| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
|
| 1-01 |
"The Pilot (aka "Love & Marriage")" |
September 21, 1998 |
| Grace gets an unexpected marriage proposal and her best friend Will deals with his own feelings about her proposal. |
| 1-02 |
"A New Lease On Life" |
September 28, 1998 |
| With nowhere to stay, Grace turns to Will for shelter. Will's friend Jack meets Grace's assistant Karen. |
| 1-03 |
"Head Case" |
October 5, 1998 |
| Will and Grace find difficulty living together. Jack and Karen have to deal with Will and Grace's displaced anger. |
| 1-04 |
"Between A Rock And Harlin's Place" |
October 12, 1998 |
| Grace designs a room for Will's boss, Harlin. Jack begins his singing career with his first show of Just Jack. |
| 1-05 |
"Boo! Humbug" |
October 26, 1998 |
| On Halloween, Will and Grace plan to ignore the holiday-but they are forced to baby-sit Harlin's two children. Jack and Karen dress up and spend a night on the town, and Karen becomes very popular with some drag queens. |
| 1-06 |
"William, Tell" |
November 9, 1998 |
| Grace becomes suspicious of secrets that Will may be hiding from her. Karen confides in Will that she is thinking of leaving her husband, Stan. |
| 1-07 |
"Where There's A Will, There's No Way" |
November 16, 1998 |
| Grace fears that Will is the reason that she has no interest in dating men. Jack faces trouble when the IRS catches up to him regarding his tax evasion. |
| 1-08 |
"The Buying Game" |
November 30, 1998 |
| Grace asks for Will's help in buying the studio that serves as her office space. Jack begins a career in massage therapy, taking on Karen as his first client. |
| 1-09 |
"The Truth About Will & Dogs" |
December 15, 1998 |
| Against Will's wishes, Grace gets a dog. Will soon becomes obsessed with the dog, and Grace thinks it is a manifestation of his attachment issues. |
| 1-10 |
"The Big Vent" |
January 5, 1999 |
| Will and Grace find entertainment in listening to the conversations through their heating vent. Jack writes and performs a play that expresses his dismay over the fact that Will and Grace are ignoring him. |
| 1-11 |
"Will On Ice" |
January 12, 1999 |
| It's Will's birthday, and everyone goes Champions on Ice-even though he doesn't want to. Grace and Jack find a mutual interest in figure skating. |
| 1-12 |
"My Fair Maid-y" |
February 2, 1999 |
| Grace fears that she has lost her talent, and turns to Will's cleaning lady for inspiration. Jack poses as an attorney to attract an intellectual guy. |
| 1-13 |
"The Unsinkable Mommy Adler" |
February 9, 1999 |
| Grace's mother Bobbi visits Will and Grace. |
| 1-14 |
"Big Brother Is Coming (1)" |
February 16, 1999 |
| Will refuses to reconnect with his estranged brother, Sam. Grace and Sam have a fling. |
| 1-15 |
"Big Brother Is Coming (2)" |
February 23, 1999 |
| Grace attempts to hide her one-night stand with Will's brother from Will. |
| 1-16 |
"Yours, Mine Or Ours" |
March 2, 1999 |
| Will and Grace invite the same man over for a dinner date, and struggle while determining if he is straight or gay. |
| 1-17 |
"Secrets & Lays" |
March 23, 1999 |
| Grace plans a trip to Vermont in order to take Will's mind off of what would be his anniversary with Michael. |
| 1-18 |
"Grace, Replaced" |
April 8, 1999 |
| While Grace is consumed by work, Will befriends another woman in the building, Val Bassett (Molly Shannon). Jack is sentenced to community service for slapping a meter maid. |
| 1-19 |
"Will Works Out" |
April 22, 1999 |
| Will allows Jack to join his gym, but becomes embarrassed by Jack's flamboyant demeanor. Grace has a girl's night gathering to take Karen's mind off her marital problems. |
| 1-20 |
"Saving Grace" |
April 29, 1999 |
| Grace is hired by an arrogant publicist under the condition that he gets a date with Will. |
| 1-21 |
"Alley Cats" |
May 6, 1999 |
| Will accuses Grace of having too much competitiveness at their game night. Grace tries losing, but proves that Will is just as competitive. Jack teaches Karen CPR, which she reluctantly uses to save a man's life. |
| 1-22 |
"Object Of My Rejection" |
May 13, 1999 |
| Will backs off when he learns that Grace is dating her ex-fiancè, Danny. Karen arranged for a marriage of convenience between Jack and her maid, Rosario, in hopes of keeping Rosario from being deported. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
