Will & Grace
Cop to It
TV Flash files “Cop to It” as hour 183 of 246 in the TV Flash guide — Will & Grace (1998–2006) on NBC, season 8, episode 13, aired 2006-01-26, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E13: listed hour 183 of 246 in the Will & Grace guide, hour 13 of 24 in season 8. It aired 2006-01-26 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Forbidden Fruit” (S08E12). Next is “I Love L. Gay” (S08E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Will and Grace dread a dinner date with married friends Rob and Ellen who likely called the meeting to announce Ellen is pregnant yet again, but when the couple reveals that they are separated and loving it, Grace gets depressed. She's quickly distracted however when Will's cop ex-boyfriend, Vince, approaches their table as their server. Ignoring Rob and Ellen's big news, Will and Grace discuss how Vince must have gone off the deep end and quit the force after splitting with Will, and Vince's request to switch table assignments seems to confirm their thoughts. Elsewhere, Jack decides he needs to spice up "JackTalk" by pulling an Oprah and helping his fan, Tommy Shields, come out of the closet. Jack and Karen setup a bowling alley meeting with Tommy when Karen is recruited to join a woman's league game as an emergency fill-in.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Cop to It sit in the Will & Grace guide?
S08E13 is listed hour 183 of 246 — hour 13 of 24 in season 8, season 8 episode 13.
When did Will & Grace S08E13 air?
Cop to It aired 2006-01-26 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.…