mdTV: Adventures with Debi & Mark
  
"Gay Fluff TV" 
 
 
 
  
SHOW TIMES & CHANNELS   
  
Debi & Mark in the Control Room... 
 
 
 
San Francisco, California   
TCI Channel 53 CityVisions   
(Cablecasting the first Tuesdays of each Month)  

 CityVisions Webpage 

Next New Show:  

Tuesday: Oct 6th, 10:00pm   

"Linda Tripp Look-a-Like Contest" 

An mdTV  Exclusive!!!!.....
Live on tape from Washington, DC, its the 
"First Annual Linda Tripp Look-a-Like Contest", 
with Monica Lewidinski as Mistress of Ceremonies. 

JR's Bar & Grill hosts this Gala Capital event. 
 
 
 


Davis, California    TCI Channel 5   
(First & Third Tuesdays of each month!)  

Tuesdays:  10:00pm  

West Hollywood, California   
Cable Channel 36   

Thursdays:  6:30pm  

Wednesdays:  2:00am & 8:00am  

Manhattan, New York    Channels  16,17,34,69  
(Check their WebPage Below for listings)  

Manhattan Neighborhood Network WebPage 

 
 
 
 

Shows in Production:

"Folsom 98" 
mdTV hits Folsom Sreet to the cover the Annual Folsom Street Leather Festival.  Its full of tits and ass...
a piercing and butt spanking adventure.
  
" Year Three Anniversary Show" 
And they said we would never make it... 

 
 

Show  Summaries:    

(1996-1998 Seasons) 
 

"Swarm" 
An interview with Camille Roy about her book "SWARM" 

"Tranny Spice" 
An interview with Kate Bornstein about her book  
"The Transgender Work Book". 
 

"Women on the Verge" 

Debis' wife Cheryl and friends have an Art Exhibit in Davis.  Debi probes these female artists to learn why they are Women on the Verge. Some great artwork is showcased. 
 

"HOSTAGE!"  
- (28 mins)  

No, its not about Marks' Palm Springs weekend adventure, its an interview with author R.D. Zimmerman about his new gay thriller, "Hostage!". 
"ok so we didn't really finish reading it for the interview...but is good" 

"Lesbian Girl Scouts"  
- (28 mins)  

Join Debi as she interviews Nancy Manahan author of "On My Honor",  -  32 Lesbians reflecton on their scouting experiences. 
"they are serving up more than cookies" 
 

mdTV Special:  
"The TransgenderBeauty Pagaent"  
- (One Hour)  

Join Debi and Mark as they exclusively cover the14th Annual Miss ETVC Cotillion & Beauty Pagaent, with Mistress of Ceremonies Dear Diva. 
"Miss America never had as much fun!!" 

 
 

mdTV Special:  
"When Queens Collide" - (One Hour)  

Join Debi and Mark as they exclusively cover the  
SF Highbrow Society's 17th Annual Drag Event...its out of this world!!  
"Flaming Asteroids of Disaster!  
  

mdTV Special: "Raised Butch" 
(One Hour)  

Join Debi and Mark as they chat with Margo Linn about her play and her life...not to mention an indepth compare and contrast of strap-ons!  
"Strap-on...Strap-off!  
 

"Drag for Dummies" 
(Half Hour)  

Join Debi and Mark as they chat  with Michael...aka...Audrey Taylor. Michael gives Mark drag tips before the big SF Highbrow Society Event.  
"Puff...Puff  

 
"Roommate with a View" -  
(Half Hour)  

Join Debi and Mark as Mark is faced with the wonderful task of finding a new roommate. What a great show topic...interviewing prospective roomies.  
"so do you flush the toilet?"  
 

"mdTV Rocks"  
- (28 mins)  

Mark & Debi's first music video show. They interview and showcase two San Francisco bands,  
"JoJo" & "Petrol". 
"great music but they were all straight" 

"Jobs"  

Join Debi and Mark on the Castro as they ask people about their Worst Jobs, Best Jobs, and Dream Jobs.   Its a BIG job you know!  

"Urban Myths & Childhood Lies"  

Join Debi and Mark as they hit the Castro and ask people about lies their parents told them, and about urban myths they've heard lately. 

Boy do we have some stories for you!  
They stuck their toothbrushes where?  

"Anniversary Show: Year Two"  
(28:00 minutes)  

A fun-filled action packed episode looking back at the highlights and lowlights of the second year of mdTV with Debi & Mark & friends. 

"Valentines Day: Cupid or Stupid?"   
- (28:00 minutes)  

Debi & Mark host their first live call-in show on Valentines Day.  
Its Must See mdTV!  

