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APPENDIX
GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER TV EPISODE GUIDE
T
his guide is an alphabetical listing of TV series broadcast in the United States that feature gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender series regulars
(Reg)
and/or recurring characters
(Rec).
Titles and airdates of gay-themed episodes are also included. For series with regular gay characters, I have included the titles of episodes referred to in the book.
his guide is an alphabetical listing of TV series broadcast in the United States that feature gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender series regulars
(Reg)
and/or recurring characters
(Rec).
Titles and airdates of gay-themed episodes are also included. For series with regular gay characters, I have included the titles of episodes referred to in the book.
| A-TEAM, THE (NBC, Action Drama, 1983-1987) | “Cowboy George,” Boy George guest stars (2/11/86) |
| ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (Comedy Central, Comedy, 1994- ) | Rec : Justin (Christopher Malcolm), Edina’s ex-husband; Oliver (Gary Beadle), Justin’s lover |
| ACTION (Fox, Comedy, 1999; F/X, 2000) | Reg: Robert “Bobby G.” Gianopolis (Lee Arenberg), studio head; Stuart Glazer (Jack Plotnick), assistant; Cole Ricardi (Richard Burgi), actor |
| “Blowhard,” Action star Cole Ricardi comes out (9/30/99) | |
| ADAM AND YVES | Proposed gay sitcom from writer/producer Danny Arnold (1979-1980) |
| ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY, JR. (Fox, Western, 1993-1994) | “No Man’s Land,” All-female western town (9/10/93) |
| ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (CBS, Anthology, 1960-1965; NBC, 1964-1965, 1985-1986) | “An Unlocked Window,” Nurse killer on the loose (2/15/65) |
| “An Unlocked Window,” Remake of 1965 episode (5/5/65) | |
| ALICE (CBS, Comedy, 1976-1985) | “Alice Gets a Pass,” Alice falls for gay ex-pro football player (9/29/76) |
| ALL IN THE FAMILY (CBS, Comedy, 1971-1979) | Rec: Beverly La Salle (Lori Shannon) (1975-1977), female impersonator |
| “Judging Books by Covers,” Archie discovers friend is gay (2/9/71) | |
| “Archie, the Hero,” Archie saves Beverly’s life (9/29/75) | |
| “Beverly Rides Again,” Beverly helps Archie play joke (11/6/76) | |
| ALL IN THE FAMILY (cont.) | “Cousin Liz,” Edith learns cousin Liz was gay (10/9/77) |
| “Edith’s Crisis of Faith” Pt. 1, Beverly is murdered (12/18/77) | |
| “Edith’s Crisis of Faith” Pt. 2, Edith questions her faith in God (12/25/77) | |
| ALL MY CHILDREN (ABC, Soap Opera, 1970- ) | Reg: Dr. Lynn Carson (Donna Pescow) (1983); Michael Delaney (Chris Bruno) (1995-1998), high school teacher; Kevin Sheffield (Ben Jorgensen) (1995-1998), student; Dr. Bradford Phillips (Daniel McDonald) (1996-1997); Rudy (Lance Baldwin) (1995-1998), assistant at TV station; Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel) (2000-), Erica’s daughter; Sarah Livingston (Elizabeth Harnois) (2000-2001); Mary Francis “Frankie” Stone (Elizabeth Hendrickson) (2001) |
| ALL THAT GLITTERS (First-run syn., Soap Opera, 1977) | Reg: Linda Murkland (Linda Grey), male-to-female transsexual |
| ALLY MCBEAL (Fox, Legal Comedy/Drama, 1997-) | Rec: Cindy McCauliff (Lisa Edelstein) |
