All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Porn & Perverts

    • October 19, 1987
    • FOX

    Debut episode of this talk show in which host Morton Downey Jr. covers the subject of porn and its potentially harmful effects on American society. Coming to the defense of the adult film industry are adult film star Seka, 1970's Golden Age porn icon Gloria Leonard, and adult film actress turned filmmaker Candida Royalle. Seka famously walked off the set of this episode during a commercial break after Downey Jr. verbally ripped her to shreds in front of a live audience.

  • S01E02 Phone Sex

    • FOX

  • S01E03 Rap Music

    • FOX

  • S01E04 Aethiests

    • FOX

  • S01E05 Homeless

    • FOX

  • S01E06 Halloween

    • FOX

  • S01E07 Kidnapping

    • FOX

  • S01E08 New Years Eve 1989

    • FOX

  • S01E09 Cults and Satanism

    • May 4, 1989
    • FOX

  • S01E10 Mars

    • FOX

  • S01E11 Pollution

    • FOX

  • S01E12 Bounty Hunters

    • FOX

  • S01E13 Child Abuse

    • FOX

  • S01E14 Rude Talk Show Hosts

    • FOX

  • S01E15 Drug Legalization

    • FOX

  • S01E16 Central Park Squatters

    • FOX

  • S01E17 ACLU

    • FOX

  • S01E18 Soviet Stuff

    • FOX

  • S01E19 Jewish Racism

    • FOX

  • S01E20 The Last Temptation of Christ

    • FOX

  • S01E21 Rock & Metal

    • February 23, 1989
    • FOX

    Morton Downey Jr. hosts and addresses the possibly harmful aspects of punk rock and heavy metal music. Among the issues discussed are groupies and whether or not rock music both promotes and glorifies drug use. Rockers Joey Ramone and Ace Frehley go to bat for rock'n'roll while the group Circus of Power perform live, and a clip from a 1958 music video of Downey Jr. singing "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is shown.

  • S01E22 Rock & Metal 2

    • FOX

  • S01E23 Rock & Metal 3

    • FOX

  • S01E24 Unusual Theories

    • FOX

  • S01E25 Sexual Deviants

    • FOX

  • S01E26 Nudists

    • FOX

  • S01E27 Slasher Movies

    • June 17, 1989
    • FOX

    Morton Downey Jr. hosts this episode about horror movies and their potentially harmful effects on both the people who view them and society as a general whole. Opposing fright films are Women Against Pornography activist Paige Mellish, Missouri Congressman Doug Harpool, and lawyer John Anastasio. Defending the horror genre are "Fangoria" magazine editor Anthony Timpone, "The Gore Gazette" fanzine editor/publisher Rick Sullivan, "The Hills Have Eyes" star Michael Berryman, and "director" Dave Juskow.

  • S01E28 Racism Live From The Apollo

    • FOX

    The infamous episode where Al Sharpton gets knocked on his ass and off the stage by Roy Innis.

  • S01E29 Pro Wrestling

    • FOX

  • S01E30 Strippers

    • November 4, 1988
    • FOX

    Morton Downey Jr. tackles the subject of women who work as strippers for a living. Among those who are opposed to stripping as an acceptable profession are Senator Anthony Imperiali and concerned father Bill Meeker. Coming to the defense of stripping are self-confessed "Stripper for God" Kellie Everts, stripper Denise, and exotic dancer Yvette Paris.