The Best Episodes of Sex Before The Internet

Phone sex was the wild fantasy land of the '80s and '90s... You never knew who was getting you off, how much it would cost, or when the government might shut it all down.

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The biggest porn stars of the '80s recount their days working with Traci Lords, whose secret would change the porn industry forever.

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London, 1991: a controversial how-to VHS guide to sex circumvented a hardcore pornography ban in England. Legally sold at newsstands, it changed everything.

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Step into the world of Adult Video News (AVN) Magazine during the VHS boom of the '80s and '90s and learn how it grew into the marquee awards ceremony honoring the best in porn.

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The creators and producers of HBO’s Real Sex discuss how they broke all the rules and showed REAL sex on TV, highlighting aspects of sexuality that many were unwilling to discuss.

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How Jenna Jameson became the leading lady of porn, ultimately starring in one of the most expensive porn movies ever made. Recounted by former stars, directors, and an ex-husband.

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Inside the scandal that outed George Michael in the late '90s; as acceptance grows, more people come out and Buck Angel debuts as one of the most famous transgender porn stars.

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Larry Levenson was the King of Swing. Larry ran NYC’s popular swingers club Plato’s Retreat in the '70s until drugs, AIDS and federal charges upended it all.

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Going inside the champagne rooms of Atlanta’s most notorious strip club where celebs and athletes of the ‘90s partied like never before — until the feds brought it all down.

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From dildos to plugs, go inside Doc Johnson – the company that survived censorship, arrests, and a fire to become one of the largest makers of sex toys in the U.S.

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The women of Nevada’s legal brothels describe working for America’s most famous pimp, Dennis Hof, at the Bunny Ranch – where anyone with a buck and a fantasy could come & get off.

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Ron Jeremy was the undisputed King of Porn, one of the few porn stars to cross into the mainstream. But a whispered secret would become a rebel yell as women revealed their truth.

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As VHS and cable brought sex scenes into your living room, Playboy's relevance was under threat. Hugh Hefner had to keep up with the times and bring his brand to television.

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As VHS and cable brought sex scenes into your living room, Playboy's relevance was under threat. Hugh Hefner had to keep up with the times and bring his brand to television.

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The creators of Showgirls wanted to push the limits, but it turned out America wasn't ready for explicit sex in a mainstream movie – until it came out on home video.

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Deep Throat made porn mainstream, but it took time for gay porn to come out of the closet. One buttoned up producer would help it happen and revolutionize American masculinity.

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