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Will & Grace Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Series 3 begins with lots of drama because Grace and Jack are both staying at WIll's and this causes Will a lot of stress. Later, Grace finds herself in a dilemma when she catches Will's dad with another woman and Jack and Karen are at odds over his divorce from Rosario.
Episode 1
New Will City
Thu, Oct 12, 2000 30 mins
Will returns from the Virgin Islands to find that Grace has found a new confidant in Jack. Meanwhile, Karen frames Rosario. Josh: Corey Parker. Woman: Mimi Savage.
Episode 1
Lows in the Mid-Eighties Part 1
Thu, Nov 23, 2000 30 mins
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.
Episode 2
Fear and Clothing
Thu, Oct 19, 2000 30 mins
Will's apartment becomes a sassy snakepit after a break-in at Grace's place drives her to move in with him and Jack. Meanwhile, a feuding Jack and Karen kvetch and make up. Mipanko: Derek Basco. Brian: David Lee Russek.
Episode 3
Husbands and Trophy Wives
Thu, Oct 19, 2000 30 mins
Karen fears losing her cushy position as Stan's trophy wife; Will and Jack are stunned when their favorite party-boy couple become dads. Joe: Jerry Levine. Larry: Tim Bagley.
Episode 4
Girl Trouble
Thu, Oct 26, 2000 30 mins
At Grace's interior-design firm, an impressionable new intern (Natasha Lyonne) causes chaos by emulating Karen. Meanwhile, Will and Jack muck up a gay-sensitivity seminar for local cops. Terry: Suzanne Krull. Annie: Henriette Mantel.
Episode 5
Grace 0, Jack 2000
Thu, Nov 2, 2000 30 mins
To save his failing cabaret act, Jack unsheathes his claws and writes nasty new material based on Will's private life; Ben (Gregory Hines) resists Grace's attempt to dump him.
Episode 6
Love Plus One
Thu, Nov 9, 2000 30 mins
A "Cyrano de Bergerac"-style plot has Jack borrowing Will's words to impress a crush (Patrick Dempsey), while an ex (Jeremy Piven) asks an amazed Grace to join him in a threesome with his new lover (Maria Pitillo).
Episode 7
Gypsies, Tramps and Weed
Thu, Nov 16, 2000 30 mins
Will reluctantly decides to use a birthday gift certificate from Grace to consult a psychic about his future and encounters an absent-minded fortune teller whose frighteningly personal predictions leave him reeling. Elsewhere, a guilt-ridden Grace hires a lackadaisical waiter whom she helped to get fired while Jack, who forever idolizes music, TV and film legend Cher, stumbles onto the real deal and meets the Oscar winner herself -- whom he mistakes for a drag queen.
Episode 8
Lows in the Mid-Eighties Part 2
Thu, Nov 23, 2000 30 mins
The conclusion of a flashback to a memorable Thanksgiving in 1985 reveals how Will and Jack became pals; and how Karen ended up with hubby Stan. Bobbi: Debbie Reynolds. Martina Navratilova plays herself in a cameo.
Episode 9
Three's a Crowd, Six Is a Freak Show
Thu, Dec 14, 2000 30 mins
Will and Jack do battle over the same lover (Paul Fitzgerald), while a freaked-out Grace learns she has a "six-toe beau" (Ken Marino).
Episode 10
Coffee & Commitment
Thu, Jan 4, 2001 30 mins
At Joe and Larry's commitment ceremony, Will chides Grace for mooching, while Jack and Karen have to give up their vices. Joe: Jerry Levine. Larry: Tim Bagley. Minister: Wanda-Lee Evans.
Episode 11
Swimmin' Pools...Movie Stars
Thu, Jan 11, 2001 30 mins
Will and Grace befriend Sandra Bernhard (who plays herself) by posing as prospective buyers for her tony condo; Karen attends stepson Mason's swim meet; and Jack covets Britney Spears memorabilia. Cheryl: Cheryl White.
Episode 12
Crazy in Love
Thu, Feb 1, 2001 30 mins
Will feigns interest in sports to score with Matt (Patrick Dempsey), the cute sportscaster he met while shopping; Grace plays crazy to scare Jack and Karen. Mr. Zamir: Marshall Manesh. Roger: Tony Carreiro. Mike: Stan Cahill.