|
| 2-01 |
"Guess Who's Not Coming To Dinner" |
September 21, 1999 |
| To prove her independence from him, Grace holds a dinner party at her own apartment without Will. Jack moves in with Rosario in hopes of authenticating their marriage in the eyes of the INS. |
| 2-02 |
"Election" |
September 28, 1999 |
| Will and Grace compete for President of the Tenants' Board of their apartment building. Karen accidentally frees Jack's parrot Guapo. |
| 2-03 |
"Das Boob" |
November 2, 1999 |
| Grace tries to attract an old school classmate by wearing a water bra. Problems occur when she is photographed in a newspaper, and strangers admire her buxom figure. |
| 2-04 |
"Whose Mom Is It Anyway?" |
November 9, 1999 |
| Grace becomes jealous when her mother stops trying to set her up with men in favor of spending time with Will. Jack and Rosario convince an INS agent that they are happily married. |
| 2-05 |
"Polk Defeats Truman" |
November 16, 1999 |
| Will disposes of smaller clients in favor of wealthier ones, an action that disgusts Grace. Will soon receives a reality check. Karen asks Grace for advice, after having been put on a budget by her husband, Stan. |
| 2-06 |
"To Serve & Disinfect" |
November 23, 1999 |
| Will assists Jack in a cater-waiter job. Grace discovers that Karen has starred in a porn video. |
| 2-07 |
"Homo For The Holidays" |
November 25, 1999 |
| After inviting Jack's mother over for Thanksgiving, the cast deals with the fact that Jack has not told his mother that he is gay. |
| 2-08 |
"Terms of Employment" |
November 30, 1999 |
| Will is offered a job by the man that Grace is suing over a design dispute. Will tries putting his job first, but Grace's passionate protests cause him to side with her-and win the job. Jack and Karen star in a corporate anti-sexual harassment video. |
| 2-09 |
"I Never Promised You An Olive Garden" |
December 14, 1999 |
| Will and Grace ditch unadventurous friends Rob and Ellen for a more exciting couple. Jack goes with Karen to her stepchildrens' parent-teacher conference. |
| 2-10 |
"Tea & A Total Lack Of Sympathy" |
January 11, 2000 |
| Grace and Jack attend a taping of the show Antiques on the Road. Ben sends Will to get Karen and enlist Walker, Inc. as their clients. |
| 2-11 |
"Seeds Of Discontent" |
January 25, 2000 |
| Will's high school friend Claire comes to town to ask Will to have a baby with her. |
| 2-12 |
"He's Come Undone" |
February 8, 2000 |
| Will goes to a therapist after having erotic dreams of Grace. Jack and Karen clash over her treatment of Rosario. |
| 2-13 |
"Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me In The Closet And I'm So Sad" |
February 15, 2000 |
| Jack meets the man who Karen thinks is his natural father. Will deals with the fact that his father is not comfortable telling people that his son is gay. |
| 2-14 |
"Acting Out" |
February 22, 2000 |
| Jack is outraged when NBC decides not to air a gay kiss as promised. Grace grows tired of her new boyfriend Josh's over-sensitive ways. |
| 2-15 |
"Advise & Resent" |
February 29, 2000 |
| Will considers going on a blind date organized by Ben. Karen advises Grace on how to deal with her wimpy boyfriend Josh. |
| 2-16 |
"Hey La, Hey La, My Ex-Boyfriend's Back" |
March 14, 2000 |
| Grace does a design job for Will's ex-boyfriend Michael. Karen attempts to take her career more seriously. |
| 2-17 |
"The Hospital Show" |
March 28, 2000 |
| Jack, Grace, Will, and Rosario place bets on who Karen will turn to for emotional support after Stan suffers from a heart attack. |
| 2-18 |
"Sweet & Sour Charity" |
April 4, 2000 |
| Will and Grace spend time helping a local church's children's play. Jack unknowingly donates a one-of-a-kind pair of shoes from Karen's closet. |
| 2-19 |
"An Affair To Forget" |
April 18, 2000 |
| Will and Grace learn that they will be best man and maid of honor, respectively, at Rob and Ellen's wedding. |
| 2-20 |
"Girls, Interrupted" |
May 2, 2000 |
| After becoming friends, Val steals a music box from Grace. Jack tries to woo a former gay man by posing as a straight man. |
| 2-21 |
"There But For The Grace Of Grace" |
May 9, 2000 |
| Will and Grace visit an old college professor and his female best friend, and fear that they will become just like them once they are old. Jack and Ben help Karen learn how to cook, but the two men start competing over everything. |
