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Lez Be Friends: Directed by Gerry Cohen. With Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate. Marcy wants the Bundys to stay indoors because her "identical" cousin Mandy is coming for a visit and Marcy does not want her to be repulsed by them.
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- Comedy
- Gerry Cohen
- 1997-04-28
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Marcy's cousin, Mandy (Amanda Bearse in a dual role) comes to town and befriends Al. Marcy being very jealous of her cousin asks Al to keep her away from Jefferson. Later Mandy reveals that she is a lesbian (in real life, Bearse herself is a lesbian) to Al and then to Marcy, which makes her very angry. Al manages to console Marcy into accepting Man...
When Marcy's cousin, Mandy, comes over for the weekend, she's really excited. But she and Peg gets upset when Mandy, who also comes out of the closet for being lesbian, spends too much of time with Al and Jefferson, who are fond of her. Marcy reveals to Al that she is jealous of Mandy because people like her better and his reluctant answers to bett...
Amanda Bearse as MandyElaine Hendrix as ElaineTitle
1. The title of this episode is a reference to the expression "Let's be friends" and "Lez", a shortened form of "Lesbian" that is typically viewed as an insult/slur.
Trivia
1. Elaine Hendrix, who plays the owner of Frisky, previously appeared on MWC as Sandy in the season 9 episode "User Friendly" 1.1. Elaine Hendrix was David Faustino's real-life girlfriend at the time. 2. Marcy finds out her cousin Mandy (both played by Amanda Bearse) is a lesbian, and is shocked by the revelation. In actuality, Bearse herself is gay, having revealed it in 1993. 3. As of this episode, all actors who were in the regular cast for the entire run of the series have played dual rol...
Cultural References
1. When talking about cousins who are identical, "Samantha and Serena" and "Patty and Cathy" are mentioned, referring to the tv series "Bewitched" and "The Patty Duke Show". Also, Marcy sings the "The Patty Duke Show" opening after discussing identical cousins. 2. When Mandy first arrives and Al thinks that its Marcy with a wig, he calls her the "Fifth Beatle", a term used to refer to someone who was a former member of or had a strong connection to the British band, The Beatles. 3. When Al tr...
S11.E20 ∙ Lez Be Friends Mon, Apr 28, 1997 Marcy wants the Bundys to stay indoors because her "identical" cousin Mandy is coming for a visit and Marcy does not want her to be repulsed by them.
Lez Be Friends. Al finds himself attracted to Marcy's visiting lesbian cousin, Mandy. Starring: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Amanda Bearse. Sitcom. TV-PG. Stream 70+ live channels and 70,000+ titles on-demand—just $25/month. Start free trial. Watch 70+ channels. $ 25 /month.
