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Speechless (Season 6, Episode 22). Will, Jack and Karen are waking up from a big night of partying to celebrate Jack graduating from nursing school. There's one big problem though, Jack misread the announcement and his graduation is that day and they are running late. They all get ready as fast as they can but Will cannot wake Grace up, so they decide to leave without her. Jack needs one more thing, his speech at the graduation ceremony since he was voted most popular student. Jack tricks Will into writing his speech for him since Will was a former playwright. He has a few tries until finally he writes the perfect speech that leaves everyone in tears. At the ceremony Jack starts the speech that Will wrote but realizes that these are not his words and he doesn't feel comfortable being a nurse. He wants to go back to acting, he tears up the speech and decides not to be a nurse.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

WILL: For your information, that "stupid little play" was my coming out story, Bye-Bisexual. That play was genius. You--you-- My playwrighting professor, Craig, even said so. He told me that I was a great writer, and any man would be lucky to have me. He even took me to a wine bar and then back to his apartment to discuss it. Wait.

KAREN: So you wrote a bad play, and you were molested. Welcome to the theater.

JACK: Can we get back to my speech, please? I only have an hour.

WILL: You know, I think I may still have a copy of Bye-Bisexual in a satin box with all of Craig's letters.

JACK: So, Karen, what should be in my speech? I want it to be memorable. It should have a catch phrase like "I have a dream" or "Whoomp, there it is."

KAREN: Well... Why don't you write about how you wanted to become a nurse because you love helping people.

JACK: Good one, Karen. Come on, Karen. Be serious. How does anybody know why they do what they do?

KAREN: Well, Jackie, let me tell you my story. Maybe it'll inspire you. Now... God didn't give me the ability to play the piano, or paint a picture, or have compassion. [SIGHS] But... he did give me the ability to crack a walnut with my hoo-ha.

JACK: Really?

KAREN: Hmm-mm. Here, let me show you.

WILL: Got it! Boy, are you guys in for a treat. Listen to this poetry, even in the opening stage direction.

WILL: "Darkness, a sliver of light finds its way upon the stage and lands on a dark chair. Because it is somewhat dark, we cannot see the whole chair. More light appears and inhabits the entire chair. Now we can see it. A dark chair on a dark stage with some light. Dim."

KAREN: Jackie, could you beat me over the head with that candlestick until I black out and die?

WILL: You wouldn't know good writing if it slapped you in the face.

KAREN: Jackie, once I'm dead, could you see to it that I'm slapped in the face?

WILL: Come on, it gets better after the, uh, first five pages of stage directions. Here, here, here. "Chad, evasively: I don't know why I don't have a girlfriend, Dad. I-I guess I just haven't met the right--dot, dot, dot--person yet. But when I meet that--beat--person, I'll introduce you to--beat--them." Then he addresses the audience. "There is no them. Them is he. I'm gay! Why can't I tell anyone?" God, this is awful.

JACK: I know, it should've been called Bye-Bye Talent.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Will is reading his speech to Jack, Karen and Rosario in the limo and it's the perfect speech and their mouths are open in shock at how good it is and Karen asks Will if she can kiss him again.

OPINION:

So Grace was out of town in the last episode and in this episode, she just refuses to get out of bed. Great excuses these writers are coming up with. I have to say that is the only minor fault of these episodes. Debra Messing was taking time off due to her pregnancy. I get the writers had to come up with something, but why couldn't it have been maybe she had a family emergency and be out of town for some time or even just that she's going back to Cambodia to see if she can work things out with Leo? With saying that she just refuses to get out of bed is extremely unbelievable.

That being said, this episode is incredibly hilarious. This was another moment of how hard it was to pick a favorite quote and moment. I wouldn't know where to start on the jokes that always get me laughing so hard: Karen kissing Will, Karen admitting to calling Jack an idiot and him just loving that that's why they are friends, Jack getting upset that Will's clothes are too tight on him and telling Will "I could fit two of me in one of your Marlon Brando size jackets", Will finally realizing he was a terrible playwright, Karen filming the ceremony and when she films Rosario she screams and says "Ah! Stampede!" and when Will freaks out about Jack ripping up the speech because he didn't make another copy. The jokes are non stop with this episode. We get another glimpse into Will being a writer, though he didn't start of strong, so that's probably why he never perused it, that or others told him not to do it. I'm still dying to read his play from "No Sex N The City" titled "If Gay Means Happy, Why Am I So Sad?". I have to give credit to Jack for being able to trick Will with compliments and getting him to write his speech for him. "And it's no coincidence that nurses, like angels, wear white." I gotta admit that's such a good line.

So am I upset that the nursing school story line was a waste of time? Yes and no. It's weird how this is the first thing outside of acting that Jack actually paid attention to for more than 5 minutes and he didn't even get a chance to experience being a full-time nurse. From what I read the writers thought the storyline would be funnier, but it wasn't working out, so they just scrapped it. You can definitely tell that they just threw it out the window. Now, is it shocking though? No. I actually could see Jack doing something like that. Jack gets distracted easily and always changes his mind and I can see how Will's speech probably got to him. You know it's interesting, I know actors have different schedules and sometimes they can't make it, but why is it not even explained why there's no Elliot, Jack's mom and/or stepdad or Stuart at his graduation? Only Will, Karen and Rosario went to support him?

But like I said, minor flaws aside, I do love this episode. I think because it just makes me laugh so hard. Now I believe this is Nurse Sheila's last episode if we do not include the reboot. I'm still deciding if I'm going to review the reboot because I gave up after the first season and would have to subject myself to rewatching it. I didn't enjoy the first season of the reboot, so we'll see. But anyways, to Nurse Sheila, my favorite cringe nurse of all time, thanks for all the laughs!

GUEST STARS:

• Laura Kightlinger as Nurse Sheila
• Amy Crofoot as Female Student

I Never Cheered for my Father (Season 6, Episode 21). Will is on his own with Grace being out of town and Tina, his father's mistress drops by. Tina tells Will that she suspects that George is cheating on her, so Will says he'll look into it and ask his dad what is going on. Well, George is having an affair, with Will's mom, Marilyn. Marilyn tells Will that the reason they are having the affair is because it's exciting when it's forbidden. Will is actually happy thinking this means his parents are back together and tells Tina that George is cheating and she should break up with him. Tina does dump George and this makes Marilyn angry because she loved being the other woman. Tina comes over the same time Marilyn is there and they confront each other for the first time. Will tells Tina to stay away from George and for Marilyn to get back with George and that's the end of it. Marilyn and Tina step into the hallway and tell each other how they loved what they had going on with George and what days they get to have him. Elliot is trying out for the cheerleading squad and Jack is thrilled and wants to help him get on the team. But Elliot doesn't make the team and Jack and Karen go to his school to find out what went wrong but Elliot is humiliated and tells Jack he didn't want to be on the cheerleading squad, he just wanted to impress Jack so they'd spend more time together. Jack promises to make a better effort to be there for Elliot.

FAOVORITE QUOTE:

MARILYN: Hello, Will.

WILL: Mom! What's going on? Where's Dad?

MARILYN: He's in the shower.

WILL: In the sh-- You're the other woman?! You're the one that Dad's sneaking around with? You and Dad are--are-- You know... thinging.

MARILYN: Will, we're adults. Let's talk like adults. Your father and I are making pookie-pookie.

WILL: Oh! How did this happen? I mean, like, I know how this happens. You showed me when I was 10 with two of my G.I. Joes. I'm not saying that that led to anything, I just... How did this happen?

MARILYN: Well, a few months ago, I ran into your father, and we decided to have a drink. Oh, it was fun. He made me laugh. We caught up, and, you know, one thing led to another and before I knew it--

WILL: You don't have to finish that.

MARILYN: Pookie-pookie.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

Jack, Karen and Elliot's cheer always gives me such a good laugh. "Hi, Cowboys. Hi, Sailors." "Hi, musclemen and cops."

OPINION:

As I mentioned, so Debra Messing will not be on for the rest of the season. She was full term at this point and needed to focus on giving birth to her first baby. She actually had her child the day this episode aired which I thought was interesting. It's just funny watching the excuses they come up with that Grace isn't in the episode because she's "out of town". We'll see how long this can work.

Interesting, there is a lot of mention of George, but no George appearance in this episode. But we do have a treat with Marilyn and Tina meeting for the first time. Talk about an awkward situation with Will trying to help them both. God bless him at this point I'm sure a therapist would have a field day with Will playing best girlfriend to both these ladies. I do love how Tina keeps referring to Mairlyn as a W-word(can't say here on Reddit) and that she hopes George gets an STD from his new mistress not knowing that it's Marilyn. Then when she and Marilyn do meet, I love Marilyn's little burn at Tina with "Well, I must say, you're almost exactly as I imagined you. You're like page four in the Midlife Crisis catalog." As crazy as this plot is, I personally love Marilyn and Tina's characters, so I'm always welcome to their appearances. Blythe and Lesley are hilarious. Plus I could see Marilyn getting into having an affair with George, she comes off as classy and like she would never stoop so low, but when you get a taste of bad, sometimes it just feels good. I would say poor Tina, but honestly, with how messed up the situation is, maybe the splitting of George just works best for their relationship. Gosh, these people are messed up in the head.

Elliot is back for his only episode in season 6. It was kind of funny how we haven't seen him for some time but he got a mention in Courting Disaster, so a reminder that he still existed. I do get such a kick that Jack wants to help Elliot try out for cheerleading. Karen helping out too was hilarious, I just love when she gives her bloody mary to one of the cheerleaders and tells her "no sippies". Sara Paxton who plays Melanie, the cheerleading captain and Elliot's crush, was awesome to see. I loved her in The Innkeepers and Last House on the Left. Like I said in my favorite moment, Jack, Karen and Elliot doing that cheer will always get me laughing so hard. Especially how Elliot breaks down and Karen still does a spin and sit saying "School spirit!". It's kind of sad though that Elliot has to constantly beg Jack to spend time with him. I don't know if the actor Michael Angarano maybe couldn't commit to being a lead again in the show or the writers couldn't find room for him in the stories, but we had a plot for a while back in season 4 and 5 where Jack mentions how much his stepdad hurt him growing up and ignoring all the things he liked to do. Jack is doing the same thing to Elliot.

But overall, for comedy and making me feel icky, I really like this episode. Like I said, any time Marilyn and Tina are in an episode, you know you're in for a treat. Plus it was really nice to see Elliot again and see that he's still alive.

GUEST STARS:

• Blythe Danner as Marilyn Truman
• Lesley Ann Warren as Tina
• Michael Angarano as Elliot
• Sara Paxton as Melanie

My Uncle, the Hero (Season 6, Episode 18). It's Myra's birthday and Steve wants to throw her a surprise party and Laura is helping him. Myra comes over while they are talking over the plans for the party and she thinks that Steve and Laura are hooking up behind her back. They reassure her that there's nothing going on. Right before the party starts, Steve is getting ready to get into a remote cake he built where he'll dress like Tarzan and come out to surprise Myra. Laura is helping Steve get in, but the cake machine malfunctions, so Laura is trying to help Steve get out, Myra walks in seeing Laura and Steve holding each other and accuses them of cheating. They drag Myra into the living room to show her that they were planning her a surprise party and she is embarrassed and apologizes to Laura for being so mean and accusing her of trying to steal Steve. Carl has taken Richie's school class to the station for a field trip to get an idea of how a police officer spends their day. The kids are bummed that nothing exciting is happening and are accusing Richie that his uncle is nothing but a "desk jockey". All of a sudden when an arresting officer has a criminal in his hands, he mistakenly lets him go for a moment and the criminal, Robinson, holds one of the policeman hostage with a gun. Carl rushes the kids into his office and they see through the window how Carl talk the criminal down and manages to talk him into letting the police officer go and to give him the gun. The kids are excited and Carl is named the hero of the station and Richie proudly shows off his Uncle Carl at Myra's surprise birthday party later on.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

MYRA: Ah ha! Just as I suspected!

STEVE: Snookums, what are you doing here? I wasn't supposed to pick you up for another hour.

MYRA: Well, looks like I got here just in time for dessert.

LAURA: Myra, I can explain.

MYRA: Your kind always can.

STEVE: But beetle butt, you don't understand.

MYRA: Oh, poor Steven, you don't understand. Once again you've been blind sided by this heinous hussy, HISS HISS!

STEVE: Now you don't mean that, Myra, take that back.

MYRA: She's been trying to hook you for years but she just doesn't have the proper bait. Oh, sure when I'm around she's all prime and proper. But the second my back is turned it's BOOM BA BA BOOM BABY! Well, I trusted you, Laura and you betrayed me.

STEVE: MYRA!

MYRA: Let go of me! You're nothing but a lying man stealing tart and I never wanna see your back stabbing face again!

STEVE: No, she isn't, now... (TAKES MYRA INTO THE LIVING ROOM TO SHOW THE SURPRISE PARTY THEY'RE SETTING UP FOR)

EDDIE, MAXINE, WALDO: SUPRISE!

MYRA: Oops.

WALDO: Boy, to see the look on your face, all the hard work paid off.

STEVE: Myra, don't you have something you'd like to say to Myra?

MYRA: I love that outfit, did you lose weight?

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Carl talks down the criminal and manages to save the officer's life. Reginald's acting here is amazing and I loved how the criminal realized that the line he was about to cross wasn't worth it. Such an exciting scene.

OPINION:

Well, it's amazing that we have Myra back for a good majority of the episode this time. It's kind of interesting how she was made a main cast member for season 6, but we don't see too much of her for majority of the season. Or if she's in an episode, it's maybe for a couple of minutes. Let's put it this way, Cherie Johnson has more episodes than Michelle Thompson does but she still isn't apart of the main cast. Maybe the writers wanted to have Michelle on more but either the story didn't fit her in or she had other projects going on at the same time, I'm not sure. So we are on the Myra bridge again. It's kind of interesting because the last couple of episodes it looks like Myra and Laura are actually becoming friends. Is it believable? I don't think so after all the stuff that Myra has pulled and said to Laura. But Laura does have the patience of a saint sometimes so maybe she figures that since Myra is apart of Steve's life, she'll have to be nice to Myra to. Myra starts this episode actually being nice to Laura and telling her that her date was a jerk and she could do better. Laura is even surprised by this remark. But the minute that Myra suspects something, she immediately goes to jumping down Laura's throat again. She doesn't ever blame Steve, she always blames Laura. I don't think she really learns her lesson at the end either because when she does look genuinely sorry for a moment saying how she feels low due to her yelling at Laura and suspecting him and Laura of hooking up, Steve says it's ok and she immediately jumps back into her normal perky self.