| 2-22 |
"My Best Friend's Tush" |
May 16, 2000 |
| Jack asks for Will's help in funding a product that he has designed. Grace goes for a job against a high-profile designer. |
| 2-23 |
"Ben? Her?" |
May 23, 2000 |
| After a long time of disliking each other, Ben and Grace start a relationship. Rosario "cheats" on Jack. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
|
| 3-01 |
"New Will City" |
October 12, 2000 |
| Grace hides from Will the fact that she did not follow his advice in choosing to continue a relationship with either Ben or Josh. Karen confronts her own guilt after using Rosario as a scapegoat for a certain wrongdoing. |
| 3-02 |
"Fear & Clothing" |
October 19, 2000 |
| After an attempted burglary, Grace rooms temporarily with Will and Jack. Jack and Karen face each other over Jack's divorce from Rosario. |
| 3-03 |
"Husbands & Trophy Wives" |
October 19, 2000 |
| Will and Jack finally meet up with old friends Joe and Larry. Grace and Ben join Karen at her yacht club. |
| 3-04 |
"Girl Trouble" |
October 26, 2000 |
| Grace takes on an intern who initially emulates Grace, but soon starts acting more like Karen. Will and Jack assist in a gay sensitivity seminar for the police. |
| 3-05 |
"Grace 0, Jack 2000" |
November 2, 2000 |
| Jack livens up his cabaret act by ridiculing Will. Grace attempts to break up with Ben. |
| 3-06 |
"Love Plus One" |
November 9, 2000 |
| Grace attempts a threesome with an old partner. Jack asks for Will's help in trying to attract an intellectual guy at his new job. |
| 3-07 |
"Gypsies, Tramps & Weed" |
November 16, 2000 |
| Will visits a psychic. Grace hires a waiter who she initially had fired. Jack meets Cher in a café and mistakes her for a drag queen. |
| 3-08 |
"Lows In The Mid-Eighties" |
November 23, 2000 |
| In this flashback episode, we learn about how Will and Grace spent their college years at Columbia University, and how Jack helped Will learn that he was gay. |
| 3-09 |
"Three's A Crowd, Six Is A Freak Show" |
December 14, 2000 |
| Grace fears the worst for her present relationship after a minor medical procedure leaves her with a sore on her lip. Will and Jack fall for the same man. |
| 3-10 |
"Coffee & Commitment" |
January 4, 2001 |
| Will and Grace are asked to read at Joe and Larry's civil union ceremony. Karen helps Jack fight off his addiction to caffeine. |
| 3-11 |
"Swimming Pools... Movie Stars" |
January 11, 2001 |
| Will and Grace meet Sandra Bernhard by posing as prospective buyers of her apartment. Jack ends up in a bidding war for Britney Spears' sneakers, while Karen tries to support her stepson Mason in his swimming games. |
| 3-12 |
"Crazy In Love" |
February 1, 2001 |
| Will feigns an interest in sports in order to impress his new boyfriend Matt. Karen hires Grace to redecorate Jack's apartment. |
| 3-13 |
"Brothers, A Love Story" |
February 8, 2001 |
| Will is annoyed that Matt won't tell his friends that Will is his boyfriend. Karen learns that Stan's will leaves more to charity than it does to her. |
| 3-14 |
"My Uncle The Car" |
February 15, 2001 |
| Grace sells her deceased uncle's car to a church, but then decides that she wants it back. Karen discovers that Rosario is working for someone else behind her back. Jack thinks he is African American. |
| 3-15 |
"Cheaters" |
February 22, 2001 |
| Grace learns that Will's father is having an affair, but Will prefers to live in denial. Karen believes Stan is having an affair. |
| 3-16 |
"Mad Dogs & Average Men" |
March 15, 2001 |
| Grace dates Karen's nephew. Will postpones ending his relationship because of his adoration of the man's dog. |
| 3-17 |
"Poker? I Don't Even Like Her" |
March 29, 2001 |
| Grace is banned from playing poker with the guys. Karen uses a socialite friend as a guinea pig for her cosmetic surgery. |
| 3-18 |
"An Old-Fashioned Piano Party" |
April 19, 2001 |
| Grace buys a piano to prevent her and Will from growing apart. Jack starts writing romance novels. |
| 3-19 |
"The Young & The Tactless" |
April 26, 2001 |
| Grace tries to get rid of her slovenly new neighbor. Karen dumps her mother-in-law on Will and Jack. |
| 3-20 |
"Alice Doesn't Lisp Here Anymore" |
May 3, 2001 |
