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Series · 1996–2011Ended

The Ambiguously Gay Duo

7.4·1 season·12 episodes·3 min avg.·United States of America

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.

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It Takes Two To Tango
It Takes Two To TangoUp next
Sep 28, 1996

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

02
Queen of Terror
Queen of Terror
Nov 2, 1996

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

03
Don We Now... Or Never
Don We Now... Or Never
Dec 14, 1996

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

04
Safety Tips
Safety Tips
Apr 19, 1997

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

05
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
Nov 15, 1997

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

06
A Hard One to Swallow
A Hard One to Swallow
May 9, 1998

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

07
Ace & Gary's Fan Club
Ace & Gary's Fan Club
Nov 21, 1998

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

08
AmbiguoBoys
AmbiguoBoys
May 8, 1999

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.

09
Trouble Coming Twice
Trouble Coming Twice
May 13, 2000

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

10
The Third Leg of Justice
The Third Leg of Justice
Oct 19, 2002

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.

11
First Served, First Come
First Served, First Come
Sep 29, 2007

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

12
The Dark, Clenched Hole of Evil
The Dark, Clenched Hole of Evil
May 15, 2011

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.

Cast

8 credited
Stephen Colbert
Ace / Dr. Brainio (voice)
Steve Carell
Gary / Police Commissioner (voice)
Tracy Morgan
Mr. T. (archive sound)
Bill Hader
Self
Bill Chott
Announcer / Chief of Police (voice)
Robert Smigel
Bighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)
Ana Gasteyer
Queen Serena (voice)
Bill Hader
Flame Eye / Flatside (voice)

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