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The Awful Truth

TV·1999–2000·2 seasons, 24 episodes·Bravo·Documentary, Comedy·30m·Created by Michael Moore

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The Awful Truth is a satirical television show that was directed, written, and hosted by filmmaker Michael Moore, and funded by the British broadcaster Channel 4.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0112Episodes1999AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Awful Truth S01E01A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO FuneralApril 11, 1999A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt: Moore shows Ken Starr how to perform a cost-effective witch hunt. HMO Funeral: A funeral is staged o
  2. S01E02The Awful Truth S01E02Beat the Rich, The SodomobileApril 18, 1999Beat the Rich: Wealthy and working-class people are asked about common things. Questions asked include: the price for Dom Perignon, price of
  3. S01E03The Awful Truth S01E03Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse, The Voice-Box ChoirApril 25, 1999Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse: Crackers goes to Disney World to meet Mickey Mouse and talk about Disney's treatment of its employees. His reward
  4. S01E04The Awful Truth S01E04Sal, The Bill Collector, Interlude, Duck and CoverMay 2, 1999Sal, The Bill Collector: UPS fails to keep a promise they made to their union. Time to send in Sal, the Awful Truth's bill collector. Inter
  5. S01E05The Awful Truth S01E05Man of the Year, TV Pundits, 150 Feet from NBCMay 9, 1999The Awful Truth Man of the Year: Ira Rennert has the distinction of being one of the largest polluters in the country, as well as owning one
  6. S01E06The Awful Truth S01E06Work Care!, LucyCam, Air-Drop TVs on AfghanistanMay 16, 1999Work Care!: Under a system called WorkCare, people who can't pay their hospital bills can do jobs around the hospital. Across the street, Mo
  7. S01E07The Awful Truth S01E07Cohen is a Wimp, LucyCam #2, Mind That MemoMay 23, 1999Cohen is a Wimp: William Cohen's Secretary of Defense seems like he's sort of a wimp. To compensate, he bombs medicine factories and embassi
  8. S01E08The Awful Truth S01E08Montana Shacks, Joe Camel Needs a JobMay 30, 1999Montana Shacks: Michael Moore visits Montana, a state known for it's beauty as well as being the home of The Unabomber. Joe Camel Needs a J
  9. S01E09The Awful Truth S01E09Hail Turdonia, Teen Sniper School, Hitler Makes a WithdrawalJune 13, 1999Hail Turdonia: Since Ted Turner is America's largest private landowner, he should have his own country, complete with flag and national anth
  10. S01E10The Awful Truth S01E10Crackers vs. The Egg Farm, The Michael Moore Playset, American ApartheidJune 6, 1999Crackers vs. The Egg Farm: Crackers, the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken goes to see how his fellow chickens live. The Michael Moore Plays
  11. S01E11The Awful Truth S01E11Weapons Inspectors, Make A Wish, We Find Hillary a DateJune 20, 1999Weapons Inspectors: The US is inspecting Iraq's weapons, so Moore gets some Arabs to inspect ours. The "Make a Wish Foundation": The Make a
  12. S01E12The Awful Truth S01E12NAFTA Mike, Strikebreakers, The MergerJune 27, 1999NAFTA Mike: NAFTA sent your job to Mexico. Mike goes south to find it. Strikebreakers: Expert strikebreakers decide to unionize. The Merge

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0212Episodes2000AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Awful Truth S02E01Advertiser Appreciation NightMay 17, 2000PRESIDENTIAL MOSH: The first presidential candidate to jump in "The Awful Truth" mosh pit wins the endorsement of the show. GUN CRAZY: Corr
  2. S02E02The Awful Truth S02E02Compassionate Conservative NightMay 24, 2000DON'T SHOOT, IT'S ONLY A WALLET: In response to NYPD officers shooting African-Americans because they thought their wallets were a gun, Moor
  3. S02E03The Awful Truth S02E03Help The Dead GuyMay 31, 2000IMMORAL MAJORITY: After Mayor Giuliani passed a law that 60% of items must be non-porn in a pornographic store, Michael Moore sets up a stor
  4. S02E04The Awful Truth S02E04German Vacation NightJune 7, 2000GOT IT MAID!: Moore shows Ken Starr how to perform a cost-effective witch hunt. HMO FUNERAL: Immigrant maids working for a Holiday Inn Expr
  5. S02E05The Awful Truth S02E05Ficus For CongressJune 21, 2000ELECT THIS POTTED PLANT: We follow "The Awful Truth" candidate for House of Representatives in the State of New Jersey, a ficus tree. We go
  6. S02E06The Awful Truth S02E06Taxi DriverJune 28, 2000WHITEY CAN'T RIDE: Michael Moore decides to only pick up African-Americans when he is a taxi driver for one day. LOW HEELS FOR HO HEELS: Co
  7. S02E07The Awful Truth S02E07Dixie Flag NightJuly 5, 2000CORPORATE COPS: Mike sets up a "neighborhood watch" around C. R. Bard Pharmaceuticals in Murray Hill, NJ. Three of Bard's executives were fo
  8. S02E08The Awful Truth S02E08Stop and Frisk NightJuly 12, 2000NO TRIALS NECESSARY: Moore goes to Nevada County in California to convince people to give up their rights to go to jail. NO INTELLIGENCE NE
  9. S02E09The Awful Truth S02E09Replacement MikeJuly 19, 2000CORPORATE COPS: Michael uses some of the techniques that have proven successful in the war against street crime to combat corporate wrongdoi
  10. S02E10The Awful Truth S02E10Store the HomelessJuly 26, 2000PUT THE HOMELESS IN STORAGE: Correspondent Karen Duffy looks at a trend that's becoming increasingly common in America-homeless men and wome
  11. S02E11The Awful Truth S02E11Gulf WarAugust 2, 2000SADDAM GAS: Gas prices in America are going to hit an all time high this summer. Michael looks at how far Americans will go to get cheap gas
  12. S02E12The Awful Truth S02E12Find Clinton a JobAugust 9, 2000CLINTON NEEDS A JOB IN 2001, WE GET HIM ONE OF THE 20,000,000: Bill Clinton will be out of a job next year. We try to get him one of the 20

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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