Explore the queer-coded brilliance of Paul Lynde in the 1964 Bewitched episode “Driving Is the Best Way to Fly.” Behind the sitcom’s perfect suburban dream lies a darker truth about gender roles, repression, and hidden identities. As the witty driving instructor Harold Harold, Lynde’s performance adds nuance and subtext to an episode wrapped in 1960s domestic ideals. Learn how this closeted star brought depth, irony, and humanity to mid-century television—turning Bewitched into a mirror of America’s silent struggles.
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