The Pilot (Will & Grace)

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Will & Grace season 1 September 1998 - May 1999 List of Will & Grace episodes
Episodes: The Pilot (a.k.a. Love & Marriage) A New Lease On Life Head Case Between A Rock And Harlin's Place Boo! Humbug William, Tell Where There's A Will, There's No Way Buying Game The Truth About Will & Dogs The Big Vent Will On Ice My Fair Maid-y The Unsinkable Mommy Adler Big Brother Is Coming (1) Big Brother Is Coming (2) Yours, Mine Or Ours Secrets & Lays Grace, Replaced Will Works Out Saving Grace Alley Cats Object Of My Rejection Season 1 – Season 2 – Season 3 – Season 4 Season 5 – Season 6 – Season 7 – Season 8

Love & Marriage - The Pilot is the first episode of season one of the television situation comedy Will & Grace.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

1 Plot
2 Additional cast
3 Trivia
4 Episode Info

[edit] Plot

When Grace receives an unexpected marriage proposal from her boyfriend, her best friend Will tries to support her but finally tells her that she's making a big mistake, even though he risks losing their friendship. The situation gets complicated when Grace's socialite assistant, Karen, and Will's outrageous (also gay) friend, Jack, interfere.

[edit] Additional cast

Rob - Tom Gallop
Ellen - Leigh-Allyn Baker
Henry - Will Radford
Jurgen Franzblau - Todd Eckert
Gino - Jimm Ginnini
Ellen (Will's secretary) - Ellen Idelson

[edit] Trivia

In this episode, Karen speaks less high-pitched than in the rest of the series.

This marks the first appearance of Rob and Ellen.

Gary Grubbs (playing Will's client Harlin Polk) is credited as a main cast member for the first season, but appears in fewer than half the episodes.

Two scenes from this episode are paralleled in the show's Finale (May 2006): the opening scene, with Will and Grace watching TV, and the scene at the end in the bar.