| Grace and Will attend a funeral for a girl that Grace made fun of in school. Jack believes he has been nominated for a gay cabaret award. |
| 3-21 |
"Last Of The Really Odd Lovers" |
May 10, 2001 |
| Grace hides her relationship with Nathan, while Will hides his relationship with the much younger Scott. Jack befriends Val. |
| 3-22 |
"Sons & Lovers" |
May 17, 2001 |
| Will and Nathan clash when Nathan moves in to the apartment. Jack learns that his biological father is dead, but later meets Elliott, his biological son through sperm donation. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
|
| 4-01 |
"The Third Wheel Gets The Grace" |
September 27, 2001 |
| Nathan feels left out due to Will and Grace's relationship. Jack, Elliott, Rosario, and Karen go shopping at Barney's. |
| 4-02 |
"Past & Presents" |
October 4, 2001 |
| Will deals with an old school bully when he signs onto Will's firm. Karen outdoes Grace in her birthday gift to Nathan. |
| 4-03 |
"Crouching Father, Hidden Husband" |
October 11, 2001 |
| Jack asks Grace to be Elliott's date to a high school dance. Will becomes annoyed when Karen keeps calling him for bogus emergencies. |
| 4-04 |
"Prison Blues" |
October 18, 2001 |
| Grace and Karen's visit to Stan in prison prompts Grace to move in with Karen. Jack invites Will along to his acting class. |
| 4-05 |
"Loose Lips Sink Relationships" |
October 25, 2001 |
| Jack arranges a "date" between Will and a female coworker. Grace realizes that getting intimate with Nathan may have been a bad idea. |
| 4-06 |
"Rules of Engagement" |
November 1, 2001 |
| Nathan proposes to Grace in an intimate moment. Will, Jack, and Karen war over who is more ethical. |
| 4-07 |
"Bed, Bath & Beyond" |
November 8, 2001 |
| Will, Jack, and Karen try to coax Grace out of bed when she refuses to leave her bed after her breakup with Nathan. |
| 4-08 |
"Star-Spangled Banter" |
November 15, 2001 |
| During election time, Will and Grace each support different mayoral candidates. |
| 4-09 |
"Moveable Feast" |
November 22, 2001 |
| Will and Grace join Jack and Karen in a motor tour of their respective families. |
| 4-10 |
"Stakin' Care Of Business" |
December 6, 2001 |
| Grace attempts to borrow money from Karen for her business. Will tries to avoid a former fling at the gym. |
| 4-11 |
"Jingle Balls" |
December 13, 2001 |
| Will meets a ballet dancer, and is too embarrassed to introduce him to the group. Jack's boss hires him to do the Christmas window display at Barney's. |
| 4-12 |
"Whoa, Nelly" |
January 10, 2002 |
| Will and Grace try to set Will's father's mistress up with their gay friend Larry. Karen buys a prize stallion. |
| 4-13 |
"Grace In The Hole" |
January 17, 2002 |
| After visiting Stan with Karen, Grace begins dating one of the other inmates. Rosario bets Karen she can't spend three days locked up with Jack. |
| 4-14 |
"Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard" |
January 31, 2002 |
| Elliott's mother reprimands Jack for letting Elliott dye his hair blond. Will poses as a tennis pro at Grace's ex-boyfriend's wedding. |
| 4-15 |
"A Chorus Lie" |
February 7, 2002 |
| Jack attempts to "in" a straight man who is trying out for the gay men's chorus. Will accompanies Karen to her annual Valentine's Day party. |
| 4-16 |
"Someone Old, Someplace New (1)" |
February 28, 2002 |
| Will and Grace find a nicer apartment, and sublet the one they have to Rob and Ellen. Jack takes on a film project that leads to him meeting Karen's estranged mother. |
| 4-17 |
"Something Borrowed, Someone's Due (2)" |
March 7, 2002 |
| Will and Grace find that they miss their old apartment, and attempt to move back. Jack reunites Karen and her mother. |
| 4-18 |
"Cheatin' Trouble Blues" |
March 28, 2002 |
| Will books a romantic cruise for his parents' anniversary. Jack and Karen take the stairs to a restaurant atop a skyscraper. |
| 4-19 |
"Went To A Garden Potty" |
April 4, 2002 |
| Will salvages a garden gnome from his parents' home. Jack stars in a mattress commercial produced by Karen. |
| 4-20 |
"He Shoots, They Snore" |
April 11, 2002 |
| Will takes Elliott to a weekend basketball tournament in Connecticut. Grace attempts to pull together a design class of slackers. |
| 4-21 |
"Wedding Balls" |
April 18, 2002 |
| Grace plans a wedding for Will's friend. Jack becomes jealous of Will and Karen's new book club. |
| 4-22 |
"Fagel Attraction" |
April 25, 2002 |
| Val opens up a design business that competes with Grace's. Will works with a detective to find out who stole his laptop. |
| 4-23 |
"Hocus Focus" |
May 2, 2002 |
| As a prize, Will and Grace have a sitting with a famous photographer. Jack incorporates magic into his show. |
| 4-24 |
"A Buncha White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin'" |
May 9, 2002 |
| Will asks Grace to be the mother of his child. Jack auditions for Broadway. Karen visits Stan in prison. |
| 4-25 |
"A.I.: Artificial Insemination" |
May 16, 2002 |
| Will and Grace determine the logistics of how they are to have a child. Karen considers having an affair. Jack faces the possibility of giving up his acting career. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
|
| 5-01 |
"...And the Horse He Rode In On" |
September 26, 2002 |
| Grace brushes off a Jewish doctor named Leo Markus so that she can have a baby. Karen gives in to Lionel Banks, and Stan is unexpectedly released from prison. |
| 5-02 |
"Bacon And Eggs" |
October 3, 2002 |
| Grace continues to be wooed by Leo. Karen tried to break up with Lionel. While stalking Kevin Bacon, Jack becomes his assistant instead. |
| 5-03 |
"The Kid Stays Out of the Picture" |
October 10, 2002 |
| Will and Grace have an argument after Grace decides to postpone the insemination. |
| 5-04 |
"Humongous Growth" |
October 17, 2002 |
| Karen and Jack set up a plot to repair the relationship between Will and Grace. |
| 5-05 |
"It's The Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" |
October 31, 2002 |
| Leo, Will, and Grace join a friend of Leo's for a bike ride into the Catskills. Karen tells Stan of her affair. |
| 5-06 |
"Boardroom & A Parked Place" |
November 7, 2002 |
| The other partner at Will's firm returns from a mental clinic and directs Will to fire his associates. Karen is found sleeping in her limo, after having her assets frozen. |
| 5-07 |
"The Needle & Omelet's Done" |
November 14, 2002 |
| Jack takes over for his acting coach, Zandra. Grace and Leo go to dinner with Leo's parents. Karen invites Will along for a Botox injection. |
| 5-08 |
"Marry Me A Little, Marry Me A Little More" |
November 21, 2002 |
| Grace and Leo get married on a whim in Central Park, but then decide to hold an official wedding. Will deals with worries that he may lose his best friend. |
| 5-09 |
"The Honeymoon's Over" |
December 5, 2002 |
| Will agrees to let Karen move in with him. Jack fears the Gay Mafia is after him. Elton John has a cameo. |
| 5-10 |
"All About Christmas Eve" |
December 12, 2002 |
| Grace is torn when she can bring either Leo or Will to see the "Nutcracker." Will, Karen, and Jack have a holiday get-together. |
| 5-11 |
"Field Of Queens" |
January 9, 2003 |
| In an effort to keep Elliott from quitting his soccer team, Will and Jack join a gay soccer team. Karen goes on a date with restaurant owner Milo (Andy Garcia). |
| 5-12 |
"Fagmalion Part One: Gay It Forward" |
January 16, 2003 |
| Karen sets up Will with a man who has just come out of the closet, Barry. Grace gets to know her new strange neighbor, Julie. |
| 5-13 |
"Fagmalion Part Two: Attack of the Clones" |
January 30, 2003 |
| Jack and Will continue their makeover of Barry. Grace learns that Leo will be leaving for a month to offer his medical services to the poor in Africa. |
| 5-14 |
"Homojo" |
February 6, 2003 |
| Jack befriends Lorraine Finster, Karen's enemy. Will and Grace hold a game night with friends. |
| 5-15 |
"Women & Children First" |
February 13, 2003 |
| Grace holds a girl's night with Ellen, Julie, Karen, and Rosario. Jack reconnects with his childhood babysitter. |
| 5-16 |
"Fagmalion Part Three: Bye, Bye, Beardy" |
February 20, 2003 |
| The gang attends an "HRC" gala. |
| 5-17 |
"Fagmalion Part Four: The Guy Who Loved Me" |
March 13, 2003 |
| Will spies on Barry while he is on a date with Jack. Karen switches roles with Rosario to woo a working class man. Grace awaits Leo's return. |
| 5-18 |
"Sex, Losers, & Videotape" |
April 3, 2003 |
| Will, Karen, and Mr. Stein form an anti-romance club. Jack secretly videotapes Grace. |
| 5-19 |
"Leo Unwrapped" |
April 17, 2003 |
| Will attempts to surprise Grace by getting Leo home early. |
| 5-20 |
"Dolls And Dolls" |
April 24, 2003 |