"The Gay Frat" - (28:00 minutes)  

Debi interviews the members of the gay fraternity, Delta Lambda Phi, at theUniversity of California at Davis.  Watch as Debi grills these nubile youth to find out about their gay lives on campus.  

"Gay TV" - (28:00 minutes)  

After much hype about Ellen Degeneres maybe "coming out" on her show Ellen, Debi & Mark hit the Castro to ask people about gays on TV. Questions include: Which character do you want to be gay?, as a child which character did you think was gay?, and which celebrity do you want to "come out" of the closet?  
Ricky Schroder off "Silver Spoons"? 

"The Xmas Show" - (28:00 minutes)  

When they did not get as much viewer feedback as they expected from the last show "FTM"…Debi & Mark were pissed! * They decided for the "Xmas Show" just to film a roaring fireplace for a half an hour, rather thankilling themselves producing a top notched holiday special. But after a fewholiday beverages…the show transformed itself into a Christmas delight. Debi & Mark share their dysfunctional family stories of Xmas past,and nestle up to the fire to tell a Castro Christmas Story, and Mark performs "Santa Baby" - a virgin drag performance.  

* Debi & Mark later got lots of great feedback ...okay so they over-reacted.  

"FTM: A Trans~Gender Adventure" - (58:00 minutes)  

Debi & Mark interview David Harrison, playwright and star of the play "FTM".  David shares his real life experiences about his sexual transformation from  
Female To Male, (FTM). The show includes film clips from his one man show "FTM", as he portrays himself and his mother. This interview was so  
entertaining and informative, Debi & Mark decide to expanded it to a full hour cablecast. Check out David's WebPage 

"The Gay Car Show" - (28:30 minutes)  

Mark covers the annual FreeWheelers Gay Car Show in San Francisco, which was a benefit for the Stop Aids Project. The theme for the car show was "Cars in the Movies" People share stories about their cars and their adventures in them. We pop more than hoods!  

"Date from Hell - Part ll" - (28:30 minutes)  

Back by popular demand!!  People on the Castro share their "Date from Hell"stories. This humorous episode also includes a few dating skits and tips.  

"Gay Authors" - (28:30 minutes)  

Mark interviews gay mystery writer R.D. Zimmerman, author of the novel "Tribe" and "Closet".  Debi & Mark interview Caitlin Sullivan & Kate Bornstein authors of  "Nearly Road Kill" , the cybersex adventure novel.  

Program Note Due to poor equipment…Mark & Debi experienced awful sound quality!  This episode will probably never re-run….which is really too bad because it was an interesting and fun show.  

"Gay Pride Review" - (28:30 minutes)  

Debi visits the first annual Yolo County Gay Picnic in Northern California, to get the scoop on being gay in a small town. It was probably the hottest gay pride ever...104 degrees! Gay pride events from San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia are included.  
 

"Debi Does Davis,  & Mark Comes Too!" - (28:30 minutes)  

When she gets tired of driving to SF to film because Mark refuses to come to Davis, Debi kidnaps Mark. They go in search of gay life in Davis and Sacramento, hoping to find enough excitement to entice Mark back to film a show . . . or at least visit.  

"Monogamy-Want it? Virginity-Got it?" - (28:30 minutes)  

Many people believe gay men can't be monogamous. Debi and Mark ask the question in the Castro and get unexpected results. Since they were talking about sex anyway, they decided to get the dish on how they lost their virginity too. Some people have two stories to tell on that subject.  

"Obsession" - (28:30 minutes)  

Everybody has at least one, but will they talk about it on film? Obsessions of all sorts are revealed in this Castro Street interview show. Debi and Mark share a few secrets of their own. Don't miss the true confessions about Knots Landing from Mark.  

"The Anniversary Show - Year One" - (28:30 minutes)  

Debi and Mark recap their favorite moments from their first year on the air.  Included are never before seen segments like The potato show Debi's nevercompleted attempt to rate mashed potato dishes at SF restaurants and King Stud clips of guys gushing all over Mark as he tries to interview them.  

"Fame" - (28:30 minutes)  

After their brief brush with fame being nominated for a cable access award, Debi and Mark hit the streets to find out about other peoples "15 minutes"of fame, or their greatest personal accomplishment. Mark also follows up on the "Obsessions"episode with footage of his pilgrimage to the Knots Landing cul-de-sac in LA.  

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                Mark showing the gay frat boys    

  
                       how to have a panty raid.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   
                                     Santa Baby!!  

  
 
 
 
 

  
  Taking a quick rumble in the rear,
at the Gay Car Show! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Getting ready for a Drag Race
at the Gay Car Show! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A Knots Landing Obsession
comes alive!