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New Will City is the 1st episode of the third season and the 47th episode overall. The story continues three months after the events of Ben? Her? where Will goes to the Caribbean.

Will returns from his vacation and finds that his two best friends have formed a special bond. Karen starts feeling stomach pains after her maid Rosario gets arrested.

Synopsis

Torn between two lovers

Will finally returns home from his unfortunate escape at the Caribbean with clients Karen and Stan to help out with Grace's problem about dating Josh and Ben. Will, however, is surprised to see that Grace has gotten much closer to Jack who lives across the hall, even taking Jack's advice over his. Will starts to feel resentful and believe that Jack has replaced him as Grace's best friend. After Grace reassures him that their friendship is like a scar ("ugly but permanent"), Will reiterates his advice that Grace should choose Josh over Ben. However, Jack comes in and tells them that Josh is actually gay.

Pangs of guilt

Karen, who is smuggling black pearls into the country, returns from the Caribbean when she realizes that she's about to be arrested by customs security. While waiting in the customs line, Karen lets her maid Rosario hold her bag, effectively letting her get arrested in her stead as she makes her escape.

The next day, Karen tells Grace that she has been feeling stomach pains ever since her return. Grace quickly notices that Karen's pains are triggered when Rosario's name is mentioned, noting that it's an effect of unconscious guilt from having her maid take the blame for her smuggling and get arrested in her place. Karen is then forced to bail Rosario out of a jail in Queens.

Cast

Main

Guest

Corey Parker (Josh)
Mimi Savage (Woman)
Timothy Davis-Reed (Officer)
Steve Schroeder (Delivery Boy)
Jeff Greenstein (Stanley Walker) (uncredited)

Notes

This is the first episode where Shelley Morrison is billed a regular cast member.
Britney Spears's choreographer came in to teach the "Oops!" dance routine to Sean and Debra. Spears later appears during the eighth season as Amber-Louise.
Making fun of Will's slippers, Karen mentions Jennifer Lopez. She later appears as herself in seasons 4 and 5.
Final appearance of Josh. He only makes a brief appearance in the opening scene.
ppearance of Josh. Hriefly appears in the opening scene.
Stanley Walker's hand was played by producer Jeff Greenstein who also wrote the previous episode.
Jack makes a reference to spending the rest of his life with the pizza delivery man and "adopting Himalayan whistle kids". This phrase was last used by Harlin Polk in the episodes Boo! Humbug and The Truth About Will and Dogs, "Himalayan whistle kids" being based on an inside joke by the creators.^[1]

Cultural References

Upon reuniting with Jack, Will does an impression of Jerry Lewis, saying "Hey, lady!" a quote from the 1961 comedy The Ladies Man.
When Will comes back home, he tells Jack that he can still stay in the guest room and then calls him Kato, a reference to Kato Kaelin who became famous during the OJ Simpson murder trial. Kato was staying at Simpson's guest house when the crime occurred in 1994.
Will mentions that Grace is "torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool", a reference to the Mary MacGregor song Torn Between Two Lovers.
As Karen's security officer at the airport walks away, she calls to him "Wayne, Wayne, don't go away", a reference to the nursery rhyme Rain Rain Go Away.
When Grace points out Will is pouting, she references the show Ally McBeal starring Calista Flockhart who has a trademark "natural pout".

Media

Will_And_Grace_Dance_Britney_Spears — Will And Grace Dance Britney Spears

Quotes

This whole thing has just gotten way too complicated. I mean, the other night in bed, I called Josh "Ben." And to cover it, I stretched it out into bennn...d over...and I ended up doing something I really never wanna do again. — Grace

I came home. I'm here. Where's the love? I just flew coach! I need some love! — Will

Karen:	Ever since I've been back, I've been getting these shooting pains.
Grace:	Well, have you done anything unusual since you've gotten home? Eaten? Loved? Worked?