| “Boy to the World,” Ally befriends young transvestite (12/1/97) | |
| “The Inmates,” Hetero waiter fired for not being gay (4/27/98) | |
| “Buried Pleasures,” Ally “dates” Ling (11/1/99) | |
| “Pursuit of Loneliness,” Ally falls for bisexual judge (2/21/00) | |
| “The Oddball Parade,” Discrimination lawsuit (2/28/00) | |
| “Prime Suspect,” Ally plays detective (3/20/00) | |
| “Girls’ Night Out,” Transgender Cindy is fired (10/30/00) | |
| “Two’s A Crowd,” Mark learns truth about Cindy (11/6/00) | |
| “Without A Net,” Mark breaks up with Cindy (11/13/00) | |
| “Love on a Holiday,” Men bid on Fish in charity auction (12/4/00) | |
| “Hats Off to Larry,” Cindy sues to legally marry (2/5/01) | |
| “Judge Ling,” Dame Edna Everage guest stars (11/5/01) | |
| “Neutral Corners,” Dame Edna, Part II (11/12/01) | |
| “I Want Love,” Elton John guest stars (11/26/01) | |
| ALRIGHT ALREADY (WB, Comedy, 1997-1998) | “Again with the Laser Surgery,” Vaughn pretends he’s gay (10/5/97) |
| AMERICAN FAMILY, AN (PBS, Reality, 1973) | Reality series about the Loud family includes gay son, Lance (1/11-3/29/73) |
| AMERICAN HIGH (Fox, Reality, 2000/PBS 2001) | Reg: Brad Krefman, high school student |
| “Who Am I?” Robby recalls when Brad came out to him (8/2/00) | |
| “Boogie Nights,” Brad choreographs dance show (8/9/00) | |
| AMERICAN JUSTICE (A&E, Reality, 1992-) | “The Life and Death of Teena Brandon” (9/29/00) |
| AMERICAN PARADE (CBS, Anthology, 1976) | Rip Torn and Brad Davis as Walt Whitman and Peter Doyle (3/9/76) |
| ANY DAY NOW (Lifetime, Drama, 1998-2002) | “It’s Who You Sleep With,” Lesbian couple can’t marry in public’park (11/3/98) |
| “Family is Family,” Renee’s gay bro visits with son and lover (10/17/99) | |
| “Who Abandoned Who?” RuPaul guest stars (3/12/00) | |
| ANYTHING BUT LOVE (ABC, Comedy, 1989-1992) | Reg: Jules “Julie” Kramer/Bennett (Richard Frank), magazine editor’s assistant |
| ARCHIE BUNKER’S PLACE (CBS, Comedy, 1979-1982) | “The Cook,” Archie discovers his waiter Fred is gay (11/4/79) |
| “Archie Fixes Up Fred,” Archie tries straighten out Fred (2/10/80) | |
| ARE YOU BEING SERVED? (Syndicated, Comedy, 1972-1984) | Reg: Mr. Humphries (John Inman), department store salesman |
| ARGUMENT (KTTV- TV/Los Angeles, Talk, 1962) | “Society and the Homosexual,” Los Angeles talk show (5/13/62) |
| ARLI$$ (HBO, Comedy, 1996- ) | “Man of Our Times,” Ice skater plans same-sex wedding (8/10/96) |
| “Athletes ARE Role Models,” Player mistakenly has sex with drag queen (8/28/96) | |
| “My Job is to Get Jobs,” Football player rumored to be gay (6/14/98) | |
| ASK HARRIET (Fox, Comedy, 1998) | “Pilot,” Sexist hetero sportswriter dons drag as female columnist (1/4/98) |
| ASPHALT JUNGLE, THE (ABC, Police Drama, 1961) | “The Sniper,” Lesbian sniper guns down young girls (4/30/61) |
| ASSOCIATES, THE (ABC, Comedy, 1979-1980) | “The Censors,” Writer vs. network censor over sitcom dialogue (4/10/80) |
| AS THE WORLD TURNS (CBS, Soap Opera, 1956- ) | Reg: Hank Elliot (Brian Stracher) (1988-1989), designer |
| BABYLON 5 (First-run syn., Sci-Fi, 1992-1998) | Reg: Lt. Cmdr. Susan Ivanova (Claudia Christian) (1994- 1997); Talia Winters (Andrea Thompson) (1994-1995) |
| “Divided Loyalties,” Ivanova’s strong attraction to Thalia (10/12/95) | |