Laura really was an amazing friend in this episode, like I said, of all the stunts that Myra has pulled and said some really horrific things to her, she still helps Steve out planning the party for Myra. She even forgives Myra for calling her nasty names and saying that she put Steve under a spell. Laura, at this point, I think it's safe to ban Myra from being around you. I'm mixed on Steve's reaction. Because yes, it could have been an honest mistake that Myra made thinking they got together, but this is not the first time that Myra has gotten out of control jealous. He does demand that Myra apologizes to Laura, but still, you'd think he'd get the hint at this point that Myra will not change when it comes to her jealousy.

I love that scene at the police station, it's really exciting and again shows how much of an awesome police officer that Carl is. Everyone had their guns up ready to take that criminal down, but Carl's weapon are his words. He was so calm and told the criminal the right words, taking a wallet is one thing, but taking a man's life is a line too dark to cross. You can tell the other officers respect Carl very much as well. BTW it was cool to see Christopher Michaels in an early role, I mainly remember him in 7th Heaven as Sgt. Michaels. He's played a lot of law enforcement in television and movies. He's kind of like Dean Norris from Breaking Bad, some people are just awesome at playing cops and detectives and don't mind the typecast. I'm so happy that Richie realizes too how awesome Carl is. It was a bummer that the kids needed something like that to happen to realize how crazy a police officer's day can be but I get it, majority of the time and you actually hope that a lot of police work is pretty minor. It's not all car chases and or gun fights, it's like storm chasing, it's a lot of driving just to get the one storm. There are some police officers that will never draw their gun their whole career. But in some ways, can that be a blessing? But that's what police officers are for, when those situations do get out of control, someone can help us.

I really do like this episode even with Myra's jealous behavior. And I'm glad she got a nice party, maybe all it takes is someone doing something really nice for her to realize that she will need to control her emotions better. This is also Gary LeRoi's last episode as Little G, Richie's best friend, he did 3 episodes and moved onto other television and movies like Evan Stevens and Bring it On: All or Nothing, may he continue to have a great career.

GUEST STARS:

• Cherie Johnson as Maxine Johnson
• Gary LeRoi Gray as Little G
• Christopher Michael as Police Officer
• Michael Prozzo as Robinson
• Annie Gagen as Mrs. Melville
• Marcus Toji as Little Boy

Ain't Nothing but an Urkel (Season 6, Episode 17). Steve is studying hard to get accepted into his dream college M.I.T. and even has an interview with a recruiter to get in. But Steve is worried he's not smart enough to get in and needs to figure a way to get in. He figures if he can transform into Albert Einstein that he will be a shoe in. Steve goes through his celebrity hair collection and finds his Albert Einstein hair strand to mix in with his formula, but as he gets up he accidentally knocks over his book with the other celebrity hairs he has on hand and he's not sure if he has Einstein in his hand or Elvis Presley, he thinks he has the correct strand of hair in his hand with Einstein but nope, he did mix them up, so when he gets in the transformation chamber he comes out as Einstein but quickly transforms into Elvis Presley. Unfortunately talk about timing, the chamber malfunctions so Elvis Urkel cannot transform back into Steve. The recruiter comes over later and Steve was hoping the Elvis personality would have worn off by now but it's gotten worse and he puts a full-on Elvis show for the recruiter. The recruiter is less than impressed and leaves. At the Winslow house, Pastor Fuller comes over and asks Harriette and Carl if they could help counsel an engaged couple he's about to marry so they can know about what marriage is like. They agree to help and right before the couple, Larry and Marilyn,, come over Carl notices that Harriette smells really good. He asks where she got the perfume from and Harriette mentions that it was a gift from a male co-worker. Carl gets upset, but before they can talk it out Larry and Marilyn come over. Carl is still upset and he and Harriette argue in front of Larry and Marilyn and it makes them debate if being given perfume from a person of the opposite sex is a good or bad thing and they disagree and are now threatening to break up. Carl and Harriette stop them and tell them that married couples fight and it's ok, they'll work it out and Carl was just scared because he loves Harriette, she's beautiful and he's scared of losing her. Larry and Marilyn see how much Carl and Harriette love each other and decide to stay together.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

LAURA: You all set, Elvis?

ELVIS URKEL: Uh huh!

LAURA: Myra, thanks for fixing the chamber.

MYRA: Oh, my pleasure. Lucky I'm a well-rounded gal. I can discifer genetic code, install a computer chip and do a mean ramba! (TRANSFORMATION CHAMBER DINGS) I added a turbo charger. (STEVE COMES OUT OF THE CHAMBER BACK TO NORMAL) Welcome back, Stevie.

STEVE: What happened? Where's the recruiter?

LAURA: He's gone.

STEVE: Well, how did I do?

LAURA: Well, the bad news is you didn't get into M.I.T.

STEVE: Oh! Oh!

LAURA: But the good news is Caesar's Palace wants to book you for a month.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

It's small but silly, I always get such a laugh when Carl is watching the bikini contest and they are playing the "2001: A Space Odessey" theme and his smile goes from small to big and wide to the beats of the music.

OPINION:

They definitely are really taking advantage of that transformation chamber as much as they can. I don't blame the creators, they probably looked at this as an opportunity for more characters and for Jaleel to relax his Urkel voice. Either that or Jaleel did a random Elvis impression one day and the creators were like "That's amazing! We gotta get that into an episode somehow!". That being said, yeah, Jaleel's Elvis impression and performance is top notch. Even though this plot is really out there, which I loved Laura's "does this sound as crazy as I think it sounds?", I do get a laugh out of the situation. Jaleel really put his heart into that Elvis performance and it paid off. I'd like to think that there's a dream cross over here with Full House, if you watched Full House you know how they had Steve come over to the Tanner house when Stephanie got her glasses? And Uncle Jesse was teaching Steve how to walk? I think there's a Family Matters episode missing where Uncle Jesse and Elvis Urkel go to Vegas for a double Elvis show. Laura was really an incredible friend in trying to help Steve out in this episode. You can tell how much she cares for Steve by trying her best to explain the recruiter what happened which yeah, it sounded that crazy. I always get such a giggle out of the line when Elvis Urkel asks where's Lisa Marie, Laura says "you don't want to know", at the time referring to her marriage to Michael Jackson 🤣 If you were alive at that time, you know how crazy that era was. Speaking of eras, this is the end of one, this is the last time we will see Steve's basement/lab because we will be seeing soon Steve moving in with a certain family. But we'll cross that bridge soon.

Carl and Harriette, another Carl gets crazy jealous storyline and makes weird excuses later. But was Carl wrong in this situation? So Harriette smells good, Carl asks her if she had bought a new perfume and she tells him that her co-worker, Lance, bought it for her. Harriette thinks Carl is overreacting that he's upset about this. Here's the thing, we got on Carl for accepting the underwear that the one neighbor, Loretta, had bought for him as that's an intimate gift. But you could say the same thing about the perfume for Harriette. Now if they had thrown an extra line in that Lance works in the perfume department and Harriette complimented one of the perfumes he was selling, I could honestly let it go as he knew she liked it and it would make a great gift. But there's no line like that and it would come off a strange to me too if my husband told me a woman co-worker bought him cologne. Either one, they are insulting you and telling you that you stink or two, they plan on smelling you. Bottom line is, we are human, we are still animals and part of our attraction to others can be smell. Was Lance planning on smelling Harriette? Perfume can be considered an intimate gift. So in some bizarre world, I actually am siding with Carl on this one. BUT I do not like the line that Carl uses "When you're married to a beautiful woman like Harriette, you're always worried that somebody will take her away from you." It can come off as manipulative and an excuse for bad behavior. I could be misinterpreting it and taking it too seriously. I think because now I've seen some abusive relationships in my life that I can recognize when they say something that may come off as sweet and caring, but in reality it's translation is "You're mine and no one else can notice you!". Please let me know if you disagree with my take and I would love to hear opinions on this one.

We got quite a guest star cast here. Johnny Brown who plays Pastor Fuller had a wonderful career with 58 credits to his name including a starring role on the hit TV show Good Times as Nathan Bookman. He passed away of cardiac arrest on March 2, 2022 at the age of 84. Spencer Garrett who plays Larry Johnson and we will see him again one more time on Family Matters has had an incredible career so far with 236 credits to his name! He is one busy actor: Air Force One, The West Wing, 21, Dirty John, Yes Man, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, his resume is insane! He still has projects coming up as well. And Richar Kline as Mr. Fleming the M.I.T. recruiter has an impressive resume with 89 credits to his name including being Larry Dallas, John Ritter's best friend, on Three's Company.

But I do get a kick out of this episode, this is one of those guilty pleasure episodes because it's really out there and we are more in Steve's scientific experiments gone crazy time, how will he get out of this one? But like I said, you gotta love the effort that Jaleel put into these roles.

GUEST STARS:

• Johnny Brown as Pastor Fuller (RIP in 2022)
• Spencer Garrett as Larry Johnson
• Richard Kline as Mr. Fleming
• Heather Morgan as Marilyn

Wedding Bell Blues (Season 6, Episode 16). Alfred Looney, the singing janitor, has met a woman at the grocery store and has proposed marriage. He wants Steve to be his best man for Carl to give him away at the wedding, but Carl offers to be an usher instead. At the wedding, Alfred's fiancé Sharon is walking down the aisle but recognizes the piano player. Turns out they are former lovers and they are noticing how good each other look and decide to leave the wedding together to get a cup of coffee. Alfred is devastated and is threatening to jump off the bell tower, Carl and Steve go up to talk Alfred back down onto the ground but Alfred is too upset and won't budge. The bell starts to ring and as it's swaying back and forth, it knocks Carl and Steve who loose their balance and are now having to jump onto the bell to not fall over, but now they have to jump back onto the ledge. They are successful and Alfred is so touched that they risked their lives to save him that he says he'll come down. As they start to walk, a fellow officer of Carl's comes up, Beth, to check up on them. Alfred is shocked to see Beth, turns out they were former lovers and are noticing how good they look and offer to go get a cup of coffee together. Meanwhile at home, Laura and her friends have bought tickets for the Seal concert. But the concert is in city that is a little far away so her friends want to get a hotel room to stay overnight. Carl and Harriette say absolutely not. But when Laura finds out that they are letting Eddie go camping with friends he hardly knows for several days, Laura asks why they won't let her go with friends they've known for years. Carl and Harriette admit it's because she's a girl and don't feel comfortable with her being on her own just yet. Laura is really hurt by this. Harriette later apologizes and says she can go to the concert but that she has to bring a cell phone with her.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

CARL: (SLEEPING WHILE THE BASKETBALL GAME IS ON, REAPEATING THE ANNOUNCER'S PLAY) Heck of a game.

EDDIE: (SEES CARL REPEATING THE TV AND JOINS IN) You love your son Edward.

CARL: (SLEEPING) Love Edward.

EDDIE: You're always happy to loan him money.

CARL: (SLEEPING) Loan money.

EDDIE: Lots of money!

CARL: (SLEEPING) Lots of money.

EDDIE: (SLAMS DOOR PRETENDING HE JUST WALKED IN) Hey, Dad!

CARL: Hey, Son!

EDDIE: Sorry I woke you.

CARL: You know son, I got this strange urge to tell you that I love you.

EDDIE: I love you too, Dad.

CARL: For some reason, I feel I wanna talk about money.

EDDIE: Well, let's talk about money.

CARL: You owe me $100!

EDDIE: Aw, man!

CARL: "When you wake up, you'll loan him some money." Amateur!

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Sharon is walking down the aisle to marry Alfred but sees the piano player and they decide to run off together to get a cup of coffee.

OPINION:

So this will be Alfred Looney's last appearance. It's interesting how a few episodes ago in The Looney Bin, Steve offered for Mr. Looney to stay with him but we had never heard about that again. Well, I guess he was still staying with Steve? There's no confirmation but at least they say that Mr. Looney is moving on with his life so I'd have to assume he got his own place again. Still, this wedding story is a hilarious one. But seriously, did anyone buy that Sharon (who is a pretty attractive younger woman) would fall for someone like Alfred Looney? But still I love when Carl, Harriette and Steve are asking Alfred about his bride but he doesn't know anything about her. Alfred asking Carl to give him away or pay for the wedding, Carl offers to be an usher. As I mentioned, I love the scene where Sharon sees the piano player and how they interrupt the ceremony to say how they look good and when he offers a date she says "well, uh, I'm kinda in the middle of something here" and Steve gives her this look that she's about to get married. That whole bell tower scene is also so good and exciting. But I always think to myself, I'd personally just hang onto the bell while they get other police officers to help and a machine to get me down instead of risking jumping onto a 1 inch wide ledge. But we gotta having something exciting with Carl and Steve risking their lives. Still I always get a laugh when Alfred breaks the bell handle and tells Carl to help Steve get onto the ledge. Alfred seeing his ex-girlfriend Beth which plays similar to Sharon leaving him at the alter always makes me laugh when Alfred is so excited to see her that he almost knocks over Steve and Carl trying to get to her.

