Julia Sugarbaker Dates a Possible Homosexual
Added 2020-09-30 02:48:52 +0000 UTC“A Toe in the Water” (September 23, 1991)
What is Designing Women minus Delta Burke and Jean Smart but plus Julia Duffy and Jan Hooks? An interesting beast that is different than the Suzanne/Charlene years, yeah, but still pretty damn interesting. This episode is a showcase for Duffy’s anti-Diane Chambers, Allison Sugarbaker, who only lasted a season but it wasn’t her fault? Jonathan Bradley Welch makes his second GEE turn to talk Sugarbakers and his new podcast with Stonewall Democrats.
Listen to our previous Designing Women episodes, Julia Sugarbaker Plans a Gay Funeral and Suzanne Sugarbaker Accidentally Dates a Lesbian, as well as Jonathan’s first GEE episode, Roy Biggins Has a Big Gay Son.
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The Slate article on the political affiliation of various TV characters.
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Comments
Thanks! I knew someone would know.
Drew Mackie
2020-10-13 07:15:31 +0000 UTCRe: Fresh Prince, Phil and Vivian were portrayed as former 60s radicals in the first half of the series, but Phil is a Republican when he enters politics. The shift more or less lines up with the Aunt Viv switch.
Erin Hardy
2020-10-02 13:30:17 +0000 UTC
