Grace and Frankie

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin's on-screen bond has seen them through a whole voyage of self-discovery – from divorce to arthritis-friendly vibrators.

And so there is a sense of urgency: time is not on their side. When Grace and Frankie premiered in 2015, it lulled viewers into something of a false sense of security. Grace and Frankie’s big friendship moments happen against a backdrop of failing bodies, assisted suicide, cancer, grandparenting, dementia, alcoholism and arthritis-friendly vibrators. By those standards, the premise of Grace and Frankie should have been the beginning of the end for its main characters: two septuagenarian frenemies discovering that their husbands had been having an affair for two decades. Those gags are certainly in there but, more important, so is a revolutionary narrative of women finding meaningful relationships beyond their familial structures. How easy it would have been for them to check out of their final chapters and simply run down the clock.

Here, Kauffman speaks to Variety about how difficult it was to wrap up the beloved show after seven seasons, creating a “9 to 5” reunion with Dolly Parton and ...

Of course, we have to talk about the one and only Dolly Parton and getting the “9 to 5” group back together. My favorite moment came when we were going to take a picture at the very end and she looked at me. But we’re really proud of what we did and we’re really proud of 94 episodes. And then, once we got back, we did not realize how much we were going to have to do and adjust for the protocols. We felt like we told the stories we wanted to tell and we didn’t have a lot that we needed to expand upon. I was directing, so I was kept really busy, and couldn’t focus too much on the “this is the last lollipop I’ll have on the set” kind of things. You can’t have that many people in a scene, and you can’t have that many extras, so we were constantly adjusting. She wears four-inch heels all the time, going up and down these steps to the stage. In terms of the Grace and Frankie story, we had a few iterations of it. When you do a show, the show begins to tell you when it’s over. So, they both are able to head back to the beach and walk together into the sunset. At first, Agnes agreed to send Grace back down to Earth, as Frankie was the only one meant to die from the electrocution.

Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda take their final bow as Grace And Frankie as the Netflix series reaches its conclusion. But was it the ending they deserved?

Initially it fails, with Robert forgetting that it was where they met and fell in love for the first time. Sol is rightfully heartbroken by the moment, and Robert finally realises that he needs to seek help for his memory. But eventually, he has to tell Brianna and Mallory, and soon he tries to convince Robert to see a doctor but he doesn't bite. Sol later takes Robert to New York to the hotel where they first met in order to help him revive his memory. Frankie is told to stay in heaven, while Grace returns to Earth, and they share a heartbreakingly emotional goodbye. Over the course of the final episodes, Sol is left feeling helpless as Robert's memory continues to get worse. Grace is scared to do it without Frankie. She ultimately refuses, disrespecting her potential business partner in the process and tanking their deal. Dolly is touched by their connection and allows them both to return together. With a couple more giggles, they wander off into the sunset down the beach, arm in arm. With her arthritis getting even worse, soon Frankie is struggling to hold a paintbrush or chopsticks. The Japanese businessmen are impressed by her but they want her to perform karaoke and drink sake with them on a night out. Which is easier said than done when one of them is convinced they know the exact date they're going to die.

The Lily Tomlin/Jane Fonda comedy returns for one last hurrah.

The lack of serious conflict might be a problem for some, but for those of us who have been following these ladies from the very start of their journey, the largely peaceful, occasionally wacky waters of Grace and Frankie are what made us fall in love with it to begin with. Our Take: Grace and Frankie has never made any apologies for what kind of show it is; silly, sweet, and a little bit soapy, the comedy is reliable and comforting, a soothing balm in the sea of crazy content that is swirling around on Netflix these days. The Gist: Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin) are adjusting to life with Nick (Peter Gallagher) in the house. As the two of them (and Frankie) wonder what the future holds, Nick’s attempt at a dramatic exit fails when his ankle monitor alarm starts going off. Fonda and Tomlin are as lovable as ever in these final installments, leaning into the chemistry that made the show such a hit right out of the gate. Fresh out of prison (and now on house arrest), Nick has made himself at home with them, much to Frankie’s annoyance.

