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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - Get Smarter
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E21

    When Christine has Matthew and Barb throw her a "surprise" engagement party so she can get to know Max's friends, she begins to feel intellectually inferior to one particular guest, driving her to make a "surprising" decision.

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 10 - Fanilow
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S6:E10

    Opting out of the annual Grace Adler Design Christmas party, ultimate ""Fanilow"" Will spends the night waiting in line for tickets to a special Barry Manilow concert only to have his weak bladder force him to make a quick pit stop and entrust Grace to hold his place. However, Will's snubbing of an overweight man in the bathroom line leaves his chances of meeting his idol in doubt. Meanwhile, a distraught Grace discovers her mother has cancelled on their annual Hanukkah shopping spree to have dinner with Jack. And Karen is embraced by the inspiring music of Manilow waiting in line with a Fanilow named Cheryl.

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    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - My Uncle the Car
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E15

    Grace dispatches Will to sell her dearly departed uncle's jalopy but after he makes the sale to an enterprising nun, a guilty Grace changes her mind and wants to buy it back -- but the sister makes it clear that, short of a miracle, it's going to cost her plenty. Elsewhere, Karen must duel with an equally eccentric rich friend for the housecleaning services of Rosario while Jack suddenly sees the world differently when he believes his missing father is African-American.

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    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - Last of the Really Odd Lovers
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E23

    Grace hates herself for her fatal attraction to Nathan and wants to keep her embarrassing romance with him a secret. Likewise, Will prefers to maintain discretion in his relationship with a much younger man. Meanwhile, Jack revels in the attention lavished on him by Grace's eccentric friend, Val.

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    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Loose Lips Sink Relationships
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E5

    In a sneaky ploy to bum a night off from work at Barney's department store, a conniving Jack plays matchmaker and takes advantage of his geeky female supervisor's interest in Will, while mindful of Will's fantasy of modeling in the store's catalogue. Jack parlays their mutual desires into a "date", even though his unsuspecting friend doesn't have a clue of her intentions. Elsewhere, Grace goes where no woman should when she compares her previous sexual experience with her boyfriend Nathan's.

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    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Moveable Feast (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E10

    This episode is also known as "Thanksgiving." Will and Grace join Jack and Karen in a motor tour of their respective families. (Double-length Episode)

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    Writer:Kari Lizer

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Humongous Growth
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    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.

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - Dolls and Dolls
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 24 - 24
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    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.

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - Something Borrowed, Someone's Due (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E18

    After Will and Grace move into their expansive new dream apartment, they discover the awful pangs of separation anxiety as they pine for their smaller old digs now happily occupied by their friends who sub-let the place. Elsewhere, Jack tries to reconcile Karen with her estranged grifter of a mom, who wants to recruit her daughter for her next caper.

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 26 - A.I.: Artificial Insemination (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E26

    After Will and Grace decide to have a baby together, obstacles pile up before them, including a missing specimen sample and bungled insemination efforts that have them teetering between artificial and natural means â€" all leading to mis-conceptions. Meanwhile, when Jack considers giving up his show-business aspirations, until he gets some career advice from a ""divine"" entity â€" his idol, Cher. Likewise, married Karen is sorely tempted by the romantic tickling of a rich and natty gentleman.

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Passion of Christine (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E1

    Since "New" Christine broke up with Richard, he's been spending a lot of time at her house, leading Ritchie to believe that his parents are back together. When Christine tells Richard that Ritchie told this to his new teacher, Mr. Harris, Richard suggests that they give their relationship another try.

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

    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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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - A Decent Proposal
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E1

    Christine offers to marry Barb to help her stave off deportation. Meanwhile, Richard looks to pop the question to New Christine.

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Rage Against the Christine
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E9

    Christine thinks she has the perfect boyfriend, until he has a 'bizarre' reaction to her competitiveness after losing to her at tennis.

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Love: A Cautionary Tale (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E22

    Christine finds out a secret about Jeff after they rekindle feelings for each other at Richard and New Christine's wedding. Matthew continues to date Amy, and Barb meets a possible love interest.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    S1:E1

    Christine's 8-year-old son, Ritchie has been accepted into a posh private school where Christine encounters two snooty class moms, Marly and Lindsay, who can't seem to grasp the concept that Christine actually works. Her 20-something slacker brother, Matthew, lives with her, but in a pinch, also serves as Ritchie's babysitter.

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Husbands and Trophy Wives
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S3:E3

    Will and Jack can't wait to arrive at the house of two old friends who are known for their wild parties but they discover that the former party animals are now sedately raising an adopted baby girl -- and Will shocks Jack when he volunteers to test his shaky parenting skills by babysitting her for them. Elsewhere at a snooty yacht club, Grace believes that Karen is jealous of her romantic relationship with Ben but then later regrets taunting her.

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Ritchie Has Two Mommies
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E9

    Christine tries not to have a meltdown when her ex-husband, Richard, brings his "new" Christine with him to pick up Ritchie and take him to breakfast so that they can get to know one another. By day's end, Christine tries to pull herself together to make a good impression at parents' night at Ritchie's school, but is caught off guard when "new" Christine shows up as well.

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

    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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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Friends
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E21

    On their way to Ritchie's desert camping trip, Christine, Richard, Matthew, and Barb stay at a seedy motel and get on each others' nerves.

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 24 - Oh, No, You Di-In't (2)
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    S6:E24

    Opting to forego a picturesque fall wedding and elope in Las Vegas, Karen hops a plane to ""Sin City"" with fiance Lyle and faithful friends Will and Jack. After arriving, they bump into superstar Jennifer Lopez who is vacationing and agrees on behalf of Rosario to sing at the ceremony. Meanwhile, Leo returns from Cambodia to meet up with Grace at the wedding, but their reunion is delayed by a freak design accident.

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Moveable Feast (1)
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E9

    Rather than be apart on Thanksgiving Day, Will and Grace join Jack and Karen for a festive holiday motor tour of their respective dysfunctional families, including Grace's domineering mother as well as Will's willful mom and Jack's stepdad -- with unsettling results. Meanwhile, back home, a waiting Rosario bastes and tastes their juicy turkey.

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - No Fault Divorce
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E10

    Christine's former marriage counselor comes into the gym, leading to some awkward moments between the two women. When Christine mentions this to Richard, his cryptic reaction leads her to question whether it was in the counselor's best interest to encourage their divorce. Meanwhile, Matthew finds Christine's wedding video in a box of old photo albums, and Christine takes a trip down memory lane.

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Kari Lizer Ratings Summary

"Get Smarter" is the best rated episode written by Kari Lizer. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/12/2010 and is rated 2.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Fanilow".