8.6/10589 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.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
8.3/10211 votes#2 - 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.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
8.3/10360 votes#3 - 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.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
8.4/10328 votes#4 - 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. Also, Justin's mother suspects the truth about her son's sexuality and Michael and Emmett try to remove incriminating evidence from Ted's apartment but discover Ted's longtime crush on Michael.
Director: Kevin Inch
Writer: Richard Kramer
8.5/10328 votes#5 - 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.
Director: Kari Skogland
Writer: Jason Schafer
8.5/10316 votes#6 - 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.
Director: Kari Skogland
Writer: Jonathan Tolins
8.6/10321 votes#7 - 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.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
8.6/10325 votes#8 - 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.
Director: Steve DiMarco
Writer: Richard Kramer
8.5/10314 votes#9 - 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.
Director: John Greyson
Writer: Jason Schafer, Jonathan Tolins
8.4/10304 votes#10 - 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.
Director: John L'Ecuyer
Writer: Doug Guinan
8.8/10310 votes#11 - Surprise!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/25/2001
Michael ends the relationship with Dr. David; Ted and Emmett get tested for AIDS; Brian throws Michael a surprise 30th birthday party and outs Michael to his co-worker; Emmett makes a pact with God.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Jason Schafer, Jonathan Tolins
8.3/10284 votes#12 - 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.
Director: John Greyson
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, Richard Kramer
8.2/10280 votes#13 - 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.
Director: Ron Oliver
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
8.5/10286 votes#14 - 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.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Doug Guinan
8.4/10279 votes#15 - 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.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Garth Wingfield
8.3/10275 votes#16 - 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.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Jason Schafer
8.3/10280 votes#17 - Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/2001
David and Michael host a high-society fundraiser, but Michael excludes the gang; Lindsay and Guillaume prepare for the big day; Justin continues to be harassed at school.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Jonathan Tolins
8.5/10265 votes#18 - 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.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: Jason Schafer, Jonathan Tolins
8.5/10280 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.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Garth Wingfield
8.7/10320 votes#20 - 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.
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writer: Jason Schafer, Jonathan Tolins
8.4/10272 votes#21 - 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.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Garth Wingfield
9.3/10488 votes#22 - 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.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
The Best Episodes of Queer As Folk Season 1
Every episode of Queer As Folk Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Queer As Folk Season 1!
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Genre:Drama
Network:Showtime
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Premiere" is the best rated episode of "Queer As Folk" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 589 votes. Directed by Russell Mulcahy and written by Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, it aired on 12/3/2000. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Queer, There and Everywhere".