Alice Dates a Homo
Added 2020-08-13 01:42:39 +0000 UTC“Alice Gets a Pass” (September 29, 1976)
Why on earth was this the second episode of this show? When a former football star-turned-movie actor comes into town, Linda Lavin’s Alice is happy to take him out on a date, but she and everyone else are surprised to learn that he’s gay. Of all the episodes we’ve discussed so far, this one more than others captures a very particular flavor of homophobia: it being masked as maternal concern about predatory men.
John Forget, this one is for you!
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The episode’s outro track is “Don’t Tell Me This Is Love” by Alice & The Wonderboy, which doesn’t seem to be on any of the music streaming services, so I guess just listen on YouTube?
Comments
Hey fellers, missed from your info burst: Linda Lavin sang the theme song (all versions as it changed several times over the life of the show).
Vanessa Lopez
2022-12-05 05:36:26 +0000 UTCI'm not really a dog fan, but I will freely admit to growing a happy smirk when I heard the Thurston noises.
N S P
2020-08-29 02:18:13 +0000 UTCWe shall see...
Drew Mackie
2020-08-19 23:18:12 +0000 UTCI loved the DnD discussion regarding the Fact of Life girls. Could this be a regular segment?
Joshua Corum
2020-08-19 22:11:19 +0000 UTCI HAD A LONGER RUN THAN THAT 80S SHOW THANKS GUYS!!
Gaylien
2020-08-14 07:25:09 +0000 UTC
