The BEST episodes written by Max Mutchnick

#1 - The Finale (1)

Will & Grace - Season 8 - Episode 23

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.

#2 - The Finale (2)

Will & Grace - Season 8 - Episode 24

#3 - Big Brother is Coming (2)

Will & Grace - Season 1 - Episode 15

A wary Grace tells Will of her romance with his brother, Sam, and unleashes an avalanche of resentment. While Will wrestles with sibling rivalry, Karen helps Jack come to grips with turning 30 by hiring him as her personal assistant and leads Grace to sort through her true feelings for the Trumans.

#4 - Free Wednesday

Clipped - Season 1 - Episode 9

The gang remembers an embarrassing story of Ben after a high school teacher comes by the barbershop for a haircut. Joy waits for a sign about her marriage.

#5 - Reunion

Clipped - Season 1 - Episode 10

The gang relives their adolescence at their high school reunion. Meanwhile, Joy is stuck at the barbershop keeping Lonnie company while he waits for his date.

#6 - World's Rudest Barbershop

Clipped - Season 1 - Episode 6

After a video of Charmaine insulting customers goes viral, Ben fires her. But when the video starts drumming up business, Ben has to get her back. Mo feels guilty after A.J. breaks his pitching arm.

#7 - Love and Marriage

Will & Grace - Season 1 - Episode 1

When Grace receives an unexpected marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Will tries to be supportive of her decision but finally tells her that she's making a mistake, even though he's putting their friendship at risk. The situation is complicated by interference from Grace's socialite assistant, Karen, and Will's outrageous friend, Jack.

#8 - Ben? Her? (1)

Will & Grace - Season 2 - Episode 23

To help make peace between Grace and Ben, Will has them both over to dinner, only to have their relationship go beyond friendship. But then Will finds out that Ben is dating someone else. Meanwhile Jack catches Rosario in a clinch with a lover and learns that she wants a divorce.

#9 - Go Below

Clipped - Season 1 - Episode 3

Ben is embarrassed after a one-night stand with Rita Doyle, considering her to be a "go- below." He's offended to find out that Rita is the one who thinks he is below her stature. Meanwhile, Danni is suspicious that a Spanish class that A.J. and Charmaine are taking together might be something more.

#10 - Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner

Will & Grace - Season 2 - Episode 1

Despite her moving out (to across the hall), Will still feels that Grace clings to him, so she asserts her independence by having a dinner party without him. Meanwhile, to keep the INS at bay, Jack is forced to move in with Rosario.

#11 - New Will City

Will & Grace - Season 3 - Episode 1

After three months on the island, Will finally returns only to learn that Jack and Grace have bonded in his absence. Meanwhile Grace still can't decide between Josh and Ben; When Karen tries to smuggle pearls in the States, Rosario ends up taking the rap.

#12 - A New Lease on Life

Will & Grace - Season 1 - Episode 2

Will must decide whether to support Grace's independence by encouraging her to take an apartment across town or selfishly keep her close by inviting her to share his living space. The decision may be made easier, however, by the nagging presence of Will's current roommate, Jack, and his parrot, Guapo. Meanwhile, Karen and Jack meet for the first time and find each other to be fabulous.

#13 - Between a Rock and Harlin's Place

Will & Grace - Season 1 - Episode 4

When Grace decorates Harlin's apartment, she gets carried away with a cowboy theme. Will is both shocked and embarrassed by the cowboy chic and makes an even greater mess of the situation. Meanwhile, Jack decides to embark on a “singing career“ with a little help from Karen.

#14 - Acting Out

Will & Grace - Season 2 - Episode 14

Will and Jack appear on Today to protest NBC for cutting a gay kiss out of an eagerly-waited sitcom episode. Will is frustrated with Jack on how much he wanted to see that kiss and kisses him. Elsewhere, Grace confides in Karen about dumping her boyfriend.

