The Awful Truth

S01E01 A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO Funeral

April 11, 1999 30 min

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 outside of an HMO's corporate headquarters. The (soon to be)...

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S01E02 Beat the Rich, The Sodomobile

April 18, 1999 30 min

Beat the Rich: Wealthy and working-class people are asked about common things. Questions asked include: the price for Dom Perignon, price of one share of IBM stock, and ingredients needed to make a Macaroni and...

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S01E03 Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse, The Voice-Box Choir

April 25, 1999 30 min

Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse: Crackers goes to Disney World to meet Mickey Mouse and talk about Disney's treatment of its employees. His reward? Getting thrown in Disney jail. The Voice-Box Choir: Mike brings Christmas carolers...

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S01E04 Sal, The Bill Collector, Interlude, Duck and Cover

May 2, 1999 30 min

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. Interlude: "Thomas Jefferson" protests the impeachment hearings. "I had an...

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S01E05 Man of the Year, TV Pundits, 150 Feet from NBC

May 9, 1999 30 min

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 of the largest houses on Long Island, with...

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S01E06 Work Care!, LucyCam, Air-Drop TVs on Afghanistan

May 16, 1999 30 min

Work Care!: Under a system called WorkCare, people who can't pay their hospital bills can do jobs around the hospital. Across the street, Moore decides to start a pilot program of his own. LucyCam: Lucianne...

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S01E07 Cohen is a Wimp, LucyCam #2, Mind That Memo

May 23, 1999 30 min

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 embassies. LucyCam #2: Mike recaps the LucyCam story. Mind That Memo: Manpower,...

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S01E08 Montana Shacks, Joe Camel Needs a Job

May 30, 1999 30 min

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 Job: The famous spokescamel visits the New York Career and...

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S01E09 Hail Turdonia, Teen Sniper School, Hitler Makes a Withdrawal

June 13, 1999 30 min

Hail Turdonia: Since Ted Turner is America's largest private landowner, he should have his own country, complete with flag and national anthem. Teen Sniper School: A parody ad for a summer camp, featuring sniper training...

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S01E10 Crackers vs. The Egg Farm, The Michael Moore Playset, American Apartheid

June 6, 1999 30 min

Crackers vs. The Egg Farm: Crackers, the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken goes to see how his fellow chickens live. The Michael Moore Playset: Now the whole family can pretend to be Michael Moore. American Apartheid:...

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S01E11 Weapons Inspectors, Make A Wish, We Find Hillary a Date

June 20, 1999 30 min

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 Wish foundation was forced to let a child shoot a bear....

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S01E12 NAFTA Mike, Strikebreakers, The Merger

June 27, 1999 30 min

NAFTA Mike: NAFTA sent your job to Mexico. Mike goes south to find it. Strikebreakers: Expert strikebreakers decide to unionize. The Merger: Chrysler merges with Daimler-Benz. Mike throws them a wedding.

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