Gayest Episode Ever

Drew Mackie & Glen Lakin / TableCakes Productions
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Back in the day, a major sitcom doing a gay episode was a big deal. A proper gay episode would get headlines, but it would get the attention of two young guys who were still figuring things out — sexuality-wise and culture-wise. Gayest Episode Ever has screenwriter Glen Lakin and stay-at-home journalist Drew Mackie going through the great and not-so-great gay episodes of sitcoms past.

  1. HACE 3 DÍAS

    It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Stops Being Funny to Be Gay Instead

    “Mac Finds His Pride” (November 7, 2018) Twelve seasons in, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia stopped giving Mac the Smithers treatment and let him be gay, but it’s the season thirteen finale we’re talking about because it highlights Mac’s sexuality without making jokes, at least for the third act. The episode received wide praise, but did it also jeopardize the show’s comedic tone in order to make a statement? Thanks to Dr. Alfred Smith, David Russell and Ally J. Shivka for offering their interpretations of the narrative in the dance sequence! Watch the dance sequence in question here. Read Vulture’s analysis of “Mac Finds His Pride.”

    1 h y 57 min
  2. Cartoons That Made Us Gay: Dexter’s Laboratory

    8 SEPT • SÓLO PARA PERSONAS CON SUSCRIPCIÓN

    Cartoons That Made Us Gay: Dexter’s Laboratory

    “Dial M for Monkey: Barbequor” (May 18, 1996) and “Sun, Surf and Science” (April 1, 1998) More often than not, our Cartoons That Made Us Gay episode have us reading against the grain to find LGBTQ representation on a show that wasn’t intended to have anything. That’s not always the case, however, an the first ever Cartoon Network cartoon, Dexter’s Laboratory, features two different segments in which the gayness is right there. In the first, a parody of the Silver Surfer, the Silver Spooner, is inexplicably queeny and femme. And in the second, the final moments hint that Mandark might get over his crush on Deedee by falling for a cute surfer boy.

    1 h y 18 min

  3. 4 SEPT

    The 80s Gay Fantasia That Is Jennifer Slept Here

    This is the second-to-last of our summer reruns; new episodes back Sept. 18 on the Patreon feed and Sept. 25 on the main feed! For this one, we're taking a break from looking at the ways that sitcoms advanced American discourse about LGBTQ people and instead gawking at campy 80s fluff — because that is also a thing that is important to gay people. “Jennifer: The Movie” (October 29, 1983) We’re celebrating both Halloween and week two of our celebration of Ann Jillian with an episode about how the 1983 NBC series Jennifer Slept Here is both so very weird and also a little gay boy’s fantasy — because it pairs an awkward boy with glamorous ghost, and that’s secretly what every little gay boy wishes he had to guide him through his awkward years. This is peak 80s, but also it has one of the best sitcom themes ever, regardless of decade. Watch Drew’s video of the 1982 Night of a Thousand Stars fashion show, which features Ann Jillian looking like her most Debbie Harry ever. Gawk in awe at: The opening to Mr. Smith The opening to Double Trouble The opening to Mr. Merlin The opening to Down to Earth The opening to Ann Jillian Ann as the Red Queen in the live action Alice in Wonderland + the very scary Jabberwocky scenes

    1 h y 30 min

  4. 29 AGO

    How Do You Write a Sitcom About a Gay Bashing?

    Yep, we are still in summer reruns — but to return with new episodes in September! This one is out second look at the Showtime sitcom Brothers, which I feel too few listeners know about. Let this episode be your primer, however! And your jumping off point to watching the entire series on YouTube! “It Only Hurts When I’m Gay” (October 25, 1985) On paper, the idea of a sitcom taking on the subject of gay bashing seems like the worst idea, but somehow Brothers — TV’s first gay sitcom — manages to tell a real story about violence against gay people while avoiding the hokey “very special episode” tropes. We’re as shocked as anyone how good this turned out, and what’s more, it’s genuinely funny without underselling the gravity of the attack. You can now watch Glen’s movie, Being Frank, on Freevee via Amazon Prime. WATCH IT NOW! Please, watch this episode (and other Brothers episodes!) on YouTube. The posting we used to do this episode only had 36 views as of the time this GEE first went live!

