Will & Grace backdrop
Will & Grace S3E18 — Mad Dogs and Average Men
7.5
Will & Grace•Season 3•Episode 18

Mad Dogs and Average Men

7.5/10 · 334 votesMar 15, 200122 min

Ranked #21 of 25 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

Discussion

Grace is smitten when she meets Sumner, Karen's charming and handsome nephew, but Grace's attempts to arrange a date are constantly thwarted when Karen conjures up a litany of lies to dissuade her. Meanwhile, Will tries to terminate his dead-end relationship with a needy nebbish,

Directed byJames Burrows
Written byAdam Barr
Previous episodeE17 · Cheaters (2)Next episodeE19 · Poker? I Don't Even Like Her
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons8

All12345678

Season 3 Episodes25

New Will City stillE1 7.7

New Will City

Fear and Clothing stillE2 7.7

Fear and Clothing

Husbands and Trophy Wives stillE3 7.4

Husbands and Trophy Wives

Girl Trouble stillE4 7.7

Girl Trouble

Grace 0, Jack 2000 stillE5 7.5

Grace 0, Jack 2000

Love Plus One stillE6 8.1

Love Plus One

Gypsies, Tramps and Weed stillE7 8.5

Gypsies, Tramps and Weed

Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1) stillE8 8.8

Lows in the Mid-Eighties (1)

Lows in the Mid-Eighties (2) stillE9 8.5

Lows in the Mid-Eighties (2)

Three's a Crowd, Six Is a Freak Show stillE10 7.5

Three's a Crowd, Six Is a Freak Show

Coffee & Commitment stillE11 7.8

Coffee & Commitment

Swimming Pools... Movie Stars stillE12 7.8

Swimming Pools... Movie Stars

Crazy in Love stillE13 7.8

Crazy in Love

Brothers, a Love Story stillE14 7.8

Brothers, a Love Story

My Uncle the Car stillE15 7.7

My Uncle the Car

Cheaters (1) stillE16 7.5

Cheaters (1)

Cheaters (2) stillE17 7.4

Cheaters (2)

Mad Dogs and Average Men stillE18 7.5Now viewing

Mad Dogs and Average Men

Poker? I Don't Even Like Her stillE19 7.7

Poker? I Don't Even Like Her

An Old-Fashioned Piano Party stillE20 7.5

An Old-Fashioned Piano Party

The Young and the Tactless stillE21 7.8

The Young and the Tactless

Alice Doesn't Lisp Here Anymore stillE22 7.5

Alice Doesn't Lisp Here Anymore

Last of the Really Odd Lovers stillE23 8.0

Last of the Really Odd Lovers

Sons and Lovers (1) stillE24 8.1

Sons and Lovers (1)

Sons and Lovers (2) stillE25 8.2

Sons and Lovers (2)

Cast4

Eric McCormack

Eric McCormack

Will Truman

Debra Messing

Debra Messing

Grace Adler

Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes

Jack McFarland

Megan Mullally

Megan Mullally

Karen Walker

Crew4

A

Adam Barr

Writer

James Burrows

James Burrows

Director

B

Bruce Alden

Coordinating Producer

Peter Chakos

Peter Chakos

Associate Producer

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Mad Dogs and Average Men" is episode 18 of Will & Grace season 3. It scored 7.5/10 from 334 votes, ranking #21 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by James Burrows and written by Adam Barr, it aired on March 15, 2001.

Next: E19 · Poker? I Don't Even Like HerBest of Season 3