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Will & Grace S8E1 — Alive and Schticking
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Will & Grace•Season 8•Episode 1

Alive and Schticking

8.4/10 · 485 votesSep 29, 200522 min

Ranked #1 of 24 in Season 8•+0.7 vs season avg

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Grace contemplates having an affair with a married man. Elsewhere, Jack begins new career as a host of his new talk show "Jack Talk." Will gets some advice from Malcolm and tries to hide from Karen the fact that Stan is alive.

Directed byJames Burrows
Written byBill Wrubel
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Eric McCormack

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Will Truman

Debra Messing

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Grace Adler

Sean Hayes

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Megan Mullally

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Episode Summary

"Alive and Schticking" is episode 1 of Will & Grace season 8. It scored 8.4/10 from 485 votes, ranking #1 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by James Burrows and written by Bill Wrubel, it aired on September 29, 2005.

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