I know what guilt is. It's one of those touchy-feely words that people throw around that don't really mean anything... You know, like "maternal" or "addiction." — Karen

I'm not going to Queens! There are people living in cabs down there! Let her tunnel her way out! — Karen

My feelings aren't cute, I'm not the youngest brother on Eight is Enough. — Will

I gotta tell you, I find these toilets that flush themselves very threatening. — Rosario Salazar

My love for you is like this scar. Ugly, but permanent. — Grace, to Will

References

↑ Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 29

[1] Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 29

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+|title1 = New Will City
+|episode = 3.01
+|written_by = [[David Kohan]] & [[Max Mutchnick]]
+|directed_by = [[James Burrows]]
+|original_network = NBC
+|original_airdate = October 12, 2000
+|previous = [[Ben? Her?]]
+|next = [[Fear and Clothing]]
+|image1 = Newwillcity.jpg
+}}
+'''New Will City '''is the 1st episode of the [[Season 3|third season]] and the 47th episode overall. The story continues three months after the events of [[Ben? Her?]] where Will goes to the Caribbean.
+[[Will]] returns from his vacation and finds that his two best friends have formed a special bond. [[Karen]] starts feeling stomach pains after her maid [[Rosario]] gets arrested.
-Mimi Savage (Woman)
-Timothy Davis-Reed (Officer)
-Steve Schroeder (Delivery Boy)|written_by = [[David Kohan]] & [[Max Mutchnick]]|directed_by = [[James Burrows]]|original_network = NBC|original_airdate = October 12, 2000|previous = [[Ben? Her?]]|next = [[Fear and Clothing]]|image1 = Newwillcity.jpg}}'''New Will City '''is the first episode of the [[Season 3|third season]] and the 46th episode overall.
 == Synopsis ==
-[[Will]] is still on the Island with [[Karen]], [[Stanley Walker|Stan]] and [[Rosario Salazar|Rosario]]. [[Grace]] is wanting his advice to which guy she should be with, [[Josh]] or [[Ben Doucette|Ben]], Jack helps her out and says she should be with Ben as there is something about Josh that he can't put his finger on , Will gets mad with Karen and feels he should be home helping Grace, Will, feels left out within what happened in the last 3 months Grace and Jack have started to become closer friends, and he tells her that she should Josh. Karen trying to smuggle in drugs but blames it on Rosario and feels guilty about it but doesn't want to admit it.
+=== Torn between two lovers ===
+Will finally returns home from his unfortunate escape at the Caribbean with clients Karen and [[Stanley Walker|Stan]] to help out with [[Grace]]'s problem about dating [[Josh]] and Ben. Will, however, is surprised to see that Grace has gotten much closer to Jack who lives across the hall, even taking Jack's advice over his. Will starts to feel resentful and believe that Jack has replaced him as Grace's best friend. After Grace reassures him that their friendship is like a scar ("ugly but permanent"), Will reiterates his advice that Grace should choose Josh over Ben. However, Jack comes in and tells them that Josh is actually gay.
+=== Pangs of guilt ===
+Karen, who is smuggling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahitian_pearl black pearls] into the country, returns from the Caribbean when she realizes that she's about to be arrested by customs security. While waiting in the customs line, Karen lets her maid Rosario hold her bag, effectively letting her get arrested in her stead as she makes her escape.
+The next day, Karen tells Grace that she has been feeling stomach pains ever since her return. Grace quickly notices that Karen's pains are triggered when Rosario's name is mentioned, noting that it's an effect of unconscious guilt from having her maid take the blame for her smuggling and get arrested in her place. Karen is then forced to bail Rosario out of a jail in Queens.
 == Cast ==
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 === Guest  ===
-* Corey Parker ([[Josh]])
+* [[Corey Parker]] ([[Josh]])
 * Mimi Savage (Woman)
 * Timothy Davis-Reed (Officer)
 * Steve Schroeder (Delivery Boy)
+* [[Jeff Greenstein]] ([[Stanley Walker]]) (uncredited)
 == Notes ==
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 * [[Britney Spears|Britney Spears's]] choreographer came in to teach the "Oops!" dance routine to [[Sean Hayes|Sean]] and [[Debra Messing|Debra]]. Spears later appears during the [[Buy Buy Baby|eighth season]] as [[Amber-Louise]].
 * Making fun of Will's slippers, Karen mentions [[Jennifer Lopez]]. She later appears as herself in [[I Do. Oh, No, You Di-in't|seasons 4]] and [[FYI: I Hurt, Too|5]].
-* Last appearance of [[Josh]]. He only briefly appears in the opening scene.
+* Final appearance of Josh. He only makes a brief appearance in the opening scene.<br />
+*ppearance of [[Josh]]. Hriefly appears in the opening scene.
-* [[Stanley Walker|Stanley Walker's]] hand is seen in this episode (when he gropes [[Karen]]).
+* [[Stanley Walker|Stanley Walker's]] hand was played by producer [[Jeff Greenstein]] who also wrote the previous episode.
