Plot Synopsis

When Karen sets Will up with her hot cousin Barry, Will finds a geeky guy with a scraggly beard and greasy hair... and he just came out. Meanwhile, Grace is puzzled over what to make of her strange bohemian neighbor when she moves into Leo's Brooklyn digs.

Cast

• Eric McCormack (Will Truman)
• Debra Messing (Grace Adler)
• Sean Hayes (Jack McFarland)
• Megan Mullally (Karen Walker)

Guest Cast

• Dan Futterman (Barry)
• Rosanna Arquette (Julie)
• Niko Heidt (Waitress)

Notes

• Part 1 of 4.
• The title of this episode arc is a reference to the George Bernard Shaw play "Pygmalion," in which snobby Professor Henry Higgins teaches lower-class Eliza Doolittle to be a lady. (The movie My Fair Lady is based on this play.)
• The subtitle of this episode is a play off the movie title Pay It Forward, used by Jack.

Media

• Credits for this Episode.
• Transcript of this Episode.
• 0512-BlindDate.wmv: Karen sets Will up on a blind date.
• 0512-Waiting.wmv: Will waits for Barry.
• 0512-FirstDate.wmv: Barry's first homosexual date.
• 0512-Massage.wmv: Julie gives Grace a thorough massage.
• 0512-GayItForward.wmv: Gay it forward.

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Related Links

• Season 5 episodes
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• Next Episode - “Fagmalion Part Two: Attack of the Clones”