“Scared Straight” (December 10, 1988) When Blanche’s brother comes over and comes out, Blanche shows that southern hospitality has its limits. It’s a classic story about homosexuality being accepted — but only to an extent. Burgeoning podcast star <a href="https://twitter.com/thetonyrodrig" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tony Rodriguez</a> joins Glen and Drew to talk about the best-ever gay-focused episode of a sitcom to also have a B plot about a death premonition dream. Read <a href="http://www.backofthecerealbox.com/goldengirls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drew's interview with Golden Girls writers</a> Check out <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alovebizarrestore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Love Bizarre</a>, Los Angeles’ new queer art space  Support us <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gayestepisodeever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on Patreon</a>! Follow: <a href="https://twitter.com/gayestepsiode" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">GEE on Twitter</a> • <a href= "https://twitter.com/drewgmackie" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Drew on Twitter</a> • <a href= "https://twitter.com/iwritewrongs" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Glen on Twitter</a> Listen: <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gayest-episode-ever/id1357463744" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a> • <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7z85L3qZh0DXAXRZQWoCPB" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a> • <a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drew-mackie/gayest-episode-ever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stitcher</a> • <a href= "https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iwj7vhtsbn4ahyn5hn3rv7daslu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Play</a> • <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/?q=gayest%20episode%20ever">Google Podcasts</a> • <a href= "https://www.himalaya.com/tv-film-podcasts/gayest-episode-ever-290459" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Himalaya</a> • <a href= "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Television/Gayest-Episode-Ever-p1142234/?topicId=138835345" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TuneIn</a>  And yes, we do have <a href= "https://www.gayestepisodeever.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">an official website</a>! And we even have <a href= "https://www.gayestepisodeever.com/transcripts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">episode transcripts</a> courtesy of <a href="https://www.therapytranscripts.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Neal</a>. Our logo was designed by <a href="http://robwilsonwork.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Rob Wilson</a>. This is a <a href="https://tablecakes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TableCakes</a> podcast.

The Cartoons That Made Us Gay

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.