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Episode #5.08 | Original Airdate 11/21/2002
Written by Jeff Greenstein & Bill Wrubel | 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) | Debbie Reynolds (Bobbi Adler) | Judith Ivey (Eleanor Markus) | Katie Couric (Herself) | Tom Gallop (Rob) | Leigh-Allyn Baker (Ellen) | Jerry Levine (Joe) | Tim Bagley (Larry)
Neil Vipond (Julius) | Lorry Goldman (Rabbi) |
Summary: While talking a walk in Central Park, Grace and Leo run into Katie Courick, who is filiming a mass wedding conducted by the "Today Show". Impulisively, Leo proposes to Grace, who happily accepts.
When the duo arrive back at Will and Grace's apartment, they share their news with Will, Karen, and Jack. Though Karen and Jack are thrilled, Will is less than happy that his best friend didn't think to include him in this big moment of her life. To make Will feel better, Grace and Leo hold a wedding reception, where their friends and family give toasts and discuss the surprise marriage.
All is going well until the cake cutting, where Grace and Leo realize how little they actually know about each other. They don't know each other's birthdays, favourite songs, and in the case of Grace, real names. Distraught, Grace runs out, followed by Leo, who tries to convince her that it doesn't matter how much they know about each other, as long as they love each other. Grace wishes for a sign that this was supossed to happen, and who should appear but Katie Courick.
Unfortunately, Katie has rather upsetting news: the judge who performed the mass marriage was a fraud, so none of the marriages are real. Grace takes this as a sign, and walks away. Back at the reception, Leo breaks the news to the unhappy guests, but is interrupted by Grace, who walks in singing and agrees to get married again.
Quotes
WILL: You know, I think fall is finally here. I just saw the first drunk of the season turn yellow and tumble gently to the ground.
KAREN: I tripped, okay?
Did You Notice...
~This is the show's 100th episode, and was originally aired with "Marry Me a Little More" as a special hour-long episode.
~Katie Couric is the second person from the Today show to guest-star on "Will & Grace". Al Roker guest-starred as himself in the season 2 episode "Acting Out".
~Leo mentions Grace's previous wedding, in which she ended up leaving the groom at the alter. This episode was "Pilot", which took place 100 episodes before this one.
~After this episode aired the first time, a "Will & Grace" bloopers special aired for the remaining half hour.
~Ellen, who gave birth to a boy in "Something Borrowed, Someone's Due" is 8 months pregnant in this episode.
~The recurring characters who show up include Joe, Larry, Rob, Ellen, Julius, and Grace and Leo's parents.
~Rosario wears her maid's uniform for the entire episode.
~Grace has been proposed to at least 4 times. In order, they are: Will, Danny, Nathan, Leo.
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