Bobbi Adler is a fictional character portrayed by Debbie Reynolds in the TV series Will & Grace.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Unsinkable Mommy Adler (season 1), they were 66 years old.
They appear in 12 episodes out of a total of 246 aired
The character of Bobbi Adler is mainly associated with Grace Adler.
Episodes12
The Unsinkable Mommy Adler
episode S1.E13 february 1999Grace's visiting mom, Bobbi Adler, a would-be star whose propensity for breaking out into show tunes and impressions dismays her daughter - and delights Will, Jack and Karen - wreaks havoc by suggesting Will and Grace wed, despite their sexual differences. When Will winces at the fantasy of committing to anyone who needs to be the star of a relationship, Grace realizes she's more of a chip off the old block than she imagined.Whose Mom Is It, Anyway?
episode S2.E4 november 1999Grace is jealous when her mother stops match making for her, and instead sets Will up. Jack must convince an INS agent (who he dated once) that he and Rosario are happily married.Lows in the Mid-Eighties, Part I
episode S3.E8 november 2000In a flashback to Thanksgiving 1985, coed Grace invites her college boyfriend Will home to meet her family, but their romantic relationship swerves dramatically when a conflicted Will phones a teenage Jack for some crucial advice. We also learn why the famous tennis player Martina Navratilova became a lesbian.Lows in the Mid-Eighties, Part II
episode S3.E9 november 2000The flashback to Thanksgiving 1985 continues, and when Will finally tells Grace the truth, she orders him out of the house -- and her life. Meanwhile, Karen meets someone who will become a permanent fixture in her life.Moveable Feast: Part 1
episode S4.E9 november 2001Rather than be apart on Thanksgiving Day, Will and Grace join Jack and Karenfor a festive holiday motor tour of their respective dysfunctional families.Moveable Feast: Part 2
episode S4.E10 november 2001When Will, Grace, Jack, and Karen want to spend Thanksgiving together. But they each have to visit someone or go to another Thanksgiving dinner. So Will comes up with the plan to visit each place for one hour at a time. But each visit leaves them reeling and leaves them unable to enjoy their own celebration.Marry Me a Little
episode S5.E8 november 2002After Grace impulsively accepts a marriage proposal from Leo there seem to be a million roadblocks between her and an actual wedding, not the least of which is her best friend Will's unease about the whole idea.Marry Me a Little More
episode S5.E9 november 2002Grace and Leo deal with unsettling details; and Will is reluctant to give away Grace.Fanilow
episode S6.E10 december 2003Ultimate 'Fanilow' Will spends the night waiting in line for tickets to a special Barry Manilow concert - only to have his weak bladder force him to make a quick pit stop and entrust Grace to hold his place.It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World
episode S7.E21 may 2005It's Grace's father's birthday and since her sisters are not able to attend the birthday party, Grace is scared of being alone with her parents. She convinces Karen to accompany her and when they arrive, it turns out that Grace's mother is about to leave too.Swish Out of Water
episode S8.E8 november 2005Grace finds it impossible to put up with her mother Bobbi's constant nitpicking, so Jack takes it upon himself to help her because, according to him, no one knows how to be a good daughter better than a gay son.The Definition of Marriage
episode S8.E15 february 2006As Grace prepares for her green-card marriage to James, she frets that Karen is going too far by organizing on overly lavish wedding spectacle that includes a performance by Hall & Oates.
- The Unsinkable Mommy Adler
- Whose Mom Is It, Anyway?
- Lows in the Mid-Eighties, Part I
- Lows in the Mid-Eighties, Part II
- Moveable Feast: Part 1
- Moveable Feast: Part 2
- Marry Me a Little
- Marry Me a Little More
- Fanilow
- It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World
- Swish Out of Water
- The Definition of Marriage