Love & Marriage - The Pilot is the first episode of season one of the television situation comedy Will & Grace.
Plot
When Grace receives an unexpected marriage proposal from her boyfriend, her best friend Will tries to support her but finally tells her that she's making a big mistake, even though he risks losing their friendship. The situation gets complicated when Grace's socialite assistant, Karen, and Will's outrageous (also gay) friend, Jack, interfere.
Additional cast
- Rob - Tom Gallop
- Ellen - Leigh-Allyn Baker
- Henry - Will Radford
- Jurgen Franzblau - Todd Eckert
- Gino - Jimm Ginnini
- Ellen (Will's secretary) - Ellen Idelson
Trivia
- In this episode, Karen speaks less high-pitched than in the rest of the series.
- First appearance of Rob and Ellen.
- Gary Grubbs (Harlin Polk) is credited as a main cast member for the first season, but appears in fewer than half the episodes.
- Two scenes from this episode are paralleled in the show's Finale: the opening scene, with Will and Grace watching tv; and the scene at the end in the bar.
Episode Info
- Season number: 1
- Episode number: 1
- First aired: September 21, 1998
- Writers: David Kohan & Max Mutchnick
- Director: James Burrows
- Producer: Suzy Mamann-Greenberg
- Executive producers: David Kohan & Max Mutchnick