| Karen gets a new roommate, Liz (guest star Madonna). Will hurts himself and becomes dependent on painkillers. |
| 5-21 |
"May Divorce Be With You" |
May 1, 2003 |
| Will represents Stan in the divorce case against Karen. Grace hires Jack to temporarily take Karen's place. |
| 5-22 |
"23" |
May 8, 2003 |
| Stan's will is read after he suddenly passes away. Leo returns, and asks Grace to go back with him to Guatemala. |
| 5-23 |
"24" |
May 15, 2003 |
| Karen spreads Stan's ashes in the Caribbean Sea. Grace worries about Leo's loyalty. Nicollette Sheridan guest stars. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
|
| 6-01 |
"Dames At Sea" |
September 25, 2003 |
| Will and Jack dread that they drunkenly slept together. Grace is still worried that Leo is having an affair. |
| 6-02 |
"Last Ex To Brooklyn" |
October 2, 2003 |
| Grace invites the gang, along with Leo's ex-girlfriend, to a dinner party. |
| 6-03 |
"Home Court Disadvantage" |
October 9, 2003 |
| Grace and Leo join Karen for tennis at her club. Will brings Jack to Connecticut in an effort to cheer up his mother, Marilyn. |
| 6-04 |
"Me & Mr. Jones" |
October 23, 2003 |
| James Earl Jones turns to Jack for advice on acting. Will and his mother continue living together. |
| 6-05 |
"A-Story, Bee-Story" |
October 30, 2003 |
| Will tries to show Leo a good time in the city. Karen helps Jack prepare for the annual gay spelling bee. |
| 6-06 |
"Heart Like A Wheelchair" |
November 6, 2003 |
| Will meets a guy while pushing his mother's wheelchair through the park. Karen continues her quest to hunt down Stan's mistress, Lorraine. |
| 6-07 |
"Nice In White Satin" |
November 13, 2003 |
| Will accompanies Karen to her doctor for a physical. Jack begs Will and Karen for financial assistance in pursuing his new dream, nursing. |
| 6-08 |
"Swimming From Cambodia" |
November 20, 2003 |
| Will tries to get Grace to stay longer, once she is in town for her mother's birthday. Karen threatens Jack's new nursing teacher. |
| 6-09 |
"Strangers With Candice" |
December 4, 2003 |
| Will and Grace each find dinner "dates." Karen takes Jack out to celebrate his first month in nursing, and crosses her enemy, Candice Bergen. |
| 6-10 |
"Fanilow" |
December 11, 2003 |
| Will waits in line for tickets to see Barry Manilow. Grace's mother cancels an annual tradition with Grace to have dinner with Jack. |
| 6-11 |
"The Accidental Tsuris" |
January 15, 2004 |
| With Will's help, Grace's sister cleans up her life. Karen uses her relationship with Lyle to get back at Lorraine. |
| 6-12 |
"A Gay/December Romance" |
January 22, 2004 |
| Will meets a wealthy, older gentleman. Grace boycotts an Asian noodle establishment. |
| 6-13 |
"Ice Cream Balls" |
February 10, 2004 |
| Will bribes Jack in order to get him on a date with one of Will's clients. Grace and Karen travel to Leo's cabin in Vermont. |
| 6-14 |
"Looking For Mr. Good Enough" |
February 19, 2004 |
| Will, Jack, and Jack's new boyfriend Stuart take a cooking class. Karen's mother, Lois, turns to Grace for a fashion job. |
| 6-15 |
"Flip-Flop (1)" |
February 26, 2004 |
| Will and Grace begin a new business buying and selling real estate. Karen becomes upset when Lorraine moves back in with Lyle. |
| 6-16 |
"Flip-Flop (2)" |
March 4, 2004 |
| Will and Grace help Jack and Stuart find an apartment together. Karen demands that Lyle discipline Lorraine. |
| 6-17 |
"East Side Story" |
March 11, 2004 |
| Will and Grace encounter competition while expanding their business to the East Side. Karen deals with her guilty conscience over her recent engagement. |
| 6-18 |
"Courting Disaster" |
March 18, 2004 |
| Jack questions his relationship with Stuart. Will tries to teach Karen how to drive. |
| 6-19 |
"No Sex 'N' The City" |
March 25, 2004 |
| Grace gives Will advice on how to deal with his new relationship with Vince. Jack and Karen deal with the loss of their favorite TV shows. |
| 6-20 |
"Fred Astaire & Ginger Chicken" |
April 1, 2004 |
| Will thinks that Grace disapproves of Vince. Jack begins casting calls to find a replacement for Karen once she is married. |
| 6-21 |
"I Never Cheered For My Father" |
April 8, 2004 |
| Will attempts to find the new woman in his father's life. Jack helps Elliott practice to try out for his school's cheerleading squad. |
| 6-22 |
"Speechless" |
April 22, 2004 |
