“The New Girl, Part One” and “The New Girl, Part Two” (November 19 and 26, 1980) Te, the first episo of The Facts of Life is the one that clost to addrsg LGBT issu, but so much of Jo and Blair’s relatnship treads close that we are returng to discs Nancy McKeon’s two-part troductn to the show. Librarian and Facts of Life scholar Er Fletcher jos to discs the many layers to Jo and many l that, upon send thought, seem like they might be double entendr. Listen to our first Facts of Life episo, “Blair Warner Is a Homophobe” Read The L Chat, a msage board chartg a longstandg history of queer women shippg Jo and Blair Watch Facts of Life -creators Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon playg hetero hband and wife on The Ed Sullivan Show Watch Sara Gilbert tell Lisa Whelchel on The Talk that yep, Jo was gay “Lerally the gayt ship that has ever existed” but also this Jo/Blair montage set to “Good for Me” by Amy Grant “the story si my head of how jo and blair get together (aka the /real/ facts of life)” Willona vs. Chip Fields on Good Tim Buy the first issue of Drew and Glen’s new ic anthology, Beyond Sunset. Go shop at our TeePublic store! Follow: GEE on Facebook • GEE’s Facebook Group • GEE on Twter • GEE on Instagram • Drew on Twter • Glen on Twter Listen: iTun • Spotify • Stcher • Google Play • Google Podsts • Himalaya • TuneIn And y, we do have an official webse! We even have episo transcripts urty of Sarah Neal. Our logo was signed by Rob Wilson. This episo’s art was signed by Ian O’Phelan. This episo was eded by Meika Grimm. This is a TableCak podst.
Contents:
10 KIDS TV CHARACTERS WHO WERE TOTALLY GAY INS
* is jo polniaczek gay *
The great irony of all of this is the fact that Whelchel, a born-aga Christian, is agast homosexualy; this is tly sadng nsirg her character always had the bt cloth, boots, hair, and attu on the show that enared her to gay fans. Listen to our first Facts of Life episo, “Blair Warner Is a Homophobe”.