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.
224: Gimme a Break Transformed Into a Lesbian Perfect Strangers
What would fix the gradual queering of Gimme a Break? Rosie O’Donnell!
220: Frasier Has Two Daddies
Charles Emerson Winchester is the spiritual father of Frasier Crane… if not the biological one.
215: A Queer History of SNL, Part Three: The “Not Ready for Prime Time” Era
Occasionally better than you’d guess, but also sometimes worse than you’d imagine.
214: Gimme a Break Meets Yet Another 80s Orphan
Why are there so many parentless moppets in 80s sitcoms?
213: We Can Be Sad About Matthew Perry Dying and Still Think Friends Is Homophobic
The case for why we’re better off not wallpapering over the things Friends did wrong.
212: The Complete History of George Costanza’s Homosexuality
“An unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality.”
205: A Queer History of SNL, Part Two
From the Girl With No Gaydar to Bowen Yang in ten LGBTQ-centric sketches.
204: A Queer History of SNL, Part One
From Anita Bryant to Mango in ten LGBTQ-centric sketches.
201: Golden Girls Tries to Spin Off the Neighbors Next Door
There never was a Renee Corliss, it turns out.
187: Parks & Recreation Marries Gay Penguins
It’s not the endorsement of same-sex marriage you probably think it is.
183: Miss Piggy Is a Gay Icon
It’s the Miss Piggy remake of The Comeback that we accidentally wished into existence.
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.”
173: Weirdest Episode Ever: The Facts of Life Goes to the Twilight Zone
The episode where Lisa Whelchel made Dippity Doo scary.