Season 1 - Grace And Frankie -

Watch the scene where Frankie accidentally gets high before a disastrous art gallery opening. Tomlin’s physical comedy—her eyes glazing over as she tries to explain abstract expressionism to a bored collector—is masterful. Then watch Fonda’s reaction: a tight-lipped, desperate grimace that says, “I am going to kill her with a paintbrush.”

But to label Grace and Frankie - Season 1 as merely a show about divorce would be to ignore its radical heart. Created by Marta Kauffman (co-creator of Friends ) and Howard J. Morris, this first season did something unprecedented for television: it placed two women over the age of 70 at the center of a coming-of-age story. Grace and Frankie - Season 1

For two decades, these women have tolerated each other only for the sake of their husbands: Robert (Martin Sheen) and Sol (Sam Waterston). Their law firm, “Berger & Bergstein,” is the final thread connecting them. Watch the scene where Frankie accidentally gets high

When Grace and Frankie premiered on Netflix in May 2015, it could have easily been dismissed as a high-concept gimmick. The premise was simple: two women, bound only by their husbands’ business partnership, discover that their spouses are not only having an affair—they are in love with each other and plan to get married. Created by Marta Kauffman (co-creator of Friends )