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The Best Episodes of Will & Grace Season 5

Every episode of Will & Grace Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Will & Grace Season 5!

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Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 1 - ...And the Horse He Rode in On
    7.6/10(321 votes)

    #1 - ...And the Horse He Rode in On

    S5:E1

    A dazed Grace is rescued by a handsome Jewish doctor who pulls her up on his horse and delivers her just in time for her insemination with an impatient Will. But their new relationship as expectant parents puts a strain on Will and Grace's relationship when they agree not to date until their baby is born. Meanwhile, a restless Karen can't make up her mind about cheating on her imprisoned husband with the genteel but ardent suitor Lionel.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Adam Barr

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  2. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 2 - Bacon and Eggs
    8.4/10(402 votes)

    #2 - Bacon and Eggs

    S5:E2

    After stalking actor Kevin Bacon, Jack lands his dream job when the unsuspecting celebrity hires him as his personal assistant and immediately assigns him to find out who's been harassing him. Elsewhere, while Will and Grace wait for the right color to appear on their home pregnancy test, Grace is visited by a handsome doctor who makes her a tempting offer. In addition, Karen looks for a way out of her on-again, off-again relationship with the courtly and irresistible suitor Lionel.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  3. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 3 - The Kid Stays Out of the Picture
    7.8/10(326 votes)

    #3 - The Kid Stays Out of the Picture

    S5:E3

    Grace is so entranced by her budding romantic relationship with a handsome doctor that she asks an impatient Will for an extra month to re-consider her commitment to conceiving their child through artificial insemination resulting in verbal sparring match.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jhoni Marchinko

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  4. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 4 - Humongous Growth
    7.7/10(309 votes)

    #4 - Humongous Growth

    S5:E4

    While Will and Grace are feuding, Karen and Jack hatch a wobbly plan to patch up their differences about co-parenting a baby by tricking each one into attending the same child's birthday party. After arguing over who brought the better gift, the feathers continue to fly as the best friends fuss over their conflicting agendas.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  5. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 5 - It's the Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
    7.7/10(330 votes)

    #5 - It's the Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

    S5:E5

    A bicycling adventure tests Will and Grace up in the Catskills with Leo and his pal in a quest for Halloween pumpkins.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Gary Janetti

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  6. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 6 - Boardroom & a Parked Place
    7.7/10(337 votes)

    #6 - Boardroom & a Parked Place

    S5:E6

    Gene Wilder plays Mr. Stein, the long-absent senior partner of Will's firm, who shows up unexpectedly to reassume command. He just might succeed if he weren't such a frantic, neurotic mess. What he needs is a smart, attentive lieutenant who can make decisions and do some of the dirty work (like firing people). Enter Will. Meanwhile, Grace and Jack are shocked to discover that their highfalutin' pal Karen is now poorer than a church mouse and living in her limo.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Gail Lerner

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  7. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 7 - The Needle & Omelet's Done
    7.6/10(316 votes)

    #7 - The Needle & Omelet's Done

    S5:E7

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust

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  8. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 8 - Marry Me a Little (1)
    7.7/10(316 votes)

    #8 - Marry Me a Little (1)

    S5:E8

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Bill Wrubel, Jeff Greenstein

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  9. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 9 - Marry Me a Little More (2)
    7.9/10(294 votes)

    #9 - Marry Me a Little More (2)

    S5:E9

    Grace's wedding to Leo leaves Will feeling upset over losing his best friend.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Bill Wrubel, Jeff Greenstein

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  10. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 10 - The Honeymoon's Over
    7.6/10(305 votes)

    #10 - The Honeymoon's Over

    S5:E10

    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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sally Bradford McKenna

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  11. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 11 - All About Christmas Eve
    7.6/10(321 votes)

    #11 - All About Christmas Eve

    S5:E11

    On Christmas Eve, Grace is torn when she has only two tickets to ""The Nutcracker"" and can't take both her best friend Will and new husband Leo, 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Adam Barr

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  12. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 12 - Field of Queens
    7.5/10(299 votes)

    #12 - Field of Queens

    S5:E12

    Alternately flirty and shy, and acting "incredibly" like a schoolgirl, Karen falls for a suave and sexy restaurateur. The two of them seemed to hit it off on their first date, but then, he hasn't called her in three days. So buttinsky Grace makes it her mission to confront Prince Charming and find out why. Elsewhere, Will and Jack join a gay men's soccer team, and Will, for one, is hardly having a ball. "They were running and kicking and pushing each other down." he says. "It was supposed to be gay sports. Where were the lingering hugs?"

