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The Awful Truth

★6.0 1999 – 2000 2 Seasons Michael Moore TV-MA

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.

Seasons & episodes

2 seasons · 24 episodes

A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO Funeral

Episode 01

A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO Funeral

Apr 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) deceased? A policyholder who was refused a lifesaving transplant by the HMO.

Beat the Rich, The Sodomobile

Episode 02

Beat the Rich, The Sodomobile

Apr 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 Cheese dish. The Sodomobile: A hot pink Winnebago full of gay men and women travels thru states with anti-sodomy laws on the books. Fred Phelps, whose Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS is infamous for picketing funerals of gays and their supporters, makes an appearance.

Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse, The Voice-Box Choir

Episode 03

Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse, The Voice-Box Choir

Apr 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 to entertain tobacco company executives and lobbyists. The twist: all of the carolers lost their voice boxes due to smoking.

Sal, The Bill Collector, Interlude, Duck and Cover

Episode 04

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 affair, big deal," he says. Duck and Cover: India and Pakistan start an arms race. But do their citizens know how to duck and cover?

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

Episode 05

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 over 30 bathrooms. Moore tracks him down to give him his award. TV Pundits?: Which has more favorable audience response: George Will or (a) a jackhammer, (b) scraping fingernails on a blackboard, or (c) a guy chewing aluminum foil? 150 Feet from NBC: Michael receives a restraining order courtesy of Mr. Rennert, to keep him from the Rockefeller Center area (where Rennert's company, Renco, has its offices). Unfortunately, it also means he can't get to NBC Studios, where he's due to tape a segment of "Late Night With Conan O'Brien".

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

Episode 06

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 Goldberg has no problem violating the President's privacy, so Moore decides to violate hers. He sets up a webcam across the street to film her apartment 24 hours a day. Air-Drop TVs on Afghanistan: The Taliban banned TVs. so Moore air-drops some for the citizens.

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

Episode 07

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, Inc. sent a memo to each of their offices to ask them not to allow him in. Moore tests to see how many read it.

Montana Shacks, Joe Camel Needs a Job

Episode 08

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 Job Center, looking for work. LucyCam #3: In the third week of this segment Michael calls Lucy. He then reveals to her that he's filming her.

Hail Turdonia, Teen Sniper School, Hitler Makes a Withdrawal

Episode 09

Hail Turdonia, Teen Sniper School, Hitler Makes a Withdrawal

Jun 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 for children. (Unaired) Hitler Makes a Withdrawal: Swiss banks accepted billions of dollars worth of items stolen by the Nazis from victims of the Holocaust at the end of WWII but refused to return it to survivors and family members. The Awful Truth sends "Adolf Hitler" to Switzerland to get the money back.

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

Episode 10

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

Jun 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: America has learned how to keep the appearance of racial harmony, while keeping blacks far, far, away. Bill Gates' Housewarming: Bill Gates just moved into his new home. Mike gets him a housewarming gift.

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

Episode 11

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

Jun 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. What won't they allow? We Find Hillary a Date: Hillary needs a date. Mike tries to find the right man.

NAFTA Mike, Strikebreakers, The Merger

Episode 12

NAFTA Mike, Strikebreakers, The Merger

Jun 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.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 6.0 /10

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Synopsis

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.

DocumentaryComedy

Cast

4 principal cast

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Self - Host

Karen Duffy

Karen Duffy

Self

Gideon Evans

Crackers the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken

Jay Martel

Self

Where to watch The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary from Michael Moore has 2 seasons and 24 total episodes, rated 6.0/10 by 24 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does The Awful Truth have?

The Awful Truth has 2 seasons with 24 episodes in total.

Is The Awful Truth still on the air?

The Awful Truth has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs The Awful Truth?

The Awful Truth airs on Bravo, Channel 4.

When did The Awful Truth first air?

The Awful Truth first aired on April 11, 1999.

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