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Disc 01
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30 mins
9/21/1999
1.
Guess Who's Not Coming To Dinner
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Despite her moving out (to across the hall), Will still feels that Grace clings to him, so she asserts her independence by having a dinner party without him. Meanwhile, to keep the INS at bay, Jack is forced to move in with Rosario.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
David Kohan
/ Max Mutchnick
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Guest starring:
Keith Biele
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30 mins
9/28/1999
2.
Election
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When Grace feels that Will is abusing his power as president of the tenant's association, she runs against him. Karen tries to buy back Jack's forgiveness when she lets his beloved bird, Guapo, fly out the window.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Adam Barr
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Guest starring:
Lou Cutell, Ralph Drischell, Lynn A. Henderson, Marjorie Lovett, Alan March, Shirley Prestia
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30 mins
11/2/1999
3.
Das Boob
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A deceiving, but flattering, newspaper photo makes Grace look more ""endowed"" than she really is and gains her the attention of a former high school heartthrob who was never one to keep abreast of her before. Jack is destroyed to learn that Will had a fling with Walter, Jack's ex-boyfriend.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Jhoni Marchinko
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Guest starring:
Tony De Santis, Scott Patterson
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30 mins
11/9/1999
4.
Whose Mom Is It Anyway?
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Grace is jealous when her mother stops match making for her, and instead sets Will up. Jack must convince an INS agent (who he dated once) that he and Rosario are happily married.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Alex Herschlag
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Guest starring:
Debbie Reynolds, Andy Comeau, Peter Paige
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30 mins
11/16/1999
5.
Polk Defeats Truman
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When his work for Harlin takes up all his time, Will drops all his other legal clients; a decision that later comes up to bite. Meanwhile Grace tries to teach Karen how to live on a budget.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Jeff Greenstein
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Guest starring:
Gary Grubbs, Elaine Bromka
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30 mins
11/23/1999
6.
To Serve & Disinfect
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An unemployed Will agrees to serve as one of Jack's cater-waiters, until he learns that he'll be catering for American Bar Association. Grace discovers Karen's darkest secret: she once made a porn video.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Katie Palmer
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Guest starring:
Alex Boling, Brian Jacobs, Terry Kiser, Brian Palerno, Kim Robillard
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30 mins
11/25/1999
7.
Homo For The Holidays
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Will and Grace are shocked to learn that Jack never told his mother he was gay and encourage him to open up to her at Thanksgiving. The evening brings a revelation for Jack as well: his father isn't who he thinks it is.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Alex Herschlag
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Guest starring:
Veronica Cartwright
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30 mins
11/30/1999
8.
Terms Of Employment
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Grace looks to Will for representation when a hotshot lawyer doesn't pay her for a consulting assignment, but he ends up making Will a job offer. Meanwhile, Jack and Karen turn a training film set into an adult entertainment experience.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
David Kohan
/ Max Mutchnick
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Guest starring:
Robert Clendenin, Aaron Lustig, Dan Sachoff
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30 mins
12/14/1999
9.
I Never Promised You An Olive Garden
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Tired of Rob and Ellen's low-rent taste in dining, Will and Grace start hanging with a pair of hip downtowners they meet at a sushi joint. But as the new pals paint the town, Rob and Ellen see red when they catch their best friends lying to avoid plans to dine at their favorite eatery: a coupon-crazy Italian chain in Secaucus. Meanwhile, Jack's inner child gets a little pick-me-up when he joins Karen at a PTA meeting at her kid's school.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Jon Kinnally
/ Tracy Poust
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Guest starring:
J.T. Larsen, Tamlyn Tomita, Steve Valentine, Penn Badgley, Julius Ritter, Amy Crofoot
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30 mins
1/11/2000
10.
Tea & A Total Lack Of Sympathy
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When they appear on their favorite TV show, Antiques on the Road, Grace can't wait to dress down the guests who are ever hopeful that their tchotchkes are worth a fortune, while Jack just wants to undress the show's attractive appraiser, Porcelain Paul. But then it's all business when they realize that their junky, thrift-store teapot is actually valued at $30,000. Meanwhile, Will's new boss makes the reluctant lawyer kiss up to Karen in hopes of landing her hubby as a client.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Jon Kinnally
/ Tracy Poust
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Guest starring:
Tony Genaro, Connie Sawyer, David St. James, Lauren Tuerk, Harry Van Gorkum
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30 mins
1/25/2000
11.
Seeds Of Discontent
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Grace is excited to meet Will's best friend from high school until she learns that the woman has made a request: to be implanted with Will's sperm. Now Grace has to confront Will about Will being her ""backup.""
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Jhoni Marchinko
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Guest starring:
Megyn Price
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30 mins
2/8/2000
12.
He's Come Undone
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Erotic dreams about Grace send Will to a therapist, who seems more interested in Grace. Meanwhile Jack and Karen clash over her treatment of Rosario.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Adam Barr
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Guest starring:
Markus Flanagan
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30 mins
2/15/2000
13.
