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A woman tries to drive drunk with her children in the car; teens verbally abuse an overweight woman; a bride's choice of wedding gown dismays friends and family; whether to tell a friend a spouse is cheating.

Aug 10, 2010

Latinos experience prejudice from a cashier when they try to place a deli order in broken English; people witness an abusive situation between an employer and an employee; people's reactions when they see an aggressive man hit on a woman at a bar.

Aug 13, 2010

Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a baby left alone in a hot car, a lost child, a gay couple publicly displaying affection and a homeless man collapsed on a street.

Aug 20, 2010

Bystanders witness a cashier giving a blind customer incorrect change; testing how far people will go to obey someone they think is an authority figure; two well-dressed women steal items at an open house.

Aug 24, 2010

A make-up counter employee pushes concealer on a woman with a birthmark; two men try to scam a free meal by putting a bug in their soup; a drunk father asks his young son to drive him; a man kisses another man when his wife goes to the bathroom.

Two men try to scam a free meal

Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a man offering two teens modeling jobs at his home studio, a man criticizing a newly engaged gay couple, people adopting to a dog to use in underground fights and a laptop theft in a cafe.

A man offers two teens modeling jobs

Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to someone stealing from a homeless person, a salesperson dealing with a rude and irrational bride, and children threatening and abusing their mothers.

A salesperson dealing with a rude bride

A woman asks bakery customers to listen to her baby monitor while she steps out; diners try to convince a woman to feed her vegetarian child meat; a makeup artist insults a woman with a birthmark; a therapist suggest a teen pray that he not be gay.

Diners comment on a women's meal choice

A woman reveals that, contrary to her boyfriend's belief, her baby is not his; a woman smokes near her infant; a guy pressures his girlfriend to get a tattoo; a nanny belittles her charge; a customer takes advantage of free samples.

A woman smokes near her baby

A woman reveals a secret to her fiance after which he refuses to marry her; a woman is abused by her significant other; a boy tells his unsympathetic father he is gay; a woman steals merchandise from a ski store.

A woman reveals a secret to her fiance

A teen faces pressure to have sex; teens discuss drugging their girlfriends to have sex with them; a boy tells his mother he wants to live as a girl; a teen asks a pharmacy customer to buy condoms for him.

A teen faces pressure to have sex

Standing Up to Albinism Bullies

A woman at a salon's hair looks terrible; a sales clerk refuses to sell a wedding dress to a lesbian; a person drops money in front of a bank; teen ask liquor store customers to buy them booze.

A woman at a salon's hair looks bad

Hidden cameras capture reactions to a woman buying clothes for her young daughter to wear in a pageant, children being taunted for having gay parents, and a child using profanity in public.

Reactions to a child using profanity

Hidden cameras capture reactions to a store clerk pocketing a customer's winning lottery ticket, a teen with a stutter trying to place an order in an ice cream shop, and a young woman admitting that she is taking advantage of her much older fiance.

Reactions to a teen with a stutter

April 13, 2012

Beachgoers react when drinks are taken from a cooler they were asked to watch; a guy takes interest in a girl who has had too much to drink; a man criticizes his girlfriend as she tries on bikinis; women pressure a friend to get drunk.

Women pressure a friend to get drunk

A teen at a cafe prepares to text a revealing photo to her boyfriend; two teens pressure a friend to forward a revealing photo of his girlfriend to others; a thief steals a bike from a park; a woman at a gallery spills coffee on a painting.

A teen prepares to text a revealing photo

Hidden cameras capture reactions to a man hitting on his sons girlfriend, a bouncer telling two women they aren't thin enough to be allowed into a nightclub, and a transgender woman facing discrimination in a diner.

A man hits on his son's girlfriend

An extreme couponer holds up the checkout line; a waitress harasses a diner about the size of her family; while a woman is in the bathroom, her fiancé and maid of honor flaunt their affair; a pharmacist talks loudly about a customer's prescription.

An extreme couponer holds a line up

A mother leaves her children alone in a toy store; a lawyer advises his client to cheat the system; a drunk patient asks his young child to drive; an onlooker loudly disapproves of a gay man proposing.

A mother uses a toy store as daycare

Summer Slim Down

Scams & Schemes

A manager tells an interviewee she won't be hired because of her gender; a waiter refuses to serve a homeless man; a child at a lemonade stand overcharges customers; a teen throws a fit in a dress shop; a kid wears a sandwich board as punishment.

September 14, 2012

September 21, 2012

October 5, 2012

A comic insults audience members; underage service members try to buy drinks; a customer accidentally breaks a bottle of wine, then tries to pin the blame on others; a woman tries to force her daughter to tan; a woman abuses the nanny.

October 12, 2012

A hopeful "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" contestant cheats; a child wants a Halloween costume meant for the opposite gender; a cashier questions a man buying two diamond bracelets; a diner forces a restrictive diet on her daughter.

October 19, 2012

A lifeguard drinks on the job; a woman pressures her obviously over-tanned boyfriend to tan more; a fed-up mother leaves her children on a boardwalk; an artist provides a bad sketch; a manager sexually harasses a bartender; a pregnant woman drinks.

