Season 1 · Episode 13 — The Unsinkable Mommy Adler
Grace's visiting mom, Bobbi Adler, a would-be star whose propensity for breaking out into show tunes and impressions dismays her daughter – and delights Will, Jack and Karen – wreaks havoc by suggesting Will and Grace wed, despite their sexual differences. When Will winces at the fantasy of committing to anyone who needs to be the star of a relationship, Grace realizes she's more of a chip off the old block than she imagined.
Season 1 episodes
E1When Grace receives an unexpected marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Will tries to be supportive of her decision but finally tells her t…
E2Will must decide whether to support Grace's independence by encouraging her to take an apartment across town or selfishly keep her close by…
E3When Grace moves in with Will, she complains that the guest bathroom is too small and suggests knocking the common wall down to create one…
E4When Grace decorates Harlin's apartment, she gets carried away with a cowboy theme. Will is both shocked and embarrassed by the cowboy chic…
E5Will and Grace plan to spend a serious Halloween together watching Ingmar Bergman movies at home--until Harlin drops off his over-eager kid…
E6When Jack reveals to Grace that Will once had an affair with a "client," she becomes paranoid that Will is keeping secrets from her. Her su…
E7Grace blames her relationship with Will as the reason for her lack of interest in dating and decides they can no longer have fun together.…
E8Grace has the opportunity to buy the studio that serves as her office space and turns to Will for first-time buyer advice. However, Will's…
E9After 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. Meanwhil…
E10Will and Grace become hooked on a real-life soap opera unfolding in their neighbors' apartment when they begin eavesdropping through the ne…
E11It's Will's birthday and all he wants is a nice, quiet dinner with his two best friends, Grace and Jack. When Jack and Grace discover they…
E12Will hires a cleaning lady to "rescue" his designing roommate Grace from the creative chaos that litters their apartment, and while prepari…
E13Grace's visiting mom, Bobbi Adler, a would-be star whose propensity for breaking out into show tunes and impressions dismays her daughter â…
E14A "surprise" birthday party for Jack astounds Will when his estranged older brother Sam turns up at the fete at Grace's invitation. Not onl…
E15A wary Grace tells Will of her romance with his brother, Sam, and unleashes an avalanche of resentment. While Will wrestles with sibling ri…
E16Stunned to find they have a 'date' with the same guy, Will and Grace compete for the affections of a handsome, charming new neighbor at din…
E17The gang retreats to a cabin in Vermont for the weekend, where Grace rekindles romance with an old flame and tries to hide the fling from W…
E18Will finds a "substitute Grace" in Val, a new neighbor who is available for plans with Will while Grace is consumed with work. As Will and…
E19Will invites Jack to his gym on a "buddy pass," but when he expresses his embarrassment to Grace over his buddy's gay behavior, Jack overhe…
E20A successful and arrogant New York publicist hires Grace to decorate his house with the condition that she fixes him up with Will. But ther…
E21When Rob and Ellen admit that they don't have fun playing games with Will and Grace because of Grace's competitive nature, Grace works to c…
E22Will is stunned to discover that Grace is dating her ex-fiance Danny once again, but he chooses not to interfere after he's accused of bein…