Family matters Christmas episode.
Whilst wrapping presents with Karl Urkele convinces him to go to a gay night club called "the train" he entices him by asking
"You want to go shopping big guy?"
The next scene shows the two of them in a hot and sweaty night club packed with both woman and men! Karl is understandably upset.(He is mainly in to dudes) In the back ground in the next train car two men begin to violently make love to one another. The scene concludes with Karl Winslow saying" It is Christmas!" Than all the men and woman dog pile and began an orgy.
"Let's all take turns pounding your face with whatever object we have on hand'
one club attendee exclaims excitedly
Fun trivia fact this was the first prime time orgy and two of the participants contracted aids.
The next scene takes place in an abortion clinic at a support meeting for unwed mothers, a woman reads a case history of an incredibly successful adoption story that involves wrapping a baby in
rags and placing it in a manger.
Harriet, Karl's "wife" expresses concern to the group because her "husband" isn't there to celebrate Christmas (which they always do at the abortion clinic.) She gives a speech about how Christmas isn't about Christmas presents, its about hard core sex and spending time with your family.
The other members of the group express concern and support and assure her that "he isn't alone he is with...there is a long pause....Steve"
collectively the group says "ohhhh' and a laugh track kicks in.
Ha Ha says the laugh track
In spite of, or maybe, because of, the laugh track Harriet comes to terms with her husbands homosexuality. When he arrives she is relived and happy he is there to celebrate Christmas at the abortion clinic. Harriet inquires if Karl is okay. His response is
"I am more than okay-thanks to Steve!" and
"Harriet, I have invited Steve to spend the night"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyyGo5eCUmo
credits role
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51sIqzEo7h4
A example of the covert homoerotic undertones of Family matters
Pizza was a symbolic representation of Karl's latent homosexuality. They could not refer to
homosexuality directly so "pizza" was used when they wanted to sneak around censorship and refer to anal sex/ male on male sex. This was common in the 1980's and 1990's
Karl's struggle to resist the "pizza" is a deeply moving interpretation
of a man struggling against himself against "pizza" homosexual sex/love
really ahead of its time. Brave scene!
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