Will & Grace (season 8)

Will & Grace Season 8

US DVD Cover
Country of origin USA
No. of episodes 24
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) – May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18)
Home video release
DVD release date Region 1: September 16, 2008
Region 2: August 7, 2006
Region 4: November 21, 2007
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 7		 Next →
—

The eighth and final season of Will & Grace premiered on September 29, 2005 and concluded on May 18, 2006. It consisted of 24 episodes.

Contents

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episode list

Series
#		 Season
#		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. Viewers
(millions)
162 1 "Alive and Schticking" James Burrows Bill Wrubel September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) 9.81[1]
In the series' first live episode, the gang deals with the revelation that Stan is still alive. 
163 2 "I Second That Emotion" James Burrows Gary Janetti October 6, 2005 (2005-10-06) 8.44[2]
Will tries to help Karen deal with the notion that Stan is alive. Jack has Grace as a guest on his talk show. 
164 3 "The Old Man and the Sea" James Burrows Greg Malins October 13, 2005 (2005-10-13) 8.34[3]
Jack tries to teach Will how to swim. Karen sets up Grace on a blind date. 
165 4 "Steams Like Old Times" James Burrows Gail Lerner October 20, 2005 (2005-10-20) 7.88[4]
Jack helps Karen continue to deal with Stan being alive. Will invites an older gentleman to his Tenth Annual Game Night Spectacular. 
166 5 "The Hole Truth" James Burrows Sally Bradford November 3, 2005 (2005-11-03) 7.93[5]
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. 
167 6 "Love is in the Airplane" James Burrows Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally November 3, 2005 (2005-11-03) 8.85[6]
On a flight to London, Grace meets up with Leo and Will flirts with the flight attendant, who has a boyfriend on board. Jack attempts to get Karen and Rosario back together again. 
168 7 "Birds of a Feather Boa" James Burrows Abraham Higginbotham November 17, 2005 (2005-11-17) 8.89[7]
While discussing Jack moving out, Will contemplates his friendship with him. Karen and Grace attend a ceremony for Beverly Leslie's deceased wife. 
169 8 "Swish Out of Water" James Burrows Kirk J. Rudell November 24, 2005 (2005-11-24) 5.82[8]
Jack helps Grace learn how to deal with her mother's remarks. Will fights for tenant's rights at the Coalition for Justice. 
170 9 "A Little Christmas Queer" James Burrows Jamie Rhonheimer December 8, 2005 (2005-12-08) 8.79[9]
The gang spends the holiday at Will's mother's house. 
171 10 "Von Trapped" James Burrows Gail Lerner January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05) 8.0[10]
The gang goes to a Sound of Music sing-a-long. 
172 11 "Bathroom Humor" James Burrows Greg Malins January 12, 2006 (2006-01-12) 9.67[11]
In the series' second live episode, Will, Grace, and Jack try to determine why Karen has never invited them to her birthday party. 
173 12 "Forbidden Fruit" James Burrows Janis Hirsch January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19) 7.49[12]
Will and Grace each take jobs behind the other's back. Jack learns about Karen's maternal instinct. 
174 13 "Cop To It" James Burrows Sally Bradford January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26) 6.91[13]
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. 
175 14 "I Love L. Gay" James Burrows Steve Gabriel February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02) 7.27[14]
In Los Angeles, Will runs into a guy he first met at a movie theater. Meanwhile Jack bonds with a college-bound Elliott. 
176 15 "The Definition of Marriage" James Burrows Abraham Higginbotham February 9, 2006 (2006-02-09) 7.45[15]
Grace & James go through with their green card wedding, to which Karen tries to give a fancy touch, including an appearance by Hall & Oates. 
177 16 "Grace Expectations" James Burrows Janis Hirsch March 16, 2006 (2006-03-16) 9.09[16]
Grace decides to tell Leo that she is pregnant with his child. 
178 17 "Cowboys and Iranians" James Burrows Robia Rashid March 23, 2006 (2006-03-23) 8.82[17]
An ecstatic Jack coerces Will into coming out with him to a gay cowboy bar to meet his new boyfriend Travis (Shawn Christian). Grace hires a second assistant. 
179 18 "Buy, Buy Baby" James Burrows Kirk J. Rudell March 30, 2006 (2006-03-30) 9.38[18]
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. 
180 19 "Blanket Apology" James Burrows James Lecesne April 6, 2006 (2006-04-06) 8.21[19]
After losing his job as the host of "JackTalk", Jack vows never to return to acting. Will has a showdown with his dad. 
181 20 "The Mourning Son" James Burrows Jamie Rhonheimer April 27, 2006 (2006-04-27) 7.58[20]
At his father's funeral, Will grapples with their last encounter; Grace begins to doubt her potential to be a good mother. 
182 21 "Partners 'n' Crime" James Burrows Josh Silberman & Zack Slovinsky May 4, 2006 (2006-05-04) 7.00[21]
Will and Grace attend childbirth classes; Karen seeks comfort from a very busy Jack. 
183 22 "Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?" James Burrows Gary Janetti & Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11) 9.36[22]
Vince's plans to move into a brownstone with Will do not include Grace; Jack's show premieres; and Karen receives a visit from her sister. 
184 23-24 "The Finale" James Burrows David Kohan & Max Mutchnick May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18)[23] 18.43[24]

In the first part of the series finale, Grace and Leo have a baby girl, and Will and Vince have a baby boy. Grace has a weird dream about the gang's future. Karen's arch-enemy Beverly Leslie makes an offer to Jack that changes his life.

In the second part of the series finale, Will and Grace have a falling out that lasts for years. They eventually meet up when their children meet in college (who eventually get married) and make up. 

References

  1. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet October 4, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet October 11, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  3. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet October 11, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  4. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet October 25, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  5. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet November 8, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet November 15, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  7. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet November 22, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  8. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet November 29, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  9. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet December 13, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  10. ^ http://www.tvtango.com/series/will_and_grace/episodes/sort/date/type/desc?filters%5Bday%5D=&filters%5Bseason%5D=8&filters%5Bbroadcast%5D=No&filters%5Bmedia%5D=&commit.x=28&commit.y=8
  11. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet January 18, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  12. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet January 24, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  13. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet January 31, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  14. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet February 7, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  15. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet February 14, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  16. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet March 21, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  17. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet March 28, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  18. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet April 4, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  19. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet April 11, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  20. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet May 2, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  21. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet May 9, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  22. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet May 16, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  23. ^ These episodes originally aired as a single double-length episode but are sometimes split into two episodes for syndication, reruns and DVD presentation.
  24. ^ Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet May 23, 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
Characters
Seasons
Episodes
Related