Episode
Will & Grace: Sour Balls
Overview
Jack convinces Will that they need a change of scenery and should buy a vacation home in an up-and-coming gay community. After purchasing a new pad, the duo find out that it is not quite the gay getaway they had imagined. Instead, Jack landed the two in a blue collar town. Meanwhile, Ellen asks Grace to babysit her kids for a day, but when Karen wants to get involved, Grace epresses her doubts about Karen's ability to take care of children.
Details
- Series
- Will & Grace
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2005-03-17
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Sour Balls is Episode 19 in Season 7 of Will & Grace. It aired on 2005-03-17. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 18: The Fabulous Baker Boy
Will agrees to fire Karen's pastry chef until the baker cooks up a delectable love triangle for the three of them. Meanwhile, Grace enlists Jack's help in launching boyfriend Nick's career as a television writer but Jack shatters Nick's script-writing dreams.
Episode 20: The Blonde Leading the Blind
When Will convinces Grace to see his therapist, Dr. Georgia Keller, he becomes increasingly jealous when the two women form an instant friendship. Grace and Will begin to compete fiercely for Georgia's attention -- and a place in her upcoming book. Meanwhile, glasses bring Karen to a whole new level of clarity and she becomes overly critical of Jack.
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Episode 21: It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World
When Grace convinces Karen to accompany her to her father Martin's birthday bash, the situation turns awkward when it is just the three of them. Struggling to gain the attention of her seemingly aloof father, Grace tags along with him to the golf range in hopes of scoring some quality bonding time. Meanwhile, Karen keeps herself entertained with Martin's buddy, Burt. Meanwhile, excited about the date that Jack has arranged for him, Will discovers the true meaning of the phrase ""blind date.""
Episode 16: Dance Cards & Greeting Cards
Grace tries to ignore the greeting card holiday but romantic urges eventually send her into the arms of the enemy -- none other than Nick, a hunky greeting card writer. In a dramatic change of events, Karen's former nemesis Scott Wooley tries to win her heart by showering her with gifts but Karen's eyes are on larger things -- her new overweight internet date. Elsewhere, after dancing with a lesbian couple Will and Jack find comfort in each other's arms for the Valentine's Day spotlight dance.
Episode 22: From Queer to Eternity
After a near-death experience in a Jean Boutique, Grace decides to write her will and enlists Will's legal expertise to make sure she's fair when bequeathing her money. Grace visits Will's mother to find out how much Will plans to leave her and is shocked by what she finds. Thanks to Grace, Will also takes a look at his life and decides it's time to make a life altering career move. Meanwhile, Jack and Karen find an imposter teaching Jack's ""McFarland Method Of Acting."" Realizing he needs new material to get back into teaching, Jack changes his method to win back his students.
Episode 15: Bully Woolley
Scott Woolley, under the alias Haley Joel Osment, hires Grace to design his new restaurant under the condition Grace fires Karen from her design firm. Grace later tells Karen about the incident and they realize the man that hired Grace is really Woolley. Grace and Karen decide to trap him in his lie. Meanwhile, Jack takes Will out for a boys' night to get his mind off of Vince, but ends up abandoning Will at the club. In an effort to make it up to Will, Jack takes him out to lunch and tries to ignore everyone around him except, Will. The task becomes incredibly difficult once Jack realizes Patti Lupone has entered the restaurant.
Episode 23: Friends with Benefits
Having quit his job at the law firm, Will turns to a career in writing where he catches the eye of Malcolm, who claims to have high-profile connections -- but when his writing career fails, Malcolm has another job offer for Will. Meanwhile, Tom, an old flame from college, returns to ask Grace to design a hotel that he and his wife just bought -- only to discover that there are still romantic feelings between the two of them. Jack struggles to produce his latest show for OutTV, but spoiled child star Randall fails to embody Jack's vision. Under threat of a lawsuit, Karen is forced to publicly apologize to Beverly for an embarrassing rumor.
Episode 14: Partners
Will is up for partner at his law firm. His boss, Margot, invites the candidates for partner to a dinner at her house, where she will ultimately make the final decision. Will, who is worried that Vince will ruin his chances of getting the promotion, is reluctant to bring him as his date. Grace also attends Margot's dinner party under the pretense that Margot has set her up on a blind date. Once there, Grace realizes the blind date is with Margot's husband. Elsewhere, Rosario becomes sick and Karen refuses to believe she is really ill.
Episode 24: Kiss & Tell
After his first day, Will becomes suspicious of his new job -- especially when he finds himself in an empty office with no co-workers, a German shepherd and a Russian-speaking thug.
Episode 13: Board Games
Scott Woolley, an old high school classmate seeks revenge on Karen for ruining his senior year by trying to become president of Walker Inc. After Scott shows a presentation that wows the board, he takes control of the company, much to Karen's dismay. Meanwhile, Jack and Grace take the day off of work to go to the movies. While at the supermarket getting snacks, they run into Vince and his co-worker, and assume Vince is cheating on Will.
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Grace attends a holiday party at Will's mother Marilyn's home and accidentally breaks a treasured Lladro figurine. Will convinces Grace not to tell his mother and to blame the accident on one of the other guests at the party. Elsewhere, Karen's stepdaughter, Olivia, comes to stay for the Christmas holiday. While lunching at the mall they start making fun of people, but Karen's remarks are especially mean and Olivia and her friends take offense.