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Will & Grace Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2005 - 2006
The final series starts on a massive shock when Karen discovers that Stan is still alive and gets back with him despite still being with Malcolm. Later, all four friends visit Los Angeles, Grace agrees to marry Will's boyfriend but finds out that she is pregnant with Leo's baby and the future of Will and Grace's friendship dynamic gets jeopardised by adult resposibilities.
Episode 1
Alive and Schticking
Thu, Sep 29, 2005 30 mins
Karen is unaware that her presumed-dead spouse---the never seen Stan---is actually alive. Her friends are reluctant to tell her because she's now involved with the enigmatic Malcolm (Alec Baldwin).
Episode 2
I Second That Emotion
Thu, Oct 6, 2005 30 mins
Stan's return rattles Karen, who feels "lied to." Will offers solace---sort of. Meanwhile, Grace gets a rep as a homophobe on Jack's TV talk show, thanks to injudicious editing that she seeks to set straight in no uncertain terms.
Episode 3
The Old Man and the Sea
Thu, Oct 13, 2005 30 mins
Andy Richter guest stars as Grace's blind date, a cheery though clueless goof who's an old pal of Karen's tempestuous beau Malcolm (Alec Baldwin). Elsewhere, Will takes swimming lessons---from Jack.
Episode 4
Steams like Old Times
Thu, Oct 20, 2005 30 mins
Richard Chamberlain appears as a sarcastic, reclusive buttinsky who figures in Grace's 10th annual trivia game. In other events, Stan reappears---sort of---in a very steamy steam room, where he's confronted by Malcolm, Karen's new love.
Episode 5
The Hole Truth
Thu, Nov 3, 2005 30 mins
Jason Biggs plays Jack's new flame, a flighty egotist who had 15 minutes of TV fame as a preteen when he fell into a hole. Now he's a participant in Jack's corny carnival, where Grace is a reluctant date for Malcolm.
Episode 6
Love Is in the Airplane
Thu, Nov 10, 2005 30 mins
Harry Connick Jr. reappears as Leo, Grace's itinerant ex, whom she beguiles anew on a plane trip. Meanwhile, Karen's captivated by her new maid, a shrewd British matron (Millicent Martin) who takes an instant disliking to Jack.
Episode 7
Birds of a Feather Boa
Thu, Nov 17, 2005 30 mins
Will is thrilled to help Jack look for another apartment, but after getting involved in an effort to help two gay penguins stay together at the zoo, he has second thoughts about his friend's move. Beverley: Leslie Jordan. Rose: Traci Lords.
Episode 8
Swish Out of Water
Thu, Nov 24, 2005 30 mins
Grace finds it impossible to put up with her mother Bobbi's constant nitpicking, so Jack takes it upon himself to help her because, according to him, no one knows how to be a good daughter better than a gay son.
Episode 9
A Little Christmas Queer
Thu, Dec 8, 2005 30 mins
During a Christmas celebration at Marilyn Truman's house, Will, Grace, Jack and Karen debate about whether Will's "artistic" young nephew is gay. Also, Grace tries to comfort Will's brother (Steven Weber), whose divorce was just finalized. Marilyn: Blythe Danner.
Episode 10
Von Trapped
Thu, Jan 5, 2006 30 mins
Grace dresses like Maria for a sing-along screening of "The Sound of Music," but Will, her Capt. Von Trapp, winds up at the wrong theater, where he meets a cute stranger (Taye Diggs). Meanwhile, the gang wonders how to solve a problem like Karen after she gets herself into trouble with theater management. Rosario: Shelley Morrison.
Episode 11
Bathroom Humor
Thu, Jan 12, 2006 30 mins
Karen celebrates her birthday with some of New York's crème de la crème, but the festivities turn sour when she ends up crammed in the bathroom with Grace, Will and Jack, who have all embarrassed themselves at the party. Matt Lauer guest stars.
