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	Straight Plan for the Gay Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Straight Plan for the Gay Man is an American television program airing on cable network Comedy Central.
		It is a spoof of Bravo's hit Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which has the opposite premise; four straight comedians: Curtis Gwinn (environment guy), Billy Merritt (appearance guy), Kyle Grooms (information guy) and Rob Riggle (culture guy) (dubbed the "Flab Four") makeover a gay man to pass as straight.
		The make-overs include lessons in poor manners, spartan home decorating, unfashionable wardrobes, and an overdeveloped ego to mask all personal failings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Straight_Plan_for_the_Gay_Man (160 words)

	Queer Eye for the Straight Guy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is an hour-long American television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003, and promptly became both a surprise hit (at least by the standards of cable TV) and one of the most talked-about television programs of 2003.
		Its sympathetic representation of openly gay men won acclaim from both straight and gay viewers.
		In Australia, the soundtrack was released for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and the popularity of the show in Australia led to the soundtrack reaching the top 10 of the Australian album chart as at March 8, 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Queer_Eye_for_the_Straight_Guy (828 words)

	Welcome to Argonaut Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Enter Comedy Central’s “Straight Plan for the Gay Man,” a three-episode ode to straight slobs who are proud of their slovenly ways.
		In the first episode, gay man Jonathan is asked to work in a meat-packing plant for the day and pass himself off as a working man’s man. Subtle phrases aside, the episode spends its time paddling through stereotypes that are so generic, it manages to seamlessly transcend offending anyone.
		“Straight Plan” is more aligned with the lowest of the low — shows like “South Park” and “Punk’d” — than with the traditional network strategy of pandering to the largest denominator and sacrificing substance in the process.
	www.argonaut.uidaho.edu /archives/022004/art4.html (684 words)

	Straight Plan for the Gay Man \| PopMatters Television Review
		Straight Plan for the Gay Man is a send-up of Queer Eye that, as its title announces, reverses the roles of its gay and straight participants.
		Each week, a gay man who is curious about what it would be like to experience some facet of the straight world gets his wish granted by four spirited, 20something, gay-friendly heterosexual males.
		While the gay man who is transformed is an actual person, the straight guys are not, like the Fab Five, professionals in their respective fields, but comedians.
	www.popmatters.com /tv/reviews/s/straight-plan-for-the-gay-man.shtml (1121 words)

	Straight Plan for the Gay Man (Mondo Thingo: Thingo of the Week, episode 6)
		OK, so the premise that a highly polished gay man would aspire to the baser straight male qualities is a little wobbly, and this isn't nearly as highly produced as 'Queer Eye', but 'Straight Plan' does have its own Brut 33 and cold-pizza-for-breakfast kind of appeal.
		GAY MAN: They came barging through the door - one looked like John Goodman, one was sort of like the jock type...
		STRAIGHT MAN 3: To allow you to come into his apartment and move everything around took every ounce of courage that he had.
	www.abc.net.au /thingo/txt/s1068877.htm (280 words)

	XTRAMSN: Straight Plan For The Gay Man
		In Straight Plan For The Gay Man, the Flab Four (Curtis Gwinn, Billy Merritt, Kyle Grooms and Rob Riggle) take a new gay friend under their wing for a crash course in heterosexual living.
		Their first candidate is Jonathan, is gay fashion executive who is soon to become a gay meatpacker.
		Straight Plan For The Gay Man will also see the Flab Four make-over Roger, a quirky yoga instructor who has always dreamed of competing in a pick-up basketball game.
	xtramsn.co.nz /news/0,,12078-4435660-52_12255_true,00.html (319 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Weekend \| Lauren Henderson: No need to think straight
		Poor Jackie has already misjudged and chucked off two of the straights, thus radically increasing her odds of being humiliated on national TV by falling for a gay man. Meanwhile, the men are jumping into hot tubs with each other in, hem, "an attempt to expose the stealth gays".
		Fascinatingly, this explosion in the amount of gays being presented sympathetically on TV comes just as America is busily debating the pros and cons of gay marriage, an issue recently brought to a head by mayors who conducted ceremonies in defiance of state law.
		Egged on by a prurient media, these straights are so happy to tie the knot so cynically that it's hard to see how the right wing in the US can seriously claim that gay couples who have been together for decades would destroy the institution of holy wedlock by marrying.
	www.guardian.co.uk /weekend/story/0,3605,1172461,00.html (793 words)

	thebackpacker.com - trail talk - straight plan for the gay man
		COMEDY CENTRAL is in production on three one-hour long episodes that mock and shatter the straight male stereotypes while "embracing" the phenomenon that has swelled over "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy." "Straight Plan For The Gay Man" will air on February 23 at 10:00 p.m.
		COMEDY CENTRAL's "Straight Plan for the Gay Man" has four straight comedians, the "Flab 4" (Curtis Gwynn, Billy Merritt, Kyle Grooms and Rob Riggle) working with a gay man to achieve his small but important dream of pulling the wool over the straight world's eyes for a day.
		Nick McKinney of Borderline is the executive producer of "Straight Plan For The Gay Man" with Lou Wallach serving as executive in charge of production for COMEDY CENTRAL.
	www.thebackpacker.com /trailtalk/thread/29116,-1.php (415 words)

