"Season 4 opens with Grace and Nathan still together but soon on the rebound. Some of the famous guest appearances this season include Cher, Rosie O'Donnell, Parkey Posey, Eileen Brennan, Leslie Ann Warren, Sydney Pollack, Blythe Danner and Michael Douglas.
Episodes include:
#1 - The Third Wheel Gets The Grace - Nathan (Woody Harrelson) feels like the third wheel when Will returns from his vacation and resumes his friendship with Grace. Jack takes Elliot shopping for school clothes.
#2 - Past and Presents - Will's former bully from school is hired as a new attorney at his firm. Grace is upset that Karen's birthday gift to Nathan is better than hers.
#3 - Crouching Father, Hidden Husband - Jacks talks Grace into being Elliot's date at his school prom. Karen pulls one too many practical jokes on Will.
#4 - When Will flubs his lines during an interview with a tv reporter, Jack talks him into attending his acting class. Grace moves in with Karen and quickly becomes accustomed to Karen's extravagant lifestyle. Eileen Brennan guest stars as Zandra.
#5 - Loose Lips Sinks Relationships - Jack's boss has a crush on Will but Will thinks that she he interested in him for a modeling job. Karen and Nathan compare sex stories. Parkey Posey guest stars as Dorleen.
#6 - Grace is upset over Nathan's marriage proposal due to the fact that he popped the question while they were having sex.
#7 - Grace retreats to her bed after her break-up with Nathan. Will tries to cheer her up.
#8 - Star-Spangled Banter - Will and Grace become embroiled in politics when they each support a different city council candidate.
#9 - Moveable Feast - So that they can be together on Thanksgiving, Will, Grace, Karen and Jack travel together to meet their respective families. Guest stars Debbie Reynolds, Beau Bridges, Lainie Kazan, Blythe Danner, Nick Offerman (Megan Mullally's real-life husband).
#10 - Stakin' Care of Business - Grace asks Karen for a loan to expand her company. Will and Jack join a gym.
#11 - Jingle Balls - Will is embarrassed by his ballet dancer boyfriend. Jack gets to decorate the window at Barney's. Guest star Parkey Posey.
#12 - Whoa, Nelly - Jack and Karen get into the horse business. Will and Grace attempt to get Will's father's girlfriend interested in someone else, but their plans backfire when they enlist their gay friend Larry to play the bait. Leslie Ann Warren guest-stars.
#13 - Grace in the Hole - While visiting Stan in prison, Grace meets a former high school friend, who is also serving time.
#14 - Dyeing is Easy, Comedy is Hard - Grace takes Will along to her ex-fiancee's wedding so that she doesn't look destitute. Jack has a run-in with Elliot's mother. Guest star - Rosie O'Donnell.
#15 - Jack tries to prove that his rival at the Gay Man's Chorus is straight. Karen asks Will to pose as her lover at a Valentine's Day party. Guest stars - Matt Damon, Leslie Jordan.
#16 - Someone Old, Someplace New - Will and Grace search for a larger apartment. Jack films a documentary of Karen's life and meets her estranged mother. Suzanne Pleshette and Sandra Bernhard guest star.
#17 - Something Borrowed, Something's Due - (Part 2) Will and Grace miss their old apartment. Jack tries to reconcile Karen and her mother. Suzanne Pleshette guest stars.
#18 - Cheatin Trouble Blues - Will gives his reconciled parents a romantic cruise.
#19 - Went to a Garden Potty - Will proudly displays a beloved garden gnome in their community garden. Jack is worried that his role as a heterosexual in a mattress commericial will stereotype him. Eileen Brennan guest stars.
#20 - He Shoots, They Snore - Jack asks Will to accompany Elliot to a basketball tournament. Grace teaches a design class but her students seem to be more interested in celebrity gossip.
#21 - Wedding Bells - Grace gets too caught up in wedding fantasies when Will asks her to assist a friend with wedding plans. Jack becomes jealous when Will and Karen get chummy over a book that they are reading.
#22 - Fagel Attraction - Will's laptop gets stolen and he meets a closet detective who takes an interest in him. Grace's neighbor Val opens a rival business. Molly Shannon and Michael Douglas guest star.
#23 - Hocus Focus - Will wins a phography session with a famous celebrity photographer. Will recruits Karen for his magic act. Glenn Close guest stars.
#24 - A Buncha White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin' - Will asks Grace to be the mother of his baby. Jack auditions for a Broadway production.
#25 - A.I. Artificial Insemination - Will and Grace decide to have a baby but encounter obstacles at the insemination lab. Jack wants to give up show business until he gets a dream message from his idol Cher. Cher and Rip Torn guest star."
This is a great show but the dvds are lacking
Adam C. Bryant | Midlothian, VA | 08/18/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"First off, season four is perhaps the best season of the show period. The plotlines were creative, the jokes were incredibly smart, the acting was amazing, and the show was just really in it's sitcom niche. That said, these DVD sets are taking way too long to come out and then are quite expensive for the lack of features on them. I for one do not even consider the "themed featurettes" a special feature as they're pretty much a clip show. It is nice to see the inclusion of outtakes, but I'd much rather see some behind the scenes stuff! I keep hoping that with each DVD release we'll see things getting better, but it's just not happening. However, this season's DVD set is MUCH better than season 3, except for the menu screens."
Where is season 5?
K. E. Calcaterra | connecticut | 03/16/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This show is one of the greatest comedy sitcoms of all time- but it is taking forever to collect them- where is season 5? Or 6, 7 and 8 for that matter? Please let us know when we can expect the next fantastic season- it's been ages since season 4 was released!!!!!"
Release
Gianna Mitcheal | 07/07/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"the reason the release took sooooo long was because the cast was renegotiating their contracts and nothing could be released until that was completed and luckily it was resolved!!!! this is a really really great season!
Will and Grace's professionally crazed fan,
brit
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Hilarious
M. Fields | Brooklyn, New York USA | 05/10/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I only discovered Will & Grace in reruns. It's one of the funniest shows on air right now. For those of you who think that the premise is unbelievable, it's not. I've had a best friend who was gay and a lot of the dynamics from the show are true to life. I know having gone through some if it.
Will and Grace are best friends but Will is a gay man and Grace is a heterosexual female. They remain friends no matter what happens even though they do fight and walk away from each other for awhile. They always get back together. Jack and Karen are the friends that makeup the foursome. In Jack's case though he's more leach than friend. He never keeps a job for long, always wants a handout and fancies himself a great want to be actor, dancer and singer. Jack is gay and flamboyant which drives Will nuts because while he is gay he is not outrageously so nor is he effeminant. Karen is filthy rich. She's a pill popping, boozing, abuse giving, well dressed woman who thinks that other folks were created to serve her every desire.
Kudos to the casting deparment. Each member of the foursome creates their character accurately. Normally in tv land, it might take two or three seasons before the players really nail their characters down but the cast of Will and Grace did it in half a season. By the middle of season one, the Karen character had found her niche with the high pitched nasal voice and her sarcastic laugh. All play off of each other very well. In fact I find Megan's (Karen) real voice much more annoying than her false one. All in all I have to say that I am putting this show in my personal list of all time funny shows (All in the Family, Mash, Night Court, Frazier, Absolutely Fabulous) with AITF in the lead of course.
I do wish the studio would get it together and release season five already. What's up with that? Fans are tired of waiting. Come on people get the lead out and crank it up!!"