Episode 12
Forbidden Fruit
Thu, Jan 19, 2006 30 mins
Will gives Grace a guilt trip when his former boss (Lily Tomlin) offers her a lucrative decorating job that conflicts with a job she has planned at a nursing home. Meanwhile, Jack's dying of curiosity about a "forbidden room" in Karen's mansion.
Episode 13
Cop to It
Thu, Jan 26, 2006 30 mins
Will and Grace are shocked when their seemingly happily married friends announce over dinner that they're splitting up. Then Will gets another jolt when their waiter turns out to be his ex-boyfriend (Bobby Cannavale), who was once a cop. Meanwhile, Jack wants to be like Oprah and help the underprivileged.
Episode 14
I Love L. Gay
Thu, Feb 2, 2006 22 mins
Will, Karen, and a star struck Grace travel to Los Angeles to support Jack as he accepts a HAPI award for Best Local Cable Gay Talk Show Host. Coincidently, Will runs into James while in LA, but to his surprise James is Canadian and in jeopardy of being deported.
Episode 15
The Definition of Marriage
Thu, Feb 9, 2006 30 mins
As Grace prepares for her green-card marriage to James (Taye Diggs), she frets that Karen is going too far by organizing an overly lavish wedding spectacle that includes a performance by Hall and Oates. Later, as the ceremony begins, Grace has a strange physical reaction to the proceedings.
Episode 16
Grace Expectations
Thu, Mar 16, 2006 30 mins
Grace reluctantly decides to tell Leo (Harry Connick Jr.) that she's pregnant with his child. Meanwhile, a blissful Will settles in with James (Taye Diggs)---until he discovers something unexpected about his new beau; Jack plans to report on every second of Grace's pregnancy for his talk show.
Episode 17
Cowboys and Iranians
Thu, Mar 23, 2006 22 mins
An ecstatic Jack coerces Will into coming out with him to a gay cowboy bar to meet his new boyfriend Travis. Will soon discovers that Travis is not as perfect as he seems and steps up to defend Jack's honor, which eventually leads to a bar fight.
Episode 18
Buy Buy Baby
Thu, Mar 30, 2006 30 mins
Britney Spears guest stars as Amber-Louise, a vitriolic right-winger who's brought in to cohost Jack's talk show after a conservative conglomerate takes over OutTV. But Jack soon learns that Amber-Louise may harbor a secret. Meanwhile, Karen hires a surrogate mother (Wanda Sykes) to carry her baby.
Episode 19
Blanket Apology
Thu, Apr 6, 2006 30 mins
Will gets upset when his parents give Grace his boyhood blanket, resulting in a family squabble that escalates with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Karen pushes an unemployed Jack to pursue his acting dream.
Episode 20
The Mourning Son
Thu, Apr 27, 2006 30 mins
On the day of his father's funeral, a grieving Will can't let go of the terrible argument the two of them had right before his dad passed away. Meanwhile, Grace's anxiety over impending motherhood worsens after she clumsily explains death to Will's young niece.
Episode 21
Partners 'N' Crime
Thu, May 4, 2006 30 mins
As Will rekindles his relationship with Vince, Grace wonders if he will be there for her once the baby arrives. Meanwhile, Karen's marriage is in trouble, but she finds little comfort from Jack, who's preoccupied with his new TV show.
Episode 22
Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?
Sat, Mar 11, 2006 30 mins
Vince has a surprise for Will that causes him to question his commitment to Grace and the baby. Meanwhile, the gang learns that Karen has a long-lost sister; and Jack gets some disturbing news when his new TV show debuts.
Episode 23
The Finale Part 1
Thu, May 18, 2006 30 mins
In Part 1 of the two-part series finale, Grace has a dream in which she imagines what her future would be like with Will.
Episode 24
The Finale Part 2
Thu, May 18, 2006 30 mins
In the conclusion of the series finale, Grace, Will, Jack and Karen see their futures evolve, and where they end up is quite surprising.