Season 1

Queer As FolkSeason 1

2000
22 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.

Episodes

Premiere
S01E01
8.8

Premiere

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.

03 Dec 200048m
Queer, There and Everywhere
S01E02
7.7

Queer, There and Everywhere

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.

03 Dec 200045m
No Bris, No Shirt, No Service
S01E03
7.9

No Bris, No Shirt, No Service

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.

10 Dec 200046m
Ted's Not Dead
S01E04
7.7

Ted's Not Dead

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.

17 Dec 200051m
Now Approaching... the Line
S01E05
7.7

Now Approaching... the Line

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.

07 Jan 200150m
The Art of Desperation
S01E06
7.7

The Art of Desperation

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.

21 Jan 200149m
Smells Like Codependence
S01E07
7.7

Smells Like Codependence

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.

28 Jan 200145m
Babylon Boomerang
S01E08
7.8

Babylon Boomerang

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

04 Feb 200149m
Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)
S01E09
8.0

Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)

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.

11 Feb 200147m
Queens of the Road
S01E10
7.7

Queens of the Road

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.

18 Feb 200146m
Surprise!
S01E11
7.8

Surprise!

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.

25 Feb 200150m
Move It or Lose It
S01E12
9.7

Move It or Lose It

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.

04 Mar 200151m
Very Stupid People
S01E13
9.5

Very Stupid People

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.

11 Mar 200145m
A Change of Heart
S01E14
9.7

A Change of Heart

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.

18 Mar 200151m
The Ties That Bind
S01E15
9.7

The Ties That Bind

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.

01 Apr 200151m
French Fried
S01E16
9.7

French Fried

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

08 Apr 200149m
Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)
S01E17
8.8

Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)

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.

15 Apr 200145m
Surprise Kill
S01E18
9.7

Surprise Kill

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.

22 Apr 200154m
Good Grief!
S01E19
9.7

Good Grief!

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.

29 Apr 200150m
The King of Babylon
S01E20
7.7

The King of Babylon

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

10 Jun 200152m
Running to Stand Still
S01E21
9.7

Running to Stand Still

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.

17 Jun 200149m
Full Circle
S01E22
9.9

Full Circle

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.

24 Jun 200153m