Gimmicks

By Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective

A podcast about the high-concept, experimental, structure-breaking gimmick episodes of TV! From musicals, to noirs, to bottle episodes and more -- we look at any television episode that breaks from it... more

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How many episodes does Gimmicks have?

The podcast currently has 115 episodes available.

Gimmicks episodes:

January 24, 2024 30 ROCK becomes a Real Housewives show (with Nick Coffman)
30 Rock: "Queen of Jordan"
HAM! Nick Coffman from Hard Drive and Smashing Game Time joins us for an iconic episode from the Tina Fey comedy that spotlights Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepard) and her Real Housewives-esque in-universe show, which includes lots of wine throwing, Alec Baldwin doing pratfalls and being mistaken for gay, Titus Burgess in his breakout role, and an uncomfortable subplot with Susan Sarandon.
Find More from Nick:
Smashing Game Time
Nick's hilarious Hard Drive article about Netflix
Nick on Twitter: @thatCoffman

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Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Closing Song: "Run the World (Ham) - Beyonce feat. Angie Jordan 30 Rock" by ThriftyAF
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1h 30min
January 10, 2024 SUPERMAN investigates the death of Clark Kent
Superman: The Animated Series: "The Late Mr. Kent"
The Big Blue Boy Scout finds himself tangled in a noir-style murder mystery when his alter-ego of Clark Kent appears to be killed! With private eye-style flashback narration, a grounded crime story with death row and a dirty cop, and a dark ironic ending worthy of Batman, this episode explores why Clark Kent the reporter is just as important as Superman (even if everyone hates reporters).
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Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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1h 22min
December 20, 2023 FRINGE goes on a musical noir fairy tale drug trip (with Merrilee O'Neil)
Fringe: "Brown Betty"
Merrilee O'Neil joins us for one of the strangest genre mash-ups of all time from this cult sci-fi show, where a grief-stricken mad scientist tells a fairy tale about glass hearts, singing corpses, and quantum laser knives to a child while being stoned out of his gourd. We explore this episode's surprising ties to the success of Glee, the noir gender-swapping with Anna Torv as a hardboiled detective and Joshua Jackson as a femme fatale, animated Leonard Nimoy, and John Noble singing a crooner version of Tears for Fears! Plus, an extended tangent about Kingdom Hearts for some reason.
Find Merrilee (@papillonvoleur) on Bluesky and Instagram!
A proud part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Sources include:
LA Times BTS interview | TV Line on Jasika Nicole and Racism | Ars Technica on the Cipher
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2h 7min
December 13, 2023 DOCTOR WHO takes a trip to Midnight (with Hamish Steele)
Doctor Who: "Midnight"
Hamish Steele (creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park and DeadEndia) joins us for one of Doctor Who's best and scariest episodes, which uses knocking, repetition, and a tourist bus to expose the darkness of humanity. On the heels of David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and Russell T. Davies returning for the 60th anniversary, we discuss the show as inspiration, its parallels to tokusatsu, and why its childlike wonder still persists.
Pre-order DeadEndia: The Divine Order
Watch Dead End: Paranormal Park on Netflix
Find Hamish and all the great things he's working on!
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Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Sources include:
SlashFilm | TARDIS Wiki
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2h 6min
December 06, 2023 ANGEL gives Cordelia an alternate life
Angel: "Birthday"
It's an ode to Cordelia Chase in this It's a Wonderful Life homage, where Queen C faces certain death, is guided by an affable demon to reflect on her life choices, and finally lives the alternate life she always dreamed of as a rich and famous actress. We talk all about the weird legacy of this Buffy spin-off, including the real-life abuse Charisma Carpenter faced (and how she's recently reclaimed this awesome character), the highs and lows of the series, and a parody of bad WB sitcoms from the 00s.
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Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Sources:
The sitcom deleted scene
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2h 11min
November 22, 2023 FUTURAMA kills Fry
Futurama: "The Sting"
Every TV viewer knows that even if the main character dies, things have to get back to normal somehow, right? This surreal, emotionally-charged episode explores every possibility of that premise, from dreams and hallucinations, to sci-fi resurrections, to even the show's own impending cancellation. Trippy visuals, a stellar Katey Sagal performance as Leela, and plenty of observational humor about death and sanity make this one of Futurama's best!
A proud part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Sources:
Infosphere
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2h 8min
November 08, 2023 DONNA REED does TV's first Rashomon episode
The Donna Reed Show: "Have Fun"
We're venturing back to the late 1950s for a piece of television history you may not have known about -- the first ever Rashomon-style episode! Though Donna Reed became known as the ur-example of a typical sitcom housewife, this episode shows off how modern and high-concept this series could be, as the story of Donna and her smokeshow husband's first date is told from two different perspectives.
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Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Sources:
Donna Reed: Fire and Ice
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1h 41min
October 25, 2023 THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE unnerves us with unbroken takes (with Nadia)
The Haunting of Hill House: "Two Storms"
Nadia from Inside All Day Podcast joins us for this equal parts scary and sad episode of the acclaimed Netflix adaptation of Shirley Jackson's famous novel, where horror mastermind Mike Flanagan uses ambitiously long and complex single takes spanning two time periods to depict a family haunted by both ghosts and grief.
Find more from Nadia:
Nadia on Twitter: ⁠⁠@NerdDollface⁠
Inside All Day Podcast
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Content Warning: We have frank discussions about grief and discussion about characters dying by suicide. If you are in the United States and thinking about suicide, you can access immediate help by dialing 9-8-8 to speak to a trained counselor with the Lifeline network.
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Email: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Sources:
PinkNews | SyFy | Hypable
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1h 58min
October 11, 2023 SO WEIRD makes a concert out of a clip show
So Weird: "Encore"
We're starting off spooky season with one the most inventive, ingenious, and emotionally impactful uses of a clip show from So Weird, an oft-forgotten (but very good) Disney Channel original series from the Zoog Disney era! This episode features the complete set from a fictional Molly Phillips concert, with full songs sung by Mackenzie Phillips -- and it's still not without important plot momentum and a haunting powerhouse of an ending. It's truly a gimmicks smorgasbord!
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Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Sources:
The So Weird Podcast
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1h 60min
September 25, 2023 STRANGE NEW WORLDS crosses over with LOWER DECKS (with Cass Proffitt)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: "Those Old Scientists"
We're going where no TV show has gone before -- comedy cartoon characters crossing over into a serious live-action drama! Cass Proffitt of Distant Echoes joins us as the animated Boimler and Mariner (Jack Quaid and Tawny Newsome) travel across time and mediums to meet Captain Pike and the Enterprise, nerding out about classic Trek while also learning a lesson about what our heroes mean to us.
Find more from Cass:
Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast
Distant Echoes on Instagram⁠⁠ and Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠⁠⁠
Cass on Instagram: @cassiethulhu⁠⁠
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Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ | Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gimmickspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme song:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"Disco Tears" by Raven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Sources:
TrekMovie | The Ready Room | EW Preview | EW Interview
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2h 14min

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