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Episode #5.02 | Original Airdate 10/03/2002
Written by | Directed by James Burrows | Eric McCormack (Will Truman) | Debra Messing (Grace Adler) | Sean Hayes (Jack McFarland) | Megan Mullally (Karen Walker) | Shelley Morrison (Rosario Salazar) | GUEST CAST: Harry Connick Jr. (Dr. Leo Markus) | Rip Torn (Lionel Banks) | Kevin Bacon (Himself) |
Summary: Will and Grace are still trying to have a baby, but after their first attempt to get pregnant fails, Grace begins wondering about her promise to Will not to date anyone else, as Leo the handsome Jewish doctor continues to persue her.
Meanwhile, Karen decides that, with her husband out of prison, she should break-up with Lionel, which proves harder than she thinks. Even sending Rosario in to do it for her doesn't work, so she finally does it herself.
But the real story is Jack stalking Kevin Bacon. While sneaking into Kevin's apartment, Kevin enters with a group of wanna-be assistants and, not wanting to be caught, Jack joins the group. Kevin is impressed by Jack's knownledge of his film work and hires him on the spot. Unfortunately, Jack's first job is to find Kevin's stalker.
Jack fingers Will as Kevin's stalker. However, the tables are turned on Jack when the needy Kevin begs his "stalker" to stay, and he and Will procceed (to Jack's shock) to dance to "Footloose". Jack breaks up the two and admits to Kevin that he is the stalker. He then promptly quits, leaving an embarrassed Kevin and Will alone together. Will's just about to leave, when Kevin again begs him to stay. Will only agrees to after Kevin agrees to continue dancing with him.
By the end of the episode, Jack is still hiding in the bushes outside Kevin's apartment, although Kevin is more hospitable this time, and Grace places a call to Leo's answering machine, asking him to give her a call.
Did You Notice...
~Jack's fascination with stalking Kevin Bacon was mentioned in "Three's a Crowd, Six Is a Freak Show", "Last of the Really Odd Lovers", and "Whoa, Nelly"
~Kevin Bacon was also featured in the episode "Lows In The Mid-Eighties", as a poster Will saw on the bedroom wall while Grace was trying to have sex with him. Will used Kevin's image to act turned on by Grace.
~Kevin's comment about knowing Val Kilmer, who was in a movie with Tom Cruise, who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin, then commenting that "That was a short one" is a joke about the game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon", where Kevin is connected to various celebrities through the films he's done.
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