Episode 13
Brothers, a Love Story
Thu, Feb 8, 2001 30 mins
Will is torn over ending his newfound relationship with Matt, a rising TV sportcaster who is extremely reluctant to let the world â€" especially his macho business associates â€" know about his sexual preference, so he continues to refer to Will as his ""brother."" Meanwhile, as Grace does her best to help Will decide, Karen is livid when she discovers that he helped draft her husband's will, which will award much of his estate to charity.
Episode 14
My Uncle the Car
Thu, Feb 15, 2001 30 mins
A quirky nun (Ellen DeGeneres) buys Grace's lemon of a car; Jack thinks he's half black; and Karen hustles to keep Rosario as her maid. Beverley Leslie: Leslie Jordan. Mr. Zamir: Marshall Manesh.
Episode 15
Cheaters Part 1
Thu, Feb 22, 2001 30 mins
Part 1 of two. Grace learns that Will's father (Sydney Pollack) is having an affair with a "colleague" (Lesley Ann Warren). Meanwhile, Karen thinks Stan's a cheater too---and plots to catch him in the act. Ian: Joel McHale.
Episode 16
Cheaters Part 2
Thu, Feb 22, 2001 30 mins
Conclusion. Grace learns that Will's father (Sydney Pollack) is having an affair with a "colleague" (Lesley Ann Warren). Meanwhile, Karen thinks Stan's a cheater too, and plots to catch him in the act. Ian: Joel McHale.
Episode 17
Mad Dogs and Average Men
Thu, Mar 15, 2001 30 mins
Variations on the dating game find Will cold to a fawning beau (Peter Jacobson) and Grace hot for Karen's handsome nephew (Paul Satterfield). Mrs. Pressman: Shirley Prestia. Karen: Megan Mullally. Ben: Bill Idelson. Jack: Sean Hayes. Will: Eric McCormack. Grace: Debra Messing.
Episode 18
Poker? I Don't Even Like Her
Thu, Mar 29, 2001 30 mins
Poker-playing Grace gains the upper hand on Will and pals; catty Karen sharpens her claws for a snippy socialite (Christine Ebersole). Jack: Sean Hayes. Rob: Tom Gallop. Karen: Megan Mullally. Joe: Jerry Levine. Grace: Debra Messing. Will: Eric McCormack. Larry: Tim Bagley.
Episode 19
An Old-Fashioned Piano Party
Thu, Apr 19, 2001 30 mins
Grace's new piano strikes sour notes with Will; Jack's juicy novel-in-progress turns Karen on. Rocco: Philipp Karner. Mr. Zamir: Marshall Manesh. Larry: Tim Bagley. Heidi: Gigi Rice. Jack: Sean Hayes.
Episode 20
The Young and the Tactless
Thu, Apr 26, 2001 30 mins
Woody Harrelson plays a rude neighbor whose obnoxious behavior is really getting to Grace. Sylvia: Ellen Albertini Dow. Scott: Branden Williams. Zamir: Marshall Manesh. Grace: Debra Messing. Will: Eric McCormack.
Episode 21
Alice Doesn't Lisp Here Anymore
Thu, May 3, 2001 30 mins
False assumptions vex Grace, who's attending a funeral; and Jack, who's getting all dolled up for a gay-cabaret awards event. Alice: Alex Kapp Horner. Gabe: Todd Stashwick. Minister: Noel Conlon. Myrtle: Patricia Place. Grace: Debra Messing.
Episode 22
Last of the Really Odd Lovers
Thu, May 10, 2001 30 mins
Anxieties plague the romance between Grace and the annoying Nathan (Woody Harrelson); and between Will and a much younger guy (Branden Williams). Val: Molly Shannon. Jack: Sean Hayes. Karen: Megan Mullally.
Episode 23
Sons and Lovers Part 1
Thu, May 17, 2001 30 mins
Part 1 of two. Grace's crude but endearing lover (Woody Harrelson) moves in with her and Will, much to the latter's chagrin. Jack believes he's finally found the father he never knew. Jo Black: Claire Maris Callaway. Vicky: Helen Eigenberg. Imaginary Boyfriend: Michael Philip. Jack: Sean Hayes.
Episode 24
Sons and Lovers Part 2
Thu, May 17, 2001 30 mins
Conclusion. The flame dims in the romance between Grace and Nathan (Woody Harrelson); a startling encounter vexes Jack (Sean Hayes). Elliot: Michael Angarano. Imaginary Boyfriend: Michael Philip. Grace: Debra Messing.