| “Racing Mars,” Frank and Cole pose as newlyweds (4/24/97) | |
| BARE ESSENCE (NBC, Drama, 1983) | Rec: Robert Spencer (Ted LePlat); Tim (Jim Negele), pro- football player |
| BARETTA (ABC, Police Drama, 1975-1978) | “The Sky is Falling,” Baretta helps teen hustler (10/26/77) |
| BARNEY MILLER (ABC, Comedy, 1975-1982) | Rec: Marty (Jack DeLeon), shoplifter; Daryl Driscoll (Ray Stewart), marty’s lover; Officer Zitelli (Dino Natali) |
| “Experience,” Marty is arrested (1/30/75) | |
| “Vigilante,” Wojo arrests transvestite teamster (3/20/75) | |
| “Discovery,” Man posing as cop harrassing gays (10/30/75) | |
| “Quarantine 1 & 2,” Precinct is quarantined (9/30/76, 10/7/76) | |
| “Asylum,” Marty is caught with marijuana (2/24/77) | |
| “Inquisition,” Lt. Scanlon hunts down precinct’s gay cop (9/13/79) | |
| “The Child Stealers,” Daryl tries to get his son back (1/24/80) | |
| “ Movie Pt.1 ,” Wojo outs Officer Zitelli, (1/29/81) | |
| BAXTERS, THE (First-run syn., Drama, 1979-1981) | “Homosexual Teachers,” Family discovers son’s teacher is gay (10/31/79) |
| BEANES OF BOSTON (Pilot, Comedy, 1979) | Reg: Mr. Humphries (Alan Sues), salesman |
| “Pilot,” American version of Are You Being Served? (5/5/79) | |
| BECKER (CBS, Comedy, 1998- ) | “The Princess Cruise,” Becker is booked on gay cruise (2/5/01) |
| “You Say Gay Son, I Saw Godson,” Becker’s gay godson asks for help (4/8/01) | |
| BEDTIME (Showtime, Comedy-Drama, 1996) | Reg: Donna (Felicity Hoffman) and Liz (Susan Gibney) |
| BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS (Showtime, Comedy, 1999-2001) | Reg: Malcolm Laffley (Tuc Watkins), TV network casting director |
| “The Velvet Curtain,” Malcolm outs himself on TV (8/7/99) | |
| BEGGARS AND CHOOSERS (cont.) | “The Naked Truth,” Malcolm wants gay actor to play Dodi Fayed (7/25/00) |
| BELTRAN, LOS (Telemundo, Comedy, 1999-2000) | Reg: Dr. Fernando Salazar (Gabriel Romero) and Kevin Lynch (James C. Leary) |
| “The Coming Out of Fernandito,” Fernando’s father comes four a visit (2000) | |
| BERNIE MAC SHOW, THE (Fox, Comedy, 2001-) | “Stop Having Sex,” Bernie discovers Jordan’s friend’s dad is gay (4/17/02) |
| BETTE (CBS, Comedy, 2000-2001) | Reg: Oscar (James Dreyfus), Bette Midler’s accompanist |
| BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 (Fox, Teen Drama, 1990- 2000) | Rec : Kyle Connors (David Lascher) (1991-1992); Allison Lash (Sara Melson) (1994-1995); Jimmy Gold (Michael Stoyanov) (1996); Andrew Emery (Robb Derringer) (1999) |
| “Summer Story,” Kyle comes out to Kelly (7/25/91) | |
| “A Competitive Edge,” Brandon investigates steroids at school (1/23/92) | |
| “Blind Spot,” Steve discovers frat brother is gay (4/6/94) | |
| “Up in Flames,” Kelly and Allison trapped in fire (11/30/94) | |
| “Girls on the Side,” Kelly discovers Allison loves her (5/3/95) | |
| “P.S. I Love You Pt. 1,” Allison admits feelings for Kelly (5/24/95) | |
| “P.S. I Love You Pt 2,” Rumors spread about Kelly and Allison (5/24/95) | |
| “A Mate for Life,” Kelly befriends Jimmy, gay man with AIDS (9/4/95) | |
| “Disappearing Act,” Kelly takes HIV test (9/11/96) | |
| “Pledging My Love,” Jimmy dies (9/18/96) | |
| “Santa Knows,” David befriends homeless gay teen Ben (12/17/97 | |
| “Crimes and Misdemeanors,” Steve and Brandon “date” lesbian couple (2/4/98) | |
| “The Nature of Nuture” Mother vs. gay couple over custody suit (3/18/98) | |
| “I’m Back Because,” Samantha comes out to son Steve (12/2/98) | |
| “The Following Options,” Samantha is fired because she’s gay (12/9/98) | |
| “The Loo-Ouch,” Samantha brings lover to Steve’s party (10/20/99) | |
| “Baby, You Can Drive My Car,” Dylan and Andrew are gay bashed (11/10/99) | |
| “Family Tree,” Dylan helps Andrew get his job back, (11/17/99) | |
| BIG BROTHER II (CBS, Reality, 2001) | Reg: Bill “Bunky” Miller, 7th contestant evicted from house |
| BIG EASY, THE (USA, Police Drama, 1996-1997) | “Cinderfella,” Murder victim involved with a drag queen (8/25/96) |
| BLOSSOM (NBC, Comedy, 1991-1995) | “Double Date,” Joey’s teammate is his secret admirer (1/31/94) |
| “It Happened One Night,” Nick is matchmaker with Blossom and friend’s son (3/13/95) | |
| BOB CRANE SHOW, THE (NBC, Comedy, 1975) | “A Case of Misdiagnosis,” Bob treats old pal, a rich gay activist (5/8/75) |
| BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE (CBS, Comedy, 1972- 1978) | “Some of My Best Friends,” Gay man joins Bob’s therapy group (10/9/76) |
| BOLD ONES, THE: THE LAWYERS (NBC, Legal Drama, 1969-1973) | “Shriek of Silence,” Politician framed for murder (11/30/69) |
| BOLD ONES, THE: THE NEW DOCTORS (NBC, Medical Drama, 1969-1973) | “Discovery at 14,” Teenager fears homosexuality is genetic (3/5/72) |
| “A Very Strange Triangle,” Male doctor falls for lesbian (10/31/72) | |
| BOSOM BUDDIES (ABC, Comedy, 1980-1984) | Reg: Kip Wilson/Buffy (Tom Hanks), hetero in drag living in women’s hotel; Henry Desmond/ Hildegarde (Peter Scolari), Kip’s hetero roommate |
| BOSTON COMMON (NBC, Comedy, 1996-1997) | “Streetcar Named Denial,” Wyleen falls for acting partner (9/15/96) |
| BOSTON PUBLIC (Fox, Drama, 2000- ) | Rec: Jeremy Peters (Kaj-Erik Eriksen) (2001- ), high school student |
| “Chapter 3,” A high school jock is the target of gay rumors (11/16/00) | |
| “Chapter 29,” Guber discovers Jeremy Peters is gay (12/10/01) | |
| “Chapter 30,” Jeremy’s mother finds out he’s gay (12/17/01) | |
| “Chapter 31,” Guber, Jeremy, and his mom go to therapy (1/14/02) | |
| “Chapter 36,” Jeremy dates Brooke Harper (2/11/02) | |
| BRIAN BENBEN SHOW, THE (CBS, Comedy, 1998) | Reg: Billy Hernandez (Luis Antonio Ramos), weatherman |
| BRONK (CBS, Detective Drama, 1975-1976) | “The Deadlier Sex,” Female cop accused of molestation (1/18/76) |
| BRONX ZOO, THE (NBC, Drama, 1987-1988) | “Crossroads,” Closeted gay student decides to get married (6/16/88) |
| BROOKLYN SOUTH (CBS, Police Drama, 1997- 1998) | “Doggoneit,” Bickering gay couple lose their dog (4/13/98) |
| BROTHERS (Showtime, Comedy, 1984-1989) | Reg: Cliff Waters (Paul Regina); Donald Maulpey (Phillip Charles Mackenzie) |
| BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (WB, Teen Drama/Horror, 1997- 2001; UPN 2001-) | Reg: Larry Blaisdell (Larry Bagby III) (1997-1999), high school jock; Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), witch; Tara (Amber Benson) (1999- ), witch/Willow’s girlfriend |
| “Phases,” Larry comes out to Xander (1/27/98) |
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