Laura's story of going to the Seal concert, I love me some Seal, especially the 90's. Crazy, Killer and Kiss from a Rose, I will blast my Seal CD all day every day. So I don't blame Laura for being upset that Carl and Harriette said no to her staying overnight with her friends. But do I blame Carl and Harriette? Honestly, no. I know that sounds crazy because Laura brings up a great point to Carl and Harriette that she's going with friends they've known for years vs Eddie hanging out with friends they hardly know. So first of all, they say Laura is 16 years old (BTW in season 3 she turned 15, so tell me how that math works), so she's still a minor, Eddie is supposed to be around 19 at this time I'm thinking? So, Eddie is an adult. Second, Eddie is going camping, they're in the woods and Eddie has gone camping before so he has experience knowing the area. Laura is going to a concert where you are surrounded by tons of people and you're not sure if one of those people are going to try to mess with her. Yes, Laura is very responsible, but all it takes is one bad person to notice her and possibly do something to her or her friends. And third, I agree with Carl and Harriette, being a female, especially a beautiful female, can attract some scary people and without her coming home right away, I'd understand why they were scared. This was before everyone had smart phones, so it was a lot harder to be in touch with someone. That being said, in defense of Laura, yes, she's very responsible and at least she is with her friends and they can look out for each other and it is one night. But at least Harriette was sweet enough to realize that and even got Laura a cell phone to be safe. Although the ending credit sequence shows her calling during the concert, Harriette, let the girls enjoy the concert and call later. How did they even hear each other? It's Seal, I guarantee there was a lot of cheering and singing.

A few little tributes. So Tom Poston passed away of respiratory failure April 30, 2007 at age 85. He has 110 acting credits to his name and was in a lot of popular shows and movies: Home Improvement, Christmas with the Cranks, Will & Grace, Mork & Mindy, Newhart just to name a few. He was always nice to see on screen and was definitely one of those "I know him from somewhere" actors. Channing Chase who played Beth has quite a resume with 57 credits to her name with Mad Men, ER and Days of Our Lives to name some very popular shows she was on. She was 79 years old when she passed on October 6, 2018. And Lewis Dauber who played the minister had 66 credits to his name, he was in The Island, Jingle All the Way, Seinfeld and Married with Children. He passed away from liver cancer on October 3, 2019 at the age of 70. Many thanks for all the contributions to entertainment, may they all forever rest in peace.

This was definitely a very fun episode and had some real exciting moments to it. Even if it's ever a weaker story with Carl and Steve, you know you're always in for a treat when these 2 have to do something crazy.

GUEST STARS:

• Cherie Johnson as Maxine Johnson
• Tom Poston as Mr. Alfred Looney (RIP in 2007)
• Channing Chase as Beth (RIP in 2018)
• Sondra Currie as Sharon
• Lewis Dauber as Minister Barnes (RIP in 2019)
• Susan Dawkins as Rebecca

Looking for Mr. Good Enough (Season 6, Episode 14). Will, Jack, Stuart, Joe and Larry are taking a cooking class together that's being taught by famous cook, Ann who has a prostatic finger she likes to show off that she can burn. Turns out though that it's a couple's cooking class so every student has their partner with them except Will is single. Everyone keeps mocking how Will is single and giving him pity but he swears he's fine, that is until a hot guy, Adam walks in asking about the class and Will begs him to join his station. Will really likes Adam a lot and they seem to be clicking. Stuart tells Will that he's happy that he and Adam are getting along, Jack was feeling so bad for him that he was going to pay a prostitute just to make sure Will was not alone, which Will laughs at until he sees Jack paying Adam. Will is now convinced that Adam was a prostitute hired to keep him company, he accuses Adam which Adam is hurt and walks out. Will tells Jack he saw him paying Adam, Jack says it was for jewelry he was buying Stuart and Will realizes he just insulted a nice good looking man and runs to get him. Ann admits that she did actually hire Adam to keep Will company because his being single was bringing down the class. Meanwhile, Karen's mother, Lois, is in town and buying an apartment so she can be closer to Karen but mentions that it definitely needs a decorator. Karen recommends Grace but Lois is on a tight budget of $1,400 for 5 rooms. Grace takes the job thinking that Karen will help throw a few extra dollars her way, but Karen promised Lois that she wouldn't help because Lois doesn't want to take any money from her. Grace has to do a lot of the work herself and have Karen and Rosario help. With a lot of decent resources, Grace is able to make the apartment into something beautiful and there's a lady down the hallway who wants to buy the apartment for more than $100,000 than what Lois paid for it. Lois takes the offer and cuts both Grace and Karen in on the deal. Grace tells Will about the apartment and how she was able to fix it for cheap, Will tells her they should get into flipping houses together.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

ADAM: So, Will, I hope this isn't out of line, but you up for coming back to my place later?

WILL: Well, Adam, I hope this isn't out of line, but are you a filthy w*?

ADAM: What are you talking about?

WILL: Oh, please. Let me tell you something. Will Truman doesn't have to pay for it, okay? Will Truman just goes months and months at a time without it and then pours all his sexual energy into his embroidery.

JACK: Will, what are you doing?

WILL: I know you paid this guy. Couldn't you have at least gotten somebody halfway respectable instead of this piece of rough trade from Skankville.

ADAM: I'm from Montclair, New Jersey.

WILL: Get to a clinic, h*!

ADAM: I don't need this. I may be tall, but I still have feelings.

JACK: What was that?

WILL: Oh, come on, Jack. "60, 80, 100." I saw you pay him.

JACK: Yeah, for this cute little anklet I got Stuart. Adam makes them to raise money for diabetes awareness.

WILL: But Stuart said you were thinking about buying me a prostitute.

JACK: Oh, Will, I think about that all the time.

WILL: So I just let a gorgeous, sweet man who cooks and makes his own jewelry and who was totally into me walk out that door?

STUART: No, first you called him a filthy, stinkin' h*, told him to get to a clinic, and then he kind of ran out the door.

WILL: Oh, my God! I promise I'll come back to sponge off my station.

JACK: Ugh, poor Will. That he would go to that place.

JOE: Well, what happened to him that he would think that the only way that a guy would be interested in him is if he were being paid?

LARRY: It's sad.

STUART: Yeah. Super sad.

ANN: That's why I got him the hooker! Well, he was bringing the whole class down, you know. When my husband died, it wasn't soup that comforted me. It was Adam.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Lois takes the offer from the neighbor for the apartment and Grace is insulted because of all the work she did but Lois offers her a third of the sale, Grace takes it, then Karen is insulted and Grace offers Karen a third of her third and Karen says goodbye to Lois in Japanese.

OPINION:

I love Tracy Ullman so this was such an awesome storyline for me, she is easily one of the funniest women in entertainment and the reason we have The Simpsons. Interesting trivia, Edie Falco who you would remember from Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Plaines, Trains and Automobiles was originally offered the role of Ann, but her schedule would not allow it, so Tracy Ullman got the role. I'll admit, I'm curious what it would have been like if Edie had the role because she's also such a hilarious and talented actress, but either way we got a terrific performance. I loved Ann, she is so out there with her prostatic finger. I love the scene where she's giving everyone instructions and telling them to double their recipes because they are a couple but telling Will to make it one because he's single, then when it comes to the salt Will is already anticipating that she will say "make it half a serving" but she says "No, use the whole one. You're on your own. You might as well bloat."

Another fun little fact that I didn't know was that Christopher Backus who plays Adam, Will's partner, is Mira Sorvino's husband. So you could figure that Will may have devastated Diane, he insults Adam who goes running, he and Diane bumped into each other and fell in love. Will's cast offs get the better deal than him. Speaking of Adam, I loved Chirstopher Backus in this, he's such a good looking guy that Will was willing to spill his food on his nice embordered apron just to get their date going. Everyone goofing on Will was so funny. I loved how we found out that Larry was more into Will before he got together with Joe and Joe admits that he also had a crush on Will too and now it's sad that he's alone. We got to also see Stuart again which I am all for and this marks the first time that Jack has a had a boyfriend return on the show, so you can see he's actually in a committed relationship. I really loved this storyline with the cooking class. The other couple, Debbie and Don, also make me laugh at how Debbie keeps telling Don that his brother is gay, but Don is in denial until he sees the other men's behavior and admits that his brother might be gay.

This is Suzanne Pleshette's last appearance on WAG, guess Lois was serious about buying that McDonald's in Japan. I loved this storyline between Grace and Karen. Of course, Debra Messing was so pregnant at this time you really could not hide it anymore and there was another joke about her weight gain. "Aw, look at you. You look fantastic. Have you lost weight?" "Uh, no, actually, I've gained a little." "Well, obviously I can see that, but it's rude to say it, isn't it?". I will always laugh at how Grace tells Karen to get to work but Karen is painting her nails and Grace tells her to start painting, so Karen takes her nail polish brush and dips it in paint and starts painting the wall with it and Grace yells at her to use the actual paint brush. Poor Rosario as usual has to do all the heavy lifting with Karen hiring her as the "burly brawny man". The apartment turned out beautiful and I actual like the mini storyline we are going to get with Will & Grace going into the business of flipping.

This is such a funny episode and I really enjoy this one. Even though Lois never left much of an impression on me, it's sad that this is her last appearance. I think I could used one more episode with her because I actually really liked her performance in this one. But Suzanne Pleshette was a wonderful actress and may she rest in peace.

GUEST STARS:

• Dave Foley as Stuart Lamarack
• Tracey Ullman as Ann
• Suzanne Pleshette as Lois Whitley (RIP in 2008)
• Jerry Levine as Joe
• Tim Bagley as Larry
• Stacy Galina as Debbie
• Matt Champagne as Don
• Christopher Backus as Adam

Ice Cream Balls (Season 6, Episode 13). Will has a new client, Stuart Lamarack, who wants to sell his company for millions of dollars. As he and Will are negotiating the contract, Jack walks in and interrupts the meeting but Will tells him to leave and shows him to the door. Will apologizes to Stuart but Stuart thinks Jack is handsome and wants to go out with him. Will asks Jack to go out on a date with Stuart but the problem is Jack has made 2004 all about women, women who walk like men. But he's still not sure if he would be into dating Stuart, Will bribes him with 74 cents and ChapStick and Jack goes for it. Well, Jack and Stuart hit it off and are clicking very well, to the point where the one date they had together they've already decided to be in a relationship. Jack comes to the meeting where Stuart is going through his contract and won't stop interrupting the meeting and is even messing up Will's job in completing the job for Stuart. Will gets upset and tells Stuart that Jack only went out with him because he bribed him. Stuart breaks up with Jack. Later on, Jack is indulging in a brownie sundae and Will sees how sad Jack is. Will completes the job with Stuart and then asks Stuart to give Jack another chance, Stuart gives in and he and Jack are dating again. Grace has to go to Leo's cabin to wait for a plumber and she takes Karen with her. As they go to bed, Grace wonders why the mattress is so tough, she and Karen find out there's money in the mattress, about $30,000 worth. Grace is hurt that Leo is hiding money from her and says she'll spend her half right now. Her and Karen go shopping and spend all the money. An older couple comes over and asks who they are, Grace says they are at Leo's cabin, they said his cabin is next door and Grace realizes she just spent their retirement money.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

STUART: I don't know.

JACK: Come on, Stuart. Yes, Will made me go out with you. Yes, I did it for all the wrong reasons. Yes, I had no feelings whatsoever when I went into this.

WILL: Let's get past the yes section.

JACK: But during the four hours we spent together, something happened. I fell for you, Stuart. Stuart Little.

WILL: I think what Jack is trying to say--

JACK: Keep out of this, Miss Match! Anyway, I understand if you don't want to forgive me. I-I just wanted to let you know how mu I care about you. Now... I'll leave you alone... forever. (JACK PRETENDS TO RUN THROUGH AN IMAGINARY CROWD PUSHING PEOPLE) Out of my way!

STUART: Will, stop him! He's getting so far away!

WILL: Jack, stop!

STUART: Jack, no one has ever done anything that romantic for me before. And in front of all these people.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When the older couple comes into the cabin asking who Grace and Karen are. Grace thought the picture of Rita Hayworth was her and after realizing she spent all their money they threaten to get their gun.

OPINION:

Jack has always been single on the show, just a few flings shown here and there, he just typically dates around. He finally has a boyfriend! I actually love him and Stuart together, I don't know what it is but they are just adorable together. I think Jack needs someone fun and Stuart is goofy but knows what kind of fun Jack likes to have, so they blend together very well. Dave Foley does a great job as Stuart and immediately comes off as a likable guy. I love their story of how they met and how Jack only needed 74 cents and a chapstick to go out with him. But he fell for Stuart on the date. I'm surprised Jack didn't fall for Stuart immediately, but Jack is very fickle and tends to have the attention span of a ferret. Still, I'm glad he and Stuart got back together at the end. That getting back together scene will never fail to make me laugh, I loved how Jack was making it like a romantic comedy going through the invisible crowd of people and Stuart asking Will to get him and Will screaming "Jack, stop!". Will was such a good friend in helping them get back together.

The story between Grace and Karen going to the cabin and spending the money was pretty funny, but not as memorable as the Will, Jack and Stuart story. Grace is still dealing with her marriage not being in the best condition. It's interesting how they were able to spend $15,000 in one day and only in shopping. The area they were in, I'm not buying that there were high end boutiques where they could spend that much. Still, I always get such a laugh when the couple comes in and they are confronted with spending their retirement money. I hope they not only paid the couple back but gave them extra considering the anguish they probably caused. I'm assuming Grace had Leo pay them back or Karen gave them the money. I'll give Grace a little pass as I'm sure she's dealing with a lot wondering if she can trust Leo at this point, that he was so quick to put his marriage into danger because he wanted to get back to doctors without borders. It has to be so hard on her and she's still wondering if their marriage can be saved. I loved those little kisses between her and Karen BTW.

Overall this is a good episode. I'm so glad that Jack finally gets a boyfriend and I love his relationship with Stuart. Plus Will and Stuart seem to get along well so he's already clicking with half the group. Just the Grace and Karen story seems kind of bland but the A-Story is the show stealer for me and I'm glad we get more Stuart in the future.

