Gayest Episode Ever

No, this is not a deep dive into Paul Lynde's most salacious innuendos. Instead, GEE is bidding farewell for a few weeks because Drew is heading to Japan, and we thought it would be cool to do an episode based around classic sitcom trivia, and Drew is hosting while Glen is pitted against special guest contestants Tony Rodriguez (who has guested before!) and Katherine Spiers (who hasn't!). It's fun, we swear, if not *actually* all that gay. Katherine's podcast, Smart Mouth Tony's podcast, Spanish Aquí Presents Support us on Patreon! Buy or rent Glen's movie, Being Frank, on iTunes Check out A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles' No. 1 best queer art space: Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "My Little Japanese Boy" by Baby's Gang.

"The Chief's Gay Evening" (November 13, 1982) Though beloved to a certain age range of 1980s babies, Gimme a Break doesn't get its due praise for its "serious issue" episodes. This one, in which the Chief finds out that one of his officers is gay, handles the subject matter better than many more-acclaimed sitcoms would in the years that followed. In fact, our only complaint is that this series sole gay-themed episode doesn't feature enough Nell Carter, whom we will remind you was a star. We miss you, Nell. Support us on Patreon! Buy or rent Glen's movie, Being Frank, on iTunes Check out A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles' No. 1 best queer art space: Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "Happy Together / Runaway" by Tony Orlando and Dawn.

"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall" (November 7, 1968) When it came time to pick a Halloween special for Gayest Episode Ever, the only real choice was Bewitched, a seasonally appropriate sitcom that also happens to be one of the gayest things ever broadcast on network television. In this fifth-season outing, Endora curses Darren to become hopelessly vain, and Dick York makes the decision to play his newly narcissistic character as pretty damn gay. Comedian, actor and classic TV superfan Chase McCown joins Glen and Drew to talk through an episode that is very gay — if regrettably Uncle Arthur-free. (There's always next Halloween!) Support us on Patreon! Buy or rent Glen's movie, Being Frank, on iTunes Check out A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles' No. 1 best queer art space: Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "Tonight (Crazy Night!)" by Dorine Hollier.

"Caroline and the Gay Art Show" (October 5, 1995) Okay, hear us out. I know you're seeing that we did an episode about Caroline in the City and asking yourself why we would consider it a "classic" sitcom," but there's actually a lot going on here. Malcolm Gets played Caroline's assistant, Richard, with a flair befitting a theater vet, but his chemistry with lead Lea Thompson didn't read as romantic to many viewers. So why did they make Caroline and Richard pair off? And why did the third episode of the show revolve around the notion of Richard repeatedly stating, "I'm straight"? It's actually an interesting story. Buy the DVD of Glen's movie, Being Frank. Buy or rent Being Frank on iTunes. Check out A Love Bizarre, downtown Los Angeles' new queer art space. Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "Mona Lisa" by Mr. Black.

"Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend" (April 9, 1990) The previous Designing Women made Drew cry, but this one is far tamer and far more in line with what we'd consider sitcom-ish. In this Delta Burke showcase episode, Suzanne Sugarbaker attempts to make a friend outside Sugarbaker & Associates — and ends up finding a former pageant friend who's now an out lesbian. This episode does gay panic from the female perspective and largely holds up today… except for the episode's final line. Buy the DVD of Glen's movie, Being Frank. Buy or rent Being Frank on iTunes. Check out A Love Bizarre, downtown Los Angeles' new queer art space. Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "Don't Cry Tonight" by Savage.

"Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" (May 7, 1997) At long last, we're bowing to audience requests and giving you the one where Ellen comes out… to her parents. No, it is not "The Puppy Episode," the one where Ellen came out to Laura Dern and also the world; it's the episode that aired one week after that one, when she came out to her parents. "The Puppy Episode" is a part of TV history, but this one is maybe a more realistic look at the ongoing, constant process of coming out. The Los Angeles LGBT Center Is a thing er talk about in this episode. And yes, PFLAG still exists. Buy the DVD of Glen's movie, Being Frank. Buy or rent Being Frank on iTunes. Check out A Love Bizarre, downtown Los Angeles' new queer art space. Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "Cheri Cheri Lady" by Modern Talking.

"I Never Ate for My Father" (October 2, 1991) When Robbie Sinclair fails to kill his first live prey, he begins to wonder if he might be more herbivorously oriented — and that fits in really well with this episode's extensive use of vegetarianism as a metaphor for homosexuality. (But also drug use and communism, because America.) Buy the DVD of Glen's movie, Being Frank Buy or rent Being Frank on iTunes Check out A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles' new queer art space. Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "Gigolo" by Green Ice

"Odyssey of the Twelfth Talisman" (September 28, 1985) Once upon a time, there was a Saturday morning cartoon based on Dungeons & Dragons, and in its final few episodes it had one of its male characters hit it off with a one-off NPC who was witty and matched him, insult for insult. This one-off also happened to be male, and whether by accident or whatever, the resulting episode plays out kinda like a male-on-male romcom that just happens to be situated in medieval fantasy setting. Don't worry if you've never experienced a Dungeons & Dragons anything; Glen and Drew will walk you through it. Cartoons That Made Us Gay, the 1980s cartoon episode that inspired this episode: Matt Baume's D&D podcast, Queens of Adventure Critical Role, the D&D podcast starring Ashley Johnson Nasim Pedrad looks like Jill, Kermit's co-worker from Muppets Take Manhattan Check out A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles' new queer art space. Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "Lancelot" by Valerie Dore.

"The Engagement" (September 14, 1985) The pilot to Golden Girls features a fifth roommate who did not make it into the rest of the series: Coco the gay live-in cook, played by Charles Levin. The actor recently died, and in part because it's timely and in part because Drew feels bad about his jokes that Coco was lost at sea, our first off-season episode is a Coco-centric look at this first-ever Golden Girls. Read Drew's interview with Golden Girls writers. Buy a copy of Jim Colucci's awesome Golden Girls book, Golden Girls Forever. Check out A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles' new queer art space. Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship.

"The Impossible Dream" (October 15, 1996) The finale to the second season of GEE begins how the first one began: with Frasier. Two years after the episode that said, "No, Frasier isn't gay," the show backed up a little and asked "But what would you say if he was maybe?" Also it's revealed that Gil Chesterton has a more toned chest than any of us would have expected. Check out A Love Bizarre, Los Angeles' new queer art space: Support us on Patreon! Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! And we even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This is a TableCakes podcast. This episode's outro track is "A Dream of You and Me" by Future Islands