	Houston Voice Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Comedy Central’s successful ‘Straight Plan for the Gay Man’ is the first in an onslaught of ‘Queer Eye’ spin-offs.
		Unlike “Queer Eye,” which forces the straight men to kneel at the altar of moisturizers, couture and fabulous furniture so they can be a better person, “Straight Plan” is all about having fun.
		On “Straight” a single straight woman has to pick a potential mate from a pool of straight men and gay men.
	www.houstonvoice.com /print.cfm?content_id=864 (638 words)

	this is the samaBlog » Straight Plan For The Gay Man
		Basically, it’s a spoof of Queer Eye in which four straight men, dubbed the “Flab Four”, take a gay man, and attempt to make him pass for straight in a very heterosexual environment.
		In both episodes thus far, the gay man was able to pass as straight.
		At one point in the basketball episode, the gay man comes home and notices that his entire house is decorated in Rolling Rock paraphernalia.
	samablog.robsama.com /?p=1315 (379 words)

	Straight eye for the gay guy is a big wink - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Jonathan, who is gay, has a teacup collection on a wall of his spotless living room.
		Gay fashion salesman Jonathan Schneider, center, lets the Flab Four comedians redecorate his home and take him bowling in a "makeover" episode for Comedy Central.
		The ultimate goal is to make Jonathan seem straight enough to pass as a straight man as he trains to be a meat packer.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Mar/08/il/il06a.html (529 words)

	Salon.com Arts & Entertainment \| Letters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I was a little confused by the cranky tone of Heather Havrilesky's piece on "Straight Plan for the Gay Man." Her primary gripe seemed to be that the show was trying to ride a wave that had already crashed, i.e., that it wasn't sufficiently "trendy." Or that it was too trendy.
		The concept is that straight men are such transparently bad liars that any woman who doesn't see right through them must be somehow off-kilter, and in that case, the straight guy still doesn't get to sleep with her.
		It's taken as a given that straight men are every bit as pathetic and in need of help as their gay counterparts (and their women) think.
	archive.salon.com /ent/letters/2004/03/16/jamaica_straight (1124 words)

	towleroad: The Straight Gay Reality
		The chatter around the newly announced Straight Plan for the Gay Man, formed mostly of gasps and shock from a gay community that shrinks back when the tables get turned, means that Comedy Central may succeed in squeezing cash from what's become a formulaic cliche.
		The show's premise, wherein straight mentors teach the queers to take on roles (working-class meatpacker, basketball player, babe magnet) not normally associated with gay men, again reeks of stereotyping.
		In particular, an episode where Alex, a meek gay chemistry student at Oxford, is transformed into a bruiser doorman at the Hippodrome nightclub in London.
	towleroad.typepad.com /towleroad/2003/11/the_straight_ga.html (223 words)

	TWoP Forums -> Gay / Bi / Straight: Sexuality on TV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wait...so in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the straight man's lifestyle makeover is generally about how his living space looks, how he looks, and how he treats his girlfriend (wife, etc.), but he's never actually expected to "act gay".
		Straight Plan for the Gay Man is a parody.
		It includes both gay characters, such as Dylan and Marco of DeGrassi: TNG and the QAF characters and the QE guys (as one nomination) or Chip or Ellen D. You have to provide an e-mail, but it doesn't have to be real to be allowed to vote.
	forums.televisionwithoutpity.com /index.php?showtopic=2622624&st=90 (1078 words)

	Southern Voice Online
		“Straight Plan” knows that the machismo of some straight men and the effeminate behavior of some gay men is just window dressing, and it makes delightful fun of the stereotypes without being mean to either Jonathan or the Flab Four.
		Unlike “Queer Eye,” which forces the straight men to kneel at the altar of moisturizers, couture and fabulous furniture, “Straight Plan” is all about having fun.
		Over at Fox, the people who brought you two seasons of “Joe Millionaire” say they’re ready to roll out “Playing it Straight,” an altered version of Bravo’s mean “Boy Meets Boy,” on which an unsuspecting gay man had to choose a date from gay men and straight men.
	www.sovo.com /print.cfm?content_id=1666 (629 words)

	"Queer Eye" Gets Straight Dose - Nov 10, 2003 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Both the Straight episode and the Yuletide special are part of a 40-episode batch parent company NBC ordered after the hit series smashed ratings records for Bravo.
		Straight Plan for the Gay Man, a three-episode spoof on the Bravo series, airs on February 17.
		At stake are the ambitions of three gay men who respectively dream of becoming a blue-collar meatpacker, a competitive basketball player and a bar-hopping Casanova.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,12885,00.html (511 words)

	TV's portrayal of gays goes too far - Silver Chips Online
		Though both gays and straights credit TV with bridging the culture gap, popular, gay-themed shows, including Queer Eye and Bravo’s dating show Boy Meets Boy, perpetuate deeply-engrained cultural stereotypes while mocking homosexuality, hampering the homosexual community in their efforts to attain first-class citizenship.
		Until employers stop discriminating against gays and widespread legislation is passed freeing them from workplace harassment, for TV to propagate the image of gays as inherently suited for narrow occupations in the fashion industry is irresponsible and damaging.
		Not all contestants were gay, so he might have selected a straight man and been rebuffed and degraded for his homosexuality in front of the merciless audience.
	silverchips.mbhs.edu /inside.php?sid=2948 (1073 words)

