The Best Episodes Written By Adam Barr

Every TV Episode Written by Adam Barr Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Monster Under the Bed
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Monster Under the Bed

    S4:E1

    The Baby swears there's a monster under his bed, but no one believes him--until it starts dragging victims into its hole.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - The Greatest Story Ever Sold
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #2 - The Greatest Story Ever Sold

    S4:E3

    Questions about life's meaning plague the population, so the Elders dictate a belief system called "Potatoism."

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Wilderness Weekend
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Wilderness Weekend

    S3:E10

    The males, including Earl, Robbie, and the Baby, go into the wilderness to rediscover their ""reptiles within,"" while back home the girls warm their cold blood with the boys' beer.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - We Are Not Alone
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - We Are Not Alone

    S3:E20

    Robbie poses as a space alien and orders Earl to get involved in cleaning up Earth, never imagining that he would quit his job to launch an environmental crusade.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Dames At Sea
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Dames At Sea

    S6:E1

    Will and Jack awake in a precarious position - sharing a bed in the nude - while at sea. Unable to remember every detail from the night before, the two alleged bedfellows deny the possibility that anything happened, but each grow concerned as to how to dump the other. Meanwhile, Grace's discovery of a love letter in Leo's bag from a female colleague prompts her to doubt his fidelity and Karen survives a night fighting for her life while afloat in the forbidding night sea and a freighter full of russian sailors, and must honor a pact with savior Rosario.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 21 - I Never Cheered For My Father
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - I Never Cheered For My Father

    S6:E21

    Responding to the pleas of his father's mistress-turned-girlfriend Tina, Will attempts to discover whether there is a new woman in his dad's life. However, when his father's new mistress turns out to be his mother, Will must find a way to break the shocking truth to Tina. Meanwhile, Elliot's decision to try out for his high school cheerleading squad has Jack all smiles as he is determined to help his son make the team.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Object Of My Rejection
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Object Of My Rejection

    S1:E22

    Will is stunned to discover that Grace is dating her ex-fiance Danny once again, but he chooses not to interfere after he's accused of being meddlesome. Meanwhile, Jack agrees to take a walk down the aisle with Karen's combative maid, Rosario, who needs a groom to help her smooth out some immigration problems.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Election
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Election

    S2:E2

    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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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Crouching Father, Hidden Husband
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Crouching Father, Hidden Husband

    S4:E3

    Jack is puffed up with paternal pride as he escorts his long-lost teenaged son Elliot to a junior high school dance but not before he coerces Grace into posing as Elliot's date – which only revives her own tortured memories of rejection from school dances many years before. Elsewhere, Karen has great fun at her lawyer Will's expense when she continues to capriciously summon him for bogus ""emergencies"" – that is, until she really needs him.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Whoa, Nelly
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Whoa, Nelly

    S4:E13

    Will & Grace try to lure Tina, Will's dad's mistress, away from Will's father by setting her up with another man. Unfortunately the only man available is Will's gay friend, Larry. Also, Karen buys a horse for breeding, but the stud is more interested in stallions.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - ...And the Horse He Rode In On
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - ...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.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - All About Christmas Eve
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Answer Is Maybe
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Answer Is Maybe

    S2:E2

    Richard tells Christine that the reason he has good luck with women is that he "says yes to life." When Christine meets a good-looking man after paying a surprise visit to New Christine, she decides to break out of her mold and says yes when he asks her out to dinner.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Open Water
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Open Water

    S1:E3

    When Christine learns that her close friends, Barb and Pete, are responsible for introducing Richard to his "new" Christine, she allows them to set her up on a blind date of her own. After a series of unsuccessful dates, she finds the possibility of love in the strangest of places. Meanwhile, Matthew takes Ritchie to swimming lessons.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - One Toe Over the Line Sweet Jesus
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - One Toe Over the Line Sweet Jesus

