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Val Bassett is a fictional character portrayed by Molly Shannon in the TV series Will & Grace.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Grace, Replaced (season 1), they were 34 years old.
They appear in 8 episodes out of a total of 246 aired

Val Bassett

by Molly Shannon

character

Episodes8

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    Grace, Replaced
    episode S1.E18 april 1999
    Will finds a 'substitute Grace' in Val, a new neighbor who is available for plans with Will while Grace is consumed with work. As Will and Val continue to spend more time together,
  • 8
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    Girls, Interrupted
    episode S2.E20 may 2000
    Despite their history, Grace spends a fun evening with Val only to have Will suspect her of stealing. Meanwhile Jack becomes attracted to the leader of Welcome Home-an organization for gays who have converted to going straight, so he acts straight to woo the man.
  • 7.9
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    Last of the Really Odd Lovers
    episode S3.E23 may 2001
    Grace (Debra Messing) hates herself for her fatal attraction to a boorish neighbor (Oscar-nominated guest star Woody Harrelson), and wants to keep her newborn romance with him a secret.
  • 8
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    Fagel Attraction
    episode S4.E23 april 2002
    When Will's laptop computer is stolen, a detective takes Will's statement and discovers that he's gay. Later, he calls Will and asks him to participate in an operation to locate a gang of gay laptop thieves. Will agrees, and they go to a gay bar. What Will doesn't know is that the man is still in the closet and does all sorts schemes to get gay men to go out with him. Grace has to deal with Val, who is trying to be a designer, and she does so by getting Grace's ideas and clients.
  • 7.5
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    One Gay at a Time
    episode S7.E3 september 2004
    Grace has a surprise reunion with Val as she attempts to steal doughnuts at an AA meeting. She gets hooked on AA meetings for free therapy and food and Val and Karen have a confrontation which leads to Grace's exposure as a fraud.
  • 7.9
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    There's Something About Larry
    episode S9.E9 january 2018
    Will and Grace's old friend Larry believes he's in love with Will; Val the clingy stalker is back, and she really wants Karen and Jack to be her friends.
  • 7.8
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    The Real McCoy
    episode S10.E13 february 2019
    Will gives local newscaster McCoy Whitman a second chance and, with the help of Jack, finally gets to know the man behind the newsman. Grace's campaign for Design Guild President hits a snag when the deciding vote comes down to her old nemesis, Val. Karen acts as Grace's campaign manager, and attempts to secure Val's vote by any means necessary.
  • 7.3
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    The Favourite
    episode S11.E14 march 2020
    Jack helps Karen sneak into the manse to retrieve her ring, but they're shocked to find it on the hand of Stan's new girlfriend; while hosting Will's surrogate, Will and Grace become the old folks they swore they'd never become.