GUEST STARS:

• Dave Foley as Stuart Lamarack
• Kathryn Joosten as Felicia (RIP in 2012)
• Kenneth Tigar as John
• Kari Lizer as Connie

The Substitute Son (Season 6, Episode 14). Steve and Laura are going to their debate but get lost on the way, Steve stops by a bar that has a bunch of tough guys as their clientele. Laura thinks it will be fine, but Steve thinks it will be fine. Well, turns out Laura was right, the guys in the bar are giving them both a hard time, one of the guys, Jack, calls Laura a bimbo and Steve is upset by this and demands he apologizes. The guys beat Steve up leaving him bruised and broken. Steve later on goes to visit Laura and tells him how he feels bad that he couldn't stand up to those guys after they insulted her. Steve wants closure but knows he can't go back without getting tough, so he uses his transformation chamber to turn into Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee Urkel goes to the bar and demands an apology, the men refuse and Bruce Lee Urkel beats them all up. At home, Carl and Eddie were supposed to hang out, but Eddie blows off Carl for a date. Carl is left at home alone, but Waldo happens to drop by and he and Carl decide to hang out. Later on, Carl and Waldo are going to the Bulls game and Eddie comes over as they are leaving and thinks that the ticket is for him to go with Carl, but Carl tells Eddie that he had called him several times but Eddie never called back and he already promised Waldo the seat so he'll take Eddie next time. Eddie is hurt by this but Harriette and Mother Winslow tell Eddie how he's been taking Carl for granted and that he should be careful because Carl was around Eddie's age when he lost his father, you never know how much time you have with someone. Eddie later on apologizes to Carl and tells him that Carl never put him second and he's ashamed he did that to Carl. Carl is touched, accepts Eddie's apology and gives him a hug.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

Well, if it ain't the nerd and his body guard.

BRUCE LEE URKEL: You, you are the one who called my friend a bimbo. That is a disgusting and derogatory name. I have come for an apology.

JACK: A what?!

THUG: An apology, it's like when you say you're sorry for...

JACK: I know what it means!

BRUCE LEE URKEL: Well, let's hear it.

JACK: OK, I'm sorry. She's not a bimbo, she's a tramp!

LAURA: Hey, let's leave your mama outta this.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When the tough guy Jack pushes Bruce Lee Urkel and you can tell Bruce has had it and starts the fight and we have that incredible action scene of Bruce Lee Urkel fighting.

OPINION:

We finally hit an amazing episode in season 6. Not that season 6 isn't a great season, but we have been kind of on a slump when it comes to very memorable episodes. This is one of the books, we got Bruce Lee Urkel. This episode was such a hit that Bruce Lee Urkel will return another 2 times in the future. Let's start with some interesting trivia about this episode. Now this one is a rumor, but supposedly the producers wanted to see if they could get Jackie Chan as he worked with Bruce Lee and wanted him to be a thug in the bar but they were worried that he would outshine Jaleel and it would look less believable that Jaleel was that good. But it's not that far-fetched because the producers managed to get a lot of people who not only worked in stunt work but also were inspired or worked with Bruce Lee before. You think that was all stunt work with Jaleel's double? Nope, Jaleel worked extremely hard and actually did a majority of his stunt work, the only stunt he couldn't get were the back flips so that's a double. But Jaleel enjoyed working on this episode so much that he got into martial arts training and is now an expert. I thought that was really cool.

To talk about Bruce Lee would take forever, let's just put it this way, there's a reason why for a man who passed away too young is a household name. His martial arts moves were beyond incredible and he's inspired so many people still to this day. Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, Miguel Ferrar just to name a few. It was so cool to see Steve transform into Bruce Lee Urkel. I loved that clip of Enter the Dragon that Steve played to show Laura just some of the moves Bruce Lee performed "boards don't hit back". BTW, Enter the Dragon, if you're into action movies, that one is an essential. That fight scene in the bar was truly incredible! The stunt work was amazing, it's hard to believe this is a TGIF sitcom, you almost forget and think you're watching an action movie. I can't imagine the amount of work, dedication and time these men put in for this episode. Even though it kind of takes away a little bit at the end, in some ways I'm glad they have Steve at the end realize it was a mistake to become Bruce just to get even with those men. Because then he was no better than them when they beat him up, Steve uses his brains, not brawn. So at least they did address the hypocritical message, but still that was a really awesome fight scene.

Now unfortunately, this is not Eddie's first time taking Carl for granted. We've seen him do this in Ice Station Winslow and Hot Wheels. I'm not going to pretend I'm better than him and don't do this myself. I think we all have taken those we love for granted at least once or twice in our lives. We get excited for something and think we'll have another "dull" moment with our parents, siblings, cousins, grandparents, friends, etc. Those dull moments are what makes our best memories but we think they will last forever. That being said, Eddie was still such a jerk though. He didn't even offer Carl a rescheduled father/son night when he dumped Carl for Sharmaine (the girl he wanted to take out). He could have at least asked if it would be alright if they hung out the next night. Or if he was thinking with his head, asked Sharmaine if they could rescheduled their date, he forgot he had plans with his dad. But what really ticks me off more so is when he comes over and Carl and Waldo are heading out for the Bulls game and Eddie tells Waldo after finding out Carl only has the 2 tickets "oh, too bad Waldo". Wow. That's presumptuous and rude. I'm not saying Eddie didn't have a right to be hurt and confused as he was probably wondering why Carl was taking Waldo instead of him, but that was insanely rude to say that to Waldo. It's crazy that Eddie has to hear again not to take Carl for granted, but at least I think it went through this time because Eddie doesn't put Carl on the back burner again.

Last, I just wanted to do a little tribute to the men who are sadly no longer with us and the incredible work they did before and after Family Matters. Carl Ciarfalio who played the arm wrestler had a terrific career in film and television with 195 credits to his name: Casino, Far and Away, Beetlejuice and Halloween 4, mainly working on the stunt crew but also a few acting roles as well. He has very possibly the most memorable and gruesome death scene I have ever seen in Casino as Tony Dogs where Joe Pesci pops his head in a vice, gnaah!! He passed away at the age of 72 on November 21, 2025. David Lea who played the British tough guy/leader again had mostly worked in stunts, but believe or not was Micheal Keaton's stunt double in Batman! He has 46 credits to his name. He passed away of lung cancer at the age of 67 on August 6, 2022. James Lew who played the man with the pool sticks who was so cool making them look like nun chucks had a wonderful career doing stunt work, 147 credits to his name including: Inception, Big Trouble Little China and Tropic Thunder. He passed away just a little over a month ago at the age of 73 on August 23, 2026. Robert Wall does have a credit in the titles but he's from the archive footage of Enter the Dragon and has this incredible career I can't even fathom working with Bruce Lee. He was also a close friend of his well and an incredible martial artist. He passed away at the age of 74 on May 15, 2025 of cancer. Bruce Lee is not given credit in the credit sequence, however I'll make sure to do a bigger dedication when they do their last Bruce Lee Urkel episode. As most people know, Bruce Lee passed away very young at the age of 32, he brain had swelled and he passed away in his sleep on July 20, 1973. His son, Brandon Lee, also had a tragic passing as he was accidentally shot with a discharged bullet on the set of The Crow, he was only 28 years old and passed on March 31, 1993, not even 20 years after his father's passing.

What a terrific episode, I really recommend this one. It's a lot of fun, has great action, laughs and is one of the best in the series.

GUEST STARS:

• Carl Ciarfalio as Arm Wrestler (RIP in 2025)
• David Lea as Jack (RIP in 2022)
• Jeff Langton as Thug
• James Lew as Man in Bar (RIP in 2026)
• Robert Wall as Bob Wall (RIP in 2022)

An Unlikely Match (Season 6, Episode 13). At school, Steve has a set of bullies particularly dedicated to making his life miserable by teasing him, blowing smoke in his face and giving him swirlies (dunking his head in in the toilet and flushing the water). Particularly the group is led by Andre who always eggs the guys on to torment Steve. Steve tells Andre's friend, Roscoe, one day that he's tired of Andre's antics and wonders where he's been so he can finally confront him, Roscoe admits Andre has not been in school due to being diagnosed with leukemia. Steve feels really awful and wants to help Andre in some way. He finds out that what Andre needs to help save his life is a bone marrow transplant, so he runs a drive at school and gets volunteers who are legal and can help Andre. Andre comes back to school after Steve's drive helped find him a donor, Andre not only thanks Steve but asks why Steve would look out for him after all the stuff he did to him. Steve tells Andre that his life is more important than pranks and Andre is so touched and offers Steve lunch and his friendship. At home, Harriette wants to redecorate the living room and makes a budget of $3,000. Carl is ready to have a heart attack with that number, but Harriette is begging him to open his wallet and let some fresh air in. Captain Savage comes over later on and shows off his new Porche that he bought for $5,000 and a new Rolex watch he got for $4 at the police auction. He tells Carl it would be a good idea to get his furniture there for cheap. Well, Carl takes it upon himself to redecorate the living room but with furniture that came from gang members, drug lords and prostitutes. Harriette screams at the horrific furniture and tells Carl he can sleep on the couch. Carl realizes he made a mistake by not talking to Harriette first and says he'll get their old furniture back from Eddie and buy a piece of new furniture at a time to redecorate the living room which Harriette agrees to.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

ANDRE: Hey, Urkel, I've been looking for you man.

STEVE: Andre? You're not still giving swirlies are you?

ANDRE: Nah. I just came to thank you for helping me find a bone marrow match.

STEVE: Oh, well, you're more than welcome.

ANDRE: Yeah, I mean, if it weren't for the drive like the one you started, I probably wouldn't be here.

STEVE: I'm just glad I could help.

ANDRE: Man, there's something I gotta ask you, man, it's been bugging me for months. Why you lift a finger to help me? I mean over the years, I must've picked on you 100 times.

STEVE: Actually, 132 if I counted correctly.

ANDRE: Yeah, so why so why you lift a finger to help me?

STEVE: Because this is bigger than pranks, this is about saving your life. Besides if you weren't around, who'd take my lunch money?

ANDRE: I've heard people talk about angels on Earth, I guess mine wears suspenders.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Carl reveals the ugly furniture to Harriette, her scream was just hilarious and the reaction to the dead man figure on the rug was too funny. Why didn't Carl take that off beforehand?

OPINION:

So, 2 dedications I have to do today because sadly this is Captain Savage's last episode and Lamont Bentley who played Andre passed away tragically. Sherman Hemsley doesn't really need an introduction as he's very well known to most people. He played George Jefferson in the hit 70's show, The Jeffersons which is a hilarious show worth checking out. He continued to appear in multiple movies and television shows throughout the 80's, 90's and 2000's. He was one of the main voices in Dinosaurs as B.P. Richfield, he was in Fresh Prince, All in the Family and Mr. Nanny. What a great career he had and will forever be remembered. He passed away of a lung tumor on July 24, 2012 at 74 years old. Lamont Bentley had a very promising career, he got a lead role on the hit TV show Moesha playing Hakeem Campbell, he was in multiple television and movies as well. He passed away very young in a car accident at the age of 31 on January 19, 2005, he has 2 daughters that survived him. May they both forever rest in peace and many thanks for their contributions to enterntainment.

This was the first episode to also have a PSA at the end talking about being a donor for a bone marrow transplant and how it can help save lives. Particularly with African Americans which I thought was interesting because I look at us as all the same, but apparently ethnicity can play a key role in finding an identical match. So I'm glad they did do that announcement at the end letting people know how important it is that we try to help our fellow men and women get a second chance at life. As for the episode itself, this is a very touching one. I loved that Steve did that drive and that he didn't care how many times Andre picked on him, he wanted to make sure that he survived cancer. Like Andre said, that drive probably saved his life. I loved that the students were willing to volunteer as well. I sometimes need a reminder that there are still very good people out there who will give the sweater off their back to help someone if they can. I wish we would have gotten a couple more appearances from Andre. I loved that the writers had him come to Steve at the end and not only apologize but offer his friendship.

The furniture subplot with Carl is just hilarious. For the mid 90's, I'd say $3,000 wasn't that bad if you considered it was the entire room, Harriette might have even included painting it a new color. The only strange thing is, we don't see new furniture in the future, guess the writers were hoping we'd forget about this plot or Carl got Harriette a new table and TV and called it a day. I will never understand how Carl thought that furniture looked good. Even if it was a bargain, talk about getting what you pay for. That lamp with the bullet holes, the dead man outline on the rug and the white wolf statue...oh, man, that set was hideously funny. If I were Harriette, I would have made Carl sleep on the couch to.

Definitely a very memorable episode. This one feels special because it has heart and laughs to it. One of the better episodes of the season.

GUEST STARS:

• Sherman Hemsley as Captain Marion Savage (RIP in 2012)
• Lamont Bentley as Andre (RIP in 2005)
• Benny Grant as Student
• Andrea White as Volunteer
• Terence Matthews as Roscoe

Midterm Crisis (Season 6, Episode 12). Waldo has been having a big problem at home, Eddie keeps using all of Waldo's stuff for his own personal needs without asking permission first. Waldo has a midterm coming up and has baked a Bavarian chocolate cake that took him a long time to perfect, especially with a faulty oven, but it looks amazing and he puts it in the fridge. He and Maxine get for a date night while Eddie and Steve come home from a basketball game. Eddie looks in the fridge for something for them to eat and pulls out the cake that Waldo just baked and they eat all but one slice of it. Waldo and Maxine are leaving and Waldo mentions the cake he baked. Steve wants to fess up but Eddie knows he's been messing up a lot with Waldo's stuff and asks Steve to help him bake another cake. Well of course since it's Eddie and Steve and they are also working with a fault oven, they hear something wrong with the oven and it explodes into the hallway. Waldo comes back just in time to find out what happened, Eddie and Steve both fess up to eating his midterm. Waldo tells Eddie that it was really disrespectful that not only he at the midterm but that he was going to hide it as well. Eddie and Steve stay up with Waldo to help him make another cake. At the Winslow house, Carl has invited Captain Savage and his new girlfriend over for dinner. His girlfriend, Lois, is a knock-out but a little aloof with a very girlish voice. Carl says he recognizes her but isn't sure from where, but then it hits him, he takes Harriette into the kitchen and tells her that Lois is a stripper. When he was doing a routine cop run, he had to go to the Boom Boom Room to talk to a suspect and happened to see Lois there. Harriette tells Carl to tell Captain Savage, but Carl says absolutely not, it's not his place to tell. Harriette encourages Carl and says Savage will probably thank him for it. Well, Carl does tell Captain Savage but like Carl predicted, Savage is furious and actually knew all along that Lois is a stripper and even wanted to invited Carl and Harriette to one of her shows. Carl now has the pleasure of telling Harriette that he may have ticked off Savage but at least he finally gets to tell her something: SHE. WAS. WRONG.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

WALDO: You guys think you can walk all over me because I'm dumb. But I have feelings, too. If you cut me, do I not cough? If you hit me, do I not sneeze? And if you call me names, do I not eat?