#15 - Head Case

Will & Grace - Season 1 - Episode 3

When Grace moves in with Will, she complains that the guest bathroom is too small and suggests knocking the common wall down to create one big master bathroom, which results in Will having to confront his own issues on change and his ability to have a successful relationship. Meanwhile, Jack and Karen bear the brunt of Will and Grace's displaced anger.

#16 - Sons and Lovers (1)

Will & Grace - Season 3 - Episode 24

An exasperated Grace tries to mediate between a resentful Will and her sloppy, free-spirited boyfriend Nathan when Nathan moves in while Jack is in a royal dither as he plans to finally meet his unseen father face-to-face. However, Grace grows nervous when the two polar-opposite men find some common ground and she ponders how a devoted boyfriend might affect her equally important relationship with her longtime buddy Will. After settling his father issues, Jack later gets the surprise of his life in a most unexpected fashion.

#17 - Big Brother is Coming (1)

Will & Grace - Season 1 - Episode 14

A "surprise" birthday party for Jack astounds Will when his estranged older brother Sam turns up at the fete at Grace's invitation. Not only do sparks fly between the brothers, but electricity of a different sort crackles between Grace and Sam. Meanwhile, Karen flashes her platinum card for Jack as the pair shop until they drop at a boutique where the snooty salesmen previously had snubbed Jack.

#18 - Sons and Lovers (2)

Will & Grace - Season 3 - Episode 25

#19 - 2 Broke Guys

Partners (2012) - Season 1 - Episode 5

Joe and Louis’ financial problems force the partners to ask for their old jobs back. Meanwhile, Joe questions just how platonic Ali’s overly friendly kiss with Wyatt really is.

#20 - The Third Wheel Gets the Grace

Will & Grace - Season 4 - Episode 1

Will returns from vacation to discover that Grace's romantic relationship with neighbor Nathan is humming along. Nathan feels neglected when Will and Grace resume their chummy friendship, complete with their own private language and code. Meanwhile, Jack proudly takes his new-found son Elliot shopping for school at Barney's while Rosario and Karen each cruise the merchandise looking for the perfect "anniversary gift".

#21 - The Truth About Will and Dogs

Will & Grace - Season 1 - Episode 9

After Grace defies Will's wishes and brings home a puppy, Will can't resist the pooch and begins to treat him like a newborn baby. Meanwhile, Jack and Karen worry about the dog's effect on Will and Grace and insist that the new parents go out for a night on the town.

#22 - Pilot

$#*! My Dad Says - Season 1 - Episode 1

Henry is forced to move in with his outspoken father Ed when he is fired from his job as writer for a men's magazine.

#23 - Brothers, A Love Story

Will & Grace - Season 3 - Episode 14

Will is torn over ending his newfound relationship with Matt, a rising TV sportscaster who is extremely reluctant to let the world — especially his macho business associates — know about his sexual preference, so he continues to refer to Will as his "brother." Meanwhile, as Grace does her best to help Will decide, Karen is livid when she discovers that he helped draft her husband's will, which will award much of his estate to charity.

#24 - Chicken & Stuffing

Partners (2012) - Season 1 - Episode 2

Joe and Louis bicker about who takes better care of whom when Louis discovers that Joe and Ali haven’t been “romantic” lately.

#25 - A Buncha White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin'

Will & Grace - Season 4 - Episode 25

When Will hears his "biological clock" ticking, he shocks Grace by asking her to become the mother of his baby, but when they meet with a therapist, Grace reveals that she's uneasy about the necessary sacrifices — and makes a startling revelation. Inspired by Will's "seize-the-day" quest, Jack and Karen are also moved to pursue their goals: for him, it's auditioning for a legitimate Broadway production; for her, it's visiting her imprisoned husband for a dreaded conjugal visit.

#26 - Terms of Employment

Will & Grace - Season 2 - Episode 8

Grace looks to Will for representation when a hotshot lawyer doesn't pay her for a consulting assignment, but he ends up making Will a job offer. Meanwhile, Jack and Karen turn a training film set into an adult entertainment experience.

