Alex was a nerdy and awkward a$$ 13 year old who was shy and feminine and he was able to pull a HOT GIRL Like that? LOL

That girl looked like she would be into guys who play football or some type of sport not Alex nerdy A$$:lol: :lol:

I found it interesting that according to imdb, the girls career consisted entirely of an ABC afterschool special and this episode.

Just want to toss in that according to imdb, the girls career consisted entirely of an ABC afterschool special and this episode.

You are not revealing anything special since it was on the IMDB website

I missed last nights eps., was this on last night or do you mean the little girl that liked Alex at the airport?

I missed last nights eps., was this on last night or do you mean the little girl that liked Alex at the airport?

Yeah, last night, not the airport. This one:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0665767/

Yeah, last night, not the airport. This one:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0665767/


Thanks for responding to my post! ;) We went out last night to visit friends, had fun, but had to miss ODAAT! :(


What was the other ep last night about?

Thanks for responding to my post! ;) We went out last night to visit friends, had fun, but had to miss ODAAT! :(


What was the other ep last night about?

She was smoking HOT Lol

She was smoking HOT Lol


And she liked Alex? :eek: Was this girl Alex's age?

And she liked Alex? :eek: Was this girl Alex's age?
The girl was 13, but she looked like she was 16. She was very attractive.

And she liked Alex? :eek: Was this girl Alex's age?


And no one knew why which confused Barbara and Ann LOL

she was supposed to be younger than Alex by 3 weeks:lol:

OMG!!!! Pulling this thread back up!!!! Maybe I shouldn't ,because I remember somebody objecting on another thread about this one cause the girl was too young or something! ?

Anyway, I saw it tonight!! Took a break from the Dodgers/Mets game that the Dodgers lost!


The girl was pretty and seemed like she was too mature to be interested in Alex, that's all I will say!!!

As much as I like Alex, I have to agree. I couldn't understand why she was with him either! Lol

Glenn had to do a lot of acting in this episode, LOL.


Why couldn't the writers on this supposedly progressive show have gone out on a limb and just make Alex the first gay teenager on a show? It didn't have to be over the top or anything, just have him be pursued by the blonde and have him be decidedly not interested in her in that way.

Glenn had to do a lot of acting in this episode, LOL.


Why couldn't the writers on this supposedly progressive show have gone out on a limb and just make Alex the first gay teenager on a show? It didn't have to be over the top or anything, just have him be pursued by the blonde and have him be decidedly not interested in her in that way.


Who was the first gay character in a TV show? Does anyone remember?

But ya know what is weird, Neil Patrick Harris is openly gay and he played a big time playa with the ladies on How I met your Mother, and as a teenager in Doogie Howser, playing a straight kid, but an overly intelligent child prodigy, I don't see him as appearing gay or awkward at all when he had scenes with girls!!! When I watch Doogie Howser now,I really try to take notice, and If I didn't know this guy was gay, I would never think it!!! ;) Alex/Glen was just so much more hyper and flamboyent!!! :D

When I watch Doogie Howser now,I really try to take notice, and If I didn't know this guy was gay, I would never think it!!! ;) Alex/Glen was just so much more hyper and flamboyent!!! :D
That's because Neil Patrick Harris was always a much better actor.

Who was the first gay character in a TV show? Does anyone remember?


I think it was someone from the short-lived Norman Lear sitcom Hot L Baltimore.

Why couldn't the writers on this supposedly progressive show have gone out on a limb and just make Alex the first gay teenager on a show?

That's what I sometimes think about Who's the Boss?, what if the writers had talked with Danny Pintauro and made Jonathan gay? That would have been very interesting.


Who was the first gay character in a TV show? Does anyone remember?

I think it was someone from the short-lived Norman Lear sitcom Hot L Baltimore.

I've heard it said before it was Billy Crystal's character on Soap?

I've heard it said before it was Billy Crystal's character on Soap?

I've never seen Hot L Baltimore, but I've read that it featured a gay couple (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072512/) and it did pre-date Soap by a couple of years. If we're counting guest stars then we might as well give All In The Family the credit because a 1971 episode featured a gay character. There were some gay characters that showed up at the 12th precinct on Barney Miller. I don't know when exactly they made their first appearance, but I'm guessing even they pre-dated Jodie from Soap by a little bit.

The first recurring gay character was in a short lived 1972 sitcom called The Corner Bar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corner_Bar

The first recurring gay character was in a short lived 1972 sitcom called The Corner Bar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corner_Bar

It looks like I learned something today. Thank you.

It was probably either Floyd the Barber from "The Andy Griffith Show" or Uncle Arthur from "Bewitched".