STEVE: Oh my God... I actually understood that!

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Carl gets to tell Harriette that she was wrong. He looked so giddy doing that scene.

OPINION:

Let's start with Eddie, Steve and Waldo. I do feel really bad for Waldo in this episode but I did keep thinking to myself "if Eddie has been having a problem messing with your stuff, why don't you at least put a note by the cake saying not to eat it"? You'd think since this is an important cake, he'd be a little more protective of it. Not to mention, who plays a basketball game, comes home all sweaty and you're hungry, so you go for cake? 🤣 That's the last thing I would ever want after working out. But we wouldn't have a plot to go off of here. Still watching Eddie and Steve try to bake the cake was hilarious, but honestly without the internet or a cook book at their side, I think they should have just fessed up, apologized to Waldo and do what they offered to do before by staying up with Waldo to bake a new cake. After all, what oven do they have to work with now? I wonder if Eddie and Waldo's landlord will be upset with the oven in the hallway? I'm sure this is lesson they will never forget.

Captain Savage is back and has a new girlfriend. I loved Carl's story telling Harriette why he was at the Boom Boom Room. That was really funny. I think this was the better and stronger storyline vs. Eddie, Steve and Waldo. I think a lot of us have been in that very awkward situation where we might know something about someone that others don't. You don't know if it's your place to tell them or not either. Harriette, who usually is smarter than this, gave really bad advice. I think at most she could have just told Carl to casually ask Captain Savage what Lois does for a living and feel the situation. That was definitely not Carl's place to tell Captain Savage about Lois. Especially because at that point it sounded like Carl was judging Lois, so I don't blame Savage for being upset. But it leads to one of the funniest moments of the show for sure with Carl telling Harriette how Savage likes that Lois is a dancer, he's probably taken his family to the strip club to show them and that she was wrong. At least Harriette also accepted and took it. I wonder if she really thought out if this was a good idea? What is it with the people in Carl's life telling him to tick off his boss in one way or another? Steve wanted Carl to confront Savage over the cheating at the golf game they went to and now Harriette wanted Carl to tell Savage about his girlfriend. No wonder Savage doesn't like Carl at this point.

We have a fun little fourth wall break with the guys at the end throwing eggs at the camera while baking the new cake for Waldo which was fun. Overall, the episode is pretty funny and a good time to watch. Carl and Waldo are definitely the MVP's for putting up with everyone else's craziness.

GUEST STARS:

• Cherie Johnson as Maxine Johnson
• Sherman Hemsley as Captain Marion Savage (RIP in 2012)
• Mariann Aalda as Lois

Strangers with Candice (Season 6, Episode 9). Will, Grace, Jack and Karen are going out to dinner together and as they arrive, Will mentions he's meeting his date there as well. The maitre d' will not seat them though until Will's date arrives. Will calls his date and finds out that he's being ditched, so Grace grabs a stranger's hand and asks him to join them so the maitre d' will seat them. Will is hurt by being stood up and goes to the bar to get a drink, he meets Stephanie, a really cute woman who is there to celebrate her jerk boss's birthday. Stephanie finds Will really attractive and starts to flirt with him not knowing he's gay. Will's just happy to get some attention so he just goes with it. Grace talks with the stranger she asked to join them, his name is Alex and it turns out that they had actually met years ago and even made out with each other. Alex thinks this is a second chance for them without knowing Grace is married, but Grace is happy to get some attention, so she just goes with it. Karen bumps into her frenemy at the restaurant, Candice Bergin. They have been on a prank war going back and forth getting each other. Karen tells Jack she has to get back at Candace, but Jack tells her that it's a bad idea since he's seen pranks gone deadly while in nursing school. Karen and Candace play a trick on Jack that Candace is choking but she spits out confetti at Jack and Jack realizes he's gotten too serious and laughs with them. Will, Stephanie, Grace and Alex are all sitting at the table together and Will is shocked how Alex is holding Grace's hand, Grace is shocked how Stephanie is playing with Will's hair. Stephanie and Alex ask what's going on, Will tells Alex that Grace is married and Grace tells Stephanie that Will is gay. Alex is upset that Grace didn't tell him and how he wanted to find a nice girl to date, Stephanie is mad that Will is gay and just wanted to get laid that night, Alex admits that's a good idea and leaves with Stephanie.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

GRACE: Good morning, vest!

JACK: Uh, mine's the tan Camry with the scratch on the side.

WILL: What? This is totally now. It's very Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. It like it. It's choice.

KAREN: Yes, but did you have to choose to be a lesbian comedienne, circa 1986? Ladies, am I right?

WILL: It's okay, I can take it. The fashion forward has always been ostracized. I'm sure when Gandhi first put on the diaper, there were some sideways glances. Who got the last laugh? That's right, Gandhi.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Karen is pulling the birthday cake prank on Candace to celebrate her "75th birthday" but they turn it around on Karen and sing "Happy 75th birthday dear...Karen Walker!" and Karen falls into the booth. They both keep saying to each other "gotcha!" at the end of the pranks too that I love.

OPINION:

Season 6 is such a mix because while you can tell this is a very different show from where we started, season 6 still has some banger episodes and this is definitely one of them for me. This is one where I think the comedy knocks it out of the ballpark.

Let's start with Will. I loved how Will is so desperate for attention that he'll even take it from a woman since he was stood up. I will always nearly lose my breath laughing at how everyone makes fun of his vest. You know, I'm not sure if the vest wins me over, but it does look really good on Eric, only he could make it look good. The other line I wanted to pick for my favorite quote is when Jack sees how happy Will is and realizes he met someone and asks "You met someone! Who was it? Was it someone in just a pair of sleeves and a collar? Did he complete you?" Stephanie keeps complimenting him, honestly, I don't blame him for leading her on, it feels good when someone is just admiring you when you're feeling low. But yeah, he shouldn't have led her on since he could see how much she liked him. Plus that was a really nasty move on him making her feel bad for hanging out at her company party instead of with him. I am a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and loved seeing Kali Rocha on the show. She played Anya's best friend Halfrek. She's such a cutie and I love her performance as Stephanie.

Grace's story. Man, you can really tell her marriage must be on the rocks to be flirting so quickly with someone else. Now, knowing what we know happens in the future with Leo, I wonder if you could count this as emotional cheating? Even if it seems like harmless flirting, still she did something wrong. She even admits that she took her wedding ring off. That's not a good look for a marriage. Now even though she didn't go all the way with Alex, we don't know how far she would have taken it. I would hope she was just looking to feel good about herself, but even then, she's still being selfish towards Alex since he's obviously starting to like her. Well at least he and Stephanie both found out about Will & Grace before it could go any further. But still I will always love that scene where they are all on a double date together and Will & Grace are shocked at how Alex is holding her hand and Stephanie is playing with Will's hair. And their lines "Uh, hello, how many straight guys do you know who wear vests?" and "And how many single girls do you know who wear a-- Who don't wear a wedding ring?", "It's being resized", "Yeah, in your pocket, W." Too funny 🤣 Oh and Grace did get me with how she was trying to bribe the maitre d' and the maitre d' says "this is a $5 bill" "yeah, I'll just take $2 or $3 back". I've missed you, Grace.

But my favorite storyline here is the storyline between Karen and Candace. I love that in the previous episode there's a line where it almost seems like it could have been a throwaway with Rosario saying how her and Karen got Candace in the prank war, but then here we are in this episode where they're continuing to prank each other. I will admit it, I have stolen Karen's line. I was being called non-stop by this weird guy who wouldn't give up after I told him "wrong number" like 10 times at that point and finally I called him back and pretended to be The Kennedy Center. Told him he was getting a lifetime achievement award. And then, I said "psych!" and hung up, guess what? He never called me back, so thank you Karen and writers 🤣 Candace was really fun in this episode and I loved how real her and Karen's frenemy relationship felt. Jack gets some amazing lines and moments in this episode as well with his shocked reactions towards Grace and Alex and how Will is feeling good after meeting "someone". Him asking the bartender to find only men who are choking so he could practice his CPR on them. When he says when Candace plays that she's choking, he's going through the CPR instructions and says "step 1: "Identify the victim." Oh, my God, it's Candice Bergen, I'm a big fan! " and how he just decides to have fun and laugh after Karen and Candace play their prank on him. Plus this episode has one of my favorite Karen/Jack friendship moments "Listen, monkey! You'll be my monkey until I tell you you're not my monkey anymore! So go grab your banana peel and throw it on the floor!", "No!"

Definitely a really fun episode, this has so many good quotes and moments, it was really hard to pick today. Plus this feels like such a Will & Grace episode which felt good and like the gang was really back together.

GUEST STARS:

• Candice Bergen as Herself
• Tom Everett Scott as Alex
• Kali Rocha as Stephanie
• Oliver Muirhead as Maitre d'
• Victoria Hoffman as Waitress
• Kelli Kirkland as Mona
• Tim Lucason as Bartender

Miracle on Elm Street (Season 6, Episode 11). It's Christmas time and the Winslows are decorating, baking, buying presents but also donating things that they don't need or want to Good Will. As they are going through the items, Eddie is helping with Laura's items that she put in a box on her bed, there was a doll (named Emily) that was next to the box that he mistook was for the garbage due to it being so raggedy. Laura asks Eddie about the doll, he admits he threw it out and Laura freaks out saying how she's had that doll since she was a child and this will ruin her Christmas. Richie is really excited for Christmas and makes a huge list of things that he wants, but Carl, Harriette and Rachel point out to him that while it's ok to be excited, he should be grateful for the things he has and there are less fortunate people out there and they should do everything they can to help them. Richie takes this quite literally and brings a homeless man home named Ben. At first Carl, Harriette and Rachel are scared to let him in but when they see how much Richie tried to help, they decide to let Ben stay for dinner and will find a shelter for him. Ben is offering to do housework in exchange for them helping him out, Carl comes up to him saying how he found a nice shelter for Ben, but Ben says he's got a lot of work to do on Christmas Eve and doesn't need it. Carl mistakes that Ben is hinting that he's going to break into homes, but Ben is letting Carl know he's Santa Clause. Ben even tells Carl how sorry he is about not being able to get him the Commander Crash Dodge he wanted when he was a kid but it was the hottest item that year and leaves the house. Steve has been trying to figure a great gift to get Laura, when he finds out that Eddie threw out Laura's doll, he goes to the dump to try to find it. He spends 16 hours at the dump and is successful in finding Emily and even makes a dog friend, Howard who he offers Christmas dinner to. He gives Laura Emily, Laura is beyond touched and Carl gets a present to, it's that Commander Crash Dodge he wanted he was a kid. No one is fessing up to getting it for him and he realizes it must have been Ben.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

CARL: Hi there, Ben. My, my, my. You have been busy.

BEN: I just wanted to pay you back for your hospitality.

CARL: You know Ben, I pulled a few strings and I got you into a halfway house.

BEN: That's very nice of you, Carl.

CARL: But first we'd like you to stay to enjoy a nice Christmas Eve dinner with us.

BEN: Sorry guy, no can do. I have to leave right after I finish ironing this table cloth.

CARL: Uh, Ben, those are my shorts.

BEN: Oh, sorry. Well, I'm off, I've get ready for my busiest night of the year.

CARL: Well, Ben, you don't have to panhandle any more. I got a job on the line for you.

BEN: It's not necessary, I got a lot of homes to hit.

CARL: Um, Ben, Ben. You know breaking and entering won't solve your problems.

BEN: No, no. I just don't want to disappoint all the children.

CARL: Children?

BEN: Yeah, they want their toys. And I got to get up to the North Pole and see how all the elves are doing.

CARL: Yeah. Um, Ben, are you saying you're Santa Claus?

BEN: Shh! It's our secret!

CARL: Yeah, but if you're Santa Claus, Ben, why are you homeless?

BEN: Oh, that's part of my plan.

CARL: Your plan?

BEN: You see Christmas has become so darn commercial I wanted to find a family that embodied the true spirit of Christmas and I found that here, Carl.

CARL: Well, thank you Ben.

BEN: Don't worry, I'll be back while you're sleeping.

CARL: Oh, yeah, I'll be sure to put the fire out in the fireplace.

BEN: Thanks, so many people forget.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Steve gives Laura Emily. Easily one of the sweetest moments of the series.

OPINION:

So, I've mentioned before I'm not a huge fan of Christmas episodes, I usually find them to be too sappy and over the top. But this one, I actually don't mind despite its absurd premise. It has that lovely trope I just can't stand, we discover Santa is real or a Christmas miracle happens and yet, it's never brought up again in the entire show. I know we usually gotta take these as bottle episodes, but it's always just so random. But I'm actually willing to go with it for this episode.

So Ben says he's Santa and brings up the toy that Carl wanted when he was a kid but was unable to get it due to it being a hot ticket item that year. As the family is opening up Christmas gifts, Carl gets the Commander Crash Dodge toy he wanted, he asks everyone who it was from, no one is fessing up, he says "Thanks, Ben". I'll just go with the theory I have, Mother Winslow was telling the family about how she was able to get that for Carl finally as just a sweet gift, Ben overheard the conversation and decided to play along for Carl to make it a bigger surprise for him. I actually think that's a sweeter situation than what we get that Ben is Santa. But still I do love the conversation that he and Carl have when Ben tells Carl he's Santa, as silly as it is. Ben seems so genuine.

Ben is played by Art Evans. Art Evans had a wonderful career with 124 credits to his name including some famous pictures and television shows like Fright Night, Die Hard 2 (which also had Reginald Vel Johnson), Mash and A Different World. He's got quite the resume that's worth checking out. He passed away not too long ago at the age of 82 on December 21, 2024, he has a wife and son that survived him. May he forever rest in peace. He did a wonderful job playing Ben and gives the character such a likable personality.