    1 h y 22 min

  5. 21 AGO

    The Complete History of Leon Carp, Roseanne's Gay Nemesis

    This is a summer rerun of an episode that originally went live in May 2023. We know that no one likes to reflect on how Roseanne used to be awesome, but we get through that emotional baggage as quickly as we can to discuss why Martin Mull's character is openly gay but also tweaks certain gay stereotypes.  “The Driver’s Seat” (November 30, 1993) We’re giving another shot to Roseanne, because perhaps it’s been long enough that you all want to listen to stories about this iconic series. Perhaps not! Regardless, this show offered us Martin Mull’s Leon, who goes unsung in the annals of gay supporting characters. He’s a villain, though much of his evildoing has nothing to do with his sexuality, and in this particular episode, his gayness doesn’t even come up — which is unusual, because usually gay supporting characters on sitcoms only show up to be gay and do nothing else.

    1 h y 50 min

  6. 14 AGO

    Green Acres Meets a Woman Named Ralph

    This is a summer rerun of an episode that originally went live in May 2023. It's good even if you think you don't care about Green Acres, we swear! “What’s in a Name?” (February 16, 1966) On a show all about the zany inhabitants of Hooterville, Ralph Monroe (Mary Grace Canfield) stands out because the most unusual thing about her is her name. She works as a carpenter and dresses for her work, but that name alone is enough that most Hootervillians don’t know what pronoun to use for her. As we discuss with special guest Josh Trujillo, Ralph is not a trans character, but this episode about her seeking a new name so she can get married, offers enough to qualify her as interesting enough to merit her own episode of this podcast… darling. Since this episode originally went life, Josh's book, WASHINGTON'S GAY GENERAL, went on sale. GO BUY IT!

    1 h y 55 min
  7. The Saved by the Bell Saturday Morning Cartoon Preview

    12 AGO • SÓLO PARA PERSONAS CON SUSCRIPCIÓN

    The Saved by the Bell Saturday Morning Cartoon Preview

    “Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? (September 9, 1989) Strange as it may seem, most people’s first experience of Saved by the Bell occurred on the Friday night before the show started airing in earnest on Saturday morning, but it wasn’t technically an episode of Saved by the Bell. It was NBC’s 1989 Saturday morning cartoon preview special, which featured Zack, Screech, Lisa and Slater (but specifically not Jessie and Kelly and CERTAINLY not Tori) getting beamed into a TV, where they meet ALF, John Candy and more in a promotional adventure into the new cartoons airing on the network this new season. Ironically, the success of Saved by the Bell would push NBC to cancel its cartoons altogether, so this is an extra weird bit of TV history, but then again, Saved by the Bell is a really weird show. Watch the special on the GEE Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/saved-by-bell-109480804 The theme music for Weirdest Episode Ever was composed by Nick Loiacano.

    1 h y 33 min

  8. 7 AGO

    Tori from Saved by the Bell Is a Lesbian Icon

    “The New Girl” (September 19, 1992) Tori Scott is more than just the mysterious seventh Bayside High student who exists in a fractured Saved by the Bell timeline in which Jessie and Kelly don’t exist. She’s also really gay in the tradition of Jo from The Facts of Life, and not only because Leanna Creel, the actress who played Tori, came out in real life. Erin Fletcher returns to explain why she’s actually a better match for Zack than Kelly or AC Slater… because Zack Morris is the Blair Warner of Saved by the Bell. Listen to Erin’s previous appearance, in which we also discussed a lesbian-tinged ep titled “The New Girl.” (And yes, there is a Tori Scott fanvid.) Follow: GEE on Facebook • GEE’s Facebook Group • GEE on Twitter • GEE on Instagram • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter Listen: Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn And yes, we do have an official website! We even have episode transcripts courtesy of Sarah Neal. Our logo was designed by Rob Wilson. This episode’s art was designed by Ian O’Phelan. This is a TableCakes podcast.

    2 h y 27 min
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Back in the day, a major sitcom doing a gay episode was a big deal. A proper gay episode would get headlines, but it would get the attention of two young guys who were still figuring things out — sexuality-wise and culture-wise. Gayest Episode Ever has screenwriter Glen Lakin and stay-at-home journalist Drew Mackie going through the great and not-so-great gay episodes of sitcoms past.

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  • Creador
    Drew Mackie & Glen Lakin / TableCakes Productions
  • Años de actividad
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodios
    289
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
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  • Proveedor
    Drew Mackie

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