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Will & Grace Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Episode 1
...And the Horse He Rode in On
Thu, Sep 26, 200221 mins
Rushing to her own artificial insemination, Grace runs into a lamp post and is knocked out. She then meets a man, Leo, who rides a white horse. And asks her out. And is a doctor. And also Jewish. Meanwhile, Karen goes to return the room key to the man who mistook her for a high class prostitute, but ends up entering his room... Will discovers that having a baby means a change in priorities.
Episode 2
Bacon and Eggs
Thu, Oct 3, 200222 mins
Jack is stalking Kevin Bacon. For real. Fortunately, Kevin Bacon is interviewing assistant applicants and Jack beats the others with his vast knowledge of Kevin Bacon. Jack's first assignment: to find Kevin's stalker! Grace takes her first pregnancy test. Karen is trying to break up with Lionel. Dr. Leo comes to see Grace at her workshop - but only to ask her to redesign his practice space.
Episode 3
The Kid Stays Out of the Picture
Thu, Oct 10, 200221 mins
Will has already bought a cradle, but when Grace's date with Dr. Leo accidentally takes them to a level that she wasn't expecting, the plans for artificial insemination need to be re-evaluated.
Episode 4
Humongous Growth
Thu, Oct 17, 200221 mins
Karen and Jack hatch a plot which gets Will and Grace into the same place at the same time, in the hope that they will get back together.
Episode 5
It's the Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Thu, Oct 31, 200221 mins
Grace sees an ad for pumpkin picking day trips to the Catskills in the paper and remembers how she and Will have every year talked about renting bikes and doing it, but have not actually done it. Leo mentions that he has a friend who likes biking and suggests that the time is now. Will and Grace do not realize that Leo hasn't yet picked up that they are all talk and no action. So they are completely unprepared when Leo arrives, ready to go.
Episode 6
Boardroom and a Parked Place
Thu, Nov 7, 200225 mins
Karen has to shower at Will & Grace's place because Stan froze all her assets, forcing Karen to live in her limo. Will's retired boss's business partner, Mr. Stein, arrives from the law firm's London office to "turn the company around". And he's quite upset because of the deficiencies of the firm's N.Y. office. And a little bit... eccentric.
Episode 7
The Needle and the Omelet's Done
Thu, Nov 14, 200221 mins
When Grace accompanies Leo to dinner with some "friends," she doesn't realize that he's tricked her and instead introduced her to his real parents--and she soon regrets her earlier salty dialogue and suggestive attitude. Elsewhere, Jack is again confronted by Zandra, his gruff acting teacher, when he tries to showcase his meager talent in a class while a willing Will joins Karen in subjecting to a Botox facial injection.
Episode 8
Marry Me a Little
Thu, Nov 21, 200221 mins
Grace and Leo impetuously take their vows at a Central Park wedding that is a ratings stunt hosted by Today's Katie Couric. Grace's pals, especially Will, are hurt that they weren't invited, but all seems forgiven when everyone-including Grace's outspoken mom and the subdued Mrs. Marcus-gather days later for a swank reception. It should be a festive bash, but the emergence of unsettling details about Leo-and about the park nuptials-give Grace reason to wonder whether she has made a mistake.
Episode 9
Marry Me a Little More
Thu, Nov 21, 200221 mins
Grace and Leo deal with unsettling details; and Will is reluctant to give away Grace.
Episode 10
The Honeymoon's Over
Thu, Dec 5, 200221 mins
After a displaced Karen is booted from her Palace Hotel digs, a sympathetic Will agrees to let her move in with him-at least until she turns his apartment into a federal disaster zone with her exorbitant lifestyle, forcing Will to try and unload her onto Grace's shoulders. Meanwhile, Jack loses style points when he poses incognito out of fear that the "Gay Mafia" has it out for him.
Episode 11
All About Christmas Eve
Thu, Dec 12, 200221 mins
"On Christmas Eve, Grace is torn when she has only two tickets to "The Nutcracker" musical and can't take both her best friend Will and new husband Leo (Grammy-winning guest star Harry Connick, Jr.)- but her back-and-forth indecision leaves Will spinning like a Hanukkah dreidel between a dithering Grace and his previous holiday plans with Jack and Karen."
Episode 12
Field of Queens
Thu, Jan 9, 200321 mins
"When Jack convinces tangle-footed Will to join him on a gay soccer team, Will's inept playing leaves him warming the bench - which allows him to bond with the teenaged Elliot, who also is the last man called upon with his own youth soccer team. Meanwhile, Grace is delighted that Karen is giddy in anticipation of her date with a handsome restaurant owner (guest star Andy Garcia)."