Heading into the April 29 finale, fans had been hopeful that the title characters (played respectively by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin) may actually tie the knot ...

The Netflix drama's seventh and final season has finally arrived, and features a very special surprise appearance for Dolly Parton.

"The way it ends-" she said before co-star Lily let out an excited "Oh, God!". She continued: Dolly joins us, OK, Dolly Parton. But it's not just that Dolly joins us. We worked so well on 9 To 5 and it's a crazy wonderful show." The two ladies find themselves in a bright white room after being electrocuted and initially mistake Dolly's character for God. "Oh God, you look exactly how I knew you would," Frankie says.

A look at each character's beauty ethos—and the hair and makeup tricks behind their signature looks this season.

Here, we’re speaking with Fonda and Tomlin’s glam team about each character’s beauty ethos—and the hair and makeup tricks behind their signature looks this season. “A lot of older women say to me and to Lily, ‘You know, you gave me hope. Needless to say, there’s much that’s aspirational about Grace and Frankie. As Fonda put it, “I think one of the reasons that people like the show is that it’s really easy on the eye.” There’s the scenic California locales, like that beachfront San Diego house.

The actor and country music superstar makes a special guest appearance on the series finale of Fonda and Tomlin's long-running Netflix comedy "Grace and Frankie ...

“Well, if those two women can survive that kind of trauma that happened in the first episode, then maybe I’ll be OK kind of thing.” They first teamed up to make audiences laugh in the 1980 workplace comedy “9 to 5," playing a gang of fed-up secretaries who get revenge on their chauvinist boss played by Dabney Coleman. Parton appears as an angel named Agnes in the episode.

In Grace and Frankie's finale episode, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin's titular characters are gathered with friends and family for Coyote (Ethan Embry) and ...

She was funny. She was game. She was there. she says after a dramatic swivel in her CB2 desk chair (which is paired with a sleek lucite desk). She's not the Almighty, as she explains to Grace and Frankie, but your friendly neighborhood "working-class angel," Agnes. Grace explains that there's been a mistake, which Agnes admits happens "now and again." Frankie quips, before she and Grace walk past the threshold to find none other than Dolly Parton!

It's Sol Bergstein, people. Over the course of Grace and Frankie's seven seasons on Netflix, Sam Waterston boldly wheels out patterns of varying intensities in ...

The brightly hued heaps of hibiscus and birds of paradise. He breaks it out again in Season 6, Episode 4, when he's dealing with his own crisis. And I like the new me. Ahhh, the Columbia fishing shirt, covered in a fishing-related pattern of tunny fish, bluefin tuna, helms, and propellers. I don't know whether it's watching Sol stand up to Robert's tyrannical director that makes the colours pop, but THEY POP. It's a fundraiser for the New Lear theatre, so Sol breaks out the big, bright guns in this one. Revenge purchases is the order of the day, and so is this shirt, that must be worn with a leather jacket and a baaaad attitude. When Sol's shirts come with a bird/flower scene, an embossed fabric, and an unexpected shade like this deep green, we're all in. There are about 20 patterns going on here, and a dragon, and I love it. There are about 10 patterns going on here and I love it. While Robert cranks up Gilbert and Sullivan, Sol dances around to Little Richard, in a palm tree patterned number made for throwing all those angular shapes. Over the course of Grace and Frankie's seven seasons on Netflix, Sam Waterston boldly wheels out patterns of varying intensities in Sol's signature shirts, which offset husband Robert's unshakeable love of navy and grey.

The final episodes of these fan-favorite Netflix series start streaming this week. Catch master class performances by Jason Bateman and Laura Linney in ...

But it's so sweet." I have to say that this show, hosted by Howie Mandel, is reminding me a great deal of real life. Kehlani's new album was reportedly written with a group of collaborators and friends in Malibu, California. But John (Legend) is so proud," she said. Instead, you just have to lie convincingly enough to make your fellow players believe that your answer is correct. as they play the title characters.