Season 8 is the eighth season of Will & Grace. It aired from September 29, 2005 to May 18, 2006, consisting of 24 episodes.
It was billed as the final season, although it was announced in 2017 that there will be a ninth season.
Main Cast[]
- Eric McCormack as Will Truman
- Debra Messing as Grace Adler
- Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland
- Megan Mullally as Karen Walker
- Shelley Morrison as Rosario Salazar
Recurring Cast[]
- Harry Connick, Jr. as Leo Markus
- Debbie Reynolds as Bobbi Adler
- Blythe Danner as Marilyn Truman
- Leslie Jordan as Beverley Leslie
- Tom Gallop as Rob
- Leigh-Allyn Baker as Ellen
- Tim Bagley as Larry
- Jerry Levine as Joe
- Bobby Cannavale as Vince D'Angelo
- Alec Baldwin as Malcolm Widmark
- Taye Diggs as James Hanson
- Steven Weber as Sam Truman
- Reed Alexander as Jordan Truman
Guest[]
- Kevin Bacon as himself
- Michael Angarano as Elliot
- Sydney Pollack as George Truman
- Lesley Ann Warren as Tina
- Eileen Brennan as Zandra
- Jim Rash as Brent
- Laura Kightlinger as Nurse Sheila
- Lily Tomlin as Margot
- Matt Lauer as himself
- Hall & Oates as themselves
- George Takei as himself
- Josh Lucas as himself
- Christina Moore as Kitty
- Andy Richter as Dale
- Richard Chamberlain as Clyde
- Jason Biggs as Baby Glenn
- Kyle Bornheimer as Waiter
- Jere Burns as Man in Cast
- Millicent Martin as Leni
- Traci Lords as Rose
- Jennette McCurdy as Girl in Cinema
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Pam
- Shawn Christian as Travis
- Maria Thayer as Lila
- Britney Spears as Amber-Louise
- Wanda Sykes as Cricket
- Bernadette Peters as Gin
Media[]
Episodes[]
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Writer | Director | Original air date | |
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171 | 1 | Alive and Schticking | Bill Wrubel | James Burrows | September 29, 2005 | |
The eighth-season opener centers on Karen, who's unaware that her presumed-dead spouse--the never seen Stan--is actually alive. Her friends are reluctant to tell her. | ||||||
172 | 2 | I Second That Emotion | Gary Janetti | James Burrows | October 6, 2005 | |
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 talk show, thanks to injudicious editing that she seeks to set straight in no uncertain terms. | ||||||
173 | 3 | The Old Man and the Sea | Greg Malins | James Burrows | October 13, 2005 | |
Grace goes on a blind date with a cheery though clueless goof who's an old pal of Karen's tempestuous beau, Malcolm. Elsewhere, Will takes swimming lessons from Jack. | ||||||
174 | 4 | Steams Like Old Times | Gail Lerner | James Burrows | October 20, 2005 | |
A reclusive buttinsky figures in Will and 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. | ||||||
175 | 5 | The Hole Truth | Sally Bradford | James Burrows | November 3, 2005 | |
Jack's new flame is 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 Will's corny carnival, where Grace is a reluctant date for Malcolm. | ||||||
176 | 6 | Love is in the Airplane | Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally | James Burrows | November 10, 2005 | |
While en route to London, Will and Grace spot Grace's ex-husband Leo on their flight. Meanwhile, Jack tries to reunite Karen and Rosario, but her new maid gets in the way. | ||||||
177 | 7 | Birds of a Feather Boa | Abraham Higginbotham | James Burrows | November 17, 2005 | |
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 the move. Meanwhile, Karen and Grace attend Beverley's wife's memorial. | ||||||
178 | 8 | Swish Out of Water | Kirk J. Rudell | James Burrows | November 24, 2005 | |
After another visit with her domineering mom, a frazzled Grace gets advice from Jack on how to deal with her. Meanwhile, on the first day of his new job, Will chases after a slumlord: Karen. | ||||||
179 | 9 | A Little Christmas Queer | Jamie Rhonheimer | James Burrows | December 8, 2005 | |
While spending the holidays at Will's mother Marilyn's house, Grace gets cozy with Will's brother and old flame Sam. Meanwhile, Jack helps Will's clearly gay nephew organize and perform a Christmas show. | ||||||
180 | 10 | Von Trapped | Gail Lerner | James Burrows | January 5, 2006 | |
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. Meanwhile, Karen gets herself into trouble with theater management. | ||||||
181 | 11 | Bathroom Humor | Greg Malins | James Burrows | January 12, 2006 | |
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. | ||||||
182 | 12 | Forbidden Fruit | Janis Hirsch | James Burrows | January 19, 2006 | |
Will gives Grace a guilt trip when his former boss Margot 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. | ||||||
183 | 13 | Cop To It | Sally Bradford | James Burrows | January 26th, 2006 | |
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 Vince. Meanwhile, Jack helps a fan. | ||||||
184 | 14 | I Love L. Gay | Steve Gabriel | James Burrows | February 2, 2006 | |
Will, Karen, and Grace journey to Los Angeles, where Jack and Elliot are touring UCLA. While Grace becomes star-struck in the celebrity saturated city, Will chances upon James and learns he's worried about being deported. | ||||||
185 | 15 | The Definition of Marriage | Abraham Higginbotham | James Burrows | February 9, 2006 | |
The big day has finally arrived as Grace and James get ready for their green-card wedding. | ||||||
186 | 16 | Grace Expectations | Janish Hirsch | James Burrows | March 16, 2006 | |
Grace decides it's finally time to tell Leo she is pregnant with his child, but when she finally works up enough courage to actually meet her ex-husband she receives some unexpected news. Will sees a side of James that he doesn't like. | ||||||
187 | 17 | Cowboys and Iranians | Robia Rashid | James Burrows | March 23, 2006 | |
Jack coerces Will into coming out with him to a gay cowboy bar to meet his new boyfriend Travis. Grace hires a second assistant. | ||||||
188 | 18 | Buy Buy Baby | Kirk J. Rudell | James Burrows | March 30, 2006 | |
A large corporation takes over OutTV, completely revamping Jack's talk-show and giving him a conservative co-host. Karen decides to hire someone to have her baby. | ||||||
189 | 19 | Blanket Apology | James Lecesne | James Burrows | April 6, 2006 | |
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. | ||||||
190 | 20 | The Mourning Son | Jamie Rhonheimer | James Burrows | April 27, 2006 | |
At his father's funeral, Will grapples with their last encounter; Grace begins to doubt her potential to be a good mother. | ||||||
191 | 21 | Partners 'n Crime | Josh Silberman & Zack Slovinsky | James Burrows | May 4, 2006 | |
Will and Grace attend childbirth classes; Karen seeks comfort from very busy Jack. | ||||||
192 | 22 | Whatever Happened to Baby Gin? | Gary Janetti & Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally | James Burrows | May 11, 2006 | |
Vince's plans to move into a brownstone with Will do not include Grace; Jack's show premieres. | ||||||
193 -194 | 23 -24 | The Finale | David Kohan & Max Mutchnick | James Burrows | May 18, 2006 | |
After eight seasons, the Emmy-winning sitcom comes to an end as Will and Grace continue to ponder raising her child together. |