The Awful Truth
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.
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1.A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO Funeral
11-04-199930mA 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 headquarter...
2.Beat the Rich, The Sodomobile
18-04-199930mBeat 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...
3.Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse, The Voice-Box Choir
25-04-199930mCrackers 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 Vo...
4.Sal, The Bill Collector, Interlude, Duck and Cover
02-05-199930mSal, 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 im...
5.Man of the Year, TV Pundits, 150 Feet from NBC
09-05-199930mThe 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, w...
6.Work Care!, LucyCam, Air-Drop TVs on Afghanistan
16-05-199930mWork 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...
7.Cohen is a Wimp, LucyCam #2, Mind That Memo
23-05-199930mCohen 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...
8.Montana Shacks, Joe Camel Needs a Job
30-05-199930mMontana 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 Ne...
9.Hail Turdonia, Teen Sniper School, Hitler Makes a Withdrawal
13-06-199930mHail 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...
10.Crackers vs. The Egg Farm, The Michael Moore Playset, American Apartheid
06-06-199930mCrackers 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...
11.Weapons Inspectors, Make A Wish, We Find Hillary a Date
20-06-199930mWeapons 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 chi...
12.NAFTA Mike, Strikebreakers, The Merger
27-06-199930mNAFTA 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. Mi...
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