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The Best Episodes of The Awful Truth Season 1

Every episode of The Awful Truth Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Awful Truth Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Awful Truth Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 1 - A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO Funeral
    6.0/10(64 votes)

    #1 - A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO Funeral

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 2 - Beat the Rich, The Sodomobile
    5.5/10(55 votes)

    #2 - Beat the Rich, The Sodomobile

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 3 - Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse, The Voice-Box Choir
    5.4/10(52 votes)

    #3 - Crackers vs. Mickey Mouse, The Voice-Box Choir

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 4 - Sal, The Bill Collector, Interlude, Duck and Cover
    5.4/10(51 votes)

    #4 - Sal, The Bill Collector, Interlude, Duck and Cover

    S1:E4

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 5 - Man of the Year, TV Pundits, 150 Feet from NBC
    5.5/10(47 votes)

    #5 - Man of the Year, TV Pundits, 150 Feet from NBC

    S1:E5

    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".

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 6 - Work Care!, LucyCam, Air-Drop TVs on Afghanistan
    5.3/10(45 votes)

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

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 7 - Cohen is a Wimp, LucyCam #2, Mind That Memo
    5.6/10(42 votes)

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

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 8 - Montana Shacks, Joe Camel Needs a Job
    5.7/10(43 votes)

    #8 - Montana Shacks, Joe Camel Needs a Job

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 9 - Hail Turdonia, Teen Sniper School, Hitler Makes a Withdrawal
    4.9/10(45 votes)

    #9 - Hail Turdonia, Teen Sniper School, Hitler Makes a Withdrawal

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 10 - Crackers vs. The Egg Farm, The Michael Moore Playset, American Apartheid
    5.4/10(44 votes)

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

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 11 - Weapons Inspectors, Make A Wish, We Find Hillary a Date
    5.3/10(44 votes)

    #11 - Weapons Inspectors, Make A Wish, We Find Hillary a Date

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Awful Truth Season 1 Episode 12 - NAFTA Mike, Strikebreakers, The Merger
    5.1/10(45 votes)

    #12 - NAFTA Mike, Strikebreakers, The Merger

    S1:E12

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Cheaper Way To Conduct A Witch Hunt, HMO Funeral" is the best rated episode of "The Awful Truth" season 1. It scored 6/10 based on 64 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/11/1999. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Beat the Rich, The Sodomobile".