History MistakenForGay / LiveActionTV

* On ''Series/{{Crownies}}'', Tatum spent the first several episodes believing that Richard was gay; even going so far as to tell her fiancee that he didn't need to be concerned about Richard moving in with them because he was gay. When she discovers the truth, she tells him it would be best if he was "straight at work, gay at home".

* ''Series/IrmaVep'': Due to Mira's bisexuality being tabloid fodder and her previously having dated Laurie, the paparrazi think her current assistant Regina is her girlfriend, to Regina's annoyance. [[spoiler:It later turns out Regina's into Mira however, kissing her and telling a friend she'd gladly sleep with her, so the mistake is only about them being in a relationship.]]

** In the season 2 episode titled "For Sale, Cheap," Van auctions off football lessons for Jake's school charity, most of the signees end up being single moms due to the fact that Van included a shirtless photo of himself making suggestive poses (which Cheyenne is not pleased about). A person named Terry is the top bidder. It turns out that Terry is a man. A very effeminate man who mentions having a "partner". When Van confronts Terry about the issue, Terry becomes offended and tells Van that he's not gay, with the partner he was referring to being a business partner and that he was married to a former Miss Houston. He then tells Van that he thought ''Van'' was gay. Phew.

*** In "[[Recap/AngelS03E04CarpeNoctem Carpe Noctem]]", an old man possessing Angel's body hears about a romantic entanglement with someone named "Fred," looks down at what Angel is wearing, and mutters, "Obviously." This also causes him to mistakenly try to break up with "Fred" (actually Wesley) before he figures out that [[GenderBlenderName Fred is a girl]] (Winifred).

* In, of all shows, ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}'': Logan tries to bribe his way into the school's secret society and gives a gift to a senior.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil Is My Very Nature That of a Devil]]", Antoinette Brown is initially surprised when Lestat de Lioncourt hits on her because she has heard gossip from the Azalea employees that he's with Louis de Pointe du Lac. He makes it clear in circuitous, euphemistic language that he's bisexual (her reply "I like soft hands" indicates she herself might be, too).

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Natalie Rhodes, the actress who was chosen to play Nikki Heat in the movie based on Castle's novels, tried to seduce Castle, purely in the name of character research. The next day, she asked Beckett if Castle was gay, prompting a spit-take from Beckett.

** The one where Chandler uses a subliminal motivational tape so he can quit smoking, but it's for women. Also the one where he and Joey are mistaken for a couple when they are seen with baby Ben.