by Drew Mackie & Glen Lakin
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.
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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This week, in a first-ever solo episode, Drew talks you through not just one episode of the cult series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman instead the whole of the show’s art for its two gay characters, Ed and Howard. What’s remarkable about this nuanced portrayal of a same-sex couple is that by virtue of airing before the AIDS crisis, the showrunners didn’t need to make these two characters angel gays. They’re as neurotic and complex as any of the straight characters on the show, which means it’s an example of a progressive representation back in 1976.</p> <p>If you want to see Ed and Howard (and everyone else) in action, check out the supercut of their whole story <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/mary-hartman-of-125107201?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">on Patreon</a>. It’s free for everyone, so even people who aren’t pledging can watch it. There is not another place online where you can easily watch Ed and Howard’s whole story.</p> <p>But also check out <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oZyQ8eSxJg" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Matt Baume’s 2020 video</a> on why this show’s gay storyline still matters.</p> <p>We have <a href= "https://www.gayestepisodeever.com/transcripts">episode transcripts</a> courtesy of <a href= "https://www.therapytranscripts.com/">Sarah Neal</a>. Our logo was designed by <a href="http://robwilsonwork.com/">Rob Wilson</a>. This episode’s art was designed by <a href= "https://www.ianophelan.com/">Ian O’Phelan</a>.</p>
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