Grace Under Fire (1993–1998)

Peggy Rea: Jean Kelly

Quotes 

• [Sitting at Grace's kitchen table, discussing Jimmy's first month living in the garage] 

  Grace Kelly : He's two days late with the rent.

  Jean Kelly : What?

  Grace Kelly : I told him '$550, in cash, on the 1st of every month, under the ta... ble'

  [hesitating - reaches underneath table] 

  Grace Kelly : .

  Jean Kelly : It's times like these that make it hard to defend him.

  Grace Kelly : Next month I'm gonna tell him 'On the house', to see if he puts the money on the roof.

• [Grace has taken Jean to see a doctor, who happens to be a black man] 

  Jean Kelly : He's Afro-American.

  Grace Kelly : Jean, African-American. "Afro-American" is like spaghetti-o's or something.