50 Fun Facts About Grace and Frankie

In the Grace and Frankie pilot, the wives expect husbands Robert and Sol to announce what at dinner?

Their retirement is what the wives expect to toast; instead Robert and Sol reveal a 20-year affair and a plan to marry each other.

Which two-time Oscar winner, star of Klute and Barbarella, plays Grace Hanson in Grace and Frankie?

Jane Fonda is also an executive producer of the series, and her two Oscars came for Klute and Coming Home.

Which comedian, Laugh-In's telephone operator Ernestine, plays Frankie Bergstein in Grace and Frankie?

Lily Tomlin earned four Emmy nominations for the role and, like her co-lead, served as an executive producer.

The two leads of Grace and Frankie had starred together in which 1980 comedy film?

9 to 5 has them play co-workers who seek revenge on a sexist boss, 35 years before the Netflix series reunited them.

Which country music legend cameos as heaven's receptionist in the final episode of Grace and Frankie?

Dolly Parton's character agrees to send the two friends back after a shock from a shorted-out microphone knocks them both out.

Which product do Grace and Frankie go into business making for older women, horrifying their children?

Vibrators designed for older women become the pair's company, an idea they announce at Bud's birthday party in the season two finale.

Robert and Sol are partners in which line of work, an irony at the heart of Grace and Frankie?

Divorce lawyers Robert and Sol end both of their own 40-year marriages in the pilot after falling for each other.

Which of Grace Hanson's cocktails shorts out a microphone in the Grace and Frankie finale?

A martini is rarely far from Grace's hand: the show introduces her as a no-nonsense mogul who enjoys one and peppers her talk with insults.

After the pilot's bombshell, Grace and Frankie both retreat to which property the two couples share?

A beach house is where the two women, who never much liked each other, strike up a bond and end up living together.

The first episode of Grace and Frankie is titled The End; what is the series finale called?

The Beginning flips the pilot's title, and every one of the show's 94 episode titles starts with the word The.

Which actor, President Bartlet on The West Wing, plays Grace's ex-husband Robert in Grace and Frankie?

Martin Sheen was the first co-star cast, joining in June 2014 as the husband who leaves Grace after 40 years of marriage.

Which actor, Law & Order's prosecutor Jack McCoy, plays Sol Bergstein in Grace and Frankie?

Sam Waterston joined the cast in July 2014, a month after his on-screen husband, and Sol later becomes an activist for gay rights.

Which Friends actress plays Sheree, Grace's manicurist lodger in season four of Grace and Frankie?

Lisa Kudrow's casting was a reunion: one of the creators of Grace and Frankie had also co-created Friends.

Which co-creator of Friends also created Grace and Frankie, working with Howard J. Morris?

Marta Kauffman made Friends with David Crane, then built this series without him and directed its finale herself.

Grace and Frankie was filmed in Los Angeles, but in which California city is the story set?

San Diego is where Robert and Sol built their careers; the cast actually began shooting up the coast in August 2014.

In which industry did Grace Hanson build the company she hands to daughter Brianna in Grace and Frankie?

Cosmetics made Grace a mogul, and the company carries her name: Say Grace, which Brianna now runs as CEO.

Frankie's homemade lube, which Brianna hopes to sell in Grace and Frankie, is made from which vegetable?

Yams are the base of Frankie's organic lube, and tough negotiations follow once Brianna has her staff test it and sees its potential.

In season one of Grace and Frankie, Grace takes a nasty fall on a frozen yogurt run and breaks what?

Her hip breaks after Brianna and Frankie, both high, talk Grace into the outing; the hospital stay shows Grace how much Frankie means to her.

After signing divorce papers in season one of Grace and Frankie, where do both couples get trapped?

In an elevator, the four of them and Bud think back to a weekend five years earlier, when Robert and Sol nearly confessed their affair.

In the Grace and Frankie episode The Expiration Date, what shocking news does Frankie get about herself?

She is legally dead on paper, a discovery that makes Frankie rethink her life and sends her and Sol on an adventure to get her declared alive again.

In The Expiration Date, Grace of Grace and Frankie expects which younger boyfriend to tire of her?

Nick is a business rival who fell for Grace on sight in season three, and she strains to keep up a younger-woman act around him.

After The Expiration Date's bombshell, Frankie of Grace and Frankie seeks out which estranged relative?

Her older sister Teddie is the relative Frankie looks up as she reflects on her choices, and the two make amends an episode later.

What puts Robert in hospital in the season two premiere of Grace and Frankie, prompting a rushed wedding?

A heart attack leaves Robert facing life-threatening surgery, so he convinces Sol to marry him at once, with Grace and Frankie roped in to help.

Which hobby does Robert take up in season three of Grace and Frankie, drawing protesters on opening night?

Community theater gives Robert a new circle of friends, which leaves Sol feeling excluded until the couple host an awkward night of drinks.

Frankie opens season four of Grace and Frankie back from which Southwestern city, her home with Jacob?

Santa Fe never suits Frankie: she soon admits how unhappy she is there, and Jacob, though unhappy himself, understands.