The show stealer in my opinion though is for sure Steve finding Emily. I do have a minor nitpick with Laura telling Eddie how he ruined her Christmas by tossing Emily. I'm not saying it's not sad, but seriously, Eddie ruined her Christmas by making a mistake? I hated that line and wish it was just how she was sad because the doll meant a lot to her, like maybe it was given to her by Harriette's mother who passed or something like that. Why was this doll so special? It's never said other than she's just had it since she was a kid. Eddie even apologized, Laura could be bummed about it, but let it go at this point and move on. On Christmas everyone is asking her to cheer up and she's still sulking about that doll. However, Steve spending 16 hours in the dump looking for that doll was the sweetest thing. I know there's a dedicated few out there that like to dump all over how Steve is obsessed with Laura, his love for her is unhealthy. While I agree there are not even a couple moments in the series where he should have chilled, this was one of the most beautiful things he has ever done for Laura and shows what love he has for her, true love. He wasn't expecting anything back, he just wanted her to be happy. She gives him such a wonderful hug and you can tell she just loves him back and appreciates the generous act. It's definitely a top 5 moment in their friendship through the show.

So I do like this episode, I think this comes right after It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel for the best Christmas episode. Plus it's always a treat to have Telma Hopkins guest star on the show.

GUEST STARS:

• Telma Hopkins as Rachel Crawford
• Art Evans as Ben (RIP in 2024)
• Max the Dog as Howard the Dog

Swimming from Cambodia (Season 6, Episode 8). Grace is back from Cambodia, just visiting Will and her mother. Will is beyond excited and even pushing Grace to see if she can stay longer to go to the Barney's sale with him and the Sound of Music sing-along. Grace seems to hesitate at first but is giving in pretty easily. As they are about to try on the clothes they got from the Barney sale, Will wants to surprise Grace with an upgrade to first class back to Cambodia, so he calls their travel agent but finds out that Grace only bought a one-way ticket to New York. Will asks Grace what's going on and she admits that there's something wrong in her marriage and she and Leo need a break. She is moving back to New York and Leo will come back in the springtime and they will go from there on if their marriage is worth saving. Jack is in nursing school still and is one of the top students in the class. But his favorite teacher has been replaced by Nurse Carver who is much more harsh and tougher to crack. Karen is upset by how much Nurse Carver has picked on Jack and has Rosario kidnap Carver's puppies threatening them with a newspaper unless Nurse Carver gives Jack an automatic A in the class. Jack comes in the room and Nurse Carver tells him that he's got an automatic 90 and goes to run to her puppies. Jack realizes what Karen did later on and tells her that Nurse Carver might be tough, but she might also be the teacher he needs to become a great nurse and decides to continue to study in the class.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

JACK: I'm student nurse Jack. Uh, I just want to let you know that I'm your key student. So, um, if you ever forget your key, I'm your guy.

CARVER: Okay, Student Nurse Ass-Kiss... If you're so smart, why don't you demonstrate, on me, how to take someone's blood pressure.

JACK: Uh, I didn't know you could do that to a woman, but okay.

CARVER: Wrong!

JACK: What?

CARVER: I have a large, flabby arm. You have to use the big cuff.

JACK: Oh, okay. I'm sorry, you were just making me a little nervous--

CARVER: Wrong!

JACK: What?

CARVER: You have to take my resting pulse rate before you attach the cuff.

JACK: Oh, okay. I'll just-- Right here, and let's just see--

CARVER: Wrong!

JACK: What? Ow!

CARVER: You give your key to Student Nurse Asian-Girl. You are no longer the key student.

JACK: That's not fair! You're nothing like Nurse Turner. She was talented, well-poised, and looked great in a swimsuit.

CARVER: Sit down. You know, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but nursing is a life-or-death job. It demands absolute professionalism. Nurse Turner had her way of teaching. And I have mine. Now...shall I continue? Or does someone want to see me in a swimsuit?

JACK: I'm sure you would look lovely.

CARVER: Wrong!

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Karen comes into the classroom to threaten Nurse Carver. I loved how she called Nurse Carver "sir" and then when she shows the picture of her 2 puppies "St. Elsewhere" and "Chicago Hope" and Nurse Carver acts shocked saying "Where are they? What have you done with them? Who's that large Hispanic woman holding them in one hand and today's paper in the other?"

OPINION:

Wow, that did not take long for Grace and Leo's marriage to start crumbling apart, big shock considering how long they dated before they got married. Though I admit, this is where the writing has officially taken a nosedive. I was even in shock even though I have seen Will & Grace at least 7 times in my life how fast this episode comes up after Grace leaves for Cambodia in A-Story Bee-Story. For some reason I thought that Grace was gone for at least a few episodes, but nope, it's only 2. So then you have to ask, how long was she in Cambodia for? Let's say a month considering this episode aired a month apart from A-Story Bee-Story, that was really quick for Grace and Leo to start fighting that bad that she had to fly back to New York and stay there for months without her husband. I don't understand the writing logic here. Why didn't the writers just have Grace get offered a huge project that she had to come back to New York for, she realizes how much she misses everyone and asks Leo if he would be alright with her staying there longer than what they planned? I don't think putting their marriage on the rocks already was absolutely necessary. It feels like the writers really regretted having Grace get married at this point and had to find a way to get rid of it. Not to say that it doesn't happen in real life, people get married and divorced in a short amount of time, but for what reason were Grace and Leo fighting? The only thing she mentions is that he was working all the time and she was alone. It's reasonable, but what did she expect? That they were going for vacation? He's a doctor trying to help a village that doesn't have medical care down the block. There was no discussion about this before they left? Not to mention that it shows the insane amount of selfishness that Leo has if he was really just "bored" with New York and that he had to challenge his marriage just because he missed doctors without borders. Why did you want to get married, Leo? Just so you could have Grace on lockdown?

Well, we have Will & Grace back together and you could tell the writers wanted that dynamic back. There is one more small problem, Debra Messing was pregnant and you can really tell at this point. I know they tried with camera angels, lose and dark clothing and having her sitting in a majority of the episodes, but honestly, they didn't do that good of a job. You can tell Debra is tired and kind of almost sleeping her way through the scenes. She doesn't have that sharp sense of humor she had in the previous seasons. I don't blame her, being pregnant takes a huge toll on your body, I'm just saying that it's noticeable and that Will, Jack and Karen are carrying the show at this point.

Onto Jack's storyline which is the show stealer in my opinion. His interactions with Nurse Carver are hilarious and I loved how Karen and Rosario are back to their dark ways of threatening people who hurt those they love. Gotta love Karen's little hallucination of seeing a movie and thinking it's her real life once again with To Sir with Love thinking Sidney Poitier was her teacher. Always a fun callback to when she thought that Dennis Hopper was holding her hostage in an elevator if his demands were not met. There is one thing that bothers me with this storyline though, there's a difference between tough and being a jerk and Nurse Carver was being a jerk. Screaming in someone's stethoscope "wrong!" (as funny as it was) is being a jerk and I don't think you're going to get the point across that way. So no, Jack, Nurse Carver is not the teacher you want to be an incredible nurse.

Again you can really tell that the show was going into a direction when the side characters who should be serious due to their professions are acting like clowns. Not to say the episode isn't funny, I do laugh, but you can just tell that the writers were a little tired at this point and probably needed a break. And fun little trivia note: Dion Basco who plays one of Jack's classmates is Derek Basco's younger brother, who is Derek Basco? He played Mapinko, like the candy treat and Jack's lover in Season 3's Fear and Clothing. Wonder if Jack recognized him?

GUEST STARS:

• Lea DeLaria as Nurse Carver
• Dion Basco as Student Nurse Arpie
• Lela Lee as Student Nurse Ping
• Karen Bankhead as Student Nurse Burnadean

Nice in White Satin (Season 6, Episode 7). Karen is due to for her physical and Will takes her to see Dr. Hershberg. While Karen is getting her exam, Jack is outside waiting and meets a handsome man who he finds out that he's a student nurse. He tells the man that he's a student nurse as well and asks Will and Karen to fund him going to nursing school. Will and Karen refuse at first but decided to go ahead and pay for his first semester, however due to Jack's attention span of a ferret, he's already decided to be a professional surfer. Will and Karen go to the nursing school to get their money back but find out that not only does everyone in the class love him but that he's the best student there. He even beat out Pilar Palabunda for most promising nursing student. Will and Karen tell Jack that he needs to stay in school since he's actually good at nursing and Jack finally accepts this and stays in class.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

HERSHBERG: Hey, how's it going? I'm Dr. Hershberg. Uh, before I begin the exam, could you give me a minute? 'Cause I just had to give some bad news to somebody next door.

WILL: Oh, of course, of course.

HERSHBERG: Okay. Oh, God. (STARTS CRYING)

WILL: Of course, if you'd be more comfortable doing it in the room next door, that's okay too.

HERSHBERG: Damn you, God! Why? Damn you! (NORMAL AGAIN) Any hoozlebees. Mrs. Walker, how you feelin' today?

KAREN: Well, scared, but a little better knowing that someone in the next room has just gotten awful news.

HERSHBERG: Well, listen, Mrs. Walker, this is a routine physical. You got nothing to worry about. You are in good hands. And, dude, I know it's fun, but you are not allowed to watch.

WILL: Oh, no, Mrs. Walker asked that I be here. I'm her attorney, which makes me a lawyer. Which is just as good as a doctor, no matter what my parents say.

HERSHBERG: That's cool. Hey, whose warm lemonade? It's not mi-ine. It must be ur-ine. Get it? It's a cup of piss.

KAREN: Doctor, since I have you here, true or false? Milk, milk, lemonade, around the corner fudge is made.

HERSHBERG: Yes, that would be true.

WILL: Should I be nervous that I don't see any diplomas on the wall?

HERSHBERG: You guys, relax, I know what I'm doing. New York Magazine named me one of the top doctors in Manhattan. And guess who they didn't name. My lame-ass partner Dr. Joel Frankel. Hey, Frankel! Guess who's in here with a patient. Me, because I'm awesome, and you suck!

WILL: No, really, where are the diplomas?

HERSHBERG: Well, you know, I don't like to put them up because then it's like, "Hey, look at me. I'm the shiz!"

WILL: Oh, Harvard. I went to Columbia, which is just as good, no matter what my parents say.

HERSHBERG: Well, let's get this party started, shall we? Okay. "Are you currently taking medication? See attached." (PICKS UP LARGE BOOK) This is the catalogue from Merck Pharmaceuticals.

WILL: Yeah, and a map of Mexico.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Will is trying to get Karen to take her calcium and Karen keeps spitting it out at him.

OPINION:

Trivia fact first, Jack Black who plays Dr. Hershberg was dating Laura Kightlilnger who we know as Nurse Sheila at the time and that's why he got this fun cameo. I personally love Jack Black and even though it's a very random cameo, I do love his performance as Dr. Hershberg, it's just so out there and funny. I'm curious how many times he and the cast broke out laughing during their scene with Karen's physical.

Jack is now a student nurse. What will happen to his acting class? Will he continue to be an actor? This was quite a random turn for his character. I'm not sure if the writers wanted to give Jack more to do. But I will always admit that I get such a huge laugh out of the joke that he's a more promising student than Pilar Palabunda. Karen can't remember Grace's name but Pilar's name sticks with her. Probably because it sounds so made up.

We get one scene in the beginning of the episode with Grace going to the Cambodian KFC, she is randomly holing a hat in front of her stomach. Good cover, writers 😜 But still it was nice to see her after her absence from the last episode. I loved how straightlaced Will was in this episode trying to be the sane one between Jack and Karen. Him giving Karen calcium pills was hilarious, I loved how he had to block the reason being that she's getting older with "rich people need calcium".

Nothing much more to say about this episode, it does give something new for Jack to do with him entering nursing school. It's definitely a very funny episode that always gets me laughing.

GUEST STARS:

• Jack Black as Dr. Isaac Hershberg
• Stephanie Faracy as Nurse Eva
• Laura Kightlinger as Nurse Sheila
• Gerald Downey as Student Nurse Clark
• Carla Renata as Receptionist
• Kevin Sateri as Student Nurse Derek

Dark and Stormy Night (Season 6, Episode 6). It's Halloween night and Richie is ready to go trick-or-treating, but it starts to pour rain outside and the power goes out. Carl tells Richie they have to wait until the storm clears up and they'll pass the time by telling scary stories. So they do a pass the story game where they make up a story about a dark and stormy night where Sir Steven Urkel goes to a haunted mansion where he meets Count Von Winslow and his Countess who are vampires! But Sir Steven doesn't know this yet and is invited to stay with them. He discovers a fair maiden peasant girl, Laura, who has been chained to the wall. She begs Sir Steven to save her. Sir Steven challenges Count Von Winslow to a fencing duel but Sir Steven was using this as a distraction to keep the vampires awake until sunset and he pulls the curtain down exposing them to the daylight and they become dust. Sir Steven goes to save Laura, but it turns out that he's a vampire too and will make her his bride! Back in life, the power has come back on, but Richie has gotten so into the story that he asks that they continue the spooky stories instead of going trick-or-treating.

FAVROITE QUOTE:

HARRIETTE: Take it, Eddie!

EDDIE: All of a sudden, down the stairs came was the Von Winslow's incredibly handsome teen heartthrob son. Like many teenagers, he rebelled and he refused to be a vampire.

COUNT VON WINSLOW: Son, I don't understand you. You don't roam around at night, you don't terrorize the townspeople and you don't use your torture chamber.

EDWARD VON WINSLOW: Dad, what makes you happy doesn't necessarily make me happy.

COUNT VON WINSLOW: Oh, this modern-day thinking.

COSTUMES:

1. Carl: Football Player/Emmit Smith
2. Harriette: Referree
3. Eddie: Siamese Twin
4. Laura: Catwoman
5. Richie: Pirate
6. Mother Winslow: Raggedy Ann
7. Rachel: Flapper
8. Waldo: Siamese Twin
9. Steve: Sam Donaldson

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When they keep switching the glasses by distracting each other because one glass had the drugs to make Sir Steven fall asleep, I always get a kick that you can tell the glasses are empty since they keep wobbling around when they move them.

OPINION:

This episode is definitely a pick-me-up from the last few episodes that have been pretty average. I always love a good scary story, so this always had a special place in my heart. Plus, vampires are my favorite monster, so I loved watching this as a kid. Family Matters knows how to do a good Halloween episode and up to this point, this is easily the best episode they've had for the holiday. The sets, the costumes and the cast looked like they just had a blast doing this one. Gotta love that Hollywood budget. And we got another appearance from Telma Hopkins which is always more than welcome. Though it makes me sad and realize how much I miss Rachel on the show. I know Telma was busy with her other show, Getting By, I just wished they were able to get a way with her schedule for her to make more appearances. But I'll still enjoy the random ones we got.