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Katie Palmer

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  13. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 13 - Fagmalion Part One: Gay It Forward
    7.7/10(317 votes)

    #13 - Fagmalion Part One: Gay It Forward

    S5:E13

    New relationships discomfit Will and Grace. For starters, Karen fixes up Will with her cousin Barry, who, according to his matchmaker, is ""handsome [and] hot."" So imagine Will's surpise when he goes on a blind date with Barry and finds he's actually a self-conscious, dreadfully dressed geek who admits at thirtysomething that he's just coming out of the closet. Back in Brooklyn in her new digs, Grace entertains her interesting new neighbor: an extroverted masseuse named Julie, who Grace suspects may be too interested in her.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust

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  14. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 14 - Fagmalion Part Two: Attack of the Clones
    7.7/10(306 votes)

    #14 - Fagmalion Part Two: Attack of the Clones

    S5:E14

    Will and Jack continue their campaign to adapt Karen's awkward cousin Barry to his new lifestyle but their flamboyant efforts to help him only remind Will of his own clumsy experiences when he came out in 1986. Elsewhere, Grace feels abandoned by Leo when he leaves for three weeks to offer his medical services to the needy in Africa.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Gary Janetti

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  15. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 15 - Homojo
    7.5/10(304 votes)

    #15 - Homojo

    S5:E15

    Jack suffers Karen's wrath when he is seduced into friendship with her manipulative British romantic rival, who has set up house with Karen's ex-husband. Meanwhile, Will and Grace try to re-connect their lagging friendship with a competitive night of board games with their friends.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Bill Wrubel

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  16. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 16 - Women & Children First
    7.5/10(320 votes)

    #16 - Women & Children First

    S5:E16

    Demi Moore plays Sissy Palmer-Ginsburg, Jack's babysitter who now becomes his roomate. On the other hand, Will hates her.Grace faces an identity crisis as a wife.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Laura Kightlinger

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  17. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 17 - Fagmalion Part Three: Bye, Bye, Beardy
    8.1/10(314 votes)

    #17 - Fagmalion Part Three: Bye, Bye, Beardy

    S5:E17

    Will finds a guy that he's interested in.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  18. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 18 - Fagmalion Part Four: The Guy Who Loved Me
    8.1/10(302 votes)

    #18 - Fagmalion Part Four: The Guy Who Loved Me

    S5:E18

    While Jack and Barry have their first date, Will interrupts to confess that he has feelings for Barry. Then Jack and Will give Barry an ultimatum: he must choose which one he would like to date. The decision is made - Will. At her hotel, Karen mocks Rosario by putting on a maid's apron. She is then mistaken for an actual maid by a very handsome maintenance man who has a disliking for the rich. In order to be near him, she and Rosario switch roles. After a week of perfect dates, Will tells Barry that he wants their relationship to be exclusive. However, Barry claims that he needs to play the field more and see what's out there before he settles down.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Gail Lerner

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  19. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 19 - Sex, Losers, & Videotape
    7.6/10(305 votes)

    #19 - Sex, Losers, & Videotape

    S5:E19

    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 Wills 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.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Steve Gabriel

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  20. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 20 - Leo Unwrapped
    7.7/10(292 votes)

    #20 - Leo Unwrapped

    S5:E20

    Will attempts to sneak Leo back from Africa to surprise Grace for her birthday. But things don't quite go as planed. All starting with when Grace runs into Leo who arrived a little too soon. But, to spare Will's feelings, they agree to act like they never saw each other. Grace asks Karen and Jack to keep Leo busy until her ""birthday surprise."" Unfortunately, the duo takes their mission too seriously.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sonja Warfield

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  21. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 21 - Dolls and Dolls
    7.8/10(397 votes)

    #21 - Dolls and Dolls

    S5:E21

    Karen looks for a place to live, and succeeds in finding an apartment with a gal named Liz. Liz turns to be just as self-important and skanky as Karen, so it's a perfect match. Meanwhile, Grace and Jack are concerned about Will when he gets injured and relies heavily on painkillers.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  22. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 22 - May Divorce Be with You
    8.1/10(327 votes)

    #22 - May Divorce Be with You

    S5:E22

    The divorce proceedings begin, and Karen is shocked to learn that Will is Stan's lawyer, not hers. On a whim, she hires Soupie, a wet-behind-the-ears lawyer with a child's mentality. Meanwhile, Grace is caught in a social faux pas when her biggest client ever has an on-again, off-again relationship with Jack.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sally Bradford McKenna

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  23. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 23 - 23
    8.2/10(311 votes)

    #23 - 23

    S5:E23

    In the middle of her divorce proceedings, Karen learns that ex-husband Stan has suddenly passed away, and the funeral becomes a contest of wills between Karen and her British rival, and a free-for-all when the will is read for everyone who ever felt deserving, such as Will. Meanwhile, Grace is shocked when recently returned husband Leo is called back into service by Doctors Without Borders and asks her to make the trip with him to Guatemala.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Adam Barr, Alex Herschlag, Jeff Greenstein, Sally Bradford McKenna, Gary Janetti

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  24. Will & Grace Season 5 Episode 24 - 24
    8.3/10(328 votes)

    #24 - 24

    S5:E24

    Karen, Will, Jack, and Grace go on a trip in Karen's yacht to sprinkle Stan's ashes into the Caribbean while Leo is flying to Guatamala with an atractive co-worker. While Karen sprinkles Stan's ashes she finds Lorraine has been stowing on board. While Karen and Loraiinne fight, Will and Jack get drunk. Lorainne pushes Karen off the board and Rosairo jumps off after her. The next morning Grace finds Leo's bag with a letter from his co-worker Danni saying that she wants Leo. Will wakes up in bed naked with a hangover and a naked Jack in the bed with him. Meanwhile Karen and Rosairo are stuck on a cargo boat.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Jhoni Marchinko, Bill Wrubel, Kari Lizer, Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust, Gail Lerner

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"...And the Horse He Rode in On" is the best rated episode of "Will & Grace" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 321 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Adam Barr, it aired on 9/26/2002. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Bacon and Eggs".