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Gimmicks

Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective

A podcast about the high-concept, experimental, structure-breaking gimmick episodes of TV! From musicals, to noirs, to bottle episodes and more -- we look at any television episode that breaks from its own formula in some way. Derek B. Gayle and David Arnold (and occasionally guests!) dig into a different episode of a different show across the entire TV landscape every other Monday!

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All Episodes

02:11:11

Reairing: LOST kills Nikki and Paulo (with...

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2024/07/03

Lost: "Exposé"We're revisiting this early episode of Gimmicks from 2022 with new commentary! First, David provides his hot takes on Nikki & Paulo, Shannon, and falling in love with Sayid, while Derek gives updates about Lost and Damon Lindelof in 2024. Then, we present the original episode where Tyler and Nate (Animorphing Time, The Bruce Campbell Podcast, Hate Speech) bring the razzle dazzle to this Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead-style story, which revisits Lost's

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01:32:58

Re-airing: BATMAN does a Rashomon-style cop drama...

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2024/06/19

Batman: The Animated Series: "P.O.V."We're revisiting this early episode of Gimmicks from 2022 with new commentary! First, David provides his thoughts on Batman and its amazing intro, while Derek talks about his recent experience watching the show with food poisoning. Then, we present the original episode with Gavin Mevius of The Mixed Reviews to talk about this episode with very little Batman, told from the perspectives of secondary cop characters Renee Montoya, Harvey Bullock, and a

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01:52:39

Reairing: SLIDERS tells three stories about love,...

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2024/06/05

Sliders: "As Time Goes By" We're revisiting this early episode of Gimmicks from 2022 with new commentary! First, David provides his thoughts on Sliders and Jerry O'Connell (famously NOT our favorite Slider), while Derek is still in awe that no network has tried to reboot it. Then, we present the original episode with Annie Fish, author of the Think of a Roulette Wheel blog, who joins to talk about this bizarre love story that stretches over three worlds and destroys at least one

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01:40:52

BOB’S BURGERS tunes into a WWII spy story

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2024/05/22

Bob's Burgers: "Radio No You Didn't"Milioti May concludes as Bob's Burgers does a paranoia thriller period piece! Cristin Milioti is unrecognizable as Bob Belcher's grandmother, the protagonist of a tense Hitchcock-style story in the 1940s that centers on a Nazi spy, a crying baby, and a very heavy old radio. We discuss how this episode plays its genre homage very straight while still being hysterically funny, and reflect on the way we use objects to tell stories and keep

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01:41:15

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER shows The Mother’s journey

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2024/05/01

How I Met Your Mother: "How Your Mother Met Me"As one of the seminal sitcoms of the 2000s, CBS's HIMYM eventually had to do the impossible: introduce the titular mother that had been teased for nine years and somehow get us all to like her. This 200th episode positions The Mother as the lead character in a nine-year-long journey to learn how to love again, packed with references and returning guest characters... and they pull it off! We talk Cristin Milioti's standout performance,

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02:16:54

THE WEST WING works late

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2024/04/17

The West Wing: "17 People"In what's widely regarded as one of TV's all-time best bottle episodes, the staff of The White House stays late for two reasons: a tense confrontation in the Oval Office about the President's health, and a writers' room punch-up of Correspondents' Dinner jokes. Time to talk turn-of-the-century liberal politics with Aaron Sorkin's Emmy sweeping series -- including the stacked cast who do "walk and talks" and speak in meter, why

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01:35:13

DRAGON BALL Z's heroes learn to drive (with Stik...

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2024/04/03

Dragon Ball Z: "Goku's Ordeal" (aka "License Mastery? Goku's Newest Trial")Author and Podcaster Stik Braxton returns for Akira Toriyama's hugely influential anime and one of the most famous filler episodes of all time -- the one where Goku and Piccolo try to get their driver's licenses! We discuss Toriyama's legacy, the heydey of Toonami, the strange dubbing history of the Dragon Ball franchise, and of course those ultra fresh fits. More from Stik: Twitter:

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01:57:57

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH gets addicted to pancakes

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2024/03/20

Sabrina the Teenage Witch: "Pancake Madness"The answer to the riddle is cakes on the griddle! In this parody of Very Special Episodes and Reefer Madness, Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) gets hooked on pancakes... and we're pretty sure it got this show a tax credit from the government! We talk about the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and ad campaigns from the Partnership for a Drug Free America, and how the government damaged public health messaging by getting TV shows to

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02:03:22

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER does a stage play (with...

