Speechless

Episode # 138 (6.22)

Airdate 4/22/2004

Writer(s) Sally Bradford

Producers Jeff Greenstein & Jhoni Marchinko and James Burrows

Director James Burrows

Plot Synopsis

On the eve of his graduation from nursing school, a nervous Jack turns to Will for help writing his commencement address. Reconnecting with his past dreams of being an accomplished playwright, Will over-analyzes the speech, searching for the life experience that sent Jack to nursing school as a source of inspiration.

Cast

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

Guest Cast

Laura Kightlinger (Nurse Sheila)
Amy Crofoot (Female Student)

Notes

Debra Messing does not appear in this episode (Grace was "asleep").
Will wrote a play in college about his coming out called "Bye-Bisexual."
Jack's new career wasn't as fun as the writers had hoped, so it was decided that he would leave nursing.

Goodies

Credits for this Episode.

Transcript of this Episode.

Episode Images:
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Airdates & Ratings

04/22/2004 09:00 PM: 11.1/18% #10
09/02/2004 08:00 PM: 04.1/07%