1x01 The Pilot (Love & Marriage) - Will & Grace Episode Guide

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Episode: 01x01 (pilot)
Title: The Pilot (Love & Marriage)
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 62801
First Aired: Sep. 21, 1998

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Will & Grace - 01x01 The Pilot (Love & Marriage)

Summary: Will's poker night with his buddies gets interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Grace, who has once again broken up with her boyfriend and arrives to spend the night--much to the displeasure of Will's friend Jack, who was planning to move in temporarily while his own apartment has new flooring put in. Will talks Grace into finally leaving her boyfriend for good, she marches off to confront him, but when she returns to announce that she has accepted a marriage proposal, Will risks their friendship by telling her what he thinks.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Harlin Polk	played by Gary Grubbs
Rob	played by Tom Gallop
Ellen	played by Leigh Allyn Baker
Jurgen Franzblau	played by Todd Eckert
Patron #1---Henry	played by Will Radford
Gino	played by Jimm Giannini
Will's Secretary - Ellen	voiced by Ellen Idelson
Husband	played by David Richardson (II)

Episode Quotes

	Season 1 / Episode 1: - The Pilot (Love & Marriage) Karen Walker: Well, that was a little harsh. Grace Adler: Good! Karen Walker: Uh, yes, yes, it is! He's a bad person. Very bad.
	Season 1 / Episode 1: - The Pilot (Love & Marriage) Grace Adler: Huh! Honey, I don't need your man. I got George Clooney. Will Truman: Sorry, babe. He doesn't bat for your team. Grace Adler: Well... He hasn't seen me pitch.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: Jack asks for four cards. Will deals a card and a half and then there is a camera angle change. Will then deals Jack 5 cards.
BOOM: As Will gets a drink from the fridge.
CONT: Ellen and Rob wear wedding rings, yet their wedding is not announced until "An Affair to Forget" in the second season.
CONT: In the very first episode, when Jack comes to the house to stay over if you look you'll see that the wall next to Will's door is just a wall. It's the end of the hallway, but in subsequent episodes, it's just a partial wall, and there are other apartments behind it.
CONT: When Jack holds his glass of water, the way he holds the glass changes between shots.

TRIVIA

Jimm Ginnini is credited, but his scene was deleted during editing. He is Grace's builder, who created an over-stuffed chair for her.
Staff writer Ellen Idelson supplies the voice of Will's secretary, Ellen.
Will originally had a partner, Higgins, but his scenes were deleted in the final draft of the script.
Karen was originally meant to be Grace's friend from work. She would interact with Grace, possibly Will. While Jack would interact almost solely with Will. Jack and Karen would never meet. However, when the producers realized what chemistry Megan and Sean had, they decided to make Karen and Jack meet.

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