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Rachel Kisses a Lesbian Sep 23, 2020

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"The One with Rachel's Big Kiss" (April 26, 2001)

Welcome back Emelie Battaglia for another go-around with America's favorite homophobic sitcom, Friends! This episode has "Chandler is gay" jokes aplenty, even if he's about to marry Monica, but the focus is actually on Rachel, who encounters a college acquaintance (Winona Ryder) with whom she once shared a kiss. This episode features two more woman-on-woman kisses than the one where Carol and Susan get married — ahem — and Drew eagerly reveals that Regina Phalange's name literally translates as "finger queen." Ahem.

Listen to our previous episodes: "Ross's Lesbian Ex-Wife Gets Lesbian Married," "Everyone Thinks Chandler Is Gay," and for reasons that will become apparent if you listen to it, our episode about Living Single.

Here's the Guardian interview with David Schwimmer were pulls a real Ross, and here is Erika Alexander's response.

And here's the news item that at least for 24 hours made people think Matthew Perry might be the next James Bond.

Xuxa has a heart as big as the world. It remains to be seen if Xoxchitla does as well.

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This episode's outro track is "Will You Remember?" by Eighth Wonder: Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Diane Chambers Revisited (An Episode That Glen Can Actually Listen To) Sep 21, 2020

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"The Boys in the Bar" (January 27, 1983)

If you've been listening to this podcast for a bit, you may be aware of the fact that Glen refuses to listen to it. Drew thinks this is too bad, because this really seems like the kind of podcast Glen would really enjoy. In celebration of Glen's birthday month, Drew asked Sam Pancake and Tony Rodriguez to do a reading of one of the best episodes we've done: Episode 10, "Diane Chambers Is an LGBT Ally," based on the Cheers episode "The Boys in the Bar,," Drew's only real instruction to Sam and Tony was "go nuts with it," so this special episode will be weird as hell.

In case you want to listen to the original episode, do that here. And if you want to read the transcript that Sam and Tony were reading from, click here. And if you want to hire Sarah to transcribe something, do that here.

Follow Sam on Twitter and listen to his podcast, Monday Afternoon Movie.

Follow Tony on Twitter and listen to his podcast, Spanish Aquí Presents.

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This is a TableCakes podcast.

Mike Seaver Actually Said the Word 'Gay' Sep 16, 2020

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"Mike's Madonna Story" (November 5, 1985)

Yep. We're actually doing Growing Pains — specifically because of one scene in a first-season episode in which Kirk Cameron's character tosses of the line "Maybe I'm gay." It might seem small, but it's crazy to consider the word "gay" even being spoken on this quintessential 80s family show, much less by a character played by a guy who'd shortly thereafter become a born-again Christianity and who'd eventually disclose some seriously homophobic views. Glen and Drew are joined in this episode by Dan Steadman, a writer and filmmaker who actually was friends with Kirk Cameron but, you know, isn't anymore.

Watch Dan's movie Jesus People on Amazon Prime.

Watch the Dateline NBC segment on Dan's husband, Rodney Wilson.

Read Dan's Huffington Post article about Kirk Cameron and Victoria Jackson.

Watch all of the movie Dance Til Dawn on YouTube.

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This episode's outro track is "Gimme Love" by Cristina: Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Norm Peterson Is Gay for Pay Sep 09, 2020

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"Norm, Is That You?" (December 8, 1988)

If we told you this episode features George Wendt's character pretending to be gay, you'd probably imagine that Wendt would go really big with that performance. Most sitcoms would if a straight actor were playing a straight character playing a gay character, but Cheers doesn't, and in fact this is an episode about gayness where it goes oddly not remarked upon — and not spoken about outright.

Listen to our previous Cheers episodes, Rebecca Howe Suffers From Gay Blindness and Diane Chambers Is an LGBT Ally.

Here's the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article in which it was conjectured that Cheers might replace Kirstie Alley with Joan Severance, playing Rebecca Howe's sister.

Watch the trailer for Norman… Is That You?, the 1973 Redd Foxx comedy that came out three years after his sitcom referenced the source material in "Lamont, Is That You?"

The strangeness that is Pink Lady and Jeff.

And yes, Spain remade Cheers. It has a Woody and a Coach existing at the same time. It's weird.

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This is a TableCakes podcast.

This episode's outro track is "Southpaw" by Pink Lady: Apple Music • Spotify

In the House Made RuPaul Play a Heterosexual Sep 02, 2020

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"Boys II Men II Women" (December 4, 1995)

Twenty-five ago, long before he'd become a media mogul and the face of an international franchise, Rupaul made 1995 his most mainstream year yet. Not only did he have his mainstream debut in The Brady Bunch movie, but he also did one-off guest roles in a number of network sitcoms. But only In the House had him playing a drag queen who was an avowed heterosexual.

Drew talked with In the House creator Winifred Hervey about her time on Golden Girls. Read his roundtable interview with her and other Golden Girls writers here.

Here is the In the House episode that has Debbie Allen playing opposite her real-life sister, Phylicia Rashad.

And here is an episode of Friday Night Videos that has Debbie and Phylicia hanging out — and Debbie referring to eldest daughter Saundra as "the older one."

