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Gayest Episode Ever

Happy Days Puts Richie Cunningham in the Closet

Gayest Episode Ever

Gayest Episode Ever

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.8568 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

"You Go to My Head" (October 1, 1974)

We're kicking off our final season by discussing what's arguably the most important sitcom that we haven't profiled yet: Happy Days. Technically, Happy Days never did an episode, but what's surprising is how close this one gets, with actual lines spoken including "I'm in the closet" and "Do you prefer dick?"

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0:00.0

Tuesday, Wednesday happy Love American style True than the red, white and blue Who's watching the kids Out of the blue, out of the blue, out of the blue, out of the blue, out of the blue. I'm going to a gayest episode ever, the podcast where we discuss the LGBT

0:34.1

episodes of classic sitcoms. I'm Drew Mackey. I'm Glenn Lakin, and this is our final season. I actually made the joke in the Fox Fowles episode about Babes that were back, but not for long. But a lot of people didn't hear that joke. A lot of people canceled their Patreon pledges. So I'll make it here on the main feed to make sure people know that we are temporarily back. Although, if we're being honest, this last season is going to, it's going to last a while,

0:56.8

even though it's only 10 episodes because we're doing every other week. Sure. It's like half a year. We'll be here. Yeah. Yeah. We'll end right around the time the new season ends. The TV season ends. Okay. More or less. Glenn, have you heard about this Happy Day show that everyone's talking about?

1:11.6

I'm familiar.

1:12.7

Yes, I actually watching this episode. Okay, more or less. Glenn, have you heard about this Happy Day show that everyone's talking about?

1:11.6

I'm familiar.

1:12.6

Yes, I actually watching this episode brought back a lot of, I don't want to say feelings,

1:19.0

but like, it was definitely one of those comfort shows because it was just always on syndication in the afternoon.

1:24.6

So like, you get home from school. There's Happy Days.

1:27.8

And I had my preference of eras and versions of the theme song.

1:33.5

I'm sure we'll get into it.

1:34.8

But I feel like I memory hold all the all the brother stuff.

1:40.6

There's not that much of it, but there is some of it and does come up in this episode.

1:44.3

But yeah, I'll explain.

1:46.0

Like in my mind, it was like, oh, yeah, he was in the pilot and then they get rid of him.

1:58.2

But no, he was kind of around for two seasons. Yeah, it is more complicated than most people remember. They don't give them anything to do. So that's why you wouldn't really. And when I watch this episode, like he's mentioned but I know, it's like, oh, he's like a Maris.

2:02.4

He is, I mean, he's like a Judy Winslow, but yeah, yeah. Judy was around for a long time before she got banished upstairs and to never come down again. He wouldn't have better off as Ameris. Yes. If he was just a brother who was off at school who was better than Ritchie at everything.

2:36.4

Yeah. And also taller than Ritchie. And also probably saw as a full head of hair. Wow. I can make that joke. Yeah. Happy Days was endlessly rerun because it is so safe. Yeah. This episode thought what's ending. This episode's really weird. And we'll get into... sexual harassment content warning I guess.

2:36.4

I mean... episode not withstanding. No, well. This episode's really weird and we'll get into. Sexual harassment, content warning, I guess.

2:39.6

I mean, sexual, I'm sorry, sexual assault.

2:40.3

Not harassment.

2:41.9

There's an actual sexual assault.

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