Who was the 1st ts/tv character you saw on prime time tv?

[steviedresses]

Undoubtedly Flip Wilson as Geraldine

Damn! I'm not the only old guy on this board! Luv Geraldine!!!

[NYTSJulie]

Caroline Cossey aka Tula on Phil Donahue

[Baron Of Hell]

Don't know her name but one of the girls in the music video "Simply irresistible" was a TS. I think that was name of the song. All the girls were wearing the same black dress and had same basic look.

[MerriCait]

klinger in mash lol

then probably patrick swazye, wesley snipes and thingy in to wong fu lol

[Barnabis78]

Bea Arthur on the Golden Girls.

Thanks Seanchai, now I need a new keyboard due to spitting my coffee all over it.

[kimjongil]

I would probably say that Flip Wilson was the first for me followed by Jamie Farr and the Drag Queen on 'All in the Family'.

For what it's worth, that was not Divine in 'All in the Family'. The DQ went by the name of Lori Shannon.

[TsVanessa69]

I think it was Bosom Buddies ( Tom Hanks and the other guy )

I think that counts, right?

OMG I was a kid when that show was on. I loved it and my mother changed the channel every time she saw me watching.
I loved the carol Burnett show when the guys would be in drag!!!!!

[aprilian]

Lisa Edelstiein played a TS on Allie McBeal. It was a very good story arc,lasted 4-5 episodes. The new young stud actually fell in love with her. Very funny outing scene. They were at the club dancing. a slow song comes on, she pulls him close and whispers something like " Theres something I've been need to talk with you about:
Sound of SCHWING!

[davidperchance]

The black lady on The View

[Nikka]

I don´t remember