The BEST episodes of Queer as Folk (US) season 1

Every episode of Queer as Folk (US) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Queer as Folk (US) season 1!

Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.

Last Updated: 9/7/2024Network: ShowtimeStatus: Ended
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Premiere
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8.65
222 votes

#1 - Premiere

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/2000

After a night out at the club Babylon with Michael, Emmett and Ted; Brian picks up a cute guy named Justin for a night of fun, but afterwards coldly rebuffs Justin's attempts to see him again. Michael also gets lucky taking home a hunk only to be happily interrupted for a trip to the hospital after Brian learns that Lindsay and Melanie have had a baby boy, Gus.

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Full Circle
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8.59
169 votes

#2 - Full Circle

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/24/2001

Brian turns 30; Michael and David prepare for their move to Portland; Ted faces the truth about Blake; Justin and Daphne attend their prom where a big surprise awaits; On his way to the airport, Michael receives a call from Brian.

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Now Approaching... the Line
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8.29
141 votes

#3 - Now Approaching... the Line

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/7/2001

Michael fends off the romantic interest of a female coworker who doesn't know he's gay and instead dates a handsome chiropractor, while Brian is propositioned by a potentially lucrative client of his firm. Meanwhile, Justin struggles to repair his fractured relationship with his mother Jennifer.

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The King of Babylon
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8.29
153 votes

#4 - The King of Babylon

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/10/2001

Who will be crowned King of Babylon? An innocent trip to the mall lands Vic in jail; Brian is beaten at his own game.

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Running to Stand Still
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8.22
141 votes

#5 - Running to Stand Still

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/17/2001

Brian is chosen 'Ad person of the Year' and encouraged to take his talent to the Big Apple; Vic appears in court to plead his case; Blake gets a job; David's ex-wife's divorce takes him to Portland.

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Move It or Lose It
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8.21
151 votes

#6 - Move It or Lose It

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/4/2001

Michael and Dr. David enjoy their new-found domestic bliss; Emmett joins a "conversion therapy" group; Lindsay and Melanie continue to fight about Brian, finances and their future; Ted becomes very sexually active.

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Babylon Boomerang
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8.20
155 votes

#7 - Babylon Boomerang

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/4/2001

Justin's father attacks Brian outside Babylon; Michael gets a promotion at work; Justin moves in with Brian.

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A Change of Heart
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8.20
155 votes

#8 - A Change of Heart

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/18/2001

Brian is named in the sexual harassment suit and turns to Melanie for legal advice; Emmett starts dating a woman in his continuing attempt to go straight; Michael lies to David about seeing Brian.

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French Fried
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8.20
153 votes

#9 - French Fried

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2001

Michael and Dr. David disagree about finances; a strange Frenchman moves in with Lindsay and Gus causing a stir; Justin is suspended from school.

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Surprise!
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8.19
153 votes

#10 - Surprise!

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/25/2001

Michael ends the relationship with Dr. David; Ted and Emmett get tested for HIV; Brian throws Michael a surprise 30th birthday party and outs Michael to his co-worker; Emmett makes a pact with God.

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Smells Like Codependence
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8.18
189 votes

#11 - Smells Like Codependence

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/28/2001

Debbie meets Dr. David; Michael and Dr. David spend a weekend in the country; Justin's father learns the truth and decides to send Justin away to school; Brian's emotional hold on Michael and dislike for Dr. David intensifies.

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Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)
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8.18
147 votes

#12 - Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/2001

Dr. David and Michael host a high-society fundraiser-Michael excludes the gang; Lindsay and Guillaume prepare for the big day; Justin continues to be harassed at school.

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Queer, There and Everywhere
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8.16
154 votes

#13 - Queer, There and Everywhere

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/3/2000

Michael stays in the closet at work, which causes some problems with an interested co-worker while at the same time he struggles with feelings of jealousy over Brian's relationship with Justin.

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No Bris, No Shirt, No Service
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8.12
201 votes

#14 - No Bris, No Shirt, No Service

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/10/2000

Lindsay and Melanie have a bris for their new baby Gus, which Brian decides to miss until Michael convinces him otherwise. Brian decides to crash the party and put his parental foot down. Justin seeking to regain the attention of Brian decides to make himself noticed at Babylon. Meanwhile, Brian's involvement as the father of Gus causes some relationship strain between Lindsay and Melanie. Michael attempting to continue his straight act, runs into a co-worker in front of the gay bars. Also, Ted finally gets lucky with a guy who he's been denying the advances of all night, but ends up with devastating results.

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Surprise Kill
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8.09
145 votes

#15 - Surprise Kill

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/2001

Brian discovers David at the baths; Justin finds out his parents are getting a divorce; Ted reconnects with Blake; a hunk from Babylon hits on Michael.

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Very Stupid People
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8.08
147 votes

#16 - Very Stupid People

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/11/2001

Brian sleeps with a co-worker who then files a complaint against him; Emmett continues to try to go straight; Melanie finds solace from Lindsay in the arms of another woman.

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Ted's Not Dead
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8.06
167 votes

#17 - Ted's Not Dead

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/2000

While Ted lies in a drug-induced coma, Brian learns he's named the executor of his friend's living will; Justin decides to take chance on a situation where he could seduce (in terms jerk) a fellow classmate; Justin's mother suspects the truth about her son's sexuality after finding some drawings of naked men in his sketch book; Michael and Emmett try to remove incriminating evidence (porn, 33 dildos... don't ask) from Ted's apartment but discover Ted's longtime crush on Michael.

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The Ties That Bind
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7.94
151 votes

#18 - The Ties That Bind

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/1/2001

Lindsay leaves Gus in Brian's care on the weekend of the Leather Ball. Michael is nervous about meeting David's son. Ted takes a walk on the wild side. Brian comes out to his father after he learns that Jack has cancer.

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Good Grief!
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7.91
147 votes

#19 - Good Grief!

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2001

In the throes of a hot session Brian gets upsetting news; Daphne asks Justin to be her first time; Ted wants Blake, despite his crystal meth addiction.

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The Art of Desperation
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7.63
170 votes

#20 - The Art of Desperation

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2001

Michael's new chiropractor boyfriend gets into a tug of war with Brian over Michael, as Ted recovers from his O.D. by dating Roger, a stable but overweight chorus director. Also, Justin meets Lindsay, who is impressed with his artwork.

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Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)
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7.61
146 votes

#21 - Daddy Dearest (Sonny Boy)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/11/2001

Michael decides to break up with Dr. David, who surprises Michael by asking him to move in with him; Lindsay and Melanie ask Brian to relinquish his parental rights to Gus; Emmett becomes addicted to cyber-sex.

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Queens of the Road
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7.45
144 votes

#22 - Queens of the Road

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/18/2001

Dr. David pressures Michael to move in with him; Brian's loft is burglarized; Justin runs away to New York City; Lindsay and Melanie begin to drift apart.

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