1x05 Boo! Humbug - Will & Grace Episode Guide

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- Episode 01x05

Episode: 01x05
Title: Boo! Humbug
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 62807
First Aired: Oct. 26, 1998

Season 1 » Episode #05 - Boo! Humbug

Summary: Will and Grace plan to spend a serious Halloween together watching Ingmar Bergman movies at home--until Harlin drops off his over-eager kids at their place when he's called away on business. Meanwhile, Jack convinces Karen to accompany him to the downtown parade where she becomes an honorary drag queen.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Harlin Polk	played by Gary Grubbs
Jerry	played by Paul Goebel
Sam	played by Ben Caswell
Nixon	played by Reiley McClendon
Starsky	played by Michael Stadvec
Buzzy Wuzzy	played by Jorden Ashley
Drag Queen #1	played by Demitri Corben
Drag Queen #2	played by Terrence Michael
Drag Queen #3	played by John Cantwell

Episode Quotes

	Season 1 / Episode 5: - Boo! Humbug Will Truman: [after returning from trick or treating with Harlan's kids. His son is dressed as Nixon] Now wasn't that fun, kids? Oh, and Nixon, don't think I didn't see you steal that extra Abbazabba from the doorman at the Dakota. Grace Adler: So much for not being a crook.
	Season 1 / Episode 5: - Boo! Humbug Jack McFarland: Dilemma. Donald and I were going to the parade tonight. We had a whole biblical thing planned. We were gonna go as Adam and Steve. But he crapped out on me. Pthbbt! Will Truman: [To Jack] It's gonna be hard to top last year. They went as secondhand smoke.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: When Jack and Karen are downtown on the streets, Karen wears a red shawl, and in one shot she pulls it up so it is over her shoulders, but in the next shot it is down by her elbows.
CONT: When Will and Grace are taking the kids around the flats trick or treating, as Will and Grace enter the lift, the kids stand in the hall and their pumpkin bags have faces, but in the next shot they are plain orange. Also, When the father comes to pick up his children, the plastic pumpkin goody-bag moves from the edge to the center of the rug between shots.
CONT: Position of silly string over the room.
CONT: When "Buzzy Wuzzy" takes her bee mask with her and they leave. But when Will and Grace dive for the jawbreaker, the bee mask is back on the coffee table.
CONT: Position of the silly string bottle lid.

TRIVIA

The role of Jerry is played by Paul Goebel, more commonly known as "The TV Geek" on the short lived Comedy Central show Beat The Geeks. He is the foremost expert on television history on both the technical and entertainment sides. It's rumored that he got to do the cameo after stumping someone on the set about I Love Lucy trivia.

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