Season 5 • Episode 10
LatestWilly is an aging ex-heavy metal rocker and the father of four, living in Queens with his girlfriend and their toddler son. They are preparing for Willy's teenage son Nathan to move in with them. The Good: Willy works at the Queens Theater at Flushing Meadows Park and is in a 40's style band. Nathan is a keen drummer and has performed with his father. Their love of music had always been a bond between them, and they hope it will bring them closer together once Nathan moves in. The Bad: Willy lives in a small three-bedroom apartment, and Nathan's room is empty and unwelcoming, which will not make leaving his home and his mother any easier. The Fab Five step in to create a warm home environment that all four of them can live comfortably in, and to help Willy build the happy family of his dreams.
You never know what the Fab Five will do - or say - next as they travel across the US and deconstruct a straight guy's life, giving him a fabulous new wardrobe, personal grooming tips, a signature recipe or two, some good-looking furniture, personal relating skills and a brand-new attitude.
Acting
Carson's theatrical reactions to cargo shorts are Oscar-worthy.
Production
The 'before' homes are crimes against interior design humanity.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This premiered in 2003 when queer representation on mainstream TV was basically Will & Grace—making five unapologetically gay experts in rural America quietly radical.
The 'Straight Guy' format was so successful it spawned versions in 8 countries, but nothing touches the chaotic original where Carson once made a man cry... with a pink shirt.
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