TV Guide: Will & Grace

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.

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 11:30 AM LIFE The platonic pair find life even messier without each other after Grace moves...across the hall. Meanwhile, Karen informs Jack (Sean Hayes) that his marriage-for-show to Rosario must go on in order to keep her maid in America. Rob: Tom Gallop. Ellen: Leigh-Allyn Baker. Rosario: Shelley Morrison. Grace: Debra Messing. Will: Eric McCormack.

Object of My Rejection

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 11:00 AM LIFE Will is stunned when Grace begins dating her ex-fiancé, but he decides not to interfere after being accused of being meddlesome. Danny: Tom Verica. Rosario: Shelley Morrison. Justice of the Peace: Franklin Cover.

Me and Mr. Jones

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 11:30 PM LIFE James Earl Jones parodies himself as a student in Jack's acting class, where that famous deep voice takes on the timbre of a Lear on helium. Elsewhere, Will tires of his roomie mom (Blythe Danner), but dreads confronting her.

Alley Cats

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 11:30 AM LIFE Will and Grace learn a lesson in sportsmanship when their friends refuse to play any more games after a vicious session of charades. Rob: Tom Gallop. Ellen: Leigh-Allyn Baker. EMS worker: Lucky Vanous. Will: Eric McCormack.

Saving Grace

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 11:00 AM LIFE An arrogant client (Miguel Ferrer) demands that Grace set him up with Will in order to close the deal on decorating his apartment. Will: Eric McCormack. Grace: Debra Messing. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally.

Will Works Out

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 11:30 AM LIFE Will's embarrassment about Jack joining his gym leads to Will working out some of his feelings about being gay. Will: Eric McCormack. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally. Grace: Debra Messing.

Grace, Replaced

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 12 11:00 AM LIFE When Grace's demanding career forces her to work overtime, Will seeks solace in the company of a new neighbor (Molly Shannon), a recent divorcee who matches Grace quirk for quirk. Jack: Sean Hayes.

Strangers With Candice

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

Wed Nov 11 11:30 PM LIFE Candice Bergen guest stars as herself, reveling in a silly one-upmanship battle with her old friend Karen at a fancy restaurant, where Grace is wooed by an affable loser (Tom Everett Scott) and Will is fancied by a comely bar patron.

Secrets & Lays

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

Wed Nov 11 11:30 AM LIFE To take Will's mind off his anniversary with an ex-boyfriend, Jack, Grace and Karen take him for a weekend in Vermont, where Grace rekindles an old high-school flame. Will: Eric McCormack. Grace: Debra Messing.

Yours, Mine or Ours

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

Wed Nov 11 11:00 AM LIFE When a good-looking but sexually ambiguous new tenant moves in, both Will and Grace vie fiercely for the man's attentions. Peter: David Newsom. Driver: Earl Schuman. Handsome Guy: Mario Schugel. Jack: Sean Hayes.

Home Court Disadvantage

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Tue Nov 10 11:30 PM LIFE Tennis play is anything but courtly for Grace, Karen and Leo; a visit with Will's melancholy mom (Blythe Danner) tests Jack's fear of her. Martina Navratilova has a cameo. Beverley Leslie: Leslie Jordan.

Last Ex to Brooklyn

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 10 11:00 PM LIFE Oscar winner Mira Sorvino plays a tipsy fashion editor---and Leo's old flame---who has a dinner-party revelation: she once had sex with Will in a college dorm. The news vexes Grace, whose jealousy has an impact upon Leo.

Big Brother Is Coming

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 10 11:00 AM LIFE Grace is determined to mend the relationship between Will and his estranged brother (John Slattery) who's coming to visit. Part 1 of two. Grace: Debra Messing. Will: Eric McCormack. Lawrence: Dennis Satterfield. Julian: Paxton Whitehead.

Dames at Sea

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 9 11:30 PM LIFE Anxiety occupies Will and Jack, who dread they may have had sex together; and spousal jealousy afflicts Grace, who's concerned that Leo is having an affair while on his medical mission in Guatemala.

24

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 9 11:00 PM LIFE The gang cruises the Caribbean on the yacht owned by Karen's late husband, whose ashes will be scattered at sea. Lorraine: Minnie Driver. Dr. Morty: Nicollette Sheridan. Deborah Harry has a cameo. Leo: Harry Connick Jr.

The Unsinkable Mommy Adler

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 9 11:30 AM LIFE Grace prepares in advance for the arrival of her mother (Debbie Reynolds), a former showgirl who just loves upstaging her daughter. Grace: Debra Messing. Karen: Megan Mullally. Jack: Sean Hayes. Will: Eric McCormack.

My Fair Maid

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 9 11:00 AM LIFE While Grace (Debra Messing) is pulling her hair out over a showcase attended by critics, Will hires a maid (Wendie Jo Sperber) whose presence changes Grace into a creative dynamo. Will: Eric McCormack.