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The Ambiguously Gay Duo

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The Ambiguously Gay Duo is an American animated comedy sketch that debuted on The Dana Carvey Show before moving to its permanent home on Saturday Night Live. It is created and produced by Robert Smigel and J. J. Sedelmaier as part of the Saturday TV Funhouse series of sketches. It follows the adventures of Ace and Gary, voiced by Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell, respectively, two superheroes whose sexual orientation is a matter of dispute, and a cavalcade of characters preoccupied with the question.

ComedyAnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

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28th September 1996 - 15th May 2011
Writer
Louis C.K.
Top Cast
Stephen ColbertSteve CarellTracy Morgan
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It Takes Two To Tango
28th September 1996

Episode 1

Ace and Gary foil Bighead's plan to take over Metroville.

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Queen of Terror
2nd November 1996

Episode 2

Ace and Gary stop Bighead and Queen Serena's evil scheme.

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Don We Now... Or Never
14th December 1996

Episode 3

Santa Claus has been kidnapped by aliens, and the Duo must save him.

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Safety Tips
19th April 1997

Episode 4

Ace and Gary demonstrate bicycle and home safety tips for local kids.

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Blow Hot, Blow Cold
15th November 1997

Episode 5

The Duo battles Dr. Brainio and Bighead's ice monster creation.

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A Hard One to Swallow
9th May 1998

Episode 6

Ace and Gary question their origins as superheroes and why everybody regards them strangely at the Fortress of Privacy.

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Ace & Gary's Fan Club
21st November 1998

Episode 7

Ace and Gary are oblivious to the suggestiveness in letters from their fans, who are mostly criminal convicts.

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AmbiguoBoys
8th May 1999

Episode 8

Even before they were the Ambiguously Gay Duo, teenagers Ace and Gary fought evil. This episode shows that Bighead was in their class, and he is determined to win his classmates' respect and "out" the duo. When he reanimates and enlarges a giant frog, the AmbiguoBoys must stop him.

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Trouble Coming Twice
13th May 2000

Episode 9

Ace and Gary battle Bighead's evil schemes at the NBA Finals.

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The Third Leg of Justice
19th October 2002

Episode 10

Bighead is at it again, and redecorates his lair in another attempt to out Gary and Ace. The Duo is assisted by former GE chairman, and superhero, Jack Welch.

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First Served, First Come
29th September 2007

Episode 11

Bighead enlists a Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport undercover policeman at a BBQ he orchestrates to out Ace and Gary, with surprising results.

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The Dark, Clenched Hole of Evil
15th May 2011

Episode 12

Bighead and his henchmen blast Ace and Gary with a flesh ray, transforming them from animated characters to live-action ones, in which they are portrayed by Jon Hamm and Jimmy Fallon, respectively. The gun malfunctions and "unanimates" everyone, with Ed Helms playing Half-Scary, a Two-Face-like henchman, Fred Armisen as Lizardo, Stephen Colbert as Dr. Brainio, and Steve Carell as Bighead.