	Southern Voice Online
		The show, in which five gay men coach a straight guy in fashion, grooming, decorating, cooking and culture, debuted in July and is a rating success for the Bravo network.
		The three gay guys are Jonathan, a retail queen who wants to understand the blue collar worker; Roger, a yoga teacher who wants to play pick-up baseball; and Stephen, a dancer who wants to learn how to pick up chicks.
		The plan for the show is for half-hour segments that air five days a week in syndication around the country.
	www.southernvoice.com /print.cfm?content_id=1309 (559 words)

	Latest Dance News - They All Had the Best of Intentions. Why the Tears?
		So was the reverse parody on Comedy Central "Straight Plan for the Gay Man." But Bravo's distaff spinoff, "Queer Eye for the Straight Girl," falls flat.
		On the premiere tonight, Nicole is an insecure 29-year-old woman who clings to cut-offs and a baseball cap; a SWAT team of stylists, three exuberant gay men and a lesbian, are called in to ready Nicole for her 30th-birthday party.
		A handsome man she has a crush on is secretly invited to the party to surprise her, and Nicole's astonishment and teary delight at seeing him is poignant and also a little sad.
	www.nydancewear.com /they_all_had_best_of_intention.htm (409 words)

	March 24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Melissa, a heterosexual man in his mid-40's who said he was married, had children and worked as a manager for a company in New Jersey, had come on this particular Tuesday night for his once-a-month visit.
		Gorski, a gay man who said he learned his trade impersonating Judy Garland and Lisa Minnelli in his youth, uses such tricks as giving a client very long nails so he is forced to grab a fork more delicately.
		He said that many of his clients were straight men seeking a refuge where they can cross-dress without fear of being found out or who are confused about their feelings and want to try out a feminine persona.
	www.fairplaytv.com /nyttext.htm (1306 words)

	When Heteros Attack: A 'Straight Plan for the Gay Man' - Newsweek Entertainment - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		(Maybe next time: Showtime is planning a show in which fl men teach white guys how to be hip.) Each week the "Flab Four" help a gay man realize his dream of passing for a day as a hetero.
		Why any self-respecting gay man would have such a dream is unclear.
		In any case, the show's first patient is Jonathan, an effete fashionista who might be TV's tackiest gay man: one apartment wall is covered with collectible teacups so heinous that the guys' redecoration effort—bowling trophies and an oinking potato-chip dispenser—is an improvement.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4271881 (410 words)

	Washington Blade Online
		The show, in which five gay men coach a straight guy in fashion, grooming, decorating, cooking, and culture, debuted in July and quickly became a ratings hit for Bravo, and made stars of Carson Kressley, Ted Allen, Thom Filicia, Jai Rodriguez, and Kyan Douglas.
		Comedy Central’s three episodes of “Straight Plan for the Gay Man” is set to air in February and has already been taped with straight comedians Curtis Gwynn, Billy Merritt, Kyle Grooms and Rob Riggle teaching a gay man how to pull off various tasks traditionally associated with the heterosexual male experience.
		The episode has yet to be cast with either gay or straight guys and the participation of the “Fab Five” in the episode hasn’t been determined.
	www.washblade.com /print.cfm?content_id=1690 (551 words)

	Velozie News: 'Straight Plan': Manly, Yes. Funny, No.
		Unfortunately, one of the alleged gay things that straight men apparently don't do is make sarcastic, campy remarks -- at least not the straight men rounded up by the producers of this show.
		And the traits are so trite: Straight men like to live amid dirt and filth, are by nature compulsively combative, and generally tend to be living, belching evidence that Darwin was right.
		It looks from the get-go as though "Straight Plan'' will equate gayness with effeminacy, which as most people know by now is inaccurate -- but anything for a joke, or an attempt at a joke, at Comedy Central.
	movies.velozie.com /news/418 (493 words)

	Straight Plan for the Gay man! - WarBoards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Anyway, the reason I post is because behind the dumpster where one of the guys was getting some of the "decoration" for the apartment, there was an Impulse, possibly a Sunfire.
		Not every gay person is the same, same for every straight person.
		Not every gay person lives in a house that has a gay persons touch, and vice versa.
	www.warboards.org /showthread.php?t=514 (613 words)

	Straight Plan for the Gay Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Comedy Central's "Straight Plan for the Gay Man" starts slowly but kinda grows on you as the premiere hour (the first of three episodes) moves along.
		What lends the show a touch of cleverness is the utter earnestness with which the gay Jonathan embraces his straight assignment.
		Yet the idea of working to make over a gay man so he might pass for one of their own is nothing if not agreeably absurd, even if the underlying message seems to be that a healthy dose of false egotism goes a long way toward covering one's inadequacies.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/icopyright_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000440897 (321 words)

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