Episode 13
Fagmalion Part 1: Gay It Forward
Thu, Jan 16, 200322 mins
Grace meets her new neighbor, Julie, who surprises her in more ways than one... Will goes to a blind date with Karen's cousin Barry, who, although gay, also has some surprises of his own.
Episode 14
Fagmalion Part 2: Attack of the Clones
Thu, Jan 30, 200324 mins
Will and Jack are trying to teach gayness to Barry, because Karen is giving them $20,000 for it. Leo has an announcement: he has to leave for Africa because he belongs to Doctors without Borders. Later, in order to make Barry feel more at ease in a gay bar, Will recounts his first time in a gay bar, in the 1980s.
Episode 15
Homojo
Thu, Feb 6, 200321 mins
Lorraine tries to lure Jack away from Karen; and Will and Grace struggle connecting after spending so much time apart.
Episode 16
Women and Children First
Thu, Feb 13, 200321 mins
Grace is having a girls' night. Jack hires his old babysitter - "a crazy lady with a rockin' body", as Will puts it - as his... babysitter.
Episode 17
Fagmalion Part 3: Bye Bye Beardy
Thu, Feb 20, 200321 mins
Barry returns from fat camp and goes through a makeover. Then Grace claims that she sees all the signs in Will - he likes Barry! Will denies it, but could Grace be right?
Episode 18
Fagmalion Part 4: The Guy Who Loved Me
Thu, Mar 13, 200321 mins
Barry goes on a date with Jack. Will is jealous and intrudes on their date. At Karen's hotel, her maid quits, and Karen puts on her apron just to show that she can manage without her. Then Karen just happens to bump into a handsome maintenance man who mistakes her for a maid. Smitten, Karen switches roles with her maid in order to get to know the man. When Grace doesn't hear from her for three days, she goes to see what's going on and ends up advising Karen with her dilemma.
Episode 19
Sex, Losers & Videotape
Thu, Apr 3, 200322 mins
Will, Karen and Will's boss Mr. Stein (Gene Wilder) form an anti-romance club thanks to Will and his recent break-up with Barry. The three hold two meetings claiming that "love stinks" until Karen and Mr. Stein form a budding relationship. The two carry on having sex and dating behind Will's back not wanting to hurt him. Will breaks up the club after he finds out claiming that "If you're going to form a club for people who are alone and bitter, you have to at least stay bitter."Meanwhile, Grace decides to make a sexy video for Leo who is away in Africa. Jack wakes up to the sound of her singing and tells her that that's not sexy at all. He invites her to his acting class where the students are supposed to be very open to each other. Grace attends one class, but finds that it isn't helping one bit. Jack films her taking a shower without her knowing it. When she sees the tape, she agrees that it is very sexy only to find out that Jack has been sharing it with his class.
Episode 20
Leo Unwrapped
Thu, Apr 17, 200321 mins
Grace's birthday is coming up and as the best surprise ever for Grace, who loves surprises, Will has flown Leo from Africa... and forgotten to factor in the time differential into the travel time. So Leo arrives one day early and Will has to hide him while Karen and Jack are tasked to keep Grace away from the apartment. Can they do that? Well, they are Karen and Jack.
Episode 21
Dolls and Dolls
Thu, Apr 24, 200321 mins
Will sprains his foot and Grace and Jack try to help Will through his pain and Karen gets a new roommate.
Episode 22
May Divorce Be with You
Thu, May 1, 200321 mins
When Karen and Stan's divorce is about to go to court, Karen's hoping that Will would be representing her, but Will tells her that because Stan is the firm's client, he will be representing him instead. So Karen goes out and hires a kid to be her lawyer, and he's still a little wet behind the ears. Jack's latest beau Cam wants to hire Grace to do a job for him. But when they break up Jack insists that Grace quit but because there's so much money she decides to go behind his back.
Episode 23
23
Thu, May 8, 200321 mins
Stan dies. Everyone goes to the funeral. Karen runs into Stan's mistress, Lorraine. Karen asks Will what did Stan leave her, he tells that Stan made some new changes in his will before his death. Karen fears that Stan is leaving his estate to Lorraine. When there's a heated exchange between the women, Karen tells Will to send for the will. And when it arrives, Will reads it and it's very long.
Episode 24
24
Thu, May 15, 200321 mins
Grace has promised to go to Guatemala with Leo, but when Karen invites Will & Jack for a long cruise, she breaks down and Leo releases her from her promise. Grace then decides to join the others on their cruise. But then Leo's partner, Dr. Morty stops by. And it just happens to be that Dr. Morty is actually a stunning, busty blonde. And she's going to be working at the same place as Leo... Can Grace make herself trust Leo?