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Will & Grace
S8.E1
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Alive and Schticking

  • Episode aired Sep 29, 2005
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 22m
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8.3/10
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Alec Baldwin and Eric McCormack in Will & Grace (1998)
ComedyRomance
In this first episode of the last season, Karen finds out her dead husband, Stanley, is still alive. This is also the first of 2 live episodes in honor of the show's final season.In this first episode of the last season, Karen finds out her dead husband, Stanley, is still alive. This is also the first of 2 live episodes in honor of the show's final season.In this first episode of the last season, Karen finds out her dead husband, Stanley, is still alive. This is also the first of 2 live episodes in honor of the show's final season.
IMDb RATING
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    • James Burrows
    • David Kohan
    • Max Mutchnick
    • Bill Wrubel
  • Stars
    • Eric McCormack
    • Debra Messing
    • Megan Mullally
    • James Burrows
    • David Kohan
    • Max Mutchnick
    • Bill Wrubel
  • Stars
    • Eric McCormack
    • Debra Messing
    • Megan Mullally
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    • 4User reviews
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    Eric McCormack
    Eric McCormack
    • Will Truman
    Debra Messing
    Debra Messing
    • Grace Adler
    Megan Mullally
    Megan Mullally
    • Karen Walker
    Sean Hayes
    Sean Hayes
    • Jack McFarland
    Shelley Morrison
    Shelley Morrison
    • Rosario Salazar
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Malcolm Widmark
    James Burrows
    James Burrows
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      • James Burrows
      • David Kohan
      • Max Mutchnick
      • Bill Wrubel
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    • Trivia
      Actress Megan Mullally injured her knee shortly before the season premiere, and was unable to walk without crutches. But because her part in this episode was so important, the producers decided at the last hour to put her in a cast and a motorized scooter, with the excuse that Karen Walker just had surgery to separate her webbed toes.
    • Goofs
      Rosario takes a sub out of her pocket and says "Mmm, chicken parm" when it is clearly a plain loaf of bread.
    • Quotes

      Jack: Life is too short to waste time on over thinking things. When an opportunity comes, I don't question it. I grab it, drop its ring on the nightstand, and swing on it 'til dawn!

    • Alternate versions
      The first episode is taped live, and they were taped twice, one for the east coast, and one for the west coast. And there were slight differences, in the 2 shows. On the East Coast transmission, Will says that when he talked to Stan, he was eating 18 chalupas, or something like that, but on the West Coast, he was drinking a meatball shake.
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      Will & Grace Theme
      Composed by Jonathan Wolff

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    10/10
    One of the best episodes
    That GRI scene always gets me. The way Deb and Sean break characters is just hilarious
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      • September 29, 2005 (United States)
      • United States
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      • Stage 17, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • KoMut Entertainment
      • Three Sisters Entertainment
      • NBC Universal Television
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