Which escaped zoo animal forces Grace, Robert and Sol into a lockdown in Grace and Frankie?

An orangutan on the loose traps the four at Robert and Sol's house, where Grace is staying ahead of her knee surgery, and secrets start spilling.

In the Grace and Frankie episode The Death Stick, what crashes through the floor into the kitchen?

The bathtub lands in the kitchen below, and the contractor Grace hires to fix the damage turns out to be running a scam.

When Grace and Frankie flee a seniors' residence in season four, what has happened to their home?

It has been sold while they were away: their children had steered each woman into the residence by saying it was for the other's sake.

On which real TV series do Grace and Frankie pitch their latest invention to investors in season six?

Shark Tank was Frankie's suggestion, and the pair botched an audition before finally making it in front of the investors.

Which invention do Grace and Frankie seek investors for in season six, before a prototype explodes?

A toilet is inventive Frankie's answer to Grace's joint trouble, and its exploding prototype leaves Robert and Sol homeless.

Which actor, Sandy Cohen on The O.C., plays the business rival Grace later marries in Grace and Frankie?

Peter Gallagher's character first meets the pair as a competitor trying to rip off their product, and is instantly attracted to Grace.

Which former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model plays Grace's daughter Mallory in Grace and Frankie?

Brooklyn Decker landed the 2010 cover, and her character starts the series married to Mitch before the two split in season three.

Which Ghostbusters star plays Jacob, the organic farmer who romances Frankie in Grace and Frankie?

Ernie Hudson, the franchise's Winston Zeddemore, appears from season one, when Frankie first realizes her friend Jacob is flirting with her.

Which Tombstone actor plays Phil, the old flame Grace tracks down in season two of Grace and Frankie?

Sam Elliott joined for season two as Grace's love interest, after Frankie talks her into a road trip to find the man she once loved.

Which Emmy-winning reality host plays Benjamin Le Day, a rival of the pair, in Grace and Frankie?

RuPaul, the host of Drag Race, was announced for the role on the same day in 2018 that the fifth season was ordered.

Which Footloose singer makes a surprise appearance at Frankie's art show in Grace and Frankie?

Kenny Loggins turns up at Sol's invitation, in the season three premiere where Sol is desperate to patch things up with Frankie.

In Grace and Frankie, Frankie battles another charity donor for shoes once worn by which musician?

Jerry Garcia's donated shoes set Frankie against Jack, the rival bidder she is soon dating.

Which 1970s hit, covered by Grace Potter, plays over the opening titles of Grace and Frankie?

Stuck in the Middle with You was a 1973 single by the Scottish band Stealers Wheel, written by members Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan.

Why does Grace end her rekindled romance with old flame Phil in season two of Grace and Frankie?

He is still married to a wife who has Alzheimer's, and after one passionate night Grace's conscience forces her to end things.

What does a psychic's prediction lead Frankie to host for herself late in Grace and Frankie?

Her own funeral clashes with a meeting with Japanese investors, and Frankie stomps off when every eulogy turns into a Grace story.

Which agency snoops around Grace and Frankie's home in the final season after Grace's husband is arrested?

The FBI comes snooping while the pair hunt for a stash of money that Frankie hid after the arrest and can no longer find.

Out of which country do Grace and Frankie try to sneak a controlled substance for their friend Arlene?

Mexico is where the smuggling run goes wrong: Frankie is accidentally left behind, and a psychic later guides Grace to find her.

In the final season of Grace and Frankie, Sol comes to suspect that Robert is suffering from what?

Memory loss creeps up on Robert until Sol buys an earpiece to feed him his lines in his last play; Robert accepts it in the finale.

After a burglary in season three of Grace and Frankie, Frankie is outraged to learn that Grace owns what?

A gun in the house sets off a massive fight: Frankie refuses to come home until it goes, and Grace finally gives it up for her.

Which natural event triggers Frankie's phobia in season one of Grace and Frankie, sending Sol to her side?

An earthquake, only a minor one, makes Sol drop everything for Frankie and shows how much unresolved feeling remains between them.

Which contest are Frankie and Sol both excited to watch in an early episode of Grace and Frankie?

The national spelling bee thrills both Frankie and Sol, who are each let down to find that Grace and Robert have no interest in it.

How did Frankie and Sol become parents to Coyote and Bud, the Bergstein brothers of Grace and Frankie?

By adoption: both sons were adopted, and Coyote's birth mother later arrives from Baton Rouge for a family lunch that dissolves into chaos.

What name does Frankie inadvertently give Bud and Allison's baby daughter in Grace and Frankie?

Faith is the baby girl Frankie herself helps deliver at a home birth, making Frankie a delighted grandmother.

What strikes Frankie mid-argument with Grace late in season three of Grace and Frankie?

A stroke hits Frankie just as she accuses Grace of moving on without her, and a frightened Grace calls for help.

Which Can't Hardly Wait and Empire Records actor plays Coyote Bergstein in Grace and Frankie?

Ethan Embry's character is the elder Bergstein son, a recovering addict who has a troubled history with Mallory.