235: What’s Gay About Jeopardy(!)?
And why Amy Schneider’s winning run made her a household name.
234: Amen’s Closeted Sitcom Star Smackdown
It’s Sherman Hemsley vs. Nell Carter in an explosion of anti-sexual tension.
233: Mary and Phyllis Date a Possible Homosexual
Without saying the word “gay,” Mary and company speculate whether a new guy might be… you know, like Phyllis’ brother.
232: Facts of Life Does a Covert Gay Episode With Cousin Geri
Given the queer shading to Blair’s character, there’s a whole different reading to this very special episode.
231: Drawn Together Forces Xandir Out of the Closet
Are silent vidoe game protagonists not talking spcifically because they hate their gay voice?
230: Daria Should Have Kissed Jane Instead of Tom
You’re standing on my neck and you’re making me feel gay thoughts.
229: Lucy Meets a Drag Queen
How to make drag acceptable for mainstream America in one easy sitcom episode.
228: A Queer History of SNL, Part Four: The Lost Years
Terry Sweeney was the first openly gay cast member… and we didn’t get another one for 28 years.
227: Sex and the City Meets an Effeminate Heterosexual
Our first look at a show that shaped your world… even if you never watched it.
225: Jerri Blank is a Pansexual Sex Predator
Warning: This Strangers With Candy episode is dangerously lacking in Noblet and Jellineck content.
224: Gimme a Break Transformed Into a Lesbian Perfect Strangers
What would fix the gradual queering of Gimme a Break? Rosie O’Donnell!
223: The Simpsons Does a Riff on Lesbian Cult Classic
The weird story behind “Lisa the Drama Queen” and the New Zealand murder that led to it.
222: How Does a Conservative Sitcom Do a Gay Episode?
Tim Allen’s second second did a gay episode almost right off the bat.
221: The Gay Origins of Mister Ed
Developed by a gay man, Mister Ed focuses on Wilbur, who’s chief emotional confidante is not his wife.
220: Frasier Has Two Daddies
Charles Emerson Winchester is the spiritual father of Frasier Crane… if not the biological one.
218: Bob’s Burgers Celebrates Christmas at a Gay Rave
A Christmas mystery + the legend of Marshmallow!
217: Frank’s Place Makes Hanukkah Gay
And three gay-coded characters who are all apparently straight?