    S1:E4

    Richard learns from a gloating Matthew that Christine is out enjoying her fifth date with a new beau, Burton, so he does what any self-respecting ex-husband would do: he sabotages the happy couple's goodnight kiss and insults Burton with lawyer jokes. But when he tries to make it up to them by inviting Christine and Burton to dinner with him and "new" Christine, his best-laid plans go awry.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - A Fair to Remember
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - A Fair to Remember

    S1:E13

    Christine volunteers to help out at Ritchie's spring carnival and while there, she runs into the mean moms -- Marly and Lindsay -- who are clucking over the attractive father of a new student at Westbridge. Christine is excited to learn that the hot dad is her ex-boyfriend, Burton, but her hopes of re-igniting their romance are shot down when she learns Burton has a new girlfriend.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Goodbye for Now
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Goodbye for Now

    S1:E22

    Susan and Mike decide to move in together, much to Edie's displeasure. Meanwhile, Lynette takes steps to make sure Annabel doesn't come between her and Tom. Also, Bree comes to a realization about her "buddy" George the pharmacist who continues to interfere in her and Rex's lives. Carlos' legal problems take a turn for the worse, when Gabrielle decides to leave him. Mrs. Huber's journal reveals some secrets. Lastly, two new faces arrive on Wisteria Lane.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - My Fair Maid-y
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - My Fair Maid-y

    S1:E12

    Will hires a cleaning lady to "rescue" his designing roommate Grace from the creative chaos that litters their apartment, and while preparing for an annual decorators' contest, Grace develops a dependency on her maid and can't create without her. Meanwhile, Jack poses as an attorney in Will's office to impress an attractive guy he hopes to date.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Germ Warfare
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Germ Warfare

    S3:E6

    The Baby becomes sick from a dirty pacifier and a visit to the modern doctor has the family suspecting he is selling them high priced snake oil.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Driving Miss Ethyl
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Driving Miss Ethyl

    S4:E4

    Earl drives Ethyl to her reunion, and the kids drive Fran crazy when she tries to get them to pose for a portrait.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  21. undefined Season 6 Episode 15 - Flip-Flop (1)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Flip-Flop (1)

    S6:E15

    Dynamic enterprisers Will and Grace begin a new business venture as they buy old apartments to refurbish and re-sell for a tidy profit. When budding ""student nurse"" Jack bumps into his former acting mentor Zandra, the pair of entrepreneurs finds their first project apartment. Meanwhile, Karen renews her romance with Lyle Finster, but the couple's bliss is interrupted by an unfortunate houseguest when Lorraine moves in.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Sex and the Suburbs
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Sex and the Suburbs

    S1:E13

    Tessa enjoys rubbing it in Dalia's face that Scott Strause chose her over Dalia. However the closer Tessa gets to Scott, the more nervous George becomes. When George discovers a box of XXL condoms that Lisa has given Tessa, he becomes obsessed and starts planning game night with her friends in hopes of keeping her at home more. Meanwhile Tessa soon discovers that the more time she spends with Scott, the less attracted to him she is.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - Frasier
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Frasier

    S2:E22

    Christine realizes that one reckless evening may have jeopardized her chance to begin dating Mr. Harris.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Faith Off
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Faith Off

    S2:E19

    When Christine learns that Richard has been hired to remodel "meanie mom" Lindsay's bathroom, she can't help but intervene to make sure he doesn't screw up the job and risk their reputation at Ritchie's school. Additionally, she and Richard are at odds over which of them gets to be the one to give Ritchie the sex talk.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - The Champ
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Champ

    S2:E6

    Christine runs into Stan again and is unable to resist him, despite her best efforts. She asks Matthew to help keep Stan away from her, but her brother is having attraction issues of his own--his latest girlfriend refuses to leave.

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    Writer:Adam Barr

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Adam Barr Ratings Summary

"Monster Under the Bed" is the best rated episode written by Adam Barr. It scored 8.4/10 based on 7 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 6/1/1994 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Greatest Story Ever Sold".