8.3/10464 votes#1 - Alive and Schticking
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2005
Grace contemplates having an affair with a married man. Elsewhere, Jack begins new career as a host of his new talk show "Jack Talk." Will gets some advice from Malcolm and tries to hide from Karen the fact that Stan is alive.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Bill Wrubel
7.4/10287 votes#2 - I Second That Emotion
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2005
Karen feels rattled by Stan's return and Will steps in to help her. Meanwhile Grace is labeled homophobic after her comments on Jack's talk show are misconstrued by gay men from all over New York.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.3/10281 votes#3 - The Old Man and the Sea
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2005
When Jack learns that Will never learned how to swim, Jack insists that he teach Will how. Meanwhile, Karen sets Grace up on a blind date with one of Malcolm’s friends.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.1/10360 votes#4 - Steams Like Old Times
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2005
Karen is finally forced to come to terms with her feelings for her presumed-dead husband when Jack surprisingly tells her he thinks she belongs with Stanley, not Malcolm.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.1/10280 votes#5 - The Hole Truth
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2005
The day before Will’s charity auction and carnival, Jack meets and begins dating Baby Glenn, who is still riding his fifteen minutes of fame from when he got trapped in a hole for three days in the eighties.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.6/10283 votes#6 - Love is in the Airplane
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2005
While en route to London, Will and Grace spot Grace’s ex-husband Leo on their flight. Will charms a pair of gay flight attendants, who also happen to be dating, so he can smuggle Grace into first class to talk to Leo.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust
7.6/10285 votes#7 - Birds of a Feather Boa
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2005
When Jack decides on a whim to move, Will is excited at the thought of helping him look for a place. While attending Beverley's wife's memorial “celebration,” Karen and Grace experience a wardrobe malfunction, which they must try to conceal.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Abraham Higginbotham
7.5/10272 votes#8 - Swish Out of Water
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2005
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.6/10300 votes#9 - A Little Christmas Queer
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2005
While spending the holidays at Will’s mother Marilyn’s house, Grace gets cozy with Will’s brother and old flame Sam. Sam’s adopted daughter finds a fan in Karen, who is intrigued by the little girl.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jamie Rhonheimer
8.2/10390 votes#10 - Von Trapped
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/2006
The "Sound of Music Sing-Along" has come to town and no one is more excited than Grace. She plans for her and Will to attend the musical in character-like style by dressing up in costumes.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
8.1/10355 votes#11 - Bathroom Humor
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2006
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Greg Malins
7.6/10286 votes#12 - Forbidden Fruit
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2006
Grace is concerned and confused when Will so adamantly insists that she turn down her job offer from his former boss Margot, who has asked Grace to redecorate the law firm.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.6/10363 votes#13 - Cop to It
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2006
Will and Grace dread a dinner date with married friends Rob and Ellen who likely called the meeting to announce Ellen is pregnant yet again, but when the couple reveals that they are separated and loving it, Grace gets depressed.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.4/10275 votes#14 - I Love L. Gay
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2006
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.5/10349 votes#15 - The Definition of Marriage
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2006
The big day has finally arrived - Grace and James are getting ready for their green card wedding. To Grace's dismay, Karen takes it upon herself to ignore her wish for a low-key wedding ceremony and decides to arrange including hiring Hall & Oates.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Abraham Higginbotham
7.5/10279 votes#16 - Grace Expectations
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/2006
A nervous but optimistic 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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.4/10309 votes#17 - Cowboys and Iranians
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/2006
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.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Robia Rashid
7.6/10376 votes#18 - Buy, Buy Baby
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2006
After a large corporation takes over OutTV, Jack's talk show "JackTalk" is completely revamped. An immediate change comes when the new conservative owners hire Amber-Louise as "JackTalk's" new co-host.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.5/10299 votes#19 - Blanket Apology
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/2006
After losing his job as the host of "JackTalk," Jack vows never to return to acting. An unrelenting Karen, however, will not let Jack give up on his passion and decides to do whatever it takes to get Jack to an audition.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.9/10359 votes#20 - The Mourning Son
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2006
Friends and family gather for the funeral of Will's father. At the reception everyone shares with Will fond last memories of his father, while Will's last memory of his father is not as pleasant. Marilyn helps him realize the changes needed in his life.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jamie Rhonheimer
7.4/10274 votes#21 - Partners 'n' Crime
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/2006
Will and Grace begin attending childbirth classes in preparation for the baby, but as Will and Vince take another chance at their relationship, Grace starts to doubt whether Will is up for raising a child with her.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
7.8/10313 votes#22 - Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2006
Just as Will and Grace are settling into the idea of raising the baby together, Will's boyfriend Vince surprises him with an announcement that will ultimately lead Will to choose between his commitment to Grace and his relationship with Vince.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust
8.4/10613 votes#23 - The Finale, Part I
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/2006
The culmination of eight seasons ends tonight with a one-hour series finale - will Will and Grace raise a child together and find ultimate happiness? Will Jack find anyone that loves him as much as he loves himself? Will Karen find true happiness with the absence of Stan? All these questions and more will be answered as this groundbreaking series concludes eight amazing seasons.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Kohan, Max Mutchnick
7.9/10244 votes#24 - The Finale, Part II
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/2006
The culmination of eight seasons ends tonight with a one-hour series finale - will Will and Grace raise a child together and find ultimate happiness? Will Jack find anyone that loves him as much as he loves himself? Will Karen find true happiness with the absence of Stan? All these questions and more will be answered as this groundbreaking series concludes eight amazing seasons.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Kohan, Max Mutchnick
The Best Episodes of Will & Grace Season 8
Every episode of Will & Grace Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Will & Grace Season 8!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Alive and Schticking" is the best rated episode of "Will & Grace" season 8. It scored 8.3/10 based on 464 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Bill Wrubel, it aired on 9/29/2005. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "I Second That Emotion".