I loved story about the Von Winslow family being vampires. I always get such a giggle that every time a family member takes over the story, their characters are handsome/beautiful, talented and pretty much perfect in every way. It was a cute little detail with Carl and Harriette drinking blood from juice boxes. We even got a cheesey computer effect with Mother Winslow being a bat. I think my favorite joke was either them constantly switching the drinking glasses or that the men keep throwing their jackets and it lands on Rachel. Only question is, how did Sir Steven become a vampire? I know they wanted to add a twist ending, but I'm always confused when they do this trope. Like in The Simpsons when they did their take on Dracula and Marge says she's the head vampire...how? I get it, it's a fun take on older vampire movies that did the same thing, call me a purist, pick one side, either it takes days to be a vampire or 5 minutes apparently. But when did Steve get bit or was he always a vampire and just puts sunscreen on to protect from daylight? I don't know. But I do get such a laugh when at the end he's dipping maiden Laura romantically and she confesses her love for Sir Steven and she breaks the 4th wall shocked that she said that but Steve admits it's because he's telling the story.

This is definitely a very fun episode and always gets me in the Halloween spirit. Kind of funny doing this post since we are almost a week away from October, it reminds me that I need to start decorating for Halloween.

GUEST STARS:

• Telma Hopkins as Rachel Crawford

Beta Chi Guy (Season 6, Episode 5). Waldo is going away for a cooking competition, and Eddie is at home being offered to join the hottest fraternity on campus, Beta Chi. The president of Beta Chi, Lyle, mentions to Eddie they don't have a place to party due to previous trouble at their house, so Eddie offers to have them party at his place. Steve happens to be there while Eddie is making the offer and Steve thinks that's an invite for him as well. Eddie later on is throwing the party, Steve comes in dressed in a toga thinking that this is like Animal House. But everyone is getting annoyed by him so Lyle asks Eddie to get rid of Steve, Eddie at first hesitates, but gives in and tells Steve that he's embarrassing him and to leave. Steve leaves broken hearted. Later on, Laura tells Eddie that Steve was really hurt and that Eddie should treasure his friendship with Steve more than an invite to the fraternity. At Eddie's apartment, Lyle drops by to offer Eddie an invite to join Beta Chi, but Eddie mentions how he feels bad about Steve. Lyle says Steve is a nerd and that for image, Eddie needs to drop him if he wants to join Beta Chi, Eddie immediately tells Lyle that he picks Steve. Steve happened to overhear this while dropping off items that Eddie had given him through the years. Steve comes in and tells Eddie how much he appreciates Eddie standing up for him and their friendship is repaired. At home, Carl has been ordering As Seen On TV items and Harriette begs him to stop, but he says in front of Richie and Little G that he was planning to return before 30 days after purchase so he doesn't get charged. This gives Richie and Little G the idea to order toys and return them 30 days before the deadline and return them. Carl and Rachel walk into the living room that looks like a toy store where Richie tells them what they are doing and Carl tells Richie he was just joking and that he wouldn't do that unless the items were broken.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

LAURA: I'm really glad for you, getting into such a cool fraternity... and all it cost you was your best friend.

EDDIE: Steve told you?

LAURA: He didn't need to. I could hear him sobbing from his sensory deprivation tank.

EDDIE: Look, Laura I can't help what happened. Steve is still in high school, I'm in college now. I'm into a whole new social thing. Steve wanted to tag along and I had to cut the cord.

LAURA: Look, I know Steve is irritating but he has feelings just like anybody else. He's been a good friend to all of us, especially you Eddie.

EDDIE: Look, Laura...

LAURA: He idolizes you. Like, you remember that time you broke your tennis racket and then gave it to Steve?

EDDIE: Yeah.

LAURA: He bronzed that broken tennis racket, Eddie. And he keeps it in his family's safe deposit box.

EDDIE: Wow.

LAURA: He acted like you had given him gold. (IMMITATING STEVE) Wow, for me?! Thanks Eddo, you're the bossest bud a guy ever had. (BACK TO LAURA) He has everything you ever given him. Do you really want to write him off as a friend? The one guy in this world that really thinks that much of you?

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When he girl that Eddie was dancing with at the party keeps begging to bring him a soda and complains later when he's dancing with another girl that she got him the soda. She keeps getting excited that Eddie is a possible Beta Chi brother.

OPINION:

So, I'm a bit mixed on this episode when it comes to Steve. Steve has been beyond an incredible friend to Eddie and Eddie really should treasure his friendship. However, Eddie is in college and Steve did invite himself to this party that Eddie was throwing. Even my most best friends in the world, if I find out they are throwing a party, I wait until I am invited to join. Steve could have at least been polite and asked Eddie if he could join, not just assume. Not to mention that when Steve does come to the party, I think people would have given him a chance if he just came over and acted more normal and socialized with people. Instead he comes in screaming, wearing a toga, not reading the room that it's just a regular party, then he brings out his accordion. Is it really that impossible for Steve to act somewhat normal at a party?

Now, I'm not giving Eddie a full on pass. Like I said, Steve has been an incredible friend. He's not only been there for Eddie during the hard times but he also saved his father's life. I'm just not sure if this means Eddie has to include Steve in every single thing he does from this point on because he's indebted to Steve. Laura is back to her normal self in this episode and it's so wonderful the way she stands up for Steve to Eddie telling him what an incredible friend he's been. But I also think the messages were a bit mixed, why did Eddie have to still give up being a member of Beta Chi? Why not after the party go over to Steve's house and just explain to him that he's in college now, he's hanging out with guys his own age and it doesn't mean they can't be friends, but that being apart of a fraternity is a different world than Steve is used to. Or why not say to Steve that he's invited to the next party, but he needs to be more chill? I just feel that the messages were wrong here that Eddie had to give up what he wanted just because Steve felt bad. I would love to hear some more opinions on this one.

So, this episode feels very strange and like I'm being gaslit. Carl and RACHEL walk into the living room. Where have you been Rachel?! I don't know, apparently the writers couldn't come up with a reason either because they walk in like she's been there the whole time, you just didn't see her. It just feels very surreal seeing Telma Hopkins again and in such a random moment, not to mention she barely gets a few minutes on screen. But I do get a kick out of Richie's storyline of copying Carl. I loved when we got Carl's scary voice with Little G "Little G, I think I hear your mother calling you." "I don't hear anything" "LISTEN, AGAAAAAIN". And Little G goes running. Also I laugh when Carl is explaining to Richie that he was only going to return the stuff he bought if the stuff was broken, Richie says he can brake the toys too. You know this would have been a perfect moment for Judy to appear and show off some new clothes or make up she bought from the shopping network saying she got the same idea from Carl as well and act like she's been there the whole time. Boy that Telma Hopkins appearance was random. And do we get her in the next episode? Nope. She's not back. She's just here to remind you that she lives at the Winslow house, it's just your eyes that keep missing her.

So overall, not a bad episode at all. It has its moments where I laugh. But I'm just mixed on the message and random Rachel appearance. Does she know her restaurant went under? Man, I have so many questions.

GUEST STARS:

• Telma Hopkins as Rachel Crawford
• Gary LeRoi Gray as Little G
• Shanga Kyle Parker as Lyle
• Tasha Taylor as Girl at Party
• Terri J. Vaughn as Girl #1 at Party
• Chris Villa as DJ

The Looney Bin (Season 6, Episode 3). Steve and Vice Principal Irwin Mallet find singing janitor Alfred Looney (pronounced Loo-nay in French) in the basement. Turns out Alfred lost his house and is staying in the bomb shelter. Irwin wants to kick Alfred out of the shelter but Alfred is refusing to leave. Steve offers to bring Carl in to help Alfred come up with some solutions with housing. While they are in the bomb shelter, Steve moves a box that is holding the door open and without the weight, the door closes. Problem is, the door automatically locks Carl, Steve and Alfred in the shelter. It's also a holiday weekend so they won't have anyone visit the high school basement for 3 days. They try to come up with every solution but nothing is working to help them escape. Both Steve and Alfred are trying to sing to keep themselves entertained but Carl has had it and begs them to stop. But Carl breaks finally and starts singing with them when he realizes the laughs may help him get through the situation. Eddie's voice can be heard, he came to check on Carl when he didn't come home and find out they are trapped and will get help to get the door open. What will happen to Alfred? Well, Steve offers to have him stay at the Urkel residence until he can get on his feet again. Meanwhile, Harriette is still job hunting and isn't having much luck. She has to go to the store to help Mother Winslow with a return and sees the customer service representative that handles the returns have a breakdown and Mr. Waxman the manager tells him to take some time off. Harriette offers Mr. Waxman to help take over the position and with a little finesse from Mother Winslow pretending to be an angry customer that Harriette gives great customer service to, Mr. Waxman offers the job to her.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

STEVE: I really appreciate you helping out Mr. Looney.

CARL: I really don't know how much help I can.

STEVE: Well, just remember, be gentle. Mr. Looney is a sweet and sensitive man.

ALFRED LOONEY: YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE, COPPER!

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Carl gives in and starts singing "high hopes" with Steve and Alfred.

OPINION:

So we are onto episode 2 of 3 that have an appearance from Alfred Looney. Fans seem to be mixed on Alfred Looney. I get the reason why, he's got kind of a droll personality and the Loo-nay joke can really wear out it's welcome pretty quickly. Overall, I don't mind Mr. Looney, but I think it's more his relationship with Steve that makes me laugh. Steve is such a kind soul in offering to take Alfred in to help him out with shelter. I already have it added to my list of evil things that Steve's parents do to him, that he pays rent. It's just depressing that Steve has to remind everyone how he, a minor child, has to pay rent to his parents. Gosh, they are such awful people.

Carl is what makes this episode worth watching. Poor Carl just can't catch a break, he's always surrounded by crazy people. But I do love seeing him open up to Steve and Alfred and just have fun. It's always great to see Carl laugh and let loose. Again showing he can really have such patience and grace when it comes to dealing with tough situations, that's also what helps makes him an incredible police officer.

Harriette has a job! A permanent job as well. I loved how Mother Winslow helped Harriette by pretending to be a complaining customer to help Harriette impress Mr. Waxman. The Winslows are really such a loving family and help each other out. Mr. Waxman was also a good man in knowing that it was an act but still giving Harriette the job anyways.

Not to much to say in this episode in that again, it's pretty average. I get my laughs from it, it's just nothing special. This is the time where the show was more centered around Steve and the Winslows were on the back burner and I miss them very much. I would like to do a small tribute to the actors who have passed. Now we will see Alfred and Vice Principal Irwin Mallet again, so I'll save their tributes for their last episodes. Angus Duncan who played Martin, the original counter service manager was a character actor who has 86 acting credits to his name: Small Wonder, Night Court and MacGyver just to name a few. He passed away at the age of 70 on March 22, 2007 of cancer and is survived by his son. Judith Drake who was the first complaining customer was another character actress who has 86 credits to her name: Intolerable Cruelty, The Benchwarmers and (since I'm a horror geek) House of 1000 corpses. She passed away from pancreatic cancer on May 31, 2022. May they both rest in peace.

GUEST STARS:

• Tom Poston as Alfred Looney (RIP in 2007)
• Fred Willard as Vice Principal Irwin Mallet (RIP in 2020)
• F. William Parker as Mr. Waxman
• Meghan O'Sullivan as Pizza Delivery Girl
• Angus Duncan as Martin (RIP in 2007)
• Judith Drake as Complaining Customer (RIP in 2022)

Last Ex to Brooklyn (Season 6, Episode 2). Grace is inviting Will, Jack and Karen over for a friend's dinner at her place, but she is also having one more person join her and Leo, Leo's ex-girlfriend, Diane. Grace tells everyone that she is completely cool with Diane coming over, Leo is even surprised how calm Grace is behaving. She mentions that it's not a big deal, she had exes before and she's not going to clutch her chest falling back and screaming "oh, my God!". Diane is a very beautiful, funny and smart writer for Vogue and her and Grace are bonding wonderfully. Will, Jack and Karen arrive and as Grace is introducing them all the only person who doesn't need an introduction is Will, turns out that the one woman that Will has ever slept with is Diane. Grace clutches her chest falling back screaming "oh, my God!" and Leo is confused what's going on, all of a sudden Grace's behavior changes from calm and collected to crazy and jealous. Will and Diane are catching up with him explaining to her that he's gay, that's why he didn't call her again after that night. Jack is having a good time laughing that since both Will and Leo slept with Diane, they are connected in some way so that makes Leo bi-sexual. Karen just loves Diane and is trying to get her drunk so she'll make out with her. Leo is upset Grace is spiraling over Will and Diane's one night stand but won't get jealous over his relationship with Diane. During the dinner, all conversation comes to blow when Will asks Grace why she won't let her anger go about him sleeping with Diane. Grace says the reason she's upset is because her and Diane are so much alike and if they were alike, why didn't Will just sleep with Grace to confirm his sexuality, but Will admits to Grace that he couldn't sleep with her because he loved her and it would have damaged his relationship with her. Grace finally accepts this but Diane is upset and yells at Will about how that night affected her, turns out that the only time she has ever orgasmed was with Will and she's thought of him every day ever since that night. As everyone is leaving Grace gives Leo the satisfaction of saying that she will never let him go near Diane again.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

DIANE: Later when-- wh-- when we made love on my futon, it was so romantic. My hair was burning on my hotplate, but I didn't care.

WILL: How could that be? I mean, I didn't know what the hell I was doing. I was scared. I was fumbling. I don't even think I took my underwear off.

DIANE: All I know is it's the only time I've ever had an orgasm. Ever. In my life.

LEO: What?!

DIANE: Well, I-I-I was close that time, but Ed Koch wrecked it. Isn't it important to you at all? I mean, didn't-didn't-didn't you take anything away from it?

WILL: I-I took... one of your Benetton sweaters.

DIANE: That was my roommate's sweater. She accused me of stealing it. We went to student court!

WILL: I'm sorry. I didn't-- Like I told you, I didn't know what the hell I was doing. I was a basket case.

