# State of Grace (TV series)

State of Grace is an American comedy-drama series that ran for two seasons on Fox Family, later ABC Family 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, to where they have recently moved 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 the hit ABC series, 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

* Alia Shawkat: 12-year-old Jewish-American girl Hannah Rayburn
* Mae Whitman: 12-year-old Emma 'Grace' McKee, Hannah's best friend
* Dinah Manoff: Evelyn Rayburn, Hannah's mother
* Michael Mantell: David Rayburn, Hannah's father
* Faye Grant: Tattie McKee, Grace's mother
* Jason Blicker: Uncle Heschie, Hannah's uncle
* Erica Yohn: Grandma Ida, Hannah's grandmother
* Frances McDormand: Narrator, voice of adult Hannah

### 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 who was portrayed by 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 release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Love, Love Me Do" | Melanie Mayron | Brenda Lilly & Hollis Rich | June 25, 2001 (2001-06-25) |
| 2 | 2 | "Homeward Bound" | Melanie Mayron | Brenda Lilly & Hollis Rich | June 25, 2001 (2001-06-25) |
| 3 | 3 | "Perfect Day" | Sheldon Larry | Mike Martineau | July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) |
| 4 | 4 | "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" | Unknown | Unknown | July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) |
| 5 | 5 | "Time in a Bottle" | Unknown | Unknown | July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) |
| 6 | 6 | "Crime and Self-Punishment" | Unknown | Unknown | July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) |
| 7 | 7 | "Eve of Discussion" | Unknown | Unknown | July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Force of Fun" | Melanie Mayron | Hollis Rich & Brenda Lilly | July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) |
| 9 | 9 | "Book by Its Cover" | Dennis Erdman | Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig | July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) |
| 10 | 10 | "Saving Grace" | Sheldon Larry | Marcy Vosburgh | August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) |
| 11 | 11 | "Looking for God in All the Right Places" | Sheldon Larry | Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig | August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) |
| 12 | 12 | "Happy Together (a.k.a. The Tango Affair)" | Sheldon Larry | Sy Rosen | August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20) |
| 13 | 13 | "This Diamond Ring" | Unknown | Unknown | August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27) |

### Season 2 (2002)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 14 | 1 | "Get Me to the Church on Time" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) |
| 15 | 2 | "Of Diamonds and Deli Meats" | Unknown | Unknown | March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08) |
| 16 | 3 | "For the Birds" | Unknown | Unknown | March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) |
| 17 | 4 | "All That Jazz" | Linda Day | Elaine Aronson | March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22) |
| 18 | 5 | "It's a Wonderful Heschie" | Victoria Hochberg | Ed Simpson | March 22, 2002 (2002-03-22) |
| 19 | 6 | "All Kinds of Heroes" | Unknown | Unknown | March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29) |
| 20 | 7 | "The Expanding Universe" | Unknown | Unknown | March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29) |
| 21 | 8 | "Fortunate Son" | Unknown | Unknown | April 5, 2002 (2002-04-05) |
| 22 | 9 | "Hello Goodbye" | Unknown | Unknown | April 12, 2002 (2002-04-12) |
| 23 | 10 | "The Name Game" | Unknown | Unknown | April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19) |
| 24 | 11 | "The Way We Weren't" | Victoria Hochberg | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | April 26, 2002 (2002-04-26) |
| 25 | 12 | "Take Good Care of My Baby" | Sheldon Larry | Story by : Ed Simpson Teleplay by : Lisa Albert | May 3, 2002 (2002-05-03) |
| 26 | 13 | "Where the Boys Are" | Sheldon Larry | Story by : Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig and Lisa Albert Teleplay by : Hollis Rich & Brenda Lilly | May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10) |
| 27 | 14 | "Smoke, Mirrors and Chicken Fat" | Sheldon Larry | Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig | June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03) |
| 28 | 15 | "Scandalous Behavior" | Unknown | Unknown | June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03) |
| 29 | 16 | "Dating Games" | Sheldon Larry | Brenda Lilly & Hollis Rich | June 10, 2002 (2002-06-10) |
| 30 | 17 | "Driving Miss Ida" | Sheldon Larry | Tom Seeley | June 17, 2002 (2002-06-17) |
| 31 | 18 | "Spy Games" | Sheldon Larry | Tom Seeley | June 24, 2002 (2002-06-24) |
| 32 | 19 | "Monkey Business" | Jim Kramer | Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig | July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) |
| 33 | 20 | "To Be Young at Heart" | Sheldon Larry | Steven Peterman & Gary Dontzig | July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) |
| 34 | 21 | "Sophisticated Ladies" | Sheldon Larry | James Kramer | July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) |
| 35 | 22 | "A Taste of Money" | Unknown | Unknown | July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) |
| 36 | 23 | "Great Wall of Rayburn" | Victoria Hochberg | Lisa Albert | August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05) |
| 37 | 24 | "Someone to Watch Over You" | Victoria Hochberg | Lisa Albert | August 19, 2002 (2002-08-19) |
| 38 | 25 | "Legacy" | Unknown | Unknown | August 19, 2002 (2002-08-19) |
| Special | Special | "Holiday on Ice" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 2002 (2002-12-04) |

## 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.