The episode features the main series cast alongside notable guest performers: Character Type Will Truman Series Regular Debra Messing Grace Adler Series Regular Megan Mullally Karen Walker Series Regular Sean Hayes Jack McFarland Series Regular Paul Satterfield Sumner Davis Guest Star (Karen's nephew) Peter Jacobson Paul Budnik Guest Star (Will's boyfriend) Bill Idelson Guest Star (Theater patron) Seemah Wilder Guest Star (Theater patron) Production Credits "Will & Grace" Mad Dogs and Average Men (TV Episode 2001)
: Will is dating Paul, a man he finds "not exactly attractive" and socially "needy". He intends to break up with him but repeatedly postpones the moment because he is obsessed with Paul's lovable dog, Pepper . The situation escalates when Paul asks Will to watch Pepper for a weekend; when the dog goes missing under Jack's watch, Will attempts to use the loss to force Paul to dump him instead. "Will & Grace" Mad Dogs and Average Men(2001)
: Grace becomes instantly smitten with Sumner Davis , who is revealed to be Karen’s charming and handsome nephew. Desperate to prevent the two from dating, Karen fabricates a "litany of lies" about Sumner’s supposedly dark and unstable past to scare Grace away. Cast and Guest Stars The episode features the main series cast alongside
is the 18th episode of the third season of Will & Grace (64th episode overall), which originally aired on March 15, 2001 , on NBC. Plot Summary : Grace becomes instantly smitten with Sumner Davis
The episode follows two main comedic threads involving romantic entanglements and social deception: