"Simpson and Delilah" (October 18, 1990) Not only the earliest gay-themed Simpsons episode we've ever done, this one is also the first gay-themed episode The Simpsons ever did. And while the enigmatic Karl doesn't get to be explicitly gay, we argue whether having a gay-coded character might have been the [...]
"Wild Child" (February 4, 1988) Officially, A Different World never did a gay episode and there were no queer students at Hillman. Nestled in the middle of the Bonet/Tomei season, however, is an interesting episode about a girl named Cougar, who happens to be easily read as a lesbian and [...]
"Pranks for the Memories" (September 18, 1991) and "Beetlebones" (September 27, 1991) Sure, we've all thought more about Beetlejuice in the last few weeks than we have in the last few decades, but we come to you today not to discuss the sequel film but the animated spinoff. Henry Giardina [...]
"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 [...]
"How to Eat L.A. will be on a publishing break for the next two or three months as I work on improving processes, content, and most importantly, The Map. I'm currently using Google Maps, but I'm working on a custom product that I'm very excited to show off [...]
by Katherine Spiers "Continuing the hibachi/teppanyaki journey from last week! This profile of the founder of Benihana, Rocky Aoki, is interesting, and it features my favorite restaurant critic (and total, unabashed shill), Clementine Paddleford." Read the article here: Roasting Cocktail Weiners on the Hibachi iTunes • [...]
Episode artwork by Ian O’Phelan. tags: 80s | facts of life | NBC “Menage a Phyllis” (November 2, 1974) In the third-season episode “My Brother’s Keeper,” Rhoda famously said the word “gay,” turning a plot about her association with Phyllis’ brother on its head. Two seasons [...]
by Katherine Spiers "I recently noticed that people often use “hibachi” and “teppanyaki” interchangeably, especially when talking about Benihana-style restaurants where diners sit at the griddle and the cook puts on a show with onion towers and flying ingredients. Technically, that is teppanyaki." Read the article here: Hibachi [...]
Episode artwork by Ian O’Phelan. tags: 80s | facts of life | NBC “Cousin Geri” (December 24, 1980) Fun game for listeners: Take a shot every time Drew mentions the phrase “gigantic bitch” in connection with Lisa Welchel’s Blair, who is in rare form this episode [...]
Will Shelley Winters finally have her revenge on Sam Pancake and the Monday Afternoon Movie? Now that we're back to the horror genre, Sam has invited iconic filmmaker and confirmed cult leader Peaches Christ into the fold to talk about REVENGE!, the 1971 ABC movie of the week starring Sam's [...]
