4:40 Brian is so funny! 😀

WTF is SHE throwing a tantrum???? Crazy bitch!

Madtv brought me here...they were right about the blonde girl

Did they ever react or respond to Mad TV's version?

if franklin turns out to be straight im gonna kms omg😭

that guy had an amazing butt and is so fucking hot

If he only waited a second longer to eliminate Dan 😢

Why would you have straight Men on a gay dating show. What If He would have picked a straight man. Would the straight man have sex with a gay man.

Andra made many situations all about herself, if you watch every episode of Boy Meets Boy. That's why the MADtv parody is so fun to see

I came here because of Mad Tv and expecting to hear the famous This is bullshit ...

This is bullshit... hahaha

I can't stand the best friend.

Who remembers the MADtv skit from this show

Mad tv brought me here. This is bullsh*t

I remember trying to video tape this show behind my parents back. I absolutely loved it, I was rooting for Wes the entire time. He was definitely my personal crush as well. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE ENDING SONG? It's so beautiful, I've been trying to find it so bad. It's been since 2003 that I've heard this song, and for someone reason it stayed with me this whole time! This show holds special place in my heart, for it was witness to my own personal journey of finding myself. So if someone has the name of the song, I'd truly appreciate it!

Bakit si Wes ang pinili niya? Dapat si Dan? Hahahha

I wanted him to choose Franklin and then find out he was straight hahaha!!!!

00:37 HAAAAAA just wait bitch.

Top 5 mad tv skits ever.

Andra acts just like the MadTV parody.

I was surprised by the reveal in this one. Very surprised. I thought I had figured them out.

Let's be real...we ALL know why we're here...

I just watched this so i understand the mad tv reference

Jason should have stayed!!! He was so sweet! I feel he was more compatible than alot of the other gay mates in the house.

After having watched it again years later, I'm still for Team Wes. I love Wes. But realistically outta all the gay guys, I feel like James would be most compatible with in my order: Brian Jason Darren Wes Rob Chris Matt Mark

Jason would have been a good choice. Wish he stayed longer! He seems like sweet gentleman. James missed out.

Gee, sweetie, not too full of yourself are you?

id meet this guy any day hes awesome i wonder how they all feel now 11 years later

The fact that they let straight men invade a show marketed towards gay men and had the straight men lie and manipulate this gay man in order to profit off of it is utterly disgusting. I hate this show with a fiery rage

I’m sorry but this show is so cruel. Imagine going through life falling for straight guys then going on a tv show where you thought you didn’t have to worry about that problem, only to find out you’ve been lied to and you might once again have your heart broken. It’s sick and twisted and I can’t believe they let this show air. Embarrassing

00:41, they edited in "Wes and Brian." She had said, "I can't wait to get an opportunity to spend some time with Franklin. I just want him to make him think about a couple of things." Not "THEM." The producers didn't want to give away the reveal (it was so obvious) so they kept having them say things like, "It could be any of them."

She is in love with a gay man.

Franklin loves massages im guessing he got more than a massage in Budapest lol happy ending

Imagine just finishing up a big meal with a gut then u gotta wear real tight jeans. Afterwards 😵😱😨

Franklin and dan 💋💋

I remember watching this when it first aired, and I thought- Ok, honey, it’s nottttttt about youuuuuu....

"YOU?! What about MEEEEEE?!?!?!"

😚❤💛💚💙💜🕊💜🌏🔱

4) Hugh Grant dans love Actually

Darren Franklin Wes are cool

Dang Andra is such a good friend sigh

This show was a lot of fun and all the guys were easy to get along with. Instagram: @michaelgodinez3rd

where are they now

Fuck Franklin trying to act like he had some moral ground to stand on. You are an opportunistic liar! I'm so glad James called him out for infiltrating gay spaces. Also, if Franklin was only in it to "challenge stereotypes" he would have revealed he was straight right before the finale to not take the cash prize. He was in it for the money. I also HATE how he was like "waaaah people thought i was gay bc of stereotypes!" big fucking deal. Also he has no idea what it's like to be in the closet as a gay person - his little VOLUNTARY stint on this show is nothing like that. I knew he was str8 from the beginning lol

why doesnt he just kiss them and touch them more to see how they react????? i dont get it (did the producers like forbid him from kissing anyone????)

I can't believe she said that to him with that shit eating grin on her face. What an asshole she is - at least show a modicum of human empathy

"Being compatible with kissing is the most important to me." Then. why. don't. you. KISS ANYONE?

faith6833 is right to point out that they made this show bc they couldn't just have a dating show for a gay man. It's glaringly obvious to me that they added the straight guys and the straight best friend to appeal to straight audiences. This was the 2000s. They weren't going to make a show about gay people without a hook for straight people. Also, just because they made the opposite show doesn't go against faith6833's point. Straight ppl have TONS of dating shows and representation in reality tv. Gay ppl had next to nothing back then and still don't have much. And dating is harder for gay ppl than it is for pretty str8 girls like the one in Playing it Straight. Also they TOLD that girl THE FIRST EPISODE what was going on. The fact they still haven't told this guy so far into the show is really, REALLY unethical. They didn't do that to her. Also I would say both shows are crueler to gay people anyway. In this show, they are completely deceiving a really sweet, well-meaning gay man who hasn't had a lot of relationship experience and has no idea what is really going on. And in Playing it Straight (more so in the US version, but also in the UK version) the gay men suffered incredibly under the stress. They expressed feeling relief when they were eliminated due to the stress of essentially going "back in the closet" and feeling a lot of guilt for deceiving the girl. In both versions, at least one contestant left early bc of it. They also had to deal with homophobia from the str8 male contestants, constant offensive stereotyping, and worry about how they were representing gay people as a whole. Remember that in those days our representation was really poor and this was probably one of very few opportunities they could represent the community. Notice none of the str8 guys so far have left or confessed early. Only one has expressed any stress or guilt. Certainly, the female contestants in Playing it Straight dealt with being deceived, but again, because they are straight they have a lot more options when it comes to dating and a lot of dating shows to choose from. Not so for gay people. I would classify this show and Playing it Straight under the same genre of "gaysploitation." Don't get me wrong - I enjoy these shows (that's why I've been binging them so much). And i actually prefer Playing It Straight (the UK version) because it at least doesn't take itself too seriously and revels in its own campness (and I actually think it's worse seeing straight men infiltrating a gay male space like this and playacting being gay). But I can't stand people acting as if these shows are "equally cruel" to "all sexualities" bc that's bs. Our society is not equal between straight and gay people, and was especially glaring back then.

I don't understand why everyone thinks Dan is straight. Like why would a straight guy say he has an open relationship with a boyfriend back in New York? I mean sure that will take the suspicion off him being straight but it just makes it more likely that he'll be eliminated for already being in a relationship. Also having an "open relationship back in new york" is too gay for a str8 dude to make up. This was back in the 2000s b4 str8 ppl were doing open relationships a shit ton like they are now.

1:29. She’s a true friend. The moment he says, “I need your help”, she instantly says “ok, I’m listening.” Luv that!❤️❤️