Unintentionally Hilarious
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When I was in junior high I skipped a lot of school, and one of the shows that was still going around on basic cable was the dreadful Mission Impossible. I never saw this particular episode until a friend mentioned it over dinner last night. Barry Williams (Greg Brady!) in drag with Leonard Nimoy, with both of them doing unforgiveable latin accents.
Once Greg gets into dressup mode the show hits all the regular Big Closet tropes. "I will not wear a dress," exclaims Greg.
Youtube. Mission Impossible, Series 4 episode 18.
This is 48 minutes of your life you'll never get back. You might want to start at about 17:30 to save yourself the setup, which is pretty obvious. Although then you'll be missing some classic bad acting.
For anyone who had ever worn a bad wig, here's something to make you feel you're not alone. If only he'd had Marcia's fashion sense.