186: John Goodman Played Gay on Normal, Ohio
It didn’t work, but not because gay guys can’t look like Dan Conner.
185: Brothers Brings a Sitcom Sensibility to Gay Bashing
So much better than you’d imagine a comedic take on anti-gay violence, we swear.
184: Barney Miller Protects the Rights of Gay Parents
It takes the most compassionate cops in the history of primetime TV to care about gays.
183: Miss Piggy Is a Gay Icon
It’s the Miss Piggy remake of The Comeback that we accidentally wished into existence.
182: Weirdest Episode Ever: Lucy Gets Eaten by a Dragon
“Let’s do Brigadoon, even if Lucy is clearly not Scottish.”
181: Weirdest Episode Ever: The Cosby Show Has a Nightmare — This Time With Muppets!
The crossover that wasn’t but then was. With Muppets.
180: Night Court Did a Trans Episode, But Let’s Talk About This Episode Instead
Pamela Adlon played a girl pretending to to be a boy long before she’d play Bobby Hill.
179: Before Balki, Bronson Pinchot Played Gay on Sara
This one-season wonder does what most ‘80s sitcoms can’t or won’t.
178: Golden Girls Celebrates Valentine’s Day With Gay Guys, Dick Jokes and Condoms
The “condoms, condoms, condoms!” episode also features a gay storyline that marks an early utterance of “love is love.”
177: A Gay Alien Makes American Dad a Good Show
Roger does what the Great Gazoo couldn’t, including anal probes.
176: A Gay Alien Ruins The Flintstones
The Great Gazoo was allegedly inspired by a real-life gay.
175: Kramer Gets Bullied by Mean Gays
Seinfeld gives us Cedric and Bob, two of the only gay villains in 90s TV.
174: The Cartoons That Made Us Gay: Sailor Moon
It’s not subtext: Kunzite and Zoisite are an actual, out gay couple.
173: Weirdest Episode Ever: The Facts of Life Goes to the Twilight Zone
The episode where Lisa Whelchel made Dippity Doo scary.
172: It’s a Will & Grace Christmas 2: The Revenge
A show that dares to make the most obvious gay Christmas puns possible.
171: The Goode Family Meets Two Types of Lesbians
“What if King of the Hill only liberal?”
169: Who’s the Boss? Just Basically Admits That Jonathan Is Gay
Feel bad for both Jonathan *and* Danny Pintauro!
168: Wings Flies Its Gay Character Back to Nantucket
The triumphant return of RJ Biggins means increased awareness of sitcom bears.
167: The Crew Was Fox’s Queer-Inclusive Alternative to Friends
Less white, more queer, and with a Married... With Children-style laugh track.