A grocery store manager is insensitive to a woman with a fear of germs; a grocery store cashier recommends healthy alternatives to a customer; a woman breastfeeds her toddler in public; a man buys liquor for his teen.

A street musician insults the people around him; intoxicated parents board their boat with their child; a transgender girl tries on prom dresses; a woman enters a bar in her wedding dress, explaining she is having cold feet.

May 31, 2013

Nail Polish and Prejudice

June 14, 2013

A woman who appears on wanted posters tries to pawn stolen goods; a diner is rude about a server's accent; three teens leave a restaurant without paying; a trucker tries to convince a runaway to go with him; children overcharge at a sweet tea stand.

Episode 4

June 28, 2013

July 05, 2013

Hidden cameras capture reactions to a woman taking her son for a manicure, unusual drive-thru experiences, a bakery refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, and a comic insulting audience members.

Episode 7

Hidden cameras capture a man stealing from a car, a father buying alcohol for his son, a mother telling her daughter what to eat and a customer who breaks a bottle of wine.

Episode 8

Power Drink Placebo Effect; Marry a Stranger Obedience Test

Would You Fall For That?

Anchors Away; More Change Blindness; 'Recycled' Diaper

Daymond John appears in a scenario as a shopper who is being scrutinized at an upscale clothing store. Also: An intoxicated couple prepare to take their boat for a cruise; a teen basketball player tells his teammates and coach that he's gay; a diner at a restaurant takes food from another customer's plate; and a homeless man is asked to leave a bar in New Orleans.

May 23, 2014

Scenarios take place along the Mississippi River. Included: A hairstylist disapproves of her white male customer dating a black woman; patrons at a Memphis restaurant deal with an incompetent waiter; and a thief blatantly steals from an unlocked car. Also: reactions to public displays of affection and a greedy psychic.

May 30, 2014

Included: People react to a person they let cut them in line winning a trip to Hawaii for being the five millionth customer; and audience members at "The Bethenny Show" witness someone being intentionally embarrassed in public. Other scenarios involve two college kids spiking a girl's drink; a fed-up mother leaving her young child outside of a restaurant on "time out"; and a woman being treated rudely because she speaks very little English.

June 6, 2014

Scenarios include: obese customers being heckled and harassed at a buffet; an obnoxious diner leaving an envelope stuffed with $100 bills behind; a transgender girl trying on prom dresses; and a woman in a wedding dress entering a bar with cold feet.

June 13, 2014

Scenarios include a man trying to weasel his way out of paying a big bet; a white kid being encouraged not to shop at a fashion boutique specializing in urban clothing; a woman using a fake pregnancy test to get her boyfriend to propose; a street musician who bullies passersby; and a restaurant manager who's abusive to a busboy.

June 20, 2014

Scenarios include a thief using a skimmer to steal credit card information; a bridesmaid spilling red wine on a wedding dress; and a nanny trying to calm a toddler with allergy medicine.

June 27, 2014

Scenarios include a thief trying to pawn off stolen diamonds; a restaurant server being criticized over his accent; teens attempting to dine and dash; a runaway girl receiving a questionable offer from a strange truck driver; and a children's tea stand that's a rip-off.

July 4, 2014

What Would You Do when you see a situation that you know is wrong?

July 11, 2014

An unhygienic ice-cream store employee mishandles food; a salesperson tells a white woman not to dress like a black woman; a mother treats her foster child differently than her biological child.

Dirty Food Handlers; Foster Abuse

A woman's parents voice disapproval about her engagement; a teenage boy is controlling toward his girlfriend; a bus driver drinks at a bar before returning to bring students on a field trip; a restaurant customer insults his elderly waiter.

Parents Disapprove of Lesbian Daughter's Fiancee

Grandparents berate their grandchildren in public; a restaurant customer insults a young man with Down syndrome; a woman accuses her boyfriend of flirting while he is working as a bartender.

Grandparents Verbally Abuse Grandchildren

A restaurant employee asks black teens to prepay for their meal; a bakery owner refuses to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple; a mother forces her child to shoplift; a woman tears recipes from a cookbook at a bookstore.

Discrimination at a Diner

A Hispanic child is scolded for speaking Spanish; a child draws on fine art displayed in a cafe; diners refuse to tip a lesbian waitress; a man proposes to his girlfriend with a fake diamond ring; strangers are asked to pose as a woman's boss.

Couple Refuses to Leave a Tip for Their Lesbian Waitress

A waitress puts up with harassment from a customer because she needs the tip; people steal from a deli tip jar; a drag queen's parents become annoyed at their child's dress; a woman turns a coffee shop into her personal office.

Man Harasses Waitress at a Diner

A white woman with an adopted black child is harassed by an onlooker; a woman is distracted by her phone while her children run wild in a clothing store; a tutor and her student talk about their relationship in front of others.

Onlooker Harasses Parent With Different Race Child

TV personality Catelynn Baltierra; a pregnant teen's parents disapprove of her decision to raise the child; a customer is racially profiled at a store; a salesperson is abused by a mother and daughter; a woman shops from other shoppers' carts.

