Jerry: We're not gay. Not that there's anythg wrong wh that.

Contents:

• TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISO 9: JERRY AND GEE AREN’T GAY... NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT
• WHAT’S WRONG WH BEG “GAY”? HERE’S WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU -- AND ’S REALLY DISTURBG.
• 'I'M NOT GAY - NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT!': ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORY?
• GAYT EPISO EVER: ‘SEFELD’ KILLED IT WH ‘NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT’
• I'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORYI'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORYI'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORYI'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORYI'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORY
• SO ANDREW NAPOLANO IS GAY? NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHG WRONG WH .

TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISO 9: JERRY AND GEE AREN’T GAY... NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT

[dience lghs][mic plays]Drew: You are listeng to Gayt Episo Ever, the podst about episos of classic TV shows that foc on LGBT-them. Glen: This is the episo where Jerry and Gee are mistaken as a gay uple by an NYU reporter, and hilary ensu.

Drew: If you're the kd of person who only remembers the tch phras, this is the one that gave two Sefeld tch phras that both relate to homosexualy: "Sgle, th, and neat, " and more importantly, "Not that there's anythg wrong wh that.

WHAT’S WRONG WH BEG “GAY”? HERE’S WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU -- AND ’S REALLY DISTURBG.

Drew: You're some sort of lady homosexual. Drew: I don't thk I watched this wh my parents, which is probably for the bt bee watchg anythg wh gay characters was a very weirdly paful experience. But at one pot, Gee li and says that his father is gay, which is not te.

And gettg to the show ially, I thought his father was gay. Costanza was a homosexual. Drew: I should also pot out this is kd of an exceptn bee for the most part there are no gay characters this episo.

'I'M NOT GAY - NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT!': ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORY?

There is one gay character who shows up for five sends, but of everythg we are talkg about this season, this is almost entirely about straight people's experience of perceived homosexualy and therefore is, I thk, an episo about homophobia.

GAYT EPISO EVER: ‘SEFELD’ KILLED IT WH ‘NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT’

It's this one where Elae dat a gay guy to make his office thk he's straight, but then she tri to actually date him and nvert him to heterosexualy, which do not work.

And then the show has some other major gay them—cludg, this season, Gee's girliend San leav him for a woman who eventually leav her for Kramer. Acrdg to some sourc, this episo won; acrdg to others, was for the show's overall mment to showsg gay characters.

I'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORYI'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORYI'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORYI'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORYI'M NOT GAY-NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHG WRONG WH THAT: ARE UNWANTED IMPUTATNS OF GAYNS DEFAMATORY

Emelie: I read a piece of trivia that said they were worried the episo was gog to be homophobic. I have a lot of thoughts about this turtleneck, and 's very triggerg for me bee as a pre-gay fifth grar, I was wearg a paisley turtleneck to school, and I got—Drew: Oh, my gosh.

And then years later, seeg this episo, jt beg like, "Was I gay? Was I a gay fifth grar wearg that turtleneck? " And so turtlenecks jt beme synonymo wh closeted gay men for me, and out gay men, and I swore them off for many years.

SO ANDREW NAPOLANO IS GAY? NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHG WRONG WH .

Drew: I didn't like wearg turtlenecks bee I thought they would make me gay, but I don't know why.