▁Guide ▁in ▁its ▁" Che ers ▁& ▁Je ers " ▁column ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁" Je er ", ▁saying ▁that ▁having ▁the ▁men ▁have ▁sex ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁date ▁perpet u ated ▁negative ▁s tere ot ypes ▁about ▁the ▁prom is cu ity ▁of ▁gay ▁men . ▁Five ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁regular ▁spons ors ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁episode , ▁cost ing ▁the ▁network ▁approximately ▁$ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁advert ising ▁re venue . ▁ABC ▁removed ▁the ▁episode ▁from ▁the ▁summer ▁r er un ▁schedule ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁for ▁additional ▁losses . ▁The ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁" Str angers " ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁along ▁with ▁similar ▁controvers ies ▁rel ating ▁to ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁episodes ▁of ▁such ▁shows ▁as ▁P icket ▁F ences ▁(" S ug ar ▁& ▁Sp ice ") ▁and ▁Rose anne ▁(" Don ' t ▁Ask , ▁Don ' t ▁Tell "), ▁led ▁produ cers ▁to ▁ref rain ▁from ▁present ing ▁sexual ization ▁of ▁their ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁characters . ▁As ▁noted ▁by ▁author ▁Ron ▁Be cker , ▁" So ▁view ers ▁got ▁to ▁see ▁Carol ▁and ▁Susan ▁wed ▁on ▁Fri ends , ▁but ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁get ▁to ▁see ▁them ▁kiss . ▁And ▁fans ▁of ▁NY PD ▁Blue ▁could ▁hear ▁male ▁h ust lers ▁talk ▁about ▁their ▁j oh ns , ▁but ▁the ▁only ▁sex ▁they ▁got ▁to ▁see ▁involved ▁the ▁prec inct ' s ▁straight ▁c ops — nak ed