Parents Disapprove Of Pregnant Teen's Decision

Transgender Man is Bullied by Former Classmates

A muscular female trainer is insulted for being too fit; a man and woman tell their teen child that they are separating; a man asks fellow diners to watch his laptop while he steps away; children are being disruptive at a restaurant.

Woman is Harassed for Being Muscular

A woman reacts to news of her friend's pregnancy by telling her she's too old; a waitress insults diners who struggle with English; a waiter's chatting interferes with his job; a minor asks older customers to buy e-cigarettes for him.

Pregnant Later in Life

A café manager takes issue with a customer's politically-themed attire; two parents reprimand their 30-year-old son for still living at home; teens push a homeless man to humiliate himself in exchange for cash.

Manager Tells Man He Needs to Remove His MAGA Hat

A cashier prevents customers from helping a woman with food stamps; a young boy tells strangers his parents left him to play alone; Chinese parents react poorly when their son tells them he's gay; fraternity brothers publicly haze recruits.

Young Man Comes Out as Gay to His Traditional Asian Parents

A fellow customer criticizes gay parents for raising a child without a mother; a customer interrupts a nursing mother at a restaurant to tell her she is disturbing others; a bartender reads texts and emails that are on a customer's phone.

Gay Fathers Condemned for Raising Child Without 'Mom'

When store employees believe an African-American woman is trying to use a fake coupon, they call the police; a woman treats her foster son differently than her biological daughter; a man's parents disapprove of his overweight girlfriend.

Pharmacy Calls Police on Black Woman for Using Coupon

A football player and his coach disagree about taking a knee during the national anthem; a customer takes another customer's diamond engagement ring at a nail salon; a teacher tries to buy food and school supplies, but her card is denied.

Coach Doesn't Want Student Athletes Kneeling During Anthem

People react in Mississippi and New York to a man publicly displaying the Confederate flag; a coffee shop manager berates a cashier who offers free food to a homeless man; a man plots revenge against his ex; a mother becomes embarrassed by her son.

Episode 1

A coach discourages a young baseball player from coming out as gay; a waitress is rude to a veteran with a traumatic brain injury; a customer in a clothing store starts rearranging items; a young man confronts his father about his gambling.

Episode 2

Episode #15.3

Thought-provoking scenarios on racial bias, aging out of the foster care system, and sobriety.

Episode #15.4

What Would You Do? College Debt, Drunk Babysitter, Stay-at-Home Dad Shaming, Poor Teacher, Crying in Public

A bar manager tells an applicant she's too old for the job; two women in a gym bully another woman for her body's appearance in leggings; a customer in a sporting goods store harasses a gay couple; a mother wants her children to eat vegetables.

Episode 6

A teenager pleads with his mother to get a vaccine; a mother steals money from a register when the cashier steps away; a pageant coach berates her contestant; a father criticizes his son for being afraid to hold a baby alligator.

Two Latino men are questioned about their immigration status; teen girls verbally bully a classmate at a park; a woman upsets her child by repeatedly saying negative things about the child's father; a barbershop customer falls asleep in the chair.

A boy at an ice cream shop needs help fending off bullies; a focus group reviews a product that does not work; a salesman asks focus group participants to pretend to be a marriage coach for a meeting with his wife.

Episdoe 10

Bystanders grapple with a teacher's side hustle on an adult-content site, objections to immigrants applying for work, a deli staffer dealing with a rude customer, breastfeeding in public and a man bothering a woman at a gym.

From observing the reactions of fellow diners to a homeless individual in a restaurant to witnessing a man springing a last-minute prenup on his fiance, this tackles sensitive topics that spark discussions about compassion, fairness, and social justice. Additionally, viewers will witness a scenario where an employer asks a Black applicant to change her hairstyle, shedding light on issues of discrimination and workplace diversity. Lastly, a young couple grapples with a significant decision, inviting viewers to empathize with their plight and consider the complexities of relationships.

A white mom is shocked her son is dating a Black woman; Parent unable to afford child’s birthday gift; Ex-boyfriend crashes bachelorette party.

A man drugs a woman's drink; a scam artist in the act; a vasectomy debate; an elderly woman shoplifts; a veteran struggles with mental health.

Episode 5

Bystanders react to cutting a family member off; parents war over their kids' screen time; finding lost cash on the ground; a college student tells her parents she wants to pursue acting; a mother dealing with postpartum depression.

An American television news magazine and hidden camera show. Actors act out scenes of conflict or illegal activity in public settings while hidden cameras videotape the scene, and the focus is on whether or not bystanders intervene, and how. Variations are also usually included, such as changing the genders, the races or the clothing of the actors performing the scene, to see if bystanders react differently. Quiñones appears at the end to interview the bystanders about their reactions. As the experiment goes on, psychology professors, teachers, or club members watch and discuss the video with Quiñones, explaining and making inferences on the bystanders' reactions.

All Episodes of What Would You Do?

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2008

Season 1, Episode 2

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2008

Season 1, Episode 3

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2008

Season 1, Episode 4

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/25/2008