Drew appeared on last week's Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie to discuss Don't Go to Sleep, a made-for-TV oddity that features Ruth Gordon getting killed by an iguana and Valerie Harper menaced by a child wielding a rolling pizza cutter. It's weird!

The Easy Spirit Playoffs: Purple vs. Metallic!

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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 Black Book's "You Must Change (Mystery Woman)," which isn't on any of the streaming services so maybe just listen to it on YouTube?

Introducing the Shelley Longcast! Aug 31, 2020

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Welcome to the first installment of the Shelley Longcast, the only podcast (that we know of) dedicated to the cinematic work of Shelley Long. You're seeing this on the Gayest Episode Ever feed because it's the the Patreon-exclusive bonus series we've launched and we decided you listeners might enjoy this first, more TV-related episode: The Brady Bunch Movie, a 1995 classic that we think this movie is really funny — and we think playing an iconic TV character such as Carol Brady was a daring choice for Shelley, who'd left TV to focus on film.

If you like this episode, the second installment of the Shelley Longcast, which focuses on Troop Beverly Hills, is live right now on Patreon. You only need to pledge $1 a month to hear that, all future installments of the Shelley Longcast and other bonus content. Also you'll get every future GEE episode one week early.

The amazing logo for The Shelley Longcast was designed by Jeff Hinchee. Give him money to make art!

Finch's Buddy Is Trans Aug 26, 2020

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"Brandi, You're a Fine Girl" (November 16, 2000)

Finally! It's Gayest Episode Ever's first trans episode. Glen and Drew decided to start with a 2000 episode of Just Shoot Me that features Jenny McCarthy as the childhood friend of David Spade's character who rolls into town with some surprising news. It's not great, largely because edgy humor does not age well, but more than anything else, this episode's shortcomings demonstrate how the general conversation about trans folks has evolved in the past twenty years. TableCakes jill-of-a-trades Meika Grimm Is on hand to talk Just Shoot Me, Xena, Highlander and more.

Follow Meika on Twitter! And check out Flannel Bush Endeavors to find out what Meika can do for your business.

And this is what an actual flannelbush looks like.

Buy Sarah Wickham's "Pray the Gay to Stay" shirt.

Watch the "A&E Biography" episode all about Nina Van Horn.

And here are all the proposed Gargoyles spinoffs that Glen mentioned.

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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.

The episode's outro track is "Living on Video" by Trans-X: Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Alice Dates a Homo Aug 19, 2020

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"Alice Gets a Pass" (September 29, 1976)

Why on earth was this the second episode of this show? When a former football star-turned-movie actor comes into town, Linda Lavin's Alice is happy to take him out on a date, but she and everyone else are surprised to learn that he's gay. Of all the episodes we've discussed so far, this one more than others captures a very particular flavor of homophobia: it being masked as maternal concern about predatory men.

John Forget, this one is for you!

Listen to Talking Simpsons' Cape Feare episode to hear the theory about why Linda Lavin deserved it. (This part starts around 34:20.)

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Buy Glen's movie, Being Frank.

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Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter

Listen: iTunes • Spotify • Stitcher • Google Play • Google Podcasts • Himalaya • TuneIn • SoundCloud

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.

The episode's outro track is "Don't Tell Me This Is Love" by Alice & The Wonderboy, which doesn't seem to be on any of the music streaming services, so I guess just listen on YouTube?

Eric Forman's New Buddy Is a Homo Aug 12, 2020

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"Eric's Buddy" (December 6, 1998)

Trigger warning: The episode we're talking about doesn't bring up sexual assault in any way, but because it's That 70s Show, the subject comes up. Skip from the 25-minute mark to the 29-minute mark if you want to listen to the episode without that discussion.

Debate among yourselves whether That 70's Show qualifies as a classic sitcom, but you can't say it wasn't a successful show, running eight seasons and then forever in syndication. In its first season, the show featured Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a student who befriends Topher Grace's character — and then kisses him. It may not fully stick the landing, but it at least deserves credit for featuring a boy-on-boy kiss in primetime well before Dawson's Creek did it.

Yes, That 80s Show also happened, and today it's only worth looking into for a pre-It's Always Sunny Glenn Howerton and Supergirl's Chyler Leigh decked out in punk gear.

Dog With a Blog is exactly what it sounds like, but Drew still doesn't understand what it is.

Tanya Roberts' Tahiti Village.

Donna's dad plays an L.A. gang tough in 1975's Switchblade Sisters, which is a weird, wild thing to behold.

And the whole of Bad Gays is pretty interesting, but their episode about Oscar Wilde's Bosie is especially good.

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Buy Glen's movie, Being Frank.

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Follow: GEE on Twitter • Drew on Twitter • Glen on Twitter

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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.

The episode's outro track is "Bite the Apple" by Rainbow Team: Apple Music / Spotify / Amazon Music

Trailer 2.0 Aug 08, 2020

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Since you're apparently subscribed to the feed already, you don't have to listen to this new teaser for what GEE is all about. You *can* listen to it, but you don't have to. This is for promotional purposes only.

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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.

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