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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
Season01
- S01E01
A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO FuneralApril 11, 1999—A 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 - S01E02
Beat the Rich, The SodomobileApril 18, 1999—Beat the Rich: Wealthy and working-class people are asked about common things. Questions asked include: the price for Dom Perignon, price of - S01E03
Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse, The Voice-Box ChoirApril 25, 1999—Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse: Crackers goes to Disney World to meet Mickey Mouse and talk about Disney's treatment of its employees. His reward - S01E04
Sal, The Bill Collector, Interlude, Duck and CoverMay 2, 1999—Sal, 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 - S01E05
Man of the Year, TV Pundits, 150 Feet from NBCMay 9, 1999—The 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 - S01E06
Work Care!, LucyCam, Air-Drop TVs on AfghanistanMay 16, 1999—Work Care!: Under a system called WorkCare, people who can't pay their hospital bills can do jobs around the hospital. Across the street, Mo - S01E07
Cohen is a Wimp, LucyCam #2, Mind That MemoMay 23, 1999—Cohen 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 - S01E08
Montana Shacks, Joe Camel Needs a JobMay 30, 1999—Montana 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 - S01E09
Hail Turdonia, Teen Sniper School, Hitler Makes a WithdrawalJune 13, 1999—Hail Turdonia: Since Ted Turner is America's largest private landowner, he should have his own country, complete with flag and national anth - S01E10
Crackers vs. The Egg Farm, The Michael Moore Playset, American ApartheidJune 6, 1999—Crackers vs. The Egg Farm: Crackers, the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken goes to see how his fellow chickens live.
The Michael Moore Plays - S01E11
Weapons Inspectors, Make A Wish, We Find Hillary a DateJune 20, 1999—Weapons Inspectors: The US is inspecting Iraq's weapons, so Moore gets some Arabs to inspect ours.
The "Make a Wish Foundation": The Make a - S01E12
NAFTA Mike, Strikebreakers, The MergerJune 27, 1999—NAFTA Mike: NAFTA sent your job to Mexico. Mike goes south to find it.
Strikebreakers: Expert strikebreakers decide to unionize.
The Merge
Season02
- S02E01
Advertiser Appreciation NightMay 17, 2000—PRESIDENTIAL MOSH: The first presidential candidate to jump in "The Awful Truth" mosh pit wins the endorsement of the show.
GUN CRAZY: Corr - S02E02
Compassionate Conservative NightMay 24, 2000—DON'T SHOOT, IT'S ONLY A WALLET: In response to NYPD officers shooting African-Americans because they thought their wallets were a gun, Moor - S02E03
Help The Dead GuyMay 31, 2000—IMMORAL 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 - S02E04
German Vacation NightJune 7, 2000—GOT IT MAID!: Moore shows Ken Starr how to perform a cost-effective witch hunt.
HMO FUNERAL: Immigrant maids working for a Holiday Inn Expr - S02E05
Ficus For CongressJune 21, 2000—ELECT THIS POTTED PLANT: We follow "The Awful Truth" candidate for House of Representatives in the State of New Jersey, a ficus tree. We go - S02E06
Taxi DriverJune 28, 2000—WHITEY 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 - S02E07
Dixie Flag NightJuly 5, 2000—CORPORATE COPS: Mike sets up a "neighborhood watch" around C. R. Bard Pharmaceuticals in Murray Hill, NJ. Three of Bard's executives were fo - S02E08
Stop and Frisk NightJuly 12, 2000—NO TRIALS NECESSARY: Moore goes to Nevada County in California to convince people to give up their rights to go to jail.
NO INTELLIGENCE NE - S02E09
Replacement MikeJuly 19, 2000—CORPORATE COPS: Michael uses some of the techniques that have proven successful in the war against street crime to combat corporate wrongdoi - S02E10
Store the HomelessJuly 26, 2000—PUT THE HOMELESS IN STORAGE: Correspondent Karen Duffy looks at a trend that's becoming increasingly common in America-homeless men and wome - S02E11
Gulf WarAugust 2, 2000—SADDAM 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 - S02E12
Find Clinton a JobAugust 9, 2000—CLINTON 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
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