EPISODE
SEASON
Will and Grace - Season 1
Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.
10 August 1959, New York City, New York, USA
18 December 1965, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
11 April 1961, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
25 January 1972, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
24 January 1997, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
26 June 1970, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
March 19, 2021
The good stuff gets more intense and more fun when consumed in whole-season chunks, but the bad stuff gets worse, its sins magnified and amplified.
March 19, 2021
The only thing most viewers will care about initially is whether the series is funny. The pilot has its share of good lines, and Messing and McCormack have a winning charm and chemistry.
March 19, 2021
This sophisticated show has pop-culture references, loving friendships, well-cast stars and the sure hand of director James Burrows. The bawdy asides sound witty rather than smutty, and the show has been shrewdly assembled.
March 19, 2021
The two have great chemistry and a dandy set of writers. Watch and you'll find this the best way to learn -- and laugh.
March 17, 2021
A clever, quick, and maybe even a little subversive show.
March 19, 2021
Kindness is the true beauty of Will & Grace, and it may be that kindness, in the midst of so much of the mean-spirited, demeaning stuff that passes for comedy on TV, will carry the day.
March 17, 2021
Sharp writing and an outrageous supporting cast suggest good Will.
March 17, 2021
It's a sitcom that has the potential to prove to prime time that attractions between adults are not always rooted in lust. With its promising little ensemble, the biggest problem is that it's scheduled opposite Ally McBeal.
March 19, 2021
What sets this show apart from its not-so-funny sitcom counterparts is its cutting humor. Pop-culture references fly fast and furiously, and the characters exchange witty repartee effortlessly.
March 19, 2021
The show's writing makes it stand out from much of NBC's factory-room dreck.
March 19, 2021
Smart, sweet and often hilarious, Will & Grace is everything a sitcom needs to be.
March 19, 2021
The concept is more credible than it might sound thanks to clever scripting, an appealing cast, and the masterful hand of James Burrows. Getting Burrows to direct your pilot is the equivalent of having your house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
