Just the Ten of Us Almost Did a Gay Episode
Added 2022-04-14 00:53:48 +0000 UTC“Betrayal” (September 13, 1989)
You might classify Just the Ten of Us with rest of the TGIF also-rans, but trust us: this show was better — funnier, edgier and with two actual, explicit gay jokes that ran on the same night as Urkel, to say nothing of the fact that its four sexy teenage daughters gave little gay boys a favorite no matter what kind of diva they’d end up worshipping. Frankie Frascatore joins us to talk about the Nightmare on Elm Street connection, the WandaVision connection, how this one particular outing almost becomes a gay episode and why it’s maybe notable that a show about a Catholic family punishes the most religious child for being a judgmental scold.
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Comments
This episode brought back quite a few memories, not of this show but of the other shows you mentioned. I remember watching “Going Places”, specifically Heather Locklear (of course). They had a Thanksgiving episode where nothing goes right and Heather ends up crying in the bathroom, sitting on the toilet drying her eyes with toilet paper. I watched “Profiler”, mainly because of the eerie, supernatural vibes (and because of Julian McMahon and Robert Davi). I was a huge “X-Files” fan back in the day and can confirm that “Millennium” sucked. Very boring except for the one episode Darin Morgan wrote/directed (and I liked the score too).
Sandip Sarma
2022-04-16 17:10:41 +0000 UTCI also love that so many comments about the Going Places video are in the vein of "Why did they cancel Just the 10 of Us for this?"
Turner Arrington
2022-04-15 10:11:09 +0000 UTCI cannot express the joy I felt at the mention of the giant wheel of cheese, because that is maybe the only thing about Just The 10 of Us I have immediate recall for.
Turner Arrington
2022-04-14 20:48:58 +0000 UTCI hold a very dear place in my heart for Just the 10 of Us and always love introducing the show to people ignorant of its existence. I'm so happy you guys could find a way to fit it into your series.
Joshua Corum
2022-04-14 12:01:12 +0000 UTC
