One of the Boys

Episode aired Jan 27, 1979
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Drama Sport

A new transfer student joins the team but when rumors start surfacing that the kid is homosexual, the coach and the team don't know how to deal with it.A new transfer student joins the team but when rumors start surfacing that the kid is homosexual, the coach and the team don't know how to deal with it.A new transfer student joins the team but when rumors start surfacing that the kid is homosexual, the coach and the team don't know how to deal with it.

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7.8/10

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stan-20192

Fantastic Episode

This episode shows how far we have come as a society. It had to be controversial in its day. Coach Reeves and Mrs Buchanan handled things wonderfully. It was interesting seeing the coach's liberal sister and the conservative father of the homosexual player. I recommend it highly.

Trivia
There is a quote in here to the homosexual kid that reverberates thought. "There are four types of people in this world: 1) those who like you for the wrong reasons; 2) those who dislike you for the wrong reasons; 3) those who like you for the right reasons, and the only ones you need to concern yourself with are those who dislike you for the right reason."

Goofs
Thorpe takes a shower while wearing his glasses.

Quotes
James Hayward: Look, nobody down here owns a lot of stuff... except cockroaches and a reputation. You score down here, the reason's simple
[fakes a boxing move at Reeves]
James Hayward: , it's because you're the strongest. You get in a fight when you're six or seven years old, ain't nobody gonna try to stop it. They might bet on you, or bet against you... to see who's gonna win, who's gonna come out on top, who's gonna get the reputation. That's the way it is. Down here, gay dude's at the bottom of the totem pole.
Ken Reeves: Yeah, but...
James Hayward: There's no "buts", man... that's just the way it is.