| Will helps Jack prepare for a speech at his nursing school graduation ceremony. |
| 6-23 |
"I Do, Oh, No, You Di-In't" |
April 29, 2004 |
| Will and Jack accompany Karen and Lyle to Las Vegas so they can elope. Leo returns from Cambodia to attend the wedding with Grace. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
|
| 7-01 |
"FYI: I Hurt, Too" |
September 16, 2004 |
| Karen tries to get Jennifer Lopez to listen to a song she wrote. Grace deals with the news that Leo has cheated on her. |
| 7-02 |
"Back Up Dancer" |
September 23, 2004 |
| Jack auditions as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson. Will is torn between going out with Vince and staying in to console Grace. |
| 7-03 |
"One Gay At A Time" |
September 30, 2004 |
| Grace attends AA meetings for the free food and therapy. Will and Jack attend a gay television focus group. |
| 7-04 |
"Company" |
October 7, 2004 |
| Will and Grace invite a new neighbor for dinner. Jack's new co-workers mock him because of his Cher doll. |
| 7-05 |
"Key Party" |
October 14, 2004 |
| Grace assists Vince in choosing what to get Will for his birthday. Karen is depressed because it would have been Stan's birthday. |
| 7-06 |
"The Newlydreads" |
October 21, 2004 |
| Will and Jack save a local bookstore from going bankrupt. Karen takes over for a design job that Grace cannot do. |
| 7-07 |
"Will & Grace & Vince & Nadine" |
November 4, 2004 |
| Will and Grace invite Vince and his best friend, Nadine, over for dinner. Jack hires Karen to be his new assistant. |
| 7-08 |
"Saving Grace, Again (1)" |
November 11, 2004 |
| Grace is fixating on what would have been her anniversary with Leo, so Will sets her up on a date. Jack and Karen try to find dates for each other. |
| 7-09 |
"Saving Grace, Again (2)" |
November 18, 2004 |
| Will takes Grace to the Berkshires to get her mind off of Leo. Jack finds a new face for Out TV. |
| 7-10 & 7-11 |
"Queens For A Day" |
November 25, 2004 |
| Will tries to make the perfect Thanksgiving dinner to impress Vince's mother. |
| 7-12 |
"Christmas Break" |
December 9, 2004 |
| Grace accidentally breaks Will's mother's prized doll. Jack takes care of Karen's stepdaughter, Olivia. |
| 7-13 |
"Board Games" |
January 6, 2005 |
| A rival of Karen's tries to become president of Walker, Inc. Jack and Grace discover that Vince has been fired from the police force. |
| 7-14 |
"Partners" |
January 13, 2005 |
| While Will tries to please his boss in hopes of making partner, Grace is set up with the hostess' husband. Rosario falls ill, but Karen does not believe her. |
| 7-15 |
"Bully Woolley" |
February 3, 2005 |
| Grace takes on Scott Woolley as a client. Jack takes Will out to get his mind off of Vince. |
| 7-16 |
"Dance Cards & Greeting Cards" |
February 10, 2005 |
| Grace falls for a greeting card writer. Scott Woolley tries to win Karen's heart. Will and Jack enjoy a night out dancing. |
| 7-17 |
"The Birds & The Bees" |
February 17, 2005 |
| Grace enlists Will's help in making sure she doesn't go too far on her first date with Nick. Karen tries to set Jack up with a neighborhood bird enthusiast. |
| 7-18 |
"The Fabulous Baker Boy" |
February 24, 2005 |
| Will falls for Karen's Pastry Chef. Grace tries to get Nick's script-writing career started by presenting a piece to Jack. |
| 7-19 |
"Sour Balls" |
March 17, 2005 |
| Jack convinces Will to buy a vacation home in Middleborough. Ellen asks Grace to babysit her three children. |
| 7-20 |
"The Blonde Leading The Blind" |
April 21, 2005 |
| Will becomes jealous of the relationship between Grace and his therapist. Karen gets glasses. |
| 7-21 |
"It's A Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World" |
May 5, 2005 |
| Grace struggles for the attention of her father. Jack sets Will up with a blind man. |
| 7-22 |
"From Queer To Eternity" |
May 10, 2005 |
| Will helps Grace write her will. Will decides to make a career move. Jack and Karen find out that somebody else is teaching Jack's acting method. |
| 7-23 |
"Friends With Benefits (1)" |
May 19, 2005 |
| Will turns to a career in writing. Grace agrees to do a design job for an old flame. Jack struggles with his newest TV show. Karen is forced to apologize to Beverly Leslie. |
| 7-24 |
"Kiss and Tell (2)" |
May 19, 2005 |
