Fired Up Had the Best Gay Character on Must See TV
Added 2025-09-18 23:07:27 +0000 UTC“Truth and Consequences” (September 29, 1997)
Though it didn’t even get a chance to finish out its second season, Fired Up was one of the rare Must See TV sitcoms to feature two female leads. What’s more, the recurring gay character, Shannon (played by Mark Davis) is unusual in that he’s out, confident and going about his life in a way you just didn’t see on other NBC shows of this era. What’s even odder is that his traditionally masculine dad (Jonathan Banks) loves his son and supports his career as a drag performer. Can we thank Arleen Sorkin for this?
See the photo of Mark Davis looking hunky as hell here.
See all the episodes of Fired Up – including the ones that didn’t air on NBC — on archive.org.
Comments
Thank you for adjusting the volume on your episodes. I too had some trouble listening on the subway or in the shower, my two most important podcast locations.
Marcus Gorman
2025-09-27 21:19:59 +0000 UTCRe: king of queens. I never seen the show but recently scrolled by a clip of an halloween episode titled “Ticker Treat" that seems to feature a boy who was feared to be gay because he wanted to dress up like a power puff girl.
Lobo
2025-09-25 03:52:10 +0000 UTCOnly vaguely remember the show, but I wanted to express my gratitude for this episode of *your* show. Things are understandably rough everywhere and few people are doing well. Me included. This provided some much needed levity and laughs, it brought a smile to my face more than once and brought me out of a funk I've been feeling. Thank you Drew and Glen!
Dave Nelson
2025-09-23 19:28:48 +0000 UTCI vaguely remember king of queens and it handling everything horribly and there maybe being something about the brother and his roommate? It was more a show that was one places I was and not one I watched so could be way wrong
DaddyMuscles_
2025-09-23 03:41:24 +0000 UTCThe line from the dad "He's not happy and I want him to be" nearly made me tear up. Would've loved to have heard my dad say that to me when I was struggling to express myself.
James Eldred
2025-09-21 13:13:25 +0000 UTC
