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Queer as Folk

  • TV-MA
  • 2000–2005
  • 5 seasons
  • Drama
  • 8.3

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Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the most critical health and political issues affecting the community. Sometimes racy, sometimes sensitive and always straight to the heart.

Episodes

Focusing on the loves, careers, ambitions and relationships of a group of gay men and women, "Queer As Folk" is the critically-acclaimed and controversial series everyone's been talking about. Follow the lives of Brian, Michael, Emmett, Ted and their friends in this compelling and graphically-realistic drama filled with strong dialogue, witty comedy, and provocatively sexual detail.

22 episodes
  1. 1Premiere

    48 minDec 3, 20008.5

    After a night out at the club Babylon with Michael, Emmett and Ted; Brian picks up a cute guy named Justin for a night of fun, but afterwards coldly rebuffs Justin's attempts to see him again. Michael also gets lucky taking home a hunk only to be happily interrupted for a trip to the hospital after Brian learns that Lindsay and Melanie have had a baby boy, Gus.

  2. 2Queer, There and Everywhere

    45 minDec 3, 20007.7

    Michael stays in the closet at work, which causes some problems with an interested co-worker while at the same time he struggles with feelings of jealousy over Brian's relationship with Justin.

  3. 3No Bris, No Shirt, No Service

    46 minDec 10, 20007.9

    Lindsay and Melanie have a bris for their new baby Gus, which Brian decides to miss until Michael convinces him otherwise. Brian decides to crash the party and put his parental foot down. Justin seeking to regain the attention of Brian decides to make himself noticed at Babylon. Meanwhile, Brian's involvement as the father of Gus causes some relationship strain between Lindsay and Melanie. Michael attempting to continue his straight act, runs into a co-worker in front of the gay bars. Also, Ted finally gets lucky with a guy who he's been denying the advances of all night, but ends up with devastating results.

  4. 4Ted's Not Dead

    51 minDec 17, 20007.7

    While Ted lies in a drug-induced coma, Brian learns he's named the executor of his friend's living will. Also, Justin's mother suspects the truth about her son's sexuality and Michael and Emmett try to remove incriminating evidence from Ted's apartment but discover Ted's longtime crush on Michael.

  5. 5Now Approaching... the Line

    50 minJan 7, 20017.7

    Michael fends off the romantic interest of a female coworker who doesn't know he's gay and instead dates a handsome chiropractor, while Brian is propositioned by a potentially lucrative client of his firm. Meanwhile, Justin struggles to repair his fractured relationship with his mother Jennifer.

  6. 6The Art of Desperation

    49 minJan 21, 20017.7

    Michael's new chiropractor boyfriend gets into a tug of war with Brian over Michael, as Ted recovers from his O.D. by dating Roger, a stable but overweight chorus director. Also, Justin meets Lindsay, who is impressed with his artwork.

  7. 7Smells Like Codependence

    45 minJan 28, 20017.7

    Debbie meets Dr. David; Michael and Dr. David spend a weekend in the country; Justin's father learns the truth and decides to send Justin away to school; Brian's emotional hold on Michael and dislike for Dr. David intensifies.

  8. 8Babylon Boomerang

    49 minFeb 4, 20017.8

    Justin's father attacks Brian outside Babylon; Michael gets a promotion at work; Justin moves in with Brian.

  9. 9Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)

    47 minFeb 11, 20018.0

    Michael decides to break up with Dr. David, who surprises Michael by asking him to move in with him; Lindsay and Melanie ask Brian to relinquish his parental rights to Gus; Emmett becomes addicted to cyber-sex.

  10. 10Queens of the Road

    46 minFeb 18, 20017.7

    Dr. David pressures Michael to move in with him; Brian's loft is burglarized; Justin runs away to New York City; Lindsay and Melanie begin to drift apart.

  11. 11Surprise!

    50 minFeb 25, 20017.8

    Michael ends the relationship with Dr. David; Ted and Emmett get tested for AIDS; Brian throws Michael a surprise 30th birthday party and outs Michael to his co-worker; Emmett makes a pact with God.

  12. 12Move It or Lose It

    51 minMar 4, 20018.4

    Michael and Dr. David enjoy their new-found domestic bliss; Emmett joins a "conversion therapy" group; Lindsay and Melanie continue to fight about Brian, finances and their future; Ted becomes very sexually active.

  13. 13Very Stupid People

    45 minMar 11, 20018.3

    Brian sleeps with a co-worker who then files a complaint against him; Emmett continues to try to go straight; Melanie finds solace from Lindsay in the arms of another woman.

  14. 14A Change of Heart

    51 minMar 18, 20018.6

    Brian is named in the sexual harassment suit and turns to Melanie for legal advice; Emmett starts dating a woman in his continuing attempt to go straight; Michael lies to David about seeing Brian.

  15. 15The Ties That Bind

    51 minApr 1, 20018.4

    Lindsay leaves Gus in Brian's care on the weekend of the Leather Ball. Michael is nervous about meeting David's son. Ted takes a walk on the wild side. Brian comes out to his father after he learns that Jack has cancer.

  16. 16French Fried

    49 minApr 8, 20018.4

    Michael and Dr. David disagree about finances; a strange Frenchman moves in with Lindsay and Gus causing a stir; Justin is suspended from school.

  17. 17Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)

    45 minApr 15, 20017.7

    David and Michael host a high-society fundraiser, but Michael excludes the gang; Lindsay and Guillaume prepare for the big day; Justin continues to be harassed at school.

  18. 18Surprise Kill

    54 minApr 22, 20018.4

    Brian discovers David at the baths; Justin finds out his parents are getting a divorce; Ted reconnects with Blake; a hunk from Babylon hits on Michael.

  19. 19Good Grief!

    50 minApr 29, 20018.4

    In the throes of a hot session Brian gets upsetting news; Daphne asks Justin to be her first time; Ted wants Blake, despite his crystal meth addiction.

  20. 20The King of Babylon

    52 minJun 10, 20017.7

    Who will be crowned King of Babylon? An innocent trip to the mall lands Vic in jail; Brian is beaten at his own game.

  21. 21Running to Stand Still

    49 minJun 17, 20018.4

    Brian is chosen 'Ad person of the Year' and encouraged to take his talent to the Big Apple; Vic appears in court to plead his case; Blake gets a job; David's ex-wife's divorce takes him to Portland.

  22. 22Full Circle

    53 minJun 24, 20018.9

    Brian turns 30; Michael and David prepare for their move to Portland; Ted faces the truth about Blake; Justin and Daphne attend their prom where a big surprise awaits; On his way to the airport, Michael receives a call from Brian.

Where to watch Queer as Folk

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Series cast

Gale HaroldBrian Kinney83 episodes
Randy HarrisonJustin Taylor83 episodes
Hal SparksMichael Novotny83 episodes
Peter PaigeEmmett Honeycutt83 episodes
Scott LowellTed Schmidt83 episodes
Sharon GlessDebbie Novotny83 episodes
Thea GillLindsay Peterson83 episodes
Michelle ClunieMelanie Marcus83 episodes
Makyla SmithDaphne Chanders83 episodes
Sherry MillerJennifer Taylor83 episodes
Jack WetherallVic Grassi83 episodes
Dean ArmstrongBlake Wyzecki63 episodes
Robert GantBen Bruckner61 episodes
Harris AllanJames 'Hunter' Montgomery41 episodes
Alec McClureChris Hobbs27 episodes
Matt BattagliaDrew Boyd27 episodes
Peter MacNeillCarl Horvath25 episodes
Stephanie MooreCynthia24 episodes

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