Episodes

1. Please Re-Lease Me

Julia steps in to renegotiate the shop's lease with a flirtatious landlord to prove to her mom that "you don't have to raise your petticoats to lower your rent."

2. Maybe This Time

Although Julia is in no hurry to start dating again, Shirley is determined to play matchmaker.

3. Gracie Under Fire

To escape her mother's rules, Gracie seeks freedom at Grandma's "rule-free fun zone."

4. Out, Out, Damn Radio Spot!

Julia and Logan invest ad dollars in a talk-radio show, whose shock-jock host Julia soon finds too steamy.

5. Snitch Doggy-Dogg

Julia doggedly encourages Gracie to tell the truth at school, even though it means ratting on a classmate whose misbehavior had lead to the cancellation of an outing -- but she's ready to fudge a bit herself to retrieve their adorable puppy from the pound. Meanwhile, Shirley is convinced the puppy is the vengeful reincarnation of her grandfather.

6. Beasy Body

Logan's Scottish grandmother visits, and Julia is convinced to impersonate his non-existent fiancé.

7. Julia's Day Off

Sensible Julia has the time of her life throwing caution to the wind and, at Shirley's urging, taking a day off; meanwhile, Gracie ditches school and has a lousy time.

8. Coach Julia

The new delivery boy - a college football star on a scholarship - gets low marks from Julia, as does her ex's generous gift to Gracie.

9. The Other Mother

Julia, who feels like a wet blanket compared to her ex's new girlfriend, aims to change her image to impress Gracie.

10. The Catch

Julia finds that boldly asking out handsome guy Richard is the least complicated part of the dating scene, while Kyle resorts to using Gracie to snag a date with attractive customer Lauren.

11. Judgement Day

Shirley remonstrates church leaders who have deemed Julia unfit to teach Sunday school.

12. Nick at Night

Julie rushes to judgment about Gracie's new street-wise boyfriend Nicky, and encounters the wrath of Gracie and Shirley as well as that of the boy's single father Nick.

13. Break a Leg

Shirley's track record makes her the kiss of death for Jack; Gracie anticipates her first kiss; and Kyle would rather kiss victory goodbye than break his coach's record.

14. Lucky Puck

Julia's appearance at a hockey game brings a losing player a stroke of good luck and, in turn, wins Julia an overbearing new admirer.

15. Acting Out

Peer pressure changes Nicky's mind about acting in the school play after he's razzed by his pals for wearing tights. But Gracie hopes to lead him on the right path with a lesson from TV.

16. Stand Up Your Man

Nick can't quite get up the nerve to ask Julia out; and looks on suspiciously when a man she stood up at their high school prom reappears, now a wealthy banker, claims not to remember the snub which has haunted Julia's guilty conscience, and begins to court her. And he's right -- the man tricks her into appearing on a tabloid television show so he can humiliate her in public.

17. St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Gracie has a change of heart after turning down Nicky for a Valentine's Day party; and Kyle encounters double trouble with two dates.

18. Whose Life Is It Anyway?

A visit from Julia's jet-setting friend Suzi reveals that the two old chums made very different choices in life regarding families and children.

Overview

Julia Wallace, a recently divorced woman with a precocious young daughter named Gracie, helps her mother, Shirley, run a family-owned coffee shop in a small town. Logan is the cafe's baker and Kay Ohara runs a nearby pawn shop.

Details

Cast

Marie Osmond

Betty White

Ashley Johnson

Amy Hill

Craig Ferguson