#27 - The Gambler

Clipped - Season 1 - Episode 8

When the guys learn that Buzzy is gambling with the money he'd set aside for his mother's medication, A.J. and Mo decide to lose a poker game to him on purpose, but it isn't as easy to convince Ben to do the right thing. Danni, Charmaine and Joy make up the Doyle Sisters for a wedding and discuss what makes for a strong marriage, which causes Joy questions her relationship with Bart.

#28 - The Key

Partners (2012) - Season 1 - Episode 4

Joe is stuck in the middle after Ali finds out that Louis has a key to Joe’s apartment and she does not.

#29 - Wi-Fi

Clipped - Season 1 - Episode 4

The girls are upset that Ben won't pay for the barbershop to have wi-fi, so they go to great lengths to get the wi-fi password from the tattoo parlor next door. Mo spills the beans to the gang that Ben is being peed on in the shower at the gym by somebody he considers a friend, and A.J. decides to do something about it.

#30 - Eleven Years Later

Will & Grace - Season 9 - Episode 1

Will and Grace both falter when their political beliefs are put to the test; and Jack and Karen help them hide their secret shame from each other, but the truth finally comes out.

#31 - The Wedding

Will & Grace - Season 9 - Episode 10

Will, Grace, Jack and Karen attend the wedding of Will's ex-boyfriend, Vince. While Grace tries to keep Will from making a scene, Jack learns that his wedding hookup has many strings attached.

#32 - Staten Island Fairy

Will & Grace - Season 9 - Episode 11

Jack's intimacy issues are challenged by a closeted boyfriend; Will and Grace sell their new line of bedding on live television.

#33 - It's a Family Affair

Will & Grace - Season 9 - Episode 16

Grace's father and Will's mother end up making a surprising and upsetting connection; Jack rebounds from his breakup with a new love; Karen must decide between her husband and her lover.

#34 - Dreamers

Clipped - Season 1 - Episode 2

Danni advises A.J. to give up on his dream of being a ball player, while A.J. inspires Danni to pursue her passion as a singer. Meanwhile, Joy's involvement in an AIDS Walk brings up the issue of charity, and just how cheap Ben can be.

#35 - Pilot

Partners (2012) - Season 1 - Episode 1

When Joe must decide whether or not to ask Ali to marry him, Louis and his good intentions threaten to get in the way of his best friend’s happiness.

#36 - Pilot

Clipped - Season 1 - Episode 1

When barber/aspiring professional baseball player A.J. Salerno gets a phone call from a sports agent wanting to meet with him, he tells his co-worker Danni that this is the big break he's been waiting for, and his barber days will soon be behind him. Meanwhile, the owner of the barbershop, Ben, is determined to fire one of his employees -- Buzzy, Mo, Joy, or Charmaine -- to avoid paying an insurance premium increase.

#37 - Am I Blue?

Dream On - Season 6 - Episode 13

Martin needs to make some quick money, so he writes for pornographic movies.

#38 - Cupid is as Cupid Does

Dream On - Season 6 - Episode 24

Judith plans a dinner party for their couple friends, so she suggests that Martin not invite currently single Eddie. When Eddie finds out, he makes Martin feel guilty until he invites him, but the evening doesn't go well. Eddie has nothing in common with the couples and so he storms out. Next day, Martin and Judith meet a recently separated friend, Rema, whom Martin invites to their apartment for dinner, planning to also invite Eddie and match them up. Eddie begins spending all his time with Rema and hardly sees Martin.

#39 - Eat, Pray, Love, Phone, Sex

Will & Grace - Season 11 - Episode 1

Grace returns from her European travels a new woman, but her elation is short-lived when she receives life-changing news. Karen teaches Will how to be better at phone sex. Jack has a yard sale to discreetly get rid of Estefan’s annoying cuckoo clock.

#40 - It's Time

Will & Grace - Season 11 - Episode 18

Will is determined to not reminisce about his life in the city or his ex; Grace has false alarms of going into labor; Karen attempts to get closure with her ex-husband. Jack's dream of taking a bow on a Broadway stage becomes a very real possibility.