is centered on two 12-year-old girls from very different backgrounds, Hannah and Grace, who are best friends. Hannah is from a middle class Jewish family and lives with her parents, her grandmother, and her uncle. Her parents are the owners of a furniture factory in the fictitious town of Ashmore, North Carolina, where they have recently moved to from Chicago. Grace is from a wealthy Catholic family and lives with her mother, a socialite. Typically, they are depicted as more intelligent, thoughtful, funny, and rebellious than other children of their age. Set in 1965, the show was compared by some to another look-back-through-the-years show, The Wonder Years. Fred Savage, the star of that hit ABC series, even appeared in the series' final episode.

The theme song is the original version of "Do You Believe in Magic" by The Lovin' Spoonful. The show was taped at Ren-Mar Studios stage 4.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Guest stars

  • Bryan Neal (Walker Adams, Grace's older half-brother)
  • Bonnie Bailey-Reed (Shirley, the Rayburns' receptionist)
  • Carl M. Craig (Greer, the McKees' chauffeur)
  • Patricia Forte (Cookie, the McKees' maid)
  • Tom Verica (Tommy Austin, Tattie's fiancé)
  • Adrian Neil (Nigel Grenville III, Tattie's friend)

Cast collaborations

The two main actresses, Shawkat and Whitman, went on to co-star on Fox's Arrested Development. Shawkat was in the main cast and Whitman was a recurring guest star in season two and the beginning of season three (2004–2005). Shawkat played Maeby Funke on the show, while Whitman played Ann Veal, the girlfriend of Maeby's cousin George Michael Bluth (Michael Cera). Shawkat, Manoff and Mantell would later have roles in the film Bart Got a Room.

Episodes

Season 1 (2001)

No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Love, Love Me Do"UnknownUnknownJune 25, 2001 (2001-06-25)
22"Homeward Bound"UnknownUnknownJune 25, 2001 (2001-06-25)
33"Perfect Day"UnknownUnknownJuly 2, 2001 (2001-07-02)
44"We Gotta Get Outta this Place"UnknownUnknownJuly 2, 2001 (2001-07-02)
55"Time in a Bottle"UnknownUnknownJuly 9, 2001 (2001-07-09)
66"Crime and Self-Punishment"UnknownUnknownJuly 9, 2001 (2001-07-09)
77"Eve of Discussion"UnknownUnknownJuly 16, 2001 (2001-07-16)
88"The Force of Fun"UnknownUnknownJuly 16, 2001 (2001-07-16)
99"Book by Its Cover"UnknownUnknownJuly 30, 2001 (2001-07-30)
1010"Saving Grace"UnknownUnknownAugust 6, 2001 (2001-08-06)
1111"Looking for God in All the Right Places"UnknownUnknownAugust 13, 2001 (2001-08-13)
1212"Happy Together (a.k.a. The Tango Affair)"UnknownUnknownAugust 20, 2001 (2001-08-20)
1313"This Diamond Ring"UnknownUnknownAugust 27, 2001 (2001-08-27)

Season 2 (2002)

No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date
141"Get Me to the Church on Time"UnknownUnknownMarch 1, 2002 (2002-03-01)
152"Of Diamonds and Deli Meats"UnknownUnknownMarch 8, 2002 (2002-03-08)
163"For the Birds"UnknownUnknownMarch 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)
174"All That Jazz"UnknownUnknownMarch 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)
185"It's a Wonderful Heschie"UnknownUnknownMarch 22, 2002 (2002-03-22)
196"All Kinds of Heroes"UnknownUnknownMarch 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)
207"The Expanding Universe"UnknownUnknownMarch 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)
218"Fortunate Son"UnknownUnknownApril 5, 2002 (2002-04-05)
229"Hello Goodbye"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 2002 (2002-04-12)
2310"The Name Game"UnknownUnknownApril 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)
2411"The Way We Weren't"UnknownUnknownApril 26, 2002 (2002-04-26)
2512"Take Good Care of My Baby"UnknownUnknownMay 3, 2002 (2002-05-03)
2613"Where the Boys Are"UnknownUnknownMay 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)
2714"Smoke, Mirrors and Chicken Fat"UnknownUnknownJune 3, 2002 (2002-06-03)
2815"Scandalous Behavior"UnknownUnknownJune 3, 2002 (2002-06-03)
2916"Dating Games"UnknownUnknownJune 10, 2002 (2002-06-10)
3017"Driving Miss Ida"UnknownUnknownJune 17, 2002 (2002-06-17)
3118"Spy Games"UnknownUnknownJune 24, 2002 (2002-06-24)
3219"Monkey Business"UnknownUnknownJuly 8, 2002 (2002-07-08)
3320"To Be Young at Heart"UnknownUnknownJuly 15, 2002 (2002-07-15)
3421"Sophisticated Ladies"UnknownUnknownJuly 22, 2002 (2002-07-22)
3522"A Taste of Money"UnknownUnknownJuly 29, 2002 (2002-07-29)
3623"Great Wall of Rayburn"UnknownUnknownAugust 5, 2002 (2002-08-05)
3724"Someone to Watch Over You"UnknownUnknownAugust 19, 2002 (2002-08-19)
3825"Legacy"UnknownUnknownAugust 19, 2002 (2002-08-19)

Awards and nominations

The series was created by Brenda Lilly and Hollis Rich and was recipient of many awards including The Parents Television Council, the Humanitas Award, and a Jewish Image Award. Shawkat and Whitman were both nominated for the Young Artist Award for the Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Leading Young Actress in 2002.

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