In the Closet on "The Class"

Officially, I have some issues about making comedy out of a situation that involves a clearly closeted gay man married to a seemingly clueless woman - especially when that couple has a young daughter. No, I'm not talking about a sitcom based on Jim McGreevey's life! I'm talking about Sam Harris' hilariously flamboyant character, Perry Pearl, on the CBS Monday night comedy "The Class." So, while I officially have concerns about the storyline, I forgot about them tonight because I was too busy laughing my ass off.
In this Halloween-themed episode (A yummy Jason Ritter in a Superman costume is reason enough to tune in!), Perry dresses his daughter up as Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly (with sunglasses and little black dress) in "Breakfast at Tiffanys." His wife, Holly, thinks she's dressed up as a blind girl and the daughter confesses: "I don't get it." Daddy Perry replies: "You don't have to get it, you just have to SELL it!"

Later in the same scene, the TV reporter wife finds out she is in contention for a weekend anchor slot against a rival who Perry describes as "the one with the big boobs." His wife asks: "You noticed?" Perry reassures her: "Oh honey relax, you know I'm an ass man!"

Disaster strikes when Holly, while on the air doing a piece about a petting zoo, impales a fluffy little white rabbit named Q-tip with her high heel spike on live television. It's on the Internet worldwide within minutes under the title: "Can I see this bunny in a size 8?"

Later, their firends, gay couple Kyle and Aaron rush over to comfort Holly while still in their costumes: a cowboy and a pirate, respectively. Perry gives the sexy Aaron's Johnny Depp-like pirate costume a flirty once over, smiles, and says, "Ahoy!"