Pass the stuffing and let’s revisit the classic Thanksgiving episode of ‘Will & Grace’
Will & Grace, the idea of chosen families and given families collide, with hilarious and surprisingly poignant results. Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.As Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) prepare for their Turkey Day festivities, they invite the usuals, including Grace’s disgustingly wealthy pal Karen (Megan Mullally) and Will’s too-gay-to-function bestie Jack (Sean Hayes).
The Thanksgiving plans are thrown into chaos when Will reveals that he’s invited Jack’s mother, Judith (special guest star Veronica Cartwright) and Jack admits to his friends that he never came out to her!Read on for a detailed breakdown of this classic episode…Will and Grace are finalizing the menu for their Thanksgiving celebration when Jack enters with a list of expensive gifts he’d like for Christmas.
Will reminds him about Thanksgiving and coyly announces there will be a special guest at dinner. Jack immediately jumps to the usuals—Cher, Liza Minnelli, obviously—but freaks out when Will reveals to the dimwitted, out-of-work actor that his mother, Judith, will be joining them.
A mortified Jack storms out and heads for the elevator. Will and Grace follow. “Hey, woman on the verge, what’s going on?” Will asks an increasingly hysterical Jack, who exclaims that he doesn’t want to see his mother on Thanksgiving and that it’s a huge betrayal to invite her without asking.
