TV Guide: Will & Grace

I Do

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 11:30 PM LIFE Part 1 of two. It's wedding bells for Karen and Lyle, readying for a Las Vegas wingding. Jennifer Lopez appears briefly as herself; Tim Curry plays Lyle's lecherous brother. Lyle: John Cleese. Leo: Harry Connick Jr.

Speechless

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 11:00 PM LIFE Graduation jitters jolt Jack, named the Most Popular Student Nurse and tapped to deliver a speech that Will fills with murky metaphors. “If you don't hold on tight,” Will writes, “[dreams] will slip away.”

Ben? Her?

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 11:00 AM LIFE Part 1 of two. Will is distressed by Grace's affair with his boss, Ben (Gregory Hines). Rosario (Shelley Morrison) wants to divorce Jack, who fears losing Karen's financial support. Josh: Corey Parker.

I Never Cheered for My Father

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 11:30 PM LIFE Will learns his dad is cheating on his mistress (Lesley Ann Warren)...with Will's mother (Blythe Danner); Jack's son tries out for cheerleader. Elliot: Michael Angarano. Melanie: Sara Paxton. Will: Eric McCormack. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Chicken

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 11:00 PM LIFE Grace meets Vince, but abruptly leaves shortly after; Jack auditions replacements for Karen because he thinks her marriage will end their friendship. Vince: Bobby Cannavale. Phyllis: Amy Farrington. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally. Grace: Debra Messing.

There but for the Grace of Grace

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 11:30 AM LIFE Will and Grace are alarmed when the friendship of two bickering oldsters mirrors their own; Ben (Gregory Hines) impresses Jack and Karen with his hidden talents. Sharon: Piper Laurie. Professor Dudley: Orson Bean. Phil: Gary Beach.

Girls, Interrupted

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 11:00 AM LIFE Grace befriends a sassy kleptomaniac (Molly Shannon); Jack has a crush on the leader of a group of “ex-gays” (Neil Patrick Harris). Kevin: Loren Freeman. Jodie: Marianne Muellerleile.

No Sex 'N' the City

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

Mon Nov 30 11:30 PM LIFE Bebe Neuwirth plays herself in a spoof that finds Jack and Karen bemoaning the ends of “Frasier,” “Friends” and “Sex in the City.” Meanwhile, Will's challenged by a fling with a cop (Bobby Cannavale). Nonny: Sharon Osbourne.

Courting Disaster

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

Mon Nov 30 11:00 PM LIFE Speeding lands Karen a ticket from a stoic cop (Bobby Cannavale), whose court appearance holds a surprise for Will. Another revelation stems from Jack's mistrust of Stuart, espied in a movie theater with a much younger fellow.

An Affair to Forget

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

Mon Nov 30 11:30 AM LIFE When two pals ask Will and Grace to be the best man and maid of honor at their wedding, Grace's sexy past with the groom is exposed. Rob: Tom Gallop. Ellen: Leigh-Allyn Baker.

Sweet (and Sour) Charity

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

Mon Nov 30 11:00 AM LIFE As the gang plunges into charity work, Will and Grace direct a kids' play, while Jack infuriates Karen by giving away her favorite pair of pumps. Sister Robert: Debra Mooney. Sally: Mary Pat Gleason.

Queens for a Day

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 27 11:00 PM LIFE Part 1 of two. A chaotic Thanksgiving with Will's lover's folks finds Grace attracted to a young hunk, and Jack privy to a sex secret that could tear the family apart. Meanwhile, Will cooks and tries to keep peace. Ro: Jamie-Lynn DiScala.

The Hospital Show

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Fri Nov 27 11:30 AM LIFE When Karen's husband, Stan, suffers a heart attack, the gang takes bets on whom the sassy socialite will turn to for emotional support. Karen: Megan Mullally. Will: 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.