| Will becomes suspicious of his new job. Grace decides not to do Tom's hotel. Jack is promoted to host of his own talk show, but must share the spotlight with Karen. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
|
| 8-01 |
"Alive and Schticking" |
September 29, 2005 |
| In this series-first live episode, the gang deals with the revelation that Stan is still alive. |
| 8-02 |
"I Second That Emotion" |
October 6, 2005 |
| Will tries to help Karen deal with the notion that Stan is alive. Jack has Grace as a guest on his talk show. |
| 8-03 |
"The Old Man and the Sea" |
October 13, 2005 |
| Jack tries to teach Will how to swim. Karen sets up Grace on a blind date. |
| 8-04 |
"Steams Like Old Times" |
October 20, 2005 |
| Jack helps Karen continue to deal with Stan being alive. Will invites an older gentleman to his Tenth Annual Game Night Spectacular. |
| 8-05 |
"The Hole Truth" |
November 3, 2005 |
| Jack auctions himself off in a celebrity event. Grace goes on a date with Malcolm so that Karen will have an easier time breaking up with him. |
| 8-06 |
"Love is in the Airplane" |
November 10, 2005 |
| On a flight to London, Grace meets up with Leo and Will flirts with the flight attendants. Jack attempts to get Karen and Rosario back together again. |
| 8-07 |
"Birds of a Feather Boa" |
November 17, 2005 |
| While discussing Jack moving out, Will contemplates his friendship with him. Karen and Grace attend a ceremony for Beverly Leslie's deceased wife. |
| 8-08 |
"Swish Out of Water" |
November 24, 2005 |
| Jack helps Grace learn how to deal with her mother's remarks. Will fights for tenant's rights at the Coalition for Justice. |
| 8-09 |
"A Little Christmas Queer" |
December 8, 2005 |
| The gang spends the holiday at Will's mother's house. |
| 8-10 |
"Von Trapped" |
January 5, 2006 |
| The gang goes to a Sound of Music sing-a-long. |
| 8-11 |
"Bathroom Humor" |
January 12, 2006 |
| In the series' second live episode, Will, Grace, and Jack try to determine why Karen has never invited them to her birthday party. |
| 8-12 |
"Forbidden Fruit" |
January 19, 2006 |
| Will and Grace each take jobs behind the other's back. Jack learns about Karen's maternal instinct. |
| 8-13 |
"Cop To It" |
January 26, 2006 |
| At dinner with Rob, Ellen & Grace, Will runs into Vince, who's working as a waiter. Jack and Karen travel to Ohio to respond to a fan letter from a closeted gay person. |
| 8-14 |
"I Love L. Gay" |
February 2, 2006 |
| In Los Angeles, Will runs into a guy he first met at a movie theater. Meanwhile Jack bonds with a college-bound Elliott. |
| 8-15 |
"The Definition of Marriage (1)" |
February 9, 2006 |
| Grace & James go through with their green card wedding, to which Karen tries to give a fancy touch, including an appearance by Hall & Oates. |
| 8-16 |
"Grace Expectations (2)" |
March 16, 2006 |
| Grace decides to tell Leo that she is pregnant with his child. |
| 8-17 |
"Cowboys and Iranians" |
March 23, 2006 |
| An ecstatic Jack coerces Will into coming out with him to a gay cowboy bar to meet his new boyfriend Travis. Grace hires a second assistant. |
| 8-18 |
"Buy, Buy Baby" |
March 30, 2006 |
| After a large corporation takes over OutTV, Jack's talk show "JackTalk" is completely revamped to include a co-host (played by Britney Spears). After seeing Grace so happy about her pregnancy, Karen decides she wants a baby of her own and offers to pay a make-up lady, Cricket (Wanda Sykes), to carry one for her. |
| 8-19 |
"Blanket Apology" |
April 6, 2006 |
| After losing his job as the host of "JackTalk", Jack vows never to return to acting. Will has a showdown with his dad. |
| 8-20 |
"The Mourning Son" |
April 27, 2006 |
| At his father's funeral, Will grapples with their last encounter; Grace begins to doubt her potential to be a good mother. |
| 8-21 |
"Partners 'n' Crime" |
May 4, 2006 |
| Will and Grace attend childbirth classes; Karen seeks comfort from a very busy Jack. |
| 8-22 |
"Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?" |
May 11, 2006 |
| Vince's plans to move into a brownstone with Will do not include Grace; Jack's show premieres. |
| 8-23 |
"The Finale" |
May 18, 2006 |
| Grace and Leo have a baby girl, and Will and Vince have a baby boy. Will and Grace have a falling out that lasts for years. They eventually meet up when their children meet in college (and eventually get married) and make up. |