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me In The Closet And I'm So Sad
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Will's ideal relationship with his loving father sours when his dad prepares to accept an award at his company's dinner banquet but tries to dissuade his son from attending because he's told everyone that Will is married to Grace. Meanwhile, Karen's private detective finds Jack's biological father.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Katie Palmer
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Guest starring:
Mimi Cozzens, Perry King, Joe Ochman, Mark Ankeny, Sydney Pollack
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30 mins
2/22/2000
14.
Acting Out
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Will and Jack appear on Today to protest NBC for cutting a gay kiss out of an eagerly-waited sitcom episode. Will is frustrated with Jack on how much he wanted to see that kiss and kisses him. Elsewhere, Grace confides in Karen about dumping her boyfriend.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
David Kohan
/ Max Mutchnick
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Guest starring:
Jeff Blumenkrantz, Mary Pat Gleason, Al Roker, Amy Crofoot
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30 mins
2/29/2000
15.
Advise & Resent
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When Will is set up on a blind date by his boss, he has internal debates on whether or not to go. Of course, Jack gives Will advice on how to be a good blind date. Meanwhile, Grace continues to struggle with her wimpy boyfriend Josh as Karen doles out some typically un-wanted advice.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Jon Kinnally
/ Tracy Poust
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Guest starring:
Michael E. Rodgers, Brian Gattas, Kathleen Archer
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30 mins
3/14/2000
16.
Hey La, Hey La, My Ex-Boyfriend's Back
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Will thinks that he has another chance with Michael, his old boyfriend and Grace's new client. Meanwhile, Karen tries taking her ""career"" more seriously and asks Grace for greater responsibilities.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Jeff Greenstein
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Guest starring:
Christian Zimmerman, Chris Potter
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30 mins
3/28/2000
17.
The Hospital Show
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While on a blind date, Will finds out that Karen's husband Stan has had a heart attack and rushes to the hospital to be with the gang. Will, Jack, Grace, and Rosario all speculate on who Karen will turn to for her inevitable emotional breakdown. After all, who will pay the bills if Stan dies?
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Adam Barr
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Guest starring:
Dan Bucatinsky, Jennifer Elise Cox, Lindsey Fields, Reggie Hayes, Jennie Fahn
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30 mins
4/4/2000
18.
Sweet & Sour Charity
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After winning concert tickets from a radio contest, Grace vows to get more involved and she volunteers herself and Will to help out at the community center. Unfortunately, her charitable work conficts with the concert. Meanwhile, while collecting clothes to give to the mission, Jack donates a pair of Karen's most-prized shoes.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Gail Lerner
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Guest starring:
Mary Pat Gleason, Debra Mooney, Richard Wharton, Daryl Sabara, Megan Taylor Harey, Ryan Tyler Collier, Athena Kihara
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30 mins
4/18/2000
19.
An Affair To Forget
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When Rob and Ellen 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 when Ellen learns at her bachelorette party that Grace once slept with Rob. Meanwhile, Jack is confused by his reaction to the entertainment at Rob's bachelor party.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Laura Kightlinger
/ Alex Herschlag
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Guest starring:
Steve Paymer, Michele Gregory, Jennifer Manley, Jim Ortlieb, Gretchen German
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30 mins
5/2/2000
20.
Girls, Interrupted
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Despite their history, Grace spends a fun evening with Val [ from ep. # 18 Grace, Replaced] only to have Will suspect her of stealing. Meanwhile Jack becomes attracted to the leader of Welcome Home-an organization for gays who have converted to going straight, so he acts straight to woo the man.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Jon Kinnally
/ Jhoni Marchinko
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Guest starring:
Loren Freeman, Neil Patrick Harris, Marianne Muellerleile
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30 mins
5/9/2000
21.
There But For The Grace Of Grace
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It's a scary glimpse into the future for Will and Grace when they visit their curmudgeonly retired college professor only to discover that he is a bitter old man that has a ""Grace"" of his own. Meanwhile, Karen must confront her most mortal enemy, the kitchen, when Stan requests a homecooked meal for his birthday, and she looks to Jack and Ben to come to her rescue.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Michelle Bochner Spitz
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Guest starring:
Orson Bean, Piper Laurie, Gary Beach
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30 mins
5/16/2000
22.
My Best Friend's Tush
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Grace is thrilled when, thanks to Karen's social connections, she gets the chance to land a prestigious client for her interior-decorating firm. The only problem? She must compete with international design goddess Helena Barnes. To help boost Grace's confidence, Karen assumes the alias of ""Anastasia Beaverhausen"" to dig up dirt on the socialite. Meanwhile, Jack tries marketing an odd invention: a tush pad for riding the New York City subway.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Rob Lotterstein
/ Ellen Idelson
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Guest starring:
Doug Ballard, Rod Britt, Ken Lerner, Martin Morales, Joan Collins
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30 mins
5/23/2000
23.
Ben? Her?
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To help make peace between Grace and Ben, Will has them both over to dinner, only to have their relationship go beyond friendship. But then Will finds out that Ben is dating someone else. Meanwhile Jack catches Rosario in a clinch with a lover and learns that she wants a divorce.
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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
David Kohan
/ Max Mutchnick
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Guest starring:
Richard Gross, Pablo Cartaya
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