The New Millenium Dick Van Dyke Show

[MTM1Fan]

Originally posted by Lolac


MTM1Fan, Are you implying that Richard Deacon was gay?! On what do you base such a comment? Lolac

From another website:

"In Boze Hadleigh’s book Hollywood Gays, he meets up with Richard, and asked him, "Do you imagine any segment of the public guesses that Richard Deacon is gay?" He (Deacon) shook his head. "Not even gays. Most would be surprised. Only because what you see on TV – a serious guy in a suit, unsmiling – isn’t how anyone thinks of gay males."

I've also heard that Richard hung around Paul Lynde a lot, who was a known homosexual. None of this matters, though. I mean, I've heard stories about Richard Deacon and people only had good things to say about him.

[Lolac]

Originally posted by MTM1Fan





From another website:

"In Boze Hadleigh’s book Hollywood Gays, he meets up with Richard, and asked him, "Do you imagine any segment of the public guesses that Richard Deacon is gay?" He (Deacon) shook his head. "Not even gays. Most would be surprised. Only because what you see on TV – a serious guy in a suit, unsmiling – isn’t how anyone thinks of gay males."

I've also heard that Richard hung around Paul Lynde a lot, who was a known homosexual. None of this matters, though. I mean, I've heard stories about Richard Deacon and people only had good things to say about him.

Sigh. Some things you just don't want to know. It doesn't change anything. You just don't want to know it, that's all. I didn't know Paul Lynde was gay, either. Lolac

[Lolac]

How about today's episode, #20 The Boarder Incident:

Buddy's wife is out of town. Buddy, being too helpless to take care of himself, moves in with Rob and Laura and proceeds to keep them up all night, eats them out of house and home and lets his dog destroy personal property. Then the ungrateful wretch has the nerve to tell them they are interefering with his way of life!

Lolac

Wait! I have to try one more! Episode 22, The Talented Neighborhood:

Some of the young boys in the neighborhood end up in Rob's bedroom.

[SawgrassSteve]

Originally posted by Lolac
Wait! I have to try one more! Episode 22, The Talented Neighborhood:

Some of the young boys in the neighborhood end up in Rob's bedroom.

LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!

Steven

[jehobden]

Originally posted by B&W fan


I may be wrong (I hope I am, to be honest) but I think I read somewhere that Richard was gay. But perhaps I'm thinking of another actor.

B&W "I'm not gonna even go any further on this one" fan

RD said himself that he was gay in a book, believing correctly that the book would not be published until after he died. I think he said something about how he's the type that no one would suspect of being gay.
Jerry Paris also made a comment about RD's homosexuality, saying that he could've been more popular if he'd been more flamboyant like Paul Lynde or Charles Nelson Reilly instead of his own more dour persona.

[jehobden]

The Bad Old Days: Male-chauvinist pig Buddy convinces sensitive husband Rob to stop treating Laura as his equal, leading Rob to dream of how rotten a pig he can be himself. (Well this may have been more contemporary 30 years ago.)