Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Appearance
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | |
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Created by | Q. Allan Brocka |
Starring | Alan Cumming Billy West Lori Alan Margaret Cho Peter Paige Mitch Morris Wilson Cruz Laraine Newman Emily Brooke Hands Liza Del Mundo Q. Allan Brocka Will Matthews Taylor M. Dooley |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Q. Allan Brocka Dave Mace Eileen Opatut Lance W. Reynolds |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Logo |
Release | July 10th, 2007 |
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World is a stop motion animation television program originating on the LGBT network Logo. It follows a gay couple, Rick and Steve, and other couples from their town, West Lahunga Beach.
The show was written and created by Q. Allan Brocka, based on his 1999 short films of the same name. It premiered on Logo on July 10, 2007.
Lead characters
Name | Voiced by | Overview |
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Rick Brocka, Jr. | Will Matthews | A Filipino-American, Rick is Steve's stay-at-home partner. He is a genius but very insecure. |
Steve Ball | Peter Paige | Steve is a real estate broker and devotee of the gym. |
Kirsten Kellogg | Emily Brooke Hands | Kirsten is a lipstick lesbian. She manages a sex toy boutique and publishes her own zine. Rick's best friend. |
Dana Bernstein | Taylor M. Dooley | Kirsten's partner and self-described bulldyke. She works in construction and is usually on call to help out Rick and Steve with home repairs. |
Chuck Masters | Alan Cumming | Chuck is the oldest of Rick and Steve's circle of friends. He is in a wheelchair and is HIV positive. |
Evan Martinez | Wilson Cruz | Evan is Chuck's houseboy. |
Pussy the Cat | Liza Del Mundo | Pussy is Rick and Steve's very intelligent cat. Pussy is so smart that she sometimes talks to people. |
Episodes
Title | Original air date | Synopsis |
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Guess Who's Coming for Quiche? | July 10, 2007 | Dana and Kirsten ask Rick to donate sperm to inseminate Kirsten. They agree but secretly mix Steve's sperm in. Rick and Steve consider a threesome to spice up their relationship. |
Bush Baby | July 17, 2007 | Rick and Steve see a marriage counselor who advises them to involve each other in their hobbies. Dana and Kirsten baby-sit "Echinacea" for friends Ebony and Ivory and are horrified when Echinacea's first word is "Bush." |
Damn Straights | July 24, 2007 | After splashing sperm on herself last episode, Dana is pregnant. Steve's parents come for a visit but refuse to believe that Rick is a man. Evan must leave West Lahunga Beach in search of medical marijuana. |
It's Raining Pussy | July 31, 2007 | After her 17th boyfriend comes out, Rick and Steve's friend Condie makes her 17th suicide attempt, then tries to steal Evan away from Chuck. Meanwhile, Pussy organizes the neighborhood cats in a vendetta against Dana after the boys turn Pussy's room into a nursery. |
Save Our Seamen | August 14, 2007 | The gang all go on a "Cruisey Cruise" family cruise to bond. Onboard, they must deal with Rick's ex-boyfriend Hunter, stowaway Condie, "Mommy Boot Camp" and being marooned on an iceberg. |