Will & Grace is a sitcom which ran on NBC from 1998 to 2006, focusing on platonic best friends Will (who's gay) and Grace (who isn't). The series was revived in 2017.
Muppet Mentions[]
- In the second season episode "Terms of Employment," Will recalls his disappointment when he met Big Bird at the Ice Capades ("Not so big.")
- In the fifth season episode "May Divorce Bw With You," Karen says her young lawyer JT has won important cases. Will counters, "Like what? Bert v. Ernie?"
- The fifth season episode "All About Christmas Eve," features the following exchange:
- Jack: In order for us to forgive you, you'll perform the following task. You must sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
- Will: I can do that.
- Jack: As the Count, from Sesame Street.
- Will: [Romanian accent, imitating the Count] On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... That's one, one day! Ah ha ha!
- Jack and Karen laugh and clap
- In the sixth season episode "I Do. Oh, No, You Di-in't," Beverly is sorry he missed a wedding ceremony. Karen says, "Probably just as well. There were some children there, and they get frightened when something your size isn't covered in Muppet fur."
- In the seventh season episode "Sour Balls," Grace tells Karen that "taking care of children is a huge responsibility. It's more Tickle Me Elmo and less 'Let's fill Elmo up with drugs and smuggle him across the border.'"
Connections[]
- Alan Arkin played Martin Adler in "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World" (2005)
- Leigh-Allyn Baker played Ellen
- Alec Baldwin played Malcolm Widmark (2005, 2018-)
- John Cleese played Lyle Finster (6 episodes, 2003-2004)
- Harry Connick, Jr. played Dr. Leo Markus (2002-2017)
- Tim Curry played Marion Finster in "I Do" and "Oh, No, You Di-in't" (2004)
- Taye Diggs played James Hanson (4 episodes, 2006)
- Jeff Goldblum played Scott Woolley (3 episodes, 2005)
- Seth Green played Randall Finn in "Friends With Benefits" (2005)
- Neil Patrick Harris played Bill in "Girls, Interrupted"
- Sean Hayes plays Jack McFarland
- Gregory Hines played Ben Doucette (1999-2000)
- Robert Klein played Martin Adler (4 episodes, 2018-2019)
- Debra Messing plays Grace Adler
- Megan Mullally plays Karen Walker
- Rosie O'Donnell played Bonnie in "Dyeing Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard" (2002)
- Bernadette Peters played Virginia "Gin" Delaney in "Whatever Happened to Baby Gin" (2006)
- Lily Tomlin played Margot in "Partners" (2005) and "Forbidden Fruit" (2006)
- Lesley Ann Warren played Tina (5 episodes, 2001-2006)