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The Best Episodes of Grand Season 1

Every episode of Grand Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Grand Season 1!

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In the piano-making town of Grand, Pennsylvania, Janice Pasetti keeps house for factory owner Harris Weldon, his newlywed niece and her husband, while raising her teenage daughter.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Grand Season 1 Episode 1 - A Tale of One City
    7.5/10(94 votes)

    #1 - A Tale of One City

    S1:E1

    Janice's estranged husband calls after having gone out for cigarettes three years earlier.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Grand Season 1 Episode 2 - The Pretty Good Mother
    8.0/10(91 votes)

    #2 - The Pretty Good Mother

    S1:E2

    Tom's attempt to win back his job is marred by Carol Anne's suspicion that he's having an affair with Janice, who allows herself and Edda a designated period of depression to deal with the divorce.

    Director:Peter H. Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Grand Season 1 Episode 3 - Sex, Lies, and Cable TV
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    #3 - Sex, Lies, and Cable TV

    S1:E3

    Lunching together, Carol Anne and Janice clear things up between them, but find there's still a problem they both share. Meanwhile, cable TV viewers are offered the philosophy of Norris.

    Director:Peter H. Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Grand Season 1 Episode 4 - A Boy and His Dad
    7.2/10(89 votes)

    #4 - A Boy and His Dad

    S1:E4

    There's one little thing that Tom never told Carol Anne about his past, and it's just arrived in Grand, behind the wheel of the Porsche that smacked into Carol Anne.

    Director:Peter H. Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Grand Season 1 Episode 5 - Faded Genes
    8.4/10(89 votes)

    #5 - Faded Genes

    S1:E5

    Bonding in the woods, Tom and Dylan get tips about fathers and sons from Norris, while surgery-bound Desmond imparts a surprise on the same topic to Weldon.

    Director:Peter H. Hunt
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Grand Season 1 Episode 6 - Legends of Sport
    7.0/10(88 votes)

    #6 - Legends of Sport

    S1:E6

    With Eddie in town to celebrate his glory days of yore, Janice has a knee-jerk reaction to his glory days of now; and Dylan leads Edda astray.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Grand Season 1 Episode 7 - Deer Hunter
    6.2/10(89 votes)

    #7 - Deer Hunter

    S1:E7

    After Wayne's father is shot by a deer, Tom sets about networking at the funeral, while the widow falls under the official scrutiny of her son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Grand Season 1 Episode 8 - The Bald, the Blond, and the Dead
    6.2/10(88 votes)

    #8 - The Bald, the Blond, and the Dead

    S1:E8

    Weldon tries a cosmetic change for Carnegie Hall. Norris channels the spirit of a genius. Japanese bikers throw Tom's future off track.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Grand Season 1 Episode 9 - Carnagie Hell
    6.3/10(88 votes)

    #9 - Carnagie Hell

    S1:E9

    In New York, Janice hears history repeating itself. While at Carnegie Hall, George Bush and Leonard Bernstein are replaced by Dan Quayle and Plafka Dobra.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Grand Season 1 Episode 10 - An Obtuse Triangle
    7.2/10(89 votes)

    #10 - An Obtuse Triangle

    S1:E10

    Janice compares rashes with Edda's Romeo. Norris finds all you need is love to avoid a career as a dead comic. Tom is tempted by an offer from Japan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Grand Season 1 Episode 11 - Trigonometry Made Easy
    6.6/10(91 votes)

    #11 - Trigonometry Made Easy

    S1:E11

    Norris succeeds in business without really trying. Wayne proposes to Janice. A secret admirer arranges to meet with Carol Anne.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Grand Season 1 Episode 12 - Czech, Please
    8.6/10(90 votes)

    #12 - Czech, Please

    S1:E12

    Weldon's plans for Plafka are stabled. Janice gives Wayne a maybe, and learns the cause of her rash. Carol Anne yields to men's tears and Tom sees his $1.1 million turn into $46,853.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Grand Season 1 Episode 13 - Blow Off
    8.5/10(89 votes)

    #13 - Blow Off

    S1:E13

    Aspiring beaus are dismissed by the Pasetti women. Desmond and Weldon square off in the name of love. Carol Anne plans a tryst while Tom plots his takeover of Eastern Europe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Tale of One City" is the best rated episode of "Grand" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 94 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/18/1990. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Pretty Good Mother".