Will & Grace
Mad Dogs & Average Men
TV Flash files “Mad Dogs & Average Men” as hour 64 of 246 in the TV Flash guide — Will & Grace (1998–2006) on NBC, season 3, episode 18, aired 2001-03-15, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E18: listed hour 64 of 246 in the Will & Grace guide, hour 18 of 25 in season 3. It aired 2001-03-15 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Cheaters (2)” (S03E17). Next is “Poker? I Don't Even Like Her” (S03E19).
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Will finds it difficult to break up with a guy he's bored with because he loves the man's dog so much.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Mad Dogs & Average Men sit in the Will & Grace guide?
S03E18 is listed hour 64 of 246 — hour 18 of 25 in season 3, season 3 episode 18.
When did Will & Grace S03E18 air?
Mad Dogs & Average Men aired 2001-03-15 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Original run or revival?
Start with the 1998–2006 NBC seasons; the 2017–2020 revival is extra chemistry, not the historical jolt.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Gay lawyer, straight designer, and two nuclear sidekicks who treat restraint as an insult. David Kohan and Max Mutchnick put a gay lead at the center of Must-See farce without turning Thursday into a PSA. McCormack, Messing, Mullally, and Hayes sell door-slam comedy as a culture shift — representation that still lands the joke.
The look is a New York apartment that photographs as a marriage. Gay lawyer Will Truman and straight interior designer Grace Adler share a friendship more binding than most contracts, plus two nuclear sidekicks — Jack and Karen — who treat restraint as a personal insult. David Kohan and Max Mutchnick put a gay lead at the center of Must-See farce without making Thursday a PSA. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes: door-slam comedy as a culture shift you could actually see. Premiere September…
Filed against
- Eric McCormack as Will Truman
Eric McCormack centered Must-See farce as Will Truman on Will & Grace — gay lawyer, straight designer, nuclear sidekicks, Thursday as a door-slam culture argument instead of a PSA. David Kohan and Max Mutchnick put a gay lead in the…
- Debra Messing as Grace Adler
Debra Messing’s Grace Adler made Will & Grace a designer with volume — gay lawyer, straight decorator, two nuclear sidekicks who treat restraint as an insult. Kohan and Mutchnick put a gay lead at the center of Must-See farce. TV Flash…
- Megan Mullally as Karen Walker
Megan Mullally’s Karen Walker treated restraint as an insult on Will & Grace — 1990s Must-See farce with a gay lead at the center and two nuclear sidekicks who detonated the living room. Door-slam comedy as culture, not a PSA. TV Flash…
- Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland
Sean Hayes's Jack McFarland treated restraint as an insult on Will & Grace — gay lawyer, straight designer, two nuclear sidekicks, David Kohan and Max Mutchnick putting a gay lead at the center of Must-See farce without a Thursday PSA.…