Plot Synopsis

Grace drags Will along to keep her in check during her first date with Nick only to leave a heated Will at his table for one. Meanwhile, Karen hatches a wild plan to get Jack a date with Aaron, the neighborhood bird enthusiast, only to ruffle some feathers when things don't quite go as planned.

Cast

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

Guest Cast

• Ed Burns (Nick)
• Luke Perry (Aaron)
• Kate Albrecht (Waitress)
• Michael Merton (Maitre D')
• Roz Lerner (Woman in Restaurant)

Notes

• According to Jack, Aaron is among the rarest of all gay subspecies: The Hot Gay Nerd (or "HGN").
• Aaron's bird, the Golden-cheeked Warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), is an endangered species found in Texas, Mexico and Central America.

Media

• Credits for this Episode.
• Transcript of this Episode.
• 0716-HGN-150.wmv: The rarest of all gay subspecies: The Hot Gay Nerd!
• 0716-Observation-150.wmv: Aaron and Jack observe their specimens.
• 0716-Fireplace-150.wmv: Will has the best seat in the house.
• Craziest.wav: ROSARIO "Whenever I get together with my friends and we talk about who works for the craziest bitch, I always win."
• Aaron1.wav: AARON "I was just looking at the beautiful specimen right outside your window..."
• HGN.wav: JACK "Do you know what we have here? The rarest of all gay subspecies: The Hot Gay Nerd!"
• Birdwatcher.wav: JACK "So you're a bird watcher. I bet you've seen a cockatoo."
• Portal.wav: WILL "Would it be possible to move to another table and away from this one, which is apparently the portal to Satan's lair?"

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