TV Guide: Eric McCormack

Hey La, Hey La, My Ex-Boyfriend's Back

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 27 11:00 AM LIFE Will has designs on Grace's newest interior-decorating client---his ex-boyfriend (Chris Potter); Karen tries taking her “career” more seriously. Andrew: Christian Zimmerman. Jack: Sean Hayes.

Lows in the Mid-Eighties

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 26 11:00 AM LIFE Part 1 of two. Will and Grace flash back to Thanksgiving 1985 when she fell in love with him---and he came out of the closet. Martina Navratilova has a cameo. Bobbi Adler: Debbie Reynolds. Pam: Ever Carradine.

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Wed Nov 25 11:30 AM LIFE Will and Grace are forced to pose as marrieds at his father's awards dinner; Jack's blind date may have a surprising connection to his past. George: Sydney Pollack. John: Perry King. Ted: Mark Ankeny.

He's Come Undone

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 25 11:00 AM LIFE Will's sexy dreams about Grace land him in therapy and send her on a couch trip with his hunky shrink (Markus Flanagan). Meanwhile, Jack and Karen clash over her treatment of Rosario. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally. Rosario: Shelley Morrison.

Moveable Feast

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 24 11:00 PM LIFE On Thanksgiving, Will, Grace, Jack and Karen embark on a road trip to visit relatives. Part 1 of two. Daniel: Beau Bridges. Bobbi: Debbie Reynolds. Aunt Honey: Lainie Kazan. Uncle Sid: Kenneth Mars. Elliot: Michael Angarano.

Seeds of Discontent

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Tue Nov 24 11:30 AM LIFE When an old school chum (Megyn Price) asks Will to father her child, a jealous Grace tries to thwart her baby-making plans. Nurse: Laura Kightlinger. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally.

Tea and a Total Lack of Sympathy

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 24 11:00 AM LIFE Will kisses up to Karen to appease his new boss (Gregory Hines); Jack and Grace get into hot water over an antique teapot. Porcelain Paul: Harry Van Gorkum. Smitty: David St. James. Mrs. Freeman: Jo Marie Payton.

Ice Cream Balls

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 23 11:30 PM LIFE Dave Foley (“Kids in the Hall”) plays Will's new client, an idiosyncratic gay businessman who finds Jack “foxy [and] vivacious.” Also: Grace and Karen share a wintry stay in Vermont in a rustic cabin in the woods.

A Gay/December Romance

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 23 11:00 PM LIFE Hal Linden portrays a rich, gay sophisticate enamored of Will and lavishes gifts on him, including very expensive art---and a horse. At first, Will's flattered, then flustered. “Oh my God,” he exclaims to his pals, “I have a sugar daddy.”

I Never Promised You an Olive Garden

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 23 11:30 AM LIFE Bored with Rob and Ellen's low-rent tastes, Grace and Will dump them for a pair of highbrow downtowners (Tamlyn Tomita, Steve Valentine). Meanwhile, Karen helps Jack face his painful past during a trip to her kid's grade school. Rob: Tom Gallop. Ellen: Leigh-Allyn Baker. John: J.T. Larsen.

Homo for the Holidays

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 23 11:00 AM LIFE Jack tries to come out to his mom (Veronica Cartwright), who shows up for Thanksgiving dinner at Will's armed with a secret of her own. But before any secrets are spilled, Karen and Grace duke it out over their make-believe ex-lover, namely Jack. Jack: Sean Hayes. Grace: Debra Messing. Will: Eric McCormack.

The Andromeda Strain

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Sat Nov 21 01:00 PM A&E

The Accidental Tsuris

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 11:30 PM LIFE Geena Davis plays Grace's sister, a flighty and mixed-up moocher. John Cleese and Minnie Driver re-create previous roles in the series as, respectively, Karen's reinvigorated, former fling and his meddling daughter.

Terms of Employment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 11:30 AM LIFE Grace enlists an out-of-practice Will to sue one of her clients (Gregory Hines), a hotshot lawyer who kills her case, but saves Will's career. Meanwhile, Jack and Karen turn a training film set into an adult entertainment experience. Mrs. Freeman: Jo Marie Payton. Marv: Aaron Lustig. Dent: Robert Clendenin. Karen: Megan Mullally.

To Serve and Disinfect

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 11:00 AM LIFE After closing his office, Will accepts a dare to work as one of Jack's cater-waiters. Meanwhile, Grace catches Karen at work---in an adult film. Carl: Terry Kiser. Brian Kelly: Brian Palermo. Stuart: Alex Boling. Karen: Megan Mullally.

Fanilow

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Wed Nov 18 11:30 PM LIFE A Barry Manilow concert enthuses Will, an avid fan not above coming on to a staffer with direct access to the star (playing himself in a cameo). Debbie Reynolds reappears as Grace's mom, engaged in a spat with her daughter.

Polk Defeats Truman

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Wed Nov 18 11:30 AM LIFE Grace teaches Karen about budgeting by taking her outlet shopping, while Will sells himself short to land a fickle, filthy rich client (Gary Grubbs). But when the bottom drops out, a vindicated Grace feels bad about coming out on top. Jack: Sean Hayes. Shopper: Elaine Bromka. Grace: Debra Messing.

Whose Mom Is It, Anyway?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 18 11:00 AM LIFE Grace hits the roof when her matchmaking mom (Debbie Reynolds) visits with yet another man in tow. Unfortunately, he's perfect...for Will. Meanwhile, Jack and Rosario meet with an INS agent who's well acquainted with Jack's past. Andy: Andy Comeau. Roger: Peter Paige. Rosario: Shelley Morrison.

Swimming From Cambodia

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 11:30 PM LIFE A marital crisis upsets Grace, who reluctantly confides in Will after leaving Leo in Cambodia; nursing school flusters Jack, intimidated by a no-nonsense instructor (Lea Delaria) who gets set straight by Karen.

Nice in White Satin

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 11:00 PM LIFE Jack Black guests as a mirthful MD giving a physical to Karen, who submits only after the doc checks out Will. Laura Kightlinger has a cameo as the physician's sassy nurse. Also: Stephanie Faracy plays an administrator at a nursing school that enrolled flighty Jack.

Das Boob

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 11:30 AM LIFE A flattering newspaper photo gains Grace the attention of an old crush (Scott Patterson) who was never one to keep abreast of her before. Meanwhile, Jack is destroyed to learn that Will had a thing with his former fling (Anthony DeSantis). Karen: Megan Mullally. Will: Eric McCormack.

Election

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 11:00 AM LIFE Grace (Debra Messing) gives Will a run for his money when she enters his unopposed race to be named tenant-board president. Meanwhile, Jack hits the jackpot when Karen tries to buy his forgiveness after she loses his Guapo. Rosario: Shelley Morrison. Mrs. Pressman: Shirley Prestia. Mr. Zamir: Marshall Manesh. Jack: Sean Hayes.

Heart like a Wheelchair

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 11:30 PM LIFE Dylan McDermott plays Will's flirtation, who, like Will, is a caretaker for his mom; John Cleese (“Fawlty Towers”) portrays Karen's latest fling, the father of her “sworn enemy”: her late husband's lover. Marilyn: Blythe Danner.

A Story, Bee Story

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 11:00 PM LIFE A gay spelling bee preoccupies Jack, who's coached by Karen; Grace's illness turns Will and Leo into a gallivanting odd couple, out on the town for high tea and a hockey game that has Will shrieking in fear.