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2024/03/06

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "The Ember Island Players" Storyboard artist Spencer Johnson (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Scavenger's Reign) joins us for Nickelodeon's anime-inspired action series, and its famous recap episode where our heroes watch a theatrical production of their own adventures...and are forced to reflect on their own choices. We talk about the realistic stage effects and fandom references, how this funny episode veers into dark propaganda, and why Avatar is one of the

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01:43:57

NEWSRADIO sinks the Titanic

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2024/02/21

Newsradio: "Sinking Ship"What do you do when you're a surrealist sitcom that's been treated badly by NBC and pretty sure you're about to be cancelled? Blow all the network's budget on an effects-heavy period piece! In what was famously Phil Hartman's last appearance, Newsradio parodies the recent and hugely popular Titanic film...or the trailer for it, at least. We talk about the standout production designs, this show's influence on network comedy, and its stacked

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02:10:48

ALIAS blows up its premise after the Super Bowl

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2024/02/07

Alias: "Phase One" Just in time for the Big Game, we're covering when the classic J.J. Abrams spy thriller Alias scored the treasured Super Bowl lead out slot... and aired its wildest episode that not only demolishes its original premise and radically retools the series, but also attempts to function as a self-contained entry point for new viewers. We talk about the history and importance of Super Bowl lead out programs, Alias's battle for narrative accessibility, Jennifer

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01:29:14

30 ROCK becomes a Real Housewives show (with Nick...

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2024/01/24

30 Rock: "Queen of Jordan" HAM! Nick Coffman from Hard Drive and Smashing Game Time joins us for an iconic episode from the Tina Fey comedy that spotlights Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepard) and her Real Housewives-esque in-universe show, which includes lots of wine throwing, Alec Baldwin doing pratfalls and being mistaken for gay, Titus Burgess in his breakout role, and an uncomfortable subplot with Susan Sarandon. Find More from Nick: Smashing Game Time Nick's hilarious Hard Drive

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01:21:58

SUPERMAN investigates the death of Clark Kent

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2024/01/10

Superman: The Animated Series: "The Late Mr. Kent" The Big Blue Boy Scout finds himself tangled in a noir-style murder mystery when his alter-ego of Clark Kent appears to be killed! With private eye-style flashback narration, a grounded crime story with death row and a dirty cop, and a dark ironic ending worthy of Batman, this episode explores why Clark Kent the reporter is just as important as Superman (even if everyone hates reporters). A proud part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Glitterjaw Queer

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02:06:12

FRINGE goes on a musical noir fairy tale drug trip...

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2023/12/20

Fringe: "Brown Betty" Merrilee O'Neil joins us for one of the strangest genre mash-ups of all time from this cult sci-fi show, where a grief-stricken mad scientist tells a fairy tale about glass hearts, singing corpses, and quantum laser knives to a child while being stoned out of his gourd. We explore this episode's surprising ties to the success of Glee, the noir gender-swapping with Anna Torv as a hardboiled detective and Joshua Jackson as a femme fatale, animated Leonard

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02:05:50

DOCTOR WHO takes a trip to Midnight (with Hamish Steele)

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2023/12/13

Doctor Who: "Midnight" Hamish Steele (creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park and DeadEndia) joins us for one of Doctor Who's best and scariest episodes, which uses knocking, repetition, and a tourist bus to expose the darkness of humanity. On the heels of David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and Russell T. Davies returning for the 60th anniversary, we discuss the show as inspiration, its parallels to tokusatsu, and why its childlike wonder still persists. Pre-order DeadEndia: The Divine

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02:10:08

ANGEL gives Cordelia an alternate life

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2023/12/06

Angel: "Birthday" It's an ode to Cordelia Chase in this It's a Wonderful Life homage, where Queen C faces certain death, is guided by an affable demon to reflect on her life choices, and finally lives the alternate life she always dreamed of as a rich and famous actress. We talk all about the weird legacy of this Buffy spin-off, including the real-life abuse Charisma Carpenter faced (and how she's recently reclaimed this awesome character), the highs and lows of the series,

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02:07:47

FUTURAMA kills Fry

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2023/11/22

Futurama: "The Sting" Every TV viewer knows that even if the main character dies, things have to get back to normal somehow, right? This surreal, emotionally-charged episode explores every possibility of that premise, from dreams and hallucinations, to sci-fi resurrections, to even the show's own impending cancellation. Trippy visuals, a stellar Katey Sagal performance as Leela, and plenty of observational humor about death and sanity make this one of Futurama's best! A proud

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01:40:41

DONNA REED does TV's first Rashomon episode

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2023/11/08

The Donna Reed Show: "Have Fun" We're venturing back to the late 1950s for a piece of television history you may not have known about -- the first ever Rashomon-style episode! Though Donna Reed became known as the ur-example of a typical sitcom housewife, this episode shows off how modern and high-concept this series could be, as the story of Donna and her smokeshow husband's first date is told from two different perspectives. A proud part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast

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01:57:35

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE unnerves us with unbroken...

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2023/10/25

The Haunting of Hill House: "Two Storms" Nadia from Inside All Day Podcast joins us for this equal parts scary and sad episode of the acclaimed Netflix adaptation of Shirley Jackson's famous novel, where horror mastermind Mike Flanagan uses ambitiously long and complex single takes spanning two time periods to depict a family haunted by both ghosts and grief. Find more from Nadia: Nadia on Twitter: ⁠⁠@NerdDollface⁠ Inside All Day Podcast --- Content Warning: We have frank discussions

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01:59:51

SO WEIRD makes a concert out of a clip show

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2023/10/11

So Weird: "Encore" We're starting off spooky season with one the most inventive, ingenious, and emotionally impactful uses of a clip show from So Weird, an oft-forgotten (but very good) Disney Channel original series from the Zoog Disney era! This episode features the complete set from a fictional Molly Phillips concert, with full songs sung by Mackenzie Phillips -- and it's still not without important plot momentum and a haunting powerhouse of an ending. It's truly a gimmicks

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