-* [[Jack]] makes a reference to spending the rest of his life with the pizza delivery man and "adopting Himalayan whistle kids". This phrase was last used by [[Harlin Polk]] in [[The Truth About Will and Dogs]], "Himalayan whistle kids" being based on an inside joke by the creators.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk_archive/Humanities/2006_August_29 Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 29]
+* Jack makes a reference to spending the rest of his life with the pizza delivery man and "adopting Himalayan whistle kids". This phrase was last used by [[Harlin Polk]] in the episodes [[Boo! Humbug]] and  [[The Truth About Will and Dogs]], "Himalayan whistle kids" being based on an inside joke by the creators.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk_archive/Humanities/2006_August_29 Reference desk archive/Humanities/2006 August 29]
 </ref>
 == Cultural References ==
-* Upon reuniting with [[Jack]], [[Will]] does an impression of Jerry Lewis, saying "Hey, lady!" a popular quote from the 1961 comedy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ladies_Man The Ladies Man]''.''
+* Upon reuniting with [[Jack]], [[Will]] does an impression of Jerry Lewis, saying "Hey, lady!" a quote from the 1961 comedy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ladies_Man The Ladies Man]''.''
+* When Will comes back home, he tells Jack that he can still stay in the guest room and then calls him Kato, a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kato_Kaelin Kato Kaelin] who became famous during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_murder_case OJ Simpson murder trial]. Kato was staying at Simpson's guest house when the crime occurred in 1994.
 * Will mentions that Grace is "torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool", a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_MacGregor Mary MacGregor] song [http://en.wikipedia.org/Torn_Between_Two_Lovers Torn Between Two Lovers].
+* As Karen's security officer at the airport walks away, she calls to him "Wayne, Wayne, don't go away", a reference to the nursery rhyme [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Rain_Go_Away Rain Rain Go Away].
+* When Grace points out Will is pouting, she references the show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McBeal Ally McBeal] starring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calista_Flockhart Calista Flockhart] who has a trademark "natural pout".
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 == Quotes ==
-{{Single-line Quote|Quote = This whole thing has just gotten way too complicated. I mean, the other night in bed, I called Josh "Ben." And to cover it, I stretched it out into bennn...d over...and I ended up doing something I really never wanna do again.|Character = [[Grace]]}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = I watch "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_McBeal Ally McBeal]." I know what pouting looks like. You're pouting.}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = My feelings aren't cute, I'm not the youngest brother on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Is_Enough Eight is Enough].|Character = Will}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = I gotta tell you, I find these toilets that flush themselves very threatening.|Character = [[Rosario Salazar]]}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = My love for you is like this scar. Ugly, but permanent.|Character = [[Grace]]|Context = to [[Will]]}}
+{{Single-line Quote|Quote = This whole thing has just gotten way too complicated. I mean, the other night in bed, I called Josh "Ben." And to cover it, I stretched it out into bennn...d over...and I ended up doing something I really never wanna do again.|Character = [[Grace]]}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = I came home. I'm here. Where's the love? I just flew coach! I need some love!|Character = Will}}{{Multi-line Quote|Character 1 = Karen|Line 1 = Ever since I've been back, I've been getting these shooting pains.|Character 2 = Grace|Line 2 = Well, have you done anything unusual since you've gotten home? Eaten? Loved? Worked?}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = I know what guilt is. It's one of those touchy-feely words that people throw around that don't really mean anything... You know, like "maternal" or "addiction."|Character = Karen}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = I'm not going to Queens! There are people living in cabs down there! Let her tunnel her way out!|Character = Karen}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = My feelings aren't cute, I'm not the youngest brother on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Is_Enough Eight is Enough].|Character = Will}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = I gotta tell you, I find these toilets that flush themselves very threatening.|Character = [[Rosario Salazar]]}}{{Single-line Quote|Quote = My love for you is like this scar. Ugly, but permanent.|Character = [[Grace]]|Context = to [[Will]]}}
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Premieres]]
 [[Category:Season 3]]