DIANE: I still am a basket case! Excuse me.

KAREN: Oh-ho-ho, yeah. This is just where I was hoping this evening was going.

JACK: You know, uh, maybe I should check to see if she has an emotionally disturbed brother with the same legs.

WILL: Wow. Well... maybe it's just as well you never did take a ride on the Truman train. That coulda ruined you for life.

LEO: Train? You had one passenger.

WILL: Yes, but at least she got off.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Grace earlier had told Leo how ridicules it would look if she acted like she was falling back clutching her chest screaming "oh, my God" and how grown up she is now. But when she finds out that Will and Diane had slept together, she falls back clutching her chest screaming "oh, my God!" and her crazy laugh afterwards trying to cover her anger.

OPINION:

Last Ex to Brooklyn is definitely a fan favorite, it is for sure my husband's favorite episode of WAG and I know we can all understand why: IT IS ONE OF THE FUNNIEST EPISODES OF THE SERIES. I know we all have been looking forward to discussing this one.

Let's start with characters in order. Will doesn't have too much to talk about in this one but he does have to confront his past and calm Grace down again. I loved how he was actually proud that Diane said that he was better in bed and gets to rub it in Leo's face at the end. I think with Leo taking Grace, this was his little way of saying that a woman could still choose him over Leo. That night was definitely Will's win with 2 beautiful women fighting over him. Now let's move onto Grace. This is interesting because we saw in Low's in the mid-80's how hurt Grace was when she found out that Will had slept with a different woman other than her to find out if he was 100% gay. But when she had the opportunity to actually sleep with Will in A.I.: Artificial Insemination Part 2, she said it was too awkward. Now, I completely get this because years of friendship had passed at this point, so it was a different relationship at this point. And I get that the reason she was upset that it was Diane was because Diane was everything Grace was in Low's in the mid-80's so she couldn't get it through her head that Will couldn't buck up and just sleep with Grace. But as Will pointed out is that if he did and he were to find out that he was still gay, it would have destroyed what friendship they had left over. It's just crazy how Grace behaves in this episode in front of Diane, that being said, Grace's behavior is a good majority of what makes this episode so hilarious. Grace has just officially lost it, this is the craziest we have ever seen her behave. But at least she has finally come to terms at the end that her and Will's friendship is too special and he slept with Diane because he needed that one night to be someone he didn't care about. Grace also learns to appreciate Leo more.

Jack again, not much to talk about other than his giddiness in finding out that Will and Leo both slept with Diane. Sean is too hilarious in this episode when he's playing "talk show host" with everyone. There is another point that I didn't bring up in my summary was that Jack and Karen are trying to get rid of a teacup poodle that Lorraine had left behind in the mansion that Jack keeps referring to as "Chompers, the Earl of Puppydom". The way he and Karen keep caring for the dog while all this craziness is going on was really funny. Karen has one of the funniest lines again in the entire show to Diane "I like you, wanna make out?". I think in the end her and Diane did finally get to hook up and make out, Diane seemed to get drunk enough to let it happen. I loved Jack and Karen's quips during dinner with doing their Yahoo! yell (which is such a time capsule), their compliments towards Diane and how they find her attractive and Karen just cutting the tension with more tension in asking Diane who was better in bed, Will or Leo? Jack and Karen are just perfect when it comes to getting the comedy in this really awkward situation.

Onto Leo, do I have major problems with Leo in this episode. He is the only flaw in this episode, but it's more just about his character. This episode felt like he was trying to get Grace jealous which is not a healthy thing to do to your partner. I get it, he was hurt that Grace was more upset about Will and Diane's one night stand vs his full on relationship with Diane. He wanted to feel wanted and loved, he was expecting if any 2 beautiful women would fight over a man, it would be him. And that's where we bump into the problem, talk about some major insecurity issues with Leo. Like I said, I get a lot of his behavior but the fact that at the end when Grace finally gives him what he wants in saying "you are to never go near that woman again" and he says "now that's what I'm talking about" shows what little respect he has for Grace as his wife. But again, I'll admit, his crazy behavior does make me laugh. And Diane, played by the wonderful Mira Sorvino, the center of all this madness. I love Mira Sorvino, she is such terrific actress, my favorite role that she played was Romy in Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion. She plays Diane perfectly. I loved how in the beginning she was trying to impress Grace and they were actually complimenting each other to her being stuck in the middle of all this craziness but she has her limits to Grace's snide remarks when Grace says to her "nobody finds you interesting" and she hits Grace back with "except your husband and your best friend". SNAP! She is overall acting pretty normal through the entire episode. Then when it's finally revealed that Will was the only guy that ever made her climax and she loses it knowing that Will just used her to confirm his sexuality, like Will said, it's probably a good thing he and Grace never slept together if this is what the result is from Will sleeping with women. Damn that Ed Koch! Maybe if Diane had climaxed with Leo, her craziness wouldn't be so up there.

Talk about non-stop laughs with this one. Who knew that one little blip from Low's in the mid-80's could lead to one of the funniest stories in the series? What a fantastic comedic episode.

GUEST STARS:

• Harry Connick, Jr. as Leo Markus
• Mira Sorvino as Diane
• Steven Koller as Grace with a Crewcut

Dames at Sea (Season 6, Episode 1). So we picked up where we left off, Will and Jack are in bed waking up next to each other and wondering if they hooked up. Grace comes in hysterical not even paying attention to the weirdness and yells about how Dr. Morty sent a love letter to Leo. They all come out to the sitting area and Will calms Grace down letting her know she's overreacting and to trust Leo. They hear a noise outside and it's both Karen and Rosario on a jet ski racing back to the yacht. They get back on board explaining how Lorraine tried to kill Karen, a Russian ship picked them up and they escaped with the jet ski. They all head back home to New York. Grace tells Will that Leo is coming home due to leaving his luggage behind that had his passport and paperwork in it. Will and Jack are still trying to remember what happened that night and if they hooked up. Karen comes in while they are talking and she tells them she reviewed the camera footage and they did not hook up, they only did some naked crying and weeping in bed. Karen owed Rosario for saving her life and promised her Fridays off and Will has to enforce their oral contract since Karen technically saved Rosario's life but not throwing a toaster in the shower while Rosario was taking a bath. Leo came home and tells Grace that he is quitting doctors without borders and will be staying home with her.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

GRACE: Oh, my God, what happened to you guys?

KAREN: Lorraine tried to kill me! She threw me overboard. Rosie jumped in after. And then this Russian freighter came by, pulled us out. We spent the night. It was horrible. 300 filthy sailors and a unisex bathroom. This morning, we swiped their jet ski. That's Russian for jet ski.

JACK: Aw, Karen, that's awful. 300 filthy sailors you say? Could you point out the coordinates on this map?

KAREN: You know, out there in that icy water I stared death in the face. And let me tell you, it wasn't pretty. (AT ROSARIO) Ah! There it is again!

ROSARIO: Yuk yuk yuk. I saved your miserable life out there.

KAREN: Honey, I'm sorry. You're right. If you hadn't turned your support hose into a life vest and used your bra as a sail... I might not still be here.

ROSARIO: That's right. So don't forget your promise.

KAREN: Promise? I don't remember any promise.

ROSARIO: You're not weaseling out of this, sister. You promised me one Friday off a month.

KAREN: Talk to the boob!

WILL: Karen, the woman saved your life...inexplicably. She's asking for so little... stupidly.

KAREN: Oh, all right. But I don't want the rest of the staff finding out about this. So you tell them you're getting monthly hormone treatments to turn into a man. Or a woman, whichever is more believable.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

The sitting room scene where Karen and Rosario get back onto the yacht and are talking about what they had to endure as they escaped the Russian liner.

OPINION:

What a way to open up Season 6. So yesterday I explained how there were some deleted scenes from the DVD and syndication, once again, this episode was a longer than usual episode when it first aired. There are some deleted scenes from this episode that were recommended on my YouTube page: Lorraine is mentioned and they see her off screen escaping with Karen's jet ski, just some more weirdness between Will and Jack, Grace admitting she used Leo's neck pillow for her tush on the toilet and Karen saving Rosario's life when Rosario is choking on a biscotti and Karen says "INS" and Rosario spits the biscotti back out. I'll go ahead and share the link if you are curious.

Sean Hayes - "Will & Grace" Deleted Scenes from Season 6 Episode 1

This episode is non-stop with the laughs once again. It's kind of a bummer they never made it to St. Bart's. I'm sure that would have had some fun adventures for them but I get why they had our cast get back to New York and back to normal. So let's start by going down the list of appearances of storylines. Will and Jack. So it turns out they did not hook up but it was interesting how they handled it. Before it was confirmed they did not hook up, they discussed that there are times they have thought about each other more than a friend. I always thought it would be interesting to see them try to date each other, but I don't think it would be anything long term. Will needs someone more his speed and Jack needs someone a little more fun and playful so they probably are better off as just friends. I'm sure even one night would probably make it awkward to hang out together but it's surprising that it took this long considering they've been friends for almost 20 years at this point.

Grace was definitely acting like a crazy person in this episode. Like Will pointed out, Grace wanting to go to Guatemala and attack Dr. Morty would have been insane. What is she going to do? Beat Dani to a bloody pulp and hope that Leo understands? I do like the scene where she has Leo "find" the letter in the luggage and her reaction when he says it's just his itinerary. Speaking of which, was Leo being serious and actually lying to her or was he going to admit it and was just playing since he already had a feeling that Grace read the note? Leo doesn't have a history of being honest, so I'm not sure. Should Leo be concerned that Dr. Morty as feelings for him? It will definitely be awkward and honestly I'm pretty sure you could take this letter to HR for harassment. I don't know if I could continue to work with someone who is telling me they want me as more than just a co-worker/friend. Well, we don't have to worry about this problem anymore because it never gets brought up again. I guess Dr. Morty is probably staying in Guatemala.

Karen and Rosario are as always such a pleasure to watch. I loved the Charlie's Angels theme playing as they were skiing back to the yacht. I know Karen loves Stan and Rosario had some kind of passionate affair with Gardner that got dropped randomly, but I think honestly, they are the true loves of each other's lives. Rosario often jokes about Karen dying but she loves her Miss Karen and would save her in a heartbeat. And even though Kare's heart only beats once every 40 seconds, she has a soft spot for Rosario and would save her to. Now Karen is on a mission to find Lorraine and get revenge for trying to kill her.

This was such a fun way start the season off with. The comedy and acting were really great and I know everyone is looking forward to tomorrow's episode because this season is only going to get better.

GUEST STARS:

Harry Connick Jr. as Leo Markus

Till Death Do Us Apartment (Season 6, Episode 3). Eddie and Waldo are officially moving out of their family homes and moving into their own apartment. Eddie is excited and brings two ladies, Darlene and Kim, over to show his new place off. Waldo is making dinner and is waiting for Maxine to drop by to see the new place. But when Maxine comes in and sees the two ladies, she assumes this means he's already dating someone else and dumps him. Eddie is all pumped up for the date but Waldo is sad and crying over Maxine. Darlene and Kim are touched at how sensitive Waldo is and the evening ends up being about comforting Waldo. They even take Waldo by the hand and tell him that they will go to Maxine's place to fix everything for him and Maxine and Eddie gets dumped. At home, Carl and Eddie usually have a father/son night but since Eddie is moved he completely forgot and is feeling sad. Steve happens to be there and offers to take Eddie's place to give Carl a nice night. But it's Steve Urkel and as usual, the night can't go smoothly as he drives Carl crazy.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

EDDIE: There's only one Waldo.

WALDO: Nah, there's another one. But no one can seem to find him.

FAVORITE MOMENT:

When Carl and Steve are having their father/son night and Steve is driving Carl crazy with having Carl accidentally sit on the pizza, ripping his shirt and Carl getting the shaken soda that spills all over him and to make Carl feel better Steve spills soda on himself.

OPINION:

Man, this is the apartment set to all. This isn't even the first time we've seen the apartment in Family Matters, this was the same apartment (just different location) when Eddie and Steve became roommates in The Oddest Couple back in season 4. This is also the same apartment in Full House that Steve had and later on Gia and her mother lived in as well. ABC got a good set and made the most of it.

So it's interesting how back in Season 5's Scenes from a Mall, I was really upset with Waldo on how quickly he got jealous with guys looking at Maxine. Maxine seemed very reasonable and told him that he has to trust her. But turns out she doesn't follow her own advice because she is crazy jealous in this episode. This is an insanely unhealthy relationship. Because while Waldo threatens to beat up and guys that look at Maxine, Maxine just accuses Waldo of cheating and breaks a potted plant over his head (OUCH). I always love the trop in these shows where all it takes is a simple explanation when there's a miscommunication: Maxine comes over and sees the 2 girls, Waldo introduces her and says Eddie brought them over as company, they confirm to her they are just there for dinner and that's it. But Maxine doesn't even give Waldo a chance to say "Eddie met these 2 ladies...". So Waldo is violent against guys who like Maxine and Maxine is violent against Waldo if she thinks he's got a wondering eye. I think these 2 need some therapy before they get into a relationship together.

Steve trying to be there for Carl was actually really sweet, even though because he's Steve, he drives Carl crazy. But as silly as it was, I thought that was actually very nice of Steve when Carl took the wrong shaken soda and it splashed on him, Steve spills the other soda on himself. That was really funny. But seriously, were those the only 2 sodas that Steve couldn't just grab a different can than the one he dropped? But still, I really enjoyed this scene even though Steve messes up as always, but it shows how much of a pseudo father that Carl is to Steve. I think Steve would rather spend an evening with Carl over his actual dad any day.

The episode is ok, it does have its moments that get me laughing. I loved Waldo trying to explain to Eddie that he's making ratatouille for two and if he has to make more it becomes "ratatatouille". And poor Eddie getting left behind thinking he got lucky with 2 beautiful ladies instead ends up sitting there while they comfort Waldo and then decided they'll give their ex-boyfriends a chance. I would say it's just more of Maxine's behavior that really brings this episode for me. I am so glad I never took relationship advice from this show growing up.

GUEST STARS:

• Cherie Johnson as Maxine Johnson
• Kimberly Russell as Darlene
• Marita Stavru as Kim