Cleavon Little won an Emmy for this episode and he deserved it. He plays Tony, not as a big swishy stereotype. He doesn't camp it up. He's not flaming. He comes across as an average guy. And nothing in this episode is overplayed. It all plays out so realistically for the day, This was a good episode.
I like the fact that they played him like an average guy, not just gone for obvious broad strokes. It feels authentic. That is my point. With a show like MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN, when they addressed homosexuality in the episode THE DANCE SHOW, they still had to make it a little stereotypical. This comes across as more substantial. @RazLyster
First saw this show because channel 9 in new York used to air it during rain delays for baseball games. something very smart and comforting about it. Always loved the British teacher in particular
I got to be in the studio audience at Paramount for this episode, in January 1989, about five weeks before it aired. In ‘84-‘85, Hirsch and Little had starred in the very successful original run of I’m Not Rappaport on Broadway. Hirsch had to beg the Dear John audience not to disrupt the taping with excessive applause when Little appeared in his first scene. It was a great treat to see both Hirsch and Little perform.
It doesn't make sense to em that Tony was so sure the guy liked him back. It didn't even feel predatory to me, but, when he kissed him on the nose, it could just play into this idea that once a gay or bi person loves you that they'll force themselves son you. The rest of the episode felt real to me, but at one point I thought Tony's feelings were going to be a prank. It was the times , I'm sure, and this was still better than some modern day shows (like around 2004 onward) that either had psycho guys and gay men who can't commit to monogamy and called it progress. You should show good stuff and actual role models, like myself and other straight people can find (among the mind boggling ones).
John had no business telling the other members about Tony's declaration of love. That should be kept private. John's no better than the homophobic Kirk.
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I’m rewatching all these episodes during the quarantine of 2020. What a great show!
Cleavon Little won an Emmy for this episode and he deserved it. He plays Tony, not as a big swishy stereotype. He doesn't camp it up. He's not flaming. He comes across as an average guy. And nothing in this episode is overplayed. It all plays out so realistically for the day, This was a good episode.
I like the fact that they played him like an average guy, not just gone for obvious broad strokes. It feels authentic. That is my point. With a show like MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN, when they addressed homosexuality in the episode THE DANCE SHOW, they still had to make it a little stereotypical. This comes across as more substantial. @RazLyster
First saw this show because channel 9 in new York used to air it during rain delays for baseball games. something very smart and comforting about it. Always loved the British teacher in particular
I got to be in the studio audience at Paramount for this episode, in January 1989, about five weeks before it aired. In ‘84-‘85, Hirsch and Little had starred in the very successful original run of I’m Not Rappaport on Broadway. Hirsch had to beg the Dear John audience not to disrupt the taping with excessive applause when Little appeared in his first scene. It was a great treat to see both Hirsch and Little perform.
One of my all time favorite episodes of any show...Cleavon Little one an Emmy for that performance. Thanks for posting!
cre8tivity87 I didn't know that awesome. You meant won, not one right?
justifiably won
FozzieatDetour BillNye dear god you knew what he meant
@@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514 LOL...Yes won
That was a brilliant episode, daring for its time.
RIP Cleavon Little
an absolutely classic episode!
Kurt is my boy. That dude is too funny. thank you uploader I really miss t.v like this
This was enlightened for the time.
Such a great show 😀
Great episode. Thanks for posting.
I loved this show at the time - Judd H. acts exactly as he did on Taxi, but entertaining all the same
Plus , both series had a restaurant named Mario's in NY
Great episode
@2:21 Miss Philbert LMBO!!!!
@19:09🤣🤣🤣🤣. RIP Cleavon Little
The theme song already sounds so wholesome
Too bad they didn't keep Tony as a cast member...having a black and gay character would have been great and would have really worked in the group.
"Where the white women at?" ;-)
Tom Willet brought me here
same. and Cleavon Little as well
WHERE'S THE SOUND??????!!!! ON ALL THE " DEAR JOHN " VIDEOS??????
No volume!
It doesn't make sense to em that Tony was so sure the guy liked him back. It didn't even feel predatory to me, but, when he kissed him on the nose, it could just play into this idea that once a gay or bi person loves you that they'll force themselves son you. The rest of the episode felt real to me, but at one point I thought Tony's feelings were going to be a prank. It was the times , I'm sure, and this was still better than some modern day shows (like around 2004 onward) that either had psycho guys and gay men who can't commit to monogamy and called it progress. You should show good stuff and actual role models, like myself and other straight people can find (among the mind boggling ones).
Why is Tony wearing a bathrobe?
Strange episode but I guess it’s just of it’s time when it came to lgbt comedic storylines.
John had no business telling the other members about Tony's declaration of love. That should be kept private. John's no better than the homophobic Kirk.
I wonder of Cleavon was gay in real life?
Matthew Robinson I know he was married at least once and has child but I cant find anything out. I personally think he was just a great actor.
Yes, he was, as I've heard, and I believe he died from AIDS. A terrible loss. He was a credit to his... profession (acting).
He died of cancer, it